The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-03
BRIEFS OF GULF COAST
 INLAND WATERWAY ASSN.

The Womaus National Rivers and Harbors Congress, Mrs. Hoyle Tomies. Shreveport La, President, will send delegates to the Columbus Convention of the Gulf Coast Inland Waterway Association. Mrs. R. O. Irwin of Camp Waldo will doubtless be one; an ad- dress is expected.
 Governor Fred NJ Warner of Michi- gan extends best wishes for the suc- cess of the. convention and appoints delegates. among them F. J, French. Niles. Mich.
 New Orleans Progressive Union in- vites the Gulf Coast Inland Water way Association to hold it's next con- vention in New Orleans just prior 10 the convention of the Lakes-to- the Gulf Deep Waterway Association, which Is to be held between the Srd and 18th of November. 1909. The list of New Orleans delegates will be forthcoming at later date.
 ". F. Vandiver of the Montgomery Freight Bureau. owing to physical con- ditions and press of public duties. will not attend the Columbus convention. Mayor W. M. Teague has appointed H. S Koch ofer, manager Of the Mont gomory Freight Bureau, to deliver an l address.
 The proceedings of the Gulf Coast I Inland Waterway Convention will be reported stenographically for the press and published in book form. The ser- l vice will be rendered by the Columbus Entertainment Committee of the Asso- ciation.
 Senator Francis c. Newiands, Reno, New, expresses deep interest in the | work and expresses regret that be- cause of political matters he cannot address the Columbus Convention.
 Robert Isham Randolph, Secretary laf Tnfa Yrnn Com mission of Illinois, delegate appointed by Governor Deneen, will attend the Columbus Convention and deliver an address on "The illinois Waterway, and What it Means to the Great Scheme of Inland Waterway Development, and to the Gulf Coast Indian Waterway in Particular" MT Randolph writes that Governor Deneen has been fight l Ing one of the hardest political cam paigns of the century and ante-election events will leave him no time to att ten the convention !"
 President Joseph E. RansdelI of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress writes.
 Lake Providence, La, Oct 27, 'o7. l "Mr. Leland J. Henderson. Secretary. Gulf Coast Inland Waterway Asso-
 ciation. Apalachicola. Fla. My Dear Sir-Your wire and letter of the 22nd to hand. I have written an urgent letter to Mir Humph reys. and hope he will attend your conven- tion and give you a good address.
 Please say to your President that I will be pleased 10 have him appoint not less than fifty delegates to attend l the convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress at Washington on the 9th. 10th and 11th of December next. The Lakes-to- the-Gulf Deep Waterway Association in a recent con- vention at Chicago appointed that num- Valley Improvement Association will probably appoint two or three hum dred. Your President is auth orized to appoint just as many as he wishes and I can assure you that each and every one of them will have all the rights and privileges of delegates on the floor. We are anticipating a re- markable success this time, and I shall be disappointed if your organization Is not there in great force. Hoping to have the pleasure of your early ac- quaintance, am,
 "Very truly yours,
 Jos. E. RansdeIl."
 MT. s. A. Thompson. Field Secretary of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, will deliver an address at the Columbus Convention on Rivers and Harbors Improvement from National Viewpoint
 "G. Grosvenor Dave, Secretary of the Montgomery (Ala.) Commercial Club. will speak at the Columbus Con vention on The Southward Swing of Commerce.
 Capt. George M. Spaulding of the United States Engineer Corps will at tend the Columbus convention"