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Show profit by carrying on a speculative enterprise, but 1 maintain thai the ronditams surrounding surround-ing this problem are such, that the nation may without fi tir of trcH.-pissttig on tli rights of pt'luit.. Individuals engage in the hu-tni-HH of redeeming arid Ian Is and s.-lpng them lit an ad van,,., I tlgure If there m the slightest 1'i'ohabity that th laud I ha reference to would li red.-e.neil bv prlvmo x-i ti u. I iiiWI.t il' f"r r t',e strong American ntl'i-.fi t ill hvnr.ii government n. u nit, rin euce. Hut such a pr b iMIity is loo ivnioU. tor cmlcm iltt;o;,. T.ic-cio.'e 1 :n:i cuuv::ir-d t:i.it the gnu rn ncnt ha- a right tn expend two ..r t li n hund- i d million to acromiilisli its ol.jo.-t, and to sell tho re n-oaied mil at a 'bruie com-men com-men urate w ith H eir Improved alu. I tilt-- pro, -i t won. i tt' il,. I out, homes w ould be ma ic for mliiumu o' p ool . In ela.vs lint are now howling deserts. Hfy milium ucres or Iritgai.-.i l.t i.l.i woiud make U.-...uotl U.-...uotl .-tna'1 tarns of twenty ariei ea, h - an abundant riuunt"y wi.eii jllu,, lousiy funned to eiopon a lamilv. I i hesitate to ito Int.. aii-.ilntl ms furtliur. b-t I Is. il.-i'im.il oM-r sanguine, I. ut I v--n-turn to say ti.at no cue mii.i ti n give t Hi-. Mi. --t tlii- slights s: atii-nuoii would . hull, uge niv 11 run s .r I wen-to wen-to claim tha' Iftlmacd uiiiw of tun I 'tided St ites were propeny rc'laiuc-d they on Id to iimdH to support lu a prosperous ma'suei ndl- li 'MS of people. In on, In-. on, p-niilt inn to exteess satis-fa- tiuii lint your coiunejs should nave deemed fit Miuie I on or sui h imp uianre as to lie In -In.) n! n the list f.-r discuss. ou. iiini an-o to piese ih- Hope tii.it some ..-in with iii-i-e time tfciui i I'au . niiiiaiid i.t i-roMiut has :-ii-u it tl: .Itout;. in it deserves. A fiili re pre seutation of the western states col.iinircial roiiercss was tii esent ABOUT ARID LANDS. M, H. Djlonng Writes the Western Congress Con-gress That 50,003.00 Acrss oan be Boclaimedat Small Expanse. IX0ES3IVE CURRENCY TINKIRIN3 Charles Francis Adams Thinks the Gov-eminent Gov-eminent is Metldliug with Privata Enterprises too Much. Kansas Citv, April 15. At yester-1 lay afternoon's session of the coin- ! uierciHl ronijress Governor Francis ! of Missouri, was chosen president. ( Letters of relict were read fn m N'lialor LYlier of Kansas. and John V. I-arwell of Chicairo. 11. 11. Thutlier of New York, w riling ou l)ii.sines comhiimtions and trusts, j said they were i-aused hy sharp compe- tition. Their elTeets were heneliei-il to the producer and the consumer. An tiecn--atiou of capital, skill and ex-peiieiico ex-peiieiico iu almost every i'raiich of btisi- .ms is for the best inturosls of the jlua-M-s. I this morning when 1'ivsideiil Frances called the second days session to order. The subject under discussion "was the general business and arieuituial depression, de-pression, causes and remedies." F. J. Skiff of Denver read a paper on "Population "Pop-ulation aud Raw Material." lie said: "Population and raw material iu one section must have a trading treaty with this population and raw material of some oilier section of tho country, hence arose the siuni'.icauce of commercial commer-cial reciprocity between the states of the soutn and the territories of the west. The production and the accumulation accumu-lation of the surplus was the controlling controll-ing power iu commerce. ISo long as man lives iu isolated communities, each laboring to supply only its own necessities, neces-sities, there could be no commerce. "All that portion of tho United States lying west of the Mississirpt river, tho greater half of the continent, not only Charles trancis Adams of Huston wrote that, while he recognized the . hardships of tho present situation in I the west, he did not believe any action except individual action was necessary for a remedy. With the very Ker.et.il, popular idea that the government is1 grand pa:enat. to do all, to protect j evi rvone and everything and provide 1 remedies for every ill that tho body politic is subjected'to, Mr. Adams does not sympathize. "On the contrary," lie says. "1 urn so antiquated iu opinion as to think the world is governed altogether alto-gether too much, and that it has rarely be.