The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-11
Convention Convenes Mon
day and VIII Be An I'm
portant Event.
ATTENDANCE WILL % THE
lARoGor or ANY PREVIOUS
CONVENTION HELo-MGN or
PROMINENCE WILL DE- PRES.
ENr AND DELIVER ADnREssEs.

Headquarters for next weeks third
annual convention Of the Mississippi
to Atlantic Inland waterway Associa-
ton In the auditorium of the San Car
las hotel have been opened in that
building. Leland J. Henderson,. Of
Apalachicola, secretary OF the orEani-
zation. n In charge. He is engaged
now In completing the final details OF
the big convention. which win be In
session Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
The convention will b the largest
and most important yet held in point
of attendance and the significance Of
the topics for discussion. Prominent
speakers will be heard. They will
come from the I'VE states represent
ed in the organization, Florida. Geor-
gia, Mississippi. Alabama and Louisi.
ana.
With Secretary Henderson the Id.
vance guard Of the officials of the VA
terwsy organisation have already ar
rived. From now until the opening
of the meeting visitors TO the conven-
ton will be arriving daily. Pensacola
and especially the vicinity of the San
Carlos will from now until the close
"a Iue COuV0uIJOu YG0SeAM a OO0y
scene. u will without doubt be one
of the biggest gatherings and the most
far reaching In it's results OF any
ever held in West Florida.
Those who mill participate In the
speech making and programs and
who will attend - delegates are rep
resentative leaders Of the profession
al. 0flcial and business worlds Of
thef respective states and locali.
ties.
The subject of how the long hoped
for inland water way from the Allan.
tic to tho Mississippi. across Florida,
can best he built will be ably dealt
with In its every phase. Congress
will be memoralized to furnish fed
eral aid In this great project and q
propaganda OF furthef educating the
people Of the states represented to
the importance Of the project will be
adopted.
OF Vast Importance.
Mr.. Henderson in his room in the
San Carlos. which has been trans
formed into a busy once. spoke en-
couragingly of the coming meet. 1T
will unquestionably be the greatest
inland waterway convention. repre-
sentinx the Atlantic to the Mississippi
project yet held" he said. 1.-THE pro-
gram to be presented will be the most
Interesting and will include the most
brilliant speakers who have ever ap-
peared at an inland waterway meet.
ing held in the far SOUTH" he coutinu-
cd.
The people of the territory repre-
scented In our organization" said Mr..
Henderson. have not yet been fully
awakened to the great project We ad.
vocate. Its Importance Is vast. far
more than but few realize. It's effect
ON Florida. particularly. will be al
most revolutionary he said. when
the full plan ID cried out and a con.
nected inland waterway connects the
Atlantic ocean to the Mississippi
river. passing across tho entire state
Of Florida"
Prominent Speakers.
The complete program of the three
days meet has not yet been made out,
as yet. although the list of speakers
has been announced. Others, aside
from those whose names are given,
may also be heard on local topics.
The list OF speakers as it at present
stands is as follows: c. p. Conroy.
Jacksonville; j. II. Drummond. st.
Andrews: r. A. Ellis, Tampa: Hon.
o. L. Frisbec. Portsmouth, ". H.;
John A. Fox, Blythville. Ark: Senator
ID. U. Fletcher. Jacksonville; Hon. 5.
v. Hlllburn. Palatka: Hon. D. NJ.
Hughes, Danville. Ca: Leland J. Hen
derson. Apalachicola; r. 8. Keelhofer,
Montgomery. Ala: George w. Nor.
gan, Pensacola: J. Hampton Moore,
Philadelphia, Pa; c. O. Mclaughlin.
Leesburg. Hon. d. H. Mays, Monticel.
10: John A. Martin. st. Louis: John
Howe Peyton, Louisville. KY; e. l.
Quarles and F. w. REILLY. Pensacola;
Robert Isham Randolph. Chicago, ILL., !;
c. ]. Swift, Columbus. Ca; w. L. Sed.
dan. Portsmouth, Va; Hon. j. II.
Small. Washington. d. c.: Hon. Ho-
bart Knox Smith, Washington, d. c.;