The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05

president of the association. Selection of 1922 convention city was left to the executive committee.
 State vice presidents and zone directors also were elected.
 OTHER OFFICERS
 Other officers elected were: Executive vice president. Walter Parker, New Or leans. Vice presidents at large: George A. Williams Decatur, Ills; Hugh Hum phreys, Memphis F. G. Waterbury, Des Moines. Divisional vice presidents: Ag- riculture, +. T. Meredith, Des Moines; barking and finance, John Fletcher, Chi cago commercial travellers Richard J. White, Milwaukee,; foreign trade, E. A. Biggs, chicago; highways, S. M. Will Hams, Lima. O.; merchant marine. Neal M Leach New Orleans; publicity, Joseph P. McGowan, St. Louis; reclama- tion, Edmund T. Perkins, Chicago; waterways, James E. Smith, St Louis Zone vice presidents: No l. T. F. Cum nngham, New Orleans; No. ?, B. l.. Nal lory, Memphis No. 3, Walter Dickey Kansas City Mo-; No. 4, Edward A. Faust, St Louis; No 5. George M. Verity, Middltown O.; No. 6, Harry H. Merrick, Chicago; No. 7, w. L. Harding. Des Aioines; No. s. NJ Giilette, Minneapolis; No 3, John Fl Klrby, Houston
 STATE DIRECTORS
 Directors elected included.
 Alabama: J. s. Taylor. Mobile; Henry DeBardeleben, Birmingham.
 Arkansas: E. NJ. Allen, Helena; c. N. Brough, Little Rock.
 Florida; l.. A. Whitney, Fort Myers; John C. Ruge, Appalachicola.
 Louisiana: M. J. Sanders, New Or leans. l.. J. Folse New Orleans.
 Mississppi A. B. Learned, Natchez; Thomas J. Locke. IT,, Columbus.
 Tennessee: w. H. Solomon. Memphis: c. H.. Houston. Chattanooga.
 Texas: R. D. Brown, Paris; George Seely, Galveston.
 The convention was devoted chiefly to waterways development, the bulk of tho resolutions adopted dealing with that question
 ASK HUNDRED MILLIONS
 One resolution called upon Congress to adopt a definite, comprehensive plan for permanent improvement of all nav igable waterways within the territory em- braced by the organization which have been approved by federal engineers Ap- propriation of not less than $100000 600 an- rually to carry out such plans was asked with the explanation that such appro- priations of vacillating policies De stopped at the earliest possible moment"
 The gulf ports were commended and congratulated for valiant and success ful struggles for development of their facilities
 Immediate appropriation was asked suf- ficient to create nine-foot navigable channel connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Illinois waterway so that that work can be completed in three years
 WANT MUSCLE SHOALS
 Ways and means for the operation or the nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals were urged to manufacture commercial fertil- izer and aid agriculture. as well as rid the country of foreign monoply. and fur tber to develop the navigabiity of the Tennessee river by continuation and con- struction of the water power dam.
 A resolution introduced yesterday ask ing immediate recognition of Mexico did not get through the resolutions commit fee although one was passed expressing "encoura cement at the prospects of early peace ana prosperity in the southern re- p1blic.'
 The convention, which opened Monday was featured by dedication of the New Orleans industrial canal. Addresses were delivered during the sessions by promi- rent men of the valley and by represen- tatives of 19 foreign governments.