The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-01-12
WATERWAYS
CONVENTION
OF MISSISSIPPI MEETS AT
JACKSON.
JUDGE BELL MADE CHAIRMAN
Nearly Every City in the State Rep
resented-Over Two Thousand Dol
lars Contributed to Campaign Fund
Of the National Organization.
JUDGE BELL MADE CHAIRMAN
Morning Times Special.

morning lfnbeS Special
Jackson, Miss, Jan. o-Ihe state
waterways meeting adjourned at ;
O'Clock this afternoon, subject to the
call OF the chairman, At the informing
session a special committee was ap-
pointed DIN organization, of which
Judge Percy Bell, OF Greensiilc was
made chairman. The session OF this
committee took up considerable TINS
and pending their report, tbs dele
gates to this convention spent the
time lettering around the capitol and
the hotel lobbiss, joining in the Cos
sip and speculations as to who would
get the speahership and the contest
for the second presiding officer of
the senate.
About 4 O'Clock the convention re
assembled, and Gov Vardaman stated
that in response to the calls for sub
scriptions to the campaign fund of
the National Rivers and Harbors Con
gress a number of the delegates IRON
the counties and towns and from
the levee boards had come forward,
and it would be in order for any
others, either communities or individ-
uals to follow suit
The sum Of $2,386 raised by sub
scriptions, each of the 1evee boards
contributing $500, and the towns
from $500 to $500 will be turned into
the treasury OF the stae organization
Judge Percy Bell, chairman of the
committee was recognized who after
few words of introduction read the re
port Of the committee, which in the
main contenplates scheme of prac-
teal work for getting together Of
what is thought should be raised by
by the committee in order to bring
the congress of the United States to
see the Importance of the work and
the vital interest that it possesses.
The committee recommends chat
the membership be open to all Mis-
sissippians and that the annual dues
for membership be - ced at one dol
lar each.
The committee recommends that
the name and style OF the organiza-
ton be the MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF
of the National Rivers and Harbors
| Congress, and that the purpose and
| principles governing the same be
on the lines suggested by James K
| in resolution presented and adopted
/ by the rivers and harbors congress
! In the opinion OF the committee the
state of Mississippi ought to under
/ take to raise at least 10000 as a con-
| paign fund.
The report in generl terms recon-
/ has taken the first steps toward organ
! izatlon and it behooves the associatio
to get busy and to encourage in every
way the work that lies before the of
/ ficers and executive committee
Judge Bell then formally moved the
adoption of the report, when Mr.
Barber of Harrison, moved as al
/ amendefnent that the word white
/ be inserted before the word male, If
the membership clause. He Thought
hat this should go forth to the worlt
as a white mars movement. as wei
as a Mississippi movement There
was no discussion on the Barber
| amendment which was put to the
house and defeated by vote OF It
to 70, and the report was then put
on its passage and unanimously
adopted.
Seven Wears af Proof