-n governed so much er so badly as it has been in this country for the last twenty-iiv,, years. It the people are lett alon they will work out their salvation sal-vation great deal quicker and more satisfactorily. , The government incessantly in-cessantly incumbers them with its well-meant, well-meant, but ill advised assistance." Mr Ad., I,, .,.! . ,,. l,.,r,.., .1..... in us area, out in us resources 01 vveaiui and its capabilities of maintaining population pop-ulation within this area, couta'tied two thirds of the natural resoui'ces of the union, li was also capable of maintaining main-taining a population proportionate to its urea. No one would question the ability of the western or southern states to support as large a number of people to the square mile us now live in Petnlsylvatiia. with 114 5 persons to the square mile. All in all the figures conlirm con-lirm the truth of the statement often made t hat the United Slates, with its area and matei ial resources was capable capa-ble of maintaining live hundred million people. The guests of the congress were then invited to make speeches. Fx-Gov ernor Geo. W. Click of Kansas, said the subject sub-ject rfl greatest interest to tho western farmer was the agricultural despres-siou. despres-siou. The greatest cau.se of this depression de-pression was institlicient markets. Tho remedy was a wider lield for the disposition of the farmer's farm-er's surplus. Rlaine's reciprocity any general business anil agricultural depression, except that wa3 due to nat-utal nat-utal and temporary causes. I'e did not believe an y legislation was required, lb) thinks improved transportation bv bind and water would provide for itself under the laws of supply aud demand if the government does not eontiii'ialiy meddle with it. Tho western products would lind a market soon enough if the government would leave the matter severely alone. The great trouble with :he currency is excessive t nkering, and d the government would leave it alone !he internal currency of tho country would regulate itself just as perfectly as international cuirency dues. The irrigation of arid lands is settling itself in Idaho and Colorado and other stales w here the government leaves it alone. The fewer commercial laws we 1 X have the better, and if there were no I commercial laws the community would I be far more prosperous than it is. The I ititertercnee of the government with f" immigration has been uniformly mis-i mis-i rhtvHS. iliialuosa. combinations and trusts wer dangerous to those inside them, andiftleft alone by the government govern-ment would work nothing but good, tin -e less perveated to some purpose opposed to the laws of trade, iu which case they would inevitably, soo.ieror later, bring about the ruin of those concerned in them. The Indian question and the opening of tho Indian lands bad been brought to its jiresent unfortunate condition con-dition by government interference, and he knew of no way of getting it out of the snarl. The following letter on the subject of "The Irrigation of Arid Lands" from M. H. lie Yotlllir was received in r.i. schemes and Rusk's efforts in extending extend-ing the markets for live stock were partial par-tial remedies for tho present depression, depres-sion, "j Speaker Elder of the Kansas house of representatives said those who had an imperfect knowledge of tho situation were accustomed to lay tho blame upon the farmer, but there wero other conditions, con-ditions, and they wero nearer tho root of the evil, one was the imperfect operation of the law of supply and demand which in turn was caused by the mercenary consolidations of capital by unsurppii-lous unsurppii-lous persons. Such combinations were trusts and they were the octopus that has fastened its grasp upon the "farmer, u'lo-i ti-l-.ila Ih,, .....-- ... . oo, ii uii", nil- must uiiiiiiaiiiis of all industrial classes was at the same time the most helpless and of all men the most miserable. Trusts were Hanked by speculative boards of trade and bucket shops, which forced false values upon the people. Another cause of the depression was tho too contracted market. The farmer wanted a wider field; they wanted reciprocity; reciprocity was a good thing. Another way of relieving the situation was by increasing increas-ing tho volume of money: still another way was combinations of farmers against opposing combinations. The farmers now were trying the latter method. Dr. Parsons stated that he was directed di-rected by the secretary of the department depart-ment of agriculture to represent that department at thiscougrcss. He spoke of the causes of depression in agriculture, agricul-ture, one was tho loss of foreign markets mar-kets to tho farmers because diseased cattle would not be bought. The way to regain the market was to eradicate the disease. Dr. Parsons explained what the depart, ment was doing in the way of quarantine quaran-tine and inspection to stamp out disease dis-ease among live stock. spouse to Chairman Kelly's invitation that he address congress on that subject: Dkah Sm: Your Imitation to address the ftt-.-t MeKioi'n states commerc ai congreHft reai las me ai a time uh. u 1 am engrossed v ith unties 1'onnerteil with the administration of H e C .im-ihlaii exposition, and prevents tny ne.ep a ue of f e s imc 1 regiet this all the more as I s-e that one of the nuhjwts set down for discuss, , n a one w th w bleb every well Informed In-formed ( 'allium an possesses a reaso'tatve de-lireeef de-lireeef fain barltv, na-ue'y. ' Th Irrigation of Arid 1 amis." It would have afforded me pleasutn. had my em.'a.riTuent.s pe-nut led, to lay bfliore your i', li:;, . -s some fa- tn t ie c'en-fal diss 'iiiiua-tionorv 'iiiiua-tionorv h rh m'K'.l ere: ts- a strong public opinion in favor of the government takliiK steps to n c aim a h rge (iiiaullty of laud it now p.