The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-07-05

last week at the Commercial Club,
In Louisville. Under authority Of tine
Fifth State Development Convention. =
held last October al Winchester.
Nominating Committee composed Of \
the Hon. William Lindsay, Capt. w.
J. Stone and r. e. Hughes, named /
some time ago an Executive Commit
tee. composed of fifteen members who =
are prominent In the commercial All J
% OCCASIONAL life of their respective
congressional districts.
Nine OF them responded to the call,
and Z. j. McDermott, of Louisville, 1
was elected president of the associa- :
ton. First, second and third vice Z
presidents were nani.G as foabvs
J. w. Porter, of Lexington; Ohio
FOWLER, OF jacksonville. and J. e.
Patrick, OF Stanton.
James r. Keller was electel secra
tary. and A. Y. Fo d, treasurer.
The meeting was called to order By :
dr. Hughes, who represented tie
Nominating Committee at the mfo.-
Ing He congratulated the committee.
men upon the ll-attended meetiaf
ard dwelt upon the Importance OF the
work about to be undertaken. A
statement OF the work Of the Fifth
state Development Convention was
lnade, and the v ork of the Nominal
ing Committee was reviewed
The executive committeeman from
the Ninth District is II. Van Ant
werp. OF Farmers. He is also Chair
nan OF the Good Roads Development |
Committee.
Great satisfaction was felt at the
good attendance on the meeting. But
A six members. Messrs, louett, Wheeler
Montgomery, Wallace. Craft and Pirie,
!. were the absentees and Messrs. Wal
lace and Joueu wrote, telling Of
! business OF pressing nature which
prevented their attendance
Az soon as the constitution of the
q ASSASSINATION had been read, as formed
~ by the Fifth State Development Con-
yention, Mr. Bowen nominated Mr.
IN McDermott for president DR.. Lowell
IN seconded the nomination, and Mr.
: Hughes was instructed TO cast one
! ballot. Mr.. McDermott took the chair,
h and Mr.. Van Antwerp moved that
~ the election OF officers be undertaken
- al once. Therefore, Messrs. Porter,
Fowler. Patrick, Keller and Ford
:, we're elected by one ballot cast, as
- stated.
. The election OF officers finished, the
- Executive Committee took up with
much interest the plan OF organiza'
% ton. II developed on discussion that
"A there must be many standing com
\. mittees Of great Importance, but only
twelve we're finally considered.
,or These viii be- Committee on Stat
Convention, on Mineral Development
q ON Membership, on Legislation. oil
Educational Development, on Goo
nm Roads Development. on Forestry DE
velopment, on immigration, on Manu-
mo featuring Development and on Finan
. cial Development. II was decided I
confer by mail with all members Q
10 the Executive Committee before al
poiniments as chairmen OF all con
ron mittees are made
The wishes of committsemen wi
an he considered in the making of ful
s,, Their appointments as chairmen. TT
re- chairmen win select as many me
from the membership OF the assoe!i
NJ. ton as they see tit TO serve on u
VA. various committees. 1t was provide
r that the chairmanship IF each ster
ing committee OF the association sha
he vested in some member of Il
Executive Committee.
II was decided that the next co
ycntion be held some time next No
cmber. not less than ten days ait
-, the election The setting of the da
OF the melting will be later decid
:, y upon. II was also provided that
membe $ Of the General Assembly
made delegates to the conventiC
with special invitation TO attend 7
convention will be held in Louisvil
according to the action of the il
ltion convention, which named that city
! 10, permanent headquarters
by reason of the great distant
which the majority of the memb'
/ V. arc compelled to travel to attic
meetings OF the Executive Commit
Cham Il was deemed best by the memo
assembled to appoint Central Co
ince mittee. whose acts shall have
con- sanction of the Executive Commit
as a whole, and which shall NJ
!. II. once each month. This Central Co
mittee comprises Messrs. MeDern'
erry. Jcuett, Prize, Gray and Bowen.
ge.. matters which shall require a meet
" L. Of the Executive Committee SHAH
held for the regular meeting OF q