St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-04
THE fight
TO BE KEPT UP
New Orleans Will Not Give Up But
Will Carry Fight Into the Senate.
San Francisco Wins in House By 1873 to
159. Kahn Resolution Adopted.

opportunity of making New Orleans
I the grandest city on this hemisphere.
San Francisco has won the exposi-
ton, but the situation and benefits
that are to accrue from the Panama
Canal and from our location as the
gateway to the greatest and most
productive section on this planet still
belong to us.
LET us, with determination and
zeal, face the future with courage
and confidence, and by standing to-
gether in the great improvements to
the Undertaking give to mankind
another example of the splendid and
unconquerable spirit of great and
united people, determined to excel
in every important achievement
1--WE shall at once arrange to
hold a general mass meeting which
will greet the band of energetic
workers who have, with untiring
enthusiasm and splendid courage,
fought our battle at the national
capital.
1--WE shall, in the same striking
way, show our appreciation of the
splendid work done by those public
spirited citizens who have given
without stint the best that was in
them to promote the welfare of the
people of Louisiana and New Or
leans.
eve must determine to sink all
personal differences and with united
energy turn to advantage what seems
to the unthinking to be a defeat.
"In a day or two notice of the
proposed mass meeting will be ad-
vertised and we hope that the at
tendance will prove commensurate
with the occasion,
CHARLES JANvIER,
Treasurer and Chairman Ways
and Means Committee.
SAM BLUM,
Chairman Publicity Committee
HENRY B. SCHRIEBER,
Acting Secretary.
Washington, Jan. 31-Chairman
Thompson; of the executive commit
tee, following a lengthy conference
with the members of the Louisiana
delegation in the House and Senate,
and with Governor Sanders, Mayor
Behrman, Colonel Robert Ewing and
the corps of coworkers, this evening
gave the Picayune correspondent the
following:
''The Washington papers have
given poll of the presidents nav
erick vote in the list of visitors to
the White House very recently. 1t
is more than coincidence that
thirty-four names which we had
counted for New Orleans were re-
corded as having been summoned to
the White House for two weeks back.
back.
President Taft, his Cabinet.
Gompers, Editor Hearst, Tammany
and James Hill formed a most pow
erful array of dissimilar interests, all
shooting at the logical point from
purely selfish and sordid reasons.
''The victory is not one that New
Orleans may be distressed over. How
ever, the campaign is not over, and
although we are disfgured, we are
still in the ring.
"The Senate must yet handle the
matter, and New Orleans will hold
Panama exposition If the people
desire it"
The following resolutions were
d0opLOu NY LuC C6SlfC
Union committee on immigration
steamship and rail service, and will
be adopted by the Progressive Union
Wednesday,:
Resolved, That the loss of the
Panama Exposition to New Orleans
is in no sense whatever a discour-
! agement to this city, but, on the
contrary, it should. and will, spur
our citizens to greater and more de-
termined effort to realize and build
| upon the advantages this city pos
sesses; BIT it further
Resolved, That the first and great
| effort of the Progressive Union, back
ed by the citizens of New Orleans
shall be the PRACTICAL utilization OF
the Panama Canal by an American
steamship line flying the American
flag, it's home port New Orleans and
its operation to include the vast
markets of Central and South Ameri
ca and the Orient. via the Panama
| Canal; be it further
Resolved, That if New Orleans /.
the Logical Point for the Panama
Exposition, it is even more the Logi
cal Point for a great American mer
chant marine, and We pledge cur
selves to unite in an aggressive effor
and concentrate eur forces upon tn,
establishment OF the Mississippi Val
ley, South American and Orien
| Steamship Line, with its domicile a
New Orleana be it further
| Resolved, That as the people o
Louisiana have taken step far II
advance of the people of other State
in the rehabilitation of the American
merchant marine. by exempting fron
taxation a steamship line domicile,
in this State, the fullest advantag
should be taken of this concession
and great opportunity given thereby
be it further
Resolved, That the Board of Di
rectors of the Progressive Union au
thorizes the president to appoint
special committee to work out tn
details of this plan and bring thi
steamship service into being, wit
the determination that we shall as
the privilege of having the first shi
of this line to be the first America
merchant ship to pass through tn
- Panama Canal.