The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-04

BE- infinitely greater 70 a. peopie Nv.
Ing in this great inland paradise. His
general text as he stated in the be- |
ginning was What nature has made
possible is the measure of Mans op-
H. F. Auten of Little Rock, spoke
on the subject THE Arkansas River"
Mr.. Auten declared that the business
men Of Little Rock alone pay out
millions Of dollars annually which
would be saved II the cheaper rates
Of water transportation were in Il.
feet.
AT present." he said, "the freight 10
$1.25 a ton to haul coal from the Ark
ansas fields to Little Rock, while up
In Illinois coal Is hauled the same dis
lance for 60 cents a ton. See the
difference? With a deep channel IN
the river the same product can be
hauled to Little Rock for IL cents per
ton"
In mentioning the increasing use Of
cement for building purposes MI.
Auten declared Arkansas has more OF
the material from which cement il
made than any other state. He 40.
serted that in ten years the cement
trust would make the steW trust
seem like a pigmy alongside it.
Elect men who will work for the
peoples interest,"" he demanded, "ani
work for the deep waterway project.
which is all that iS needed in this Sec
ton to give our people commercial
supremacy
Among others who delivered ad.
dresses were George H. Maxwell Of
New Orleans. executive director Of
the National Reclamation Association
and former Congressman Edgar C.
Ellis Of Kansas City.
John Maynard Harlan Of Chicago
and former CongI essman J. Adam
Bede Of Minnesota appeared before
the convention as representatives Of
President Taft.
What is needed at The outset IL q
dream" Mr.. Harlan said. you have
got to employ expert dreamers, and
the dreams should be evolved by q
commission. Every interest affected
in general should be represented on
this commission. The work is going
to be done by some one. II l were
a citizen Of Arkansas l could not be
prevailed upon to turn over to the ma
tioral government the entire respon.
sibility and my share of the work.
Il would like to see some definite
program arranged at this CONVENTION.
l would suggest that a committee be
appointed to memorable congress and
arrange some sort of a program. This
question is not in politics; it is SO big
1t cannot get into politics; and poll.
tics may be kept out by holding it CD
a broad patriotic basis for the good
Of the whole people,"
William X. Kavanaugh of st. Louis
was reelected president Of the asso
citation and most Of the other officers
were reelected. The other officers
named are as follows:
First vice president--Col. E. S. Con
way, Chicago.
Second vice president-Sidney NJ
Nicely. Memphis.
Third vice president-Crawford II
Ellis, New Orleans.
Fourth vice president-Chas. Scott
Rosedale, Miss.
Fifth vice president-Col. F. B. T
H%ollenberg, Little Rock.
Treasurer-Edwin S. Monroe, Joliet
III.
Secretary-Thomas H. Lovelace, st
Louis.
Honorary secretary-William F
Saunders, st. Louis.
>, Judge w. M. Kavanaugh of Littl
Rock vas named as a member of tn
board of governors and Judge Kar
anaugh and H. F. Auten OF Little Roc
, were placed upon the executive CON
mittee.
Peoria, ILL.,, was selected as the mex
: meeting place. New Orleans and Nc
bile were seeking the next conveptio
. but the Illinois city won because @
Its geographical location.
! The closing feature OF the CONVEX
> ton was an old fashioned Souther
barbecue given by the citizens of Ii
: tie Rock for the entertainment of tn