Show v. v BUSINESS LIFE IS REPRESENTED i- i i r u. u I Five Hundred Delegates From Twenty Twenty one one States Here forT for T Meeting THREE SESSIONS WERE HELD YESTERDAY Opening Addresses Made Keynote Speech By By- President resident Trumbo Delivered and Num Numerous rous Resolutions Offered D the bone and antI sinew sine of the business R REPRESENTING life of the western m I section of tLe country delegates from twenty-one twenty o of the Venty t two twenty two states enrolled in tb the sippi Commercial congress vere in the c city ty when the thc twenty third annual session opened In in Assembly hall hat yesterday morning n While b but fourteen n states answered the roll ron call at the afternoon session representatives es of the ning states were in the city The north Pacific coast delegation was delayed en route by a freight wreck The fhe he lower floor of the spacious hall was reserved for the delegations being beng be- be ing ng divided off into sections with name of the state upon banner Three hundred h women accompanied the delegates During the three sessions ye yes yes- there was vas c evident dent a seriousness of purpose not usually associated with congresses Among the distinguished gu guests present were ere former Governor James H. H Brady of Idaho who is mentioned as the next president of tho congress former Governor George W. W Par Pardee ee of California A A. B. B Lewis of St. St Louis On the platform af of the morning session were Governor Go William Spry Mayor 1 Samuel C. C Park Joseph E E. Caine secretary of the Salt Lake Commercial club and others A letter from President William H. H Taft Tart addressed to Governor Spry was read expressing his regret at being un unable unable unable un- un able to attend and hoping the congress sessions might be e fruitful of ot good re re- re The congress was called c. to order by W W. W F. F Jensen of or s Salt Lake who In Introduced Introduced Introduced In- In John L. L Powell chairman of ot tho executive committee Rov Francis FrancIe B. B Short delivered the invocation President Trumbo was was introduced and delivered his annual address For the main part Mr air confined con con- on- on fined himself to a history of ot tho n n- n press gress He stated that the west is Js a relative term One Ono h hundred years yeara ago ago this wee week he said our forefathers forefathers fore fore- re- re fathers were celebrating the tho end of ot a a a. disastrous war What was then th I boundless now tho east ast When Whoa I this beautiful state of ot Utah was ac acquired acquired ac- ac from Mexico with Z c 1 ad ada Art Ari Arf zona New Mexico California parts of or Wyoming and Colorado for tor 18 Daniel I hold that It Is not worth a dollar and we pay for tor It vast ast sums of ot mone money More ore than that the country Is as full tulI a of people as It ItIs ItIs Itis Is lIkel likely to be Tho The west has always had to fight tIght for tor Its own o but it has fought successfully West Wert cRt Disliked Dictation Th The commercial congress was instituted Instituted Instituted l largely through the dislike oC or three states for tor eastern dictation Kansas Texas and Colorado Initiated the thc movement that led lcd to permanent organization Since Sinco tho the first gathering at Denver cr In 1831 1531 the congress has been hammering awa away to better conditions under which business Is transacted In inthe tho the west What has been accomplished would take long In the telling but tho Galveston harbor appropriation from Congress is a sample This ThIs congress has no official voice In the national government go but public sentiment created b by business men mm highly representative of or their communities communities communities com com- has great weight ht not only with the government o but with tho the thinking people of ot the tho two twenty states represented This congress Continued on P Page e 3 3 Column 1 1 SINESS liFE j Y IS REPRESENTED tye lye Hundred D Delegates legates Here Hereto to Attend sippi Meeting I THREE SESSIONS SESSIONS' HELD 11 F t pening Addresses and Keynote Key Key- note pote ote Speech Given Resolutions Resolutions Are Offered Are Offered i Continued from One childs public opinion This congress sJ st stood Od for tor many m n years as S the tho cham- cham I Das as 5 ears aura on of or tho west ana and us its big DIS' DIS cn ts President Trumbo touched briefly on on the subjects to come up up for dis dis- currency reform fire tire waste nasto mid d roads reclamation by hy drainage lid d I flood prevention Irrigation and 0 America First t the conclusion of his hie address Trumbo Introduced clover Gover- r r Spry who welcomed the delegates Utah h on behalf of ot the state Hes He's Ho He Hoa Hois is s 's a followed b by Mayor Park Parl who bid be ir e. visitors welcome to tho the center of ofie I Ie ie e solid oUd west On On n behalf of at the tho Salt ke ike Commercial club Secretary r Jo Jo- ph E B. Caine Calne briefly addressed the tho Responses to the tho addresses welcome wore were made by Colonel Fred erring Colonel Ike T. T Pryor and farry arry G. G Moore With a tc few fen remarks congratulation from President PresideD t rumbo rumbo the tho s session adjourned until 2 clock t I. I Aft Afternoon SC Session Kit It was nearly when John L L. Pow- Pow 11 ll of ot Wichita Kan called th meet meet- g ly g to order The roll ran call of ot states lowed hawed fourteen represented Tho The airman of ot each state delegation an- an the three directors to ent nt nt his state slate for or the one two and andee andrec andree rec ree ee year rear terms two members of the on resolutions and one vice Ice resident President as follows Colorado VIcc Vice president W. W Ald- Ald Idge dge of ot Denver Directors three years thur Francis two years C C. H. H Johnn John- John n one year Frank J. J Annis Com- Com Aaron Grove and J. J W. W Kol Kelly Kolly Washington Vila Washington Vice president B B. B A. A fowl wl wI Directors three years year N. N C. C Ichards two years P. P A. A Davis one ear car H. H F F. Alexander Committee Rr R R. Lr r Jones and N. N C. C Richards i Utah Vice Utah Vice president John Dorn DI- DI rectors three years Jesse w. w two George