The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-22
WATERWAYS MEN
 CONVENE TODAY First Session Is to Be Held
 This Morning OVER 300 DELEGATES President Massey of the Chamber of Commerce Will Deliver Address
 of Welcome and Seed
 Will Respond

The Mobile Basin and Tennessee River at the Chamber of Commerce in Birming- ham this morning at 10 o'clock. About 300 delegates and visitors are expected.
 John Craft of Mobile, president of the association, arrived last night and will preside at the meeting. Benjamin B. Cox, also of Mobile, secretary of the asso- ciation, has been in. Birmingham several days making final arrangements for the convention.
 On account of previous engagements, Gov Emmet ONeal will be unable 10 att tend and Lieutenant Governor Walter D. Seed will speak in his place.
 President R. w. Massey of the Bir- mingham Chamber of Commerce will de- liver short address of welcome.
 Following is the official programme:
 Official Programme
 Calling the meeting to order, John Craft, president, Mobile.
 Address, Walter D. Seed. lieutenant gov ernor of Alabama.
 Report of the president, Hon. John Craft of Mobile.
 Report of the secretary and treasurer, Hon. Benjamin B. Cox, Mobile.
 Address, Importance of Opening the Coosa River for Navigation" Hon. John w. Maddox of Rome. Ga.
 Address, Water Powers To Be Devel- opened by the Improvement of the coosa River" Hon. w. P. Lay of Gadsden.
 Address, Navigation of the Coosa River" Hon. H. S. Kealhofer of Mont somery.
 Address, Importance of Warrior River" Hon. Walter D. Seed of Tusca- loosa.
 Address. Importance of Tombigbee River" Hon. J. G. Weatherly of Colum- bus, Miss.
 Address, "Canalization of Valley Creek" Hon. J. A. vanHoose of Bir- mingham.
 Address. Importance of the Alabama River to the State and Country at Large" Hon. Fred G. Bromberg of Mobile.
 Address, "The Port of Mobile as an Outlet to the Drainage System of Ala bsma," Hon. Huriosco Austill of Mobile.
 Address. Hon. George w. Taylor, mem Der of Congress. Demopolis,
 Speakers are requested to limit their addresses to IS minutes.
 Adjournment for dinner, 1 clock.
 After dinner report of committee on resolutions.
 Convene at 2:30 p. m. Adjourn at 5:30 p. m. Convene at 7:9O p. m. Names of Delegates Z. Following are the delegates that are expected to attend from the larger towns of the state:
 Mobile delegation, F. G. Bromberg, J. A. Joulian, P. B. Dorlin, H. Gordon Ashley. P. J. Lyons. Samuel Zimmer- man. A. S. Lyons. w. M. Johnston, w. H. P. Wilson, M. J. McDermott, James McPhillips, Jr., Charles B. Harvey, Jacob Reiss, w H. Armbrecht, Edward War ley, Edward Peppers. s. R. Prince, w. B. Delehamps, J. Paul Wilson, Fred erick I. Thompson, A. G. Quina, H. A. Richards, H. J. Vickers, P. D. Bar xer, James K. Glennon, J. V. Falck, J. o. Acree. Martin Lindsey. Godfrey Mortz, J. B. Waterman, w. H. Hol
 
 Thomas P. Norville. H. Gabriel. R. V. Taylor. Charles Rudolph, J. H. Glen non, T. E. Jackson, J. J. Davis. Jacob D. Bloch, Thomas w. White, W. H. Monk, Jr., James Gibboney. J. 0. Rich. A P. Bush, Thomas W. Sims, George w. Jones, E. Craighead, James H. Maury, II, H. Wefel, Jr, W. T. McGowen, Ash bull Hubbard, J. M Friedman. E. E. Richard, E. J. Duck, J. T. Gochrane.
 Birmingham delegates, F. F, Ander- son, Robert Jemison. ST., T. H. Motion, Richard W. Massey. Rivers Carter. J.. H. vanHoose, Belton Gilreath, W. P. G. Harding, F. M. Tutwiier, Jr.. E. M. Tutwiler, Herman Beck, J. B. Babb, F. r. Manley.
 Bessemer delegates George 1T. Steven son. chairman; F. w. Sterling. Jim H. Edmondson, James Trotter, Dr. E. P Lacey, J. l. Crotwell. E. A. Little. Louis Forst, W. w. Holingsworth, R. E. Smith, George Ross, pr. R. P. McTyeire. E. L.. Huey, Reed Fulton. George Rutledge, O.. R. Lewis, W. P. Gum. T. A. Weller. Dr. J. c. Curry, w. H. H. Judson. H. L.. Badham, J. D. Martin. Lee Moody. I. A. Lewis, M. w. Crook. w. A. Simmons. w. J. Long, J. A. Estes, John B. Har- ris, J. I. Crotwell.
 Montgomery delegates: H. s. Keai- hofer. G. c. Sherer, Nathan Lobeman, Bruce Kennedy, Charles Henderson. Selma. w. c. Agee. James B. Ellis; Gadsden, w. P. Lay, Charles P. Smith. E. H. Crane, L. l.. Herzberg, o. Agricola, B. R. Lafevere, w. 8. Fletcher, E. w. Price; Rome Ga., J. H. King, Ike May. Judge John w. Maddox, s. J. Powers; wetumpka, F. Lloyd Tate, Judge Cabot Lull, Adolph Hennenberg; Tuscaloosa. F. G. Blair. Walter D. Seed; Colum- bus, Miss, J. G. Weatherly, John P. Mayo; Tt. Payne, D. J. Parsons: Tensaw, Bert Fiest; Camden, Sol D. Bloch; springville, H. l. Crandall: Jasper. l.. B. Musgrove, B. W. Whitfield; Carbon Hill, H. s. Jenkins. H. F. Marlborough, John R. Pill; Irondale. w. T. Crawford. AAuuAFR AT