The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-03
CALL FOR FIFTH
ANNUAL CONVENTION

thOrlty vested IN me Dy the eAeCu-
tive committee, l hereby call the
Fifth Annual Convention OF the said
organization to convene at Corpus
Christi, Texas, October 4, % and
%. and urge upon all citizens OF
Texas and Louisiana who are inter-
ested in the early and successful
consummation of the important pro
ject to which the organization is
dedicated, TO assist and cooperate
in making it the most successful
and largely attended waterways con-
vention ever held in the Southwest
Preliminary plans have progress
sed far enough to justify the asser-
ton that, with the aid Of those in
terested in the project, the conven-
ton will be a memorable one in
the annals of waterways promotion.
For the second time in the history
of our country, a president of the
United States will address a water
ways convention when the Hon.
William Howard Taft will appear at
the Corpus Christi meeting. The
president has positively accepted an
lnNlldIlOu " dLItnu anu duuICOS ILLS
convention He will speak at the
morning session on October 22nd.
Ii will be the first waterways con
vention that Mr.. Taft has addressed
since his election and it is safe TO
assume that his speech will be a
notable one. The secretary OF war,
who will be member of the pres
dential party, is also expected 10
address the convention.
Hon. T. NJ. Campbell, governor of
Texas, has also given his definite
promise to attend and speak to the
convention. The chief executive OF
the State OF Louisiana has likewise
been invited to be present at the
convention and assurance has been
had that he will accept a similar
invitation has been despatched by
special messenger to the Hon. JOS
eph G. Cannon, speaker of the nat
iOnal house OF representatives. In
VitatiOns have also been extended to
the United States senators and CON
gresham of Texas and Louisiana an
numerous other distinguished perS-
Ons and many acceptances have been
received, SO that il goes without
saying that so far as the program is
concerned, the convention viii 20
down in history as one of the most
interesting and important ever held
in this country. 1t now only remains
for those interested in the great
project which this convention will
= be held to further promote to use
their utmost endeavOrs to make
the convention just as successful
from the standpoint of attendance
The citizens of Corpus Christi are
now busily engaged in arranging the
program Of entertainment for the
con entiOn and ! am sure that they
viii not permit this to be an excep-
ton to the general rule of generous
hospitality for which that beautiful
city by the sea is far famed
/ am particularly anxious for the
success Of this convention because 1
believe the prospects for the early
consuiamatiOn of our great project
were never brighter than they are
at the present time Largely as a
result Of the splendid convention
held at New Orleans last year, a
re-survey u the entire IntercOastaI
{ anal on the basis of a nine foot
depth and a hundred foot width
was secured from the last congress.
The report Of this survey will no
doubt be ready when congress next
conEanes and with the proper CO.
operation Of all interested we ought
TO be able to secure extensive appro-
Iriations fer the larger and deeper
canal III the next rivers and har-
bOrs bill
am glad TO say that the pro-
IeFT i'm
it is now. During the year. con
spicucus progress has been made
but 1t is the duty of this organIza-
ton TO see to it that even better
progress is made in the future. With
the president OF the United States.
tne secretary OF war, the governors.
United States Senators and many
congressman of Texas and Louisi-
ana IN attendance. the Interstate
inland Waterway viii be afforded
the golden opportunity OF its exis-
tenee to further the purpose for
which it is intended.
l. therefore, call upon the county
Judges Of all counties. the MAYORS
OF all cities and towns and the Off
GERS OF all commercial bodies in the
sections of Texas and Louisiana in
terested in the IntercaOstal canal to
appoint delegates to the convention
and forward a list of same to Mr.
Roy Miller, secretary of the Com
mercial Club at Corpus Christi
Texas, as early as possible in order
that they may be furnished with
proper credentials urge thar
this be done at once in order that
our plans may be finally perfected
as expeditioUsly as possible.
The program Of the convention
will be issued shortly.
c. S. E. HOLLAND.
President Interstate inland Wafer
way
Victoria, Texas, Sept. ,. 1903.
La Fcria Notes.