B. B years Greenwood o on ono o year car J. J H H. H Manderfield Committee J J. F. F Fulton FultUn and John W W. Thornier Thornley Oklahoma Oklahoma Vice president Asa AsH E Ramsay Ramsa Directors three years Josep Joseph h U II Ford two years cars C C. E. E Trumbo on one e year Paul Patterson Committee w W. W and W. W E E. Gordon Nevada Vice Nevada Vice president Frank Prank Le Leo Lee Directors three years J J. J j A. A M. M j. j Bush Bush- two years arR Warren W. W ono one ono year Harr Harry Gorse Committee Edgar Edcar Rinehart and J J. J G. G Taylor Vice Kansas Kansas Vice president James A A Kimball Directors three e years W. W y y y Morgan two years Sam F. F one y year ar Chester I. I Lovy Committee R R. R H. H Faxon and William Kennedy Kenned New Now New Mexico Vice Mexico Vice president William C. C McDonald Directors three years I Richard F F. F Oakley two years Jeffer Jefter Jefferson I sort son Reynolds one year A. A A A. A Jones Committee J. J Reynolds and ii R. R 1 F F. F Oak Oak- ley Arizona VIce ArIzona Vice president John Orme Directors three years D D. B. B Heard Beard two years F F. C C. Lark one year J J. J Y T. Allred Committee J. J Y Allred and J J. J W. W Ellingson El- El California VIce California Vice Vice president George C. C Pardee Directors three years year H. H D D. Loveland two years oars G. G B B. B Daniels Daniela one ono year Douglas White Committee G o. B B. B Daniels and A A. J J. J Iowa lown Vice president George P. P Neal Directors three years George P. P P Neal two years Ell Eli C. C Perkins on one year ear A. A W. W Caul Cl Committee George P. P Neal and Ell C. C Perkins Arc tre Offered At the conclusion of ot the announcements announcements announce announce- ments resolutions were offered from tho the floor and referred to the committee on resolutions Judge A A. A E. E Holm Helm a a. arate arate rate expert of Wichita Kan iCan suggested an amendment to the Interstate commerce commerce com com- merce law which would divorce absolutely common carriers on land from those hose on the water by prohibiting common common common com com- mon ownership and putting water carriers car car- under the tho Jurisdiction of tho the In Interstate Interstate interstate In- In commerce commission i rJohn r John I L. L Powell wants the tho con congress ress to organize business and commercial bodIes bodies bod bod- ies with a view of or obtaining state and national legislation to promote demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- work schools and school courses In every even community in furtherance further further- furtherance furtherance ance of or farm development Dr George P P. P Neal of Iowa lown asked Indorsement of government assistance to a a. triple celebration of the completIng completing ing of at the Cooper dam at Keokuk Iowa and anniversaries of ot historical events at Madison Iowa and Nauvoo Ill Samuel F. F Woolard d protested against the valued policy law HO also de desIres desires do- do sires to set aside April 18 and October 9 each year ear as Fire Prevention days R. R H. H Faxton asked that the tho transcontinental transcontinental highway movement be bo In In- In A. A E E E. Helm elm favors an amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment to the Interstate commerce act making making- it unlawful for tor a railroad to have Interest In foreign co coastwise or Internal water carrying companies W. W G. G Edens of ot Chicago III Ill madean mado made an address on operation Co the Key to Success on Road Roud Improvements which closed the afternoon session Evening Ev S lon President Trumbo presided over tho evening gathering of ot 1600 1500 people He Introduced L L. Ward Yard Bannister of ot Denver Denver Den Den- ver who gave an earnest earnet and interesting interestIng interest- interest Ing InS address address' on The R Recall of or Judicial I Decisions Tho sp speaker said that t next to the church tho Judiciary Is lIS ou our r most sacred Institution Ho then paid his compliments to the state supreme e courts court for declaring unconstitutional t statutes made by the tSe people Ho Ice ad ad- ts vacated the recall recal of oft judicial decisions decision s by responsible bodies voe preferably leg leg- or the tho vote voto to of ot th tits tho people Nonpartisan election of ot Judges according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Mr Bannister Is a n solution of tho the problem Another remedy ma may be had through u h liberalization ot of o amendments to the tho constitutions o at f states and the United States Dr David Starr Jordan president o or f Leland Loland Stanford Jr university was wa the tho principal sneaker speaker of ot tho the evening His topic was yas A u. A Case Caso Against War His effort eUort was punctuated d with subtle humor and often otten Interrupted by ap ap- lIe He deprecated the UIO waste o ot of manhood and saddling of great debts debt upon posterity by war Tho rho speaker speake stated that in his opinion there will wll will never bo be another great groat European war Incidentally he ho paid a fine fino tribute to Salt Lake and said that the tho Hotel Hote Utah Is 18 one ono of ot the tho finest in the tho world work John Brisbon Walker WaTker of ot San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco spoke briefly to the topic Transcontinental Transcontinental Trans Transcontinental continental Highways Willard Done state commissioner of ot Insurance was wa to have made mado an address but tho the lateness late late- lateness ness of the hour prevented He lIe will wll speak on Fire Waste Thursday afternoon aft aft- This morning there thero will wm bo be sessions session in the tho Assembly hall at 10 30 o'clock followed b by two sessions in tho the afternoon after after- afternoon noon and evening at Salt Saltair air The Tho local committee on entertainment entertain entertain- ment assisted by the tho Commercial club and other organizations is 18 doing everything possible to care re for the material wants ats of the visitors Mayor Maor Park yesterday issued an official proclamation to the tho citizens in which he called upon all and sundry to attend the thO session of the congress |