The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-10-04

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inc in this great inland paradise Ills
general text as he stated in the oe'
ginning was What nature has lhaue
nossible is the measure Of Mans op'
portunities."
Fl. F. Auten of Little Rock, SPOKE
on the subject THE Arkansas RiVer'
Mr. Auten declared that the business
men of Little Rock alone pay ou'
millions of dollars annually Wn'cn
would be saved ii the cheaper rates
Of water transportation were IN ell
feet.
AT present" he said, the freight Is
$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 ton. See the
difference? With deep channel III
the river the same product can be
hauled to Little Rock for 10 cents per
ton
In mentioning the increasing use oI
cement for building purposes MI.
Auten declared Arkansas has more OF
the material from which cement -
made than any otnel state. He as
serted that in ten years the cement
trust would make the steel trust
seem like a pigmy alongside it.
Elect men who will work for the
peoples interest,"" he demanded, ami
work for the deep waterway project,
| which is all that is needed in this sec
tion 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
Ellis of Kansas City.
John Maynard Harlan of Chicas
and former Congressman 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
commission. Every interest affected
in general should be represented on
this commission. The work is going
to be done by some one. III were
citizen of Arkansas could not be
prevailed upon to turn over. to the ma
tional government the alfire respou.
sisility ana my share 81 the NJ wo d g
i would like to see some definite
program arranged at this convention.
| would suggest that committee he
appointed to memoralize congress and
arrange some sort of a program. This
question is not in politics; it is so big
it cannot get into politics; end poll.
tics may be kept out by holding it on
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.
Hollenberg, Little Rock.
Treasurer-Edwin S. Monroe. Joliet,
ILL.,
Secretary-Thomas H. Lovelace St
Louis.
Honorary secretary-William F..
Saunders, st. Louis.
Judge W. M. Kavanaugh Of Little
ROCK was named as a member Of the
board OF governors and Judge Kav.
anaugh and H. F. Auten of Little Rocl,
were placed upon the executive com.
mittee.
Peoria. ILL.,, was selected as the next
meeting place. New Orleans and Mo.
bile were seeking the next convention
but the Illinois city won because of
Its geographical location.
The. closing feature Of the conver.
ton Vas an old fashioned Southern |
barbecue given by the citizens q Lit.
tie Rock for the entertainment OF, he
visitors: