Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1887 — THE STEAMBOAT MEN. [ARTICLE]

THE STEAMBOAT MEN.

The Conveution at Cincinnati. The attendahCe on the Steamboat Men’s at Cincinnati, was quite large, and much interest was shown. -The-report of the committee on permanent organization was adopted. The name will be the Commercial Association of the Navigabie Waters of the United States. The purpose will be the mutual protection of steamboat owners and shippers. The officers will be a board of nine trustees, a president, sneretary, and treasurer: t.ha—board of trustees to have power to employ agents and do those acts to carry out the purposes of the association. Each steamboat in the association shall pay $lO per annum, and be liable to additional assessment if necessary to defray expenses. Trustees were elected as follows: W. J. Kountz, of Pittsburgh; Charles Mnhlman, of Wheeling; D. Parker, of Cincinnati;. J. G. McCullough, of Louisville; Frank Hopkins, of Evansville; Joseph Reynolds, of St. Louis; E. C. Carroll, of Vicksburg, and T. P. Leathers nf NfcW Orlannn TJ,.. trustees will elect president, secretary and treasurer from their number. Headquarters will be established in Cincinnati. Immediate steps are to be taken to have auxilliary organizations formed in the various river cities and lake ports. AlL_ members of the organization are request* ed to Urge upon their representatives in Congress to sustain the Inter-State Commerce Law. A resolution was adopted requesting Senators CullOm and Reagan to use their influence in favor of the enforcement of the law to jthe letter. A committee was appointed to call upon the Hon. John G. Carlisle and urge him. tn the same course of action. -