The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-06
Monthly Meeting Held Last Night and Satisfactory
 Reports Made
VALLEY RIVER CANAL MAY SOON BE BUILT
Mrs. c. P. Orr Aroused Enthusiasm in Patriotic Appeal for Local Soldier Boys-Captain
 White Presides

Committee reports indicating i've ,v activities was the feature or the reeu1ar monthly meeting of the CIVIC association last night, when 'ie '.-ei =, auditorium of the association was filled with members. It was eApiaiAS !. that the meeting had been set DeAoi tha coming of Charles Edward Fusseii +o the citv and regret was expressed bv Secretary Manager c. Y. naioio that there was conflict.
 The proceedings of the meeting were shortened, however, in order for those nresent to rush to the address peihs delivered by MT. Russell.
 one of the most important actlvlties was that of the Warrior river commit tee by Chairman Frank $. Wnite anu of the Valley river canal committee py Chairman T. H. Motion.
 LENDING FAVORABLE EAR
 Chairman White said that as the result of the negotiations Whlch nase been carried on since late Decempe0 with the director general Of raiiroaos' the department of war and the depart ,nent of commerce, eliminating III the executive committee or me Alapal,iaa . rsvipation association meeting in the rs,y;c association rooms January. Fl, fhe government was at last lendlng favorable ear to the operation of barge lines on the ior-Tombigbee riVer system. l., +wo things" said Chairman White, ana these are, first, urging every citlzeh of the state to beg the Alabama deie- gation to support strongly lne ,tting autirn istration railroad bill permitting, among other things. the President to exnend a portion of the 'revolving fund, of one-half billion dollars TOT the purchase or construction anu operation of necessary barges ana towboats together with river terminai facilities on the navigable inland wat erways of the country second, we have committees busily engaged in Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, De- mopolis and Birmingham compiling detailed tonnage figures bearing upon the extent of rail congestion rehci that Is possible through the utlllza- ton of the Warrior and Alabama
 VALLEY RIVER CANAL
 Chairman Motion of the Valley river canal committee reported that his committee had every encouragement that the canal will be built from near Bessemer to the Warrior. He reported a very satisfactory hearing accorded the district by Col. J. C.. Sanford ol | New Orleans, representing the govern ment, a few weeks ago.
 Reports of progress of the Farmers cooperative committee, aiding the Farmers Cooperative and Education al union of Alabama in their member ship campaign, by Chairman F. A McElroy, and of the work of the com mittee of 100 by Chairman F. E. But Ter. also featured the meeting.
 Much applause was given the elo- uuent appeal of Dr. Winchester. field representative of the American Socia Purity association, and his industria operations in this district were unani- mously indorsed by the meeting in res olutions A committee was authorized to be appointed by the president fol co-operation with pr. Winchester 1T his local work.
 Mrs. c. F. Orr of the women's com mittee on comfort and aid of the Jeffer. son couty soldiers. closed the meeting in a wave of enthusiasm with To- minute address. She appealed for tho oo-operation of the Civic association in the women's aid work. This wa. promised by resolution indorsing tho work.
 The meeting was presided over by Capt Frank $. White, in the absence of President Weather1y.