-ses es. whiih. m Its p e eat statu, is absolutely vaiiiel.-sa. luitwh'cli hy the expenditure expen-diture of a re isonatiie Hum of money could be lead" suiile.eiitly valuable to more lhan pay tile fXlsMni; nation il debt from thai proceeds ot tie- s lie, I have not the data at hand to state with evaelucfHihe (ptaniliy of laud susceptible of Irr g. it on. hut I In 1 eve thai ons u-vat i e persons per-sons have est'iuai-'d that ai least Ml ihhi.i pi seres now owned by tne Kcneral govern ment rrnild he so reclililne i Pernaps till! qUiin'lty Is mi ch greater, but it will b. well to keep on t if safe s'do In consider, mt a question of tins kind. Noexisi n law Will tempt private enter- Jinse to enu'.iLie In the enormous tisk of briny-n briny-n lies and re .-jon into use. My experience ami otw-rvatii.n has tainht me that the so-called so-called desert hind act h and similar measures only si iinulaie the settlement of traet which require no esitraordinru y outlay of monev. and which, in the nature i f things, would tin brought, under culliva'ion bv private, enterprise enter-prise even If the government did not oitor large inducements Hid real problem to tuak useful the M.- U. S. Hall president of the Missouri state farmers' nliiance was the next speaker. The greatest cause of the present depression he said, was partisan parti-san politics. Tho last national campaign cam-paign was fought on the line of economic econo-mic questions. Other causes of the depression de-pression were the high protection tariff, the decreased volume of money and the raising of freight and passenger rates to pay dividends ou watered stock. The remedies wero a low tariff, increase in tho volume of the currency and tho regulation of railroads so that they could pay dividends only on actual ac-tual capital invested. A recess was taken until 2 o'clock. exn n iliure of le- than a en acre. The ag-gi-e i.ii,, sum r.vuo',',1 for the purpose. ?j o.. hyin s un ;s ve'i y form! !a,le. but the tact inn-! not be lost smht ot tint t wonld lie only a t-nijiora' y o'.tlav and that everr eolia'r w bid be l e turned to the lr a-mry t.ve fold. If man's greatest achievement is "to make two biaues oi gr.is.-i gr w wi.ere oi.e only i. r :w before," then It can sa'ely be urged tiiat no greater act of wisdom could be oisnlaved by a govei anient, than tint of devoting itr)f t the reel ilma' ion of wa te places On. nceus only to il lici t upon the consequences conse-quences that would re aiit f.om such aredemp-tiou aredemp-tiou to be protean, il y stirpr sed at t'e: inaction tit the govet n'uent ill the pr -mtses - for ono can h, i I'd iy con -1 u -r t e surveys tiiat have been lu:ae :h any! Mll'l in se lhat supertiuous in-ve-tiuatlotii.. for lii'-y have -ere l no other liurpoBcthan to en.plia-i'e fi'C s .llreadyelear- 1,' e-t ihH-hed. What 1 mean 'w action Is the tailing hold In earliest of some 'l,lg scheme of reclamation, which. when romoleted would give bimes to a large tmml.er of persons per-sons and enable th-in t earn a comfortable living. Any well no-Ted we-teru Juan could Imiicate hnnur-,ls of maces w here .),erat ous coiiid i e earned ou with a c rtainty Cf p.'o.nic'i'.g ,i'o".l -tb.e r, ill".. New Mexico, Arizona. Colorado, Neva la. o iinsas. C.i'ii'oruia, WaSuiu -ton. the lukotasauil ' r.-gon nil havo an alum lane,- of government 1 mil 'which Is now aPsolutelv vaiu.-Se -s.s far as productiv-.-ne-fi is couceified but . w; i h if wedded to U;e g vine water, would astonii.li t"e world hy Its ieriii'iy, , , , , I; is not nei-ssarv t rnnsac. ancient history his-tory or t . go to oilier e.vu.ir.e- r rv !,': en tils sue i.-.-l T:a- sta'e h.-h -i-e ') d .- fo'ksf ni'ei iv ,u d led sue -es fuilr SU" o t :v .-"Vote acc sto u-u to a generous ii. i ea cr'v ti i;,g b ti m up li ..eople at. -i none )' n ''',. do ta s an acre uiilm-p uiilm-p ,, . ,i-iu it a .illnliv.il) -r ns whose unfile unfi-le ulu nor is- mui: l.v ...f.-rs ,n live hum u.e ' ore a- liio.ai: i dollars an a-' to part j W , h i-e,,' p'is .es- i lie i-a -ie ijo i-v mav be told oi other I a-ts j of Ca I o-iiia. but in, r.) Is - tin a great dei j la ui hti,at st -.1-when i. not -it t" "' I il- y.n : , it,-, r-of war r .tt.il i not t.- ! to j Until eapit i H IS l-nil" eouslv ,!! ,o IS.'d or t. I.. .V Inin -Id laU.S la.id. or. as,v ,;al i-a., ol,y t ..loaipiiaP'.et.va y proiL ms w il ! .-. t-tack, t-tack, d by pi'lv.it" eun-ip: . r' e dirt c tl-tunks tl-tunks will i .t .-it uniuo-eciitKl until th- i r ensure en-sure r i .nd :s great eavu to warrant heavy 0,i'i,'uow taat t is somewhat contrary to the g.MiiiiHi.f ,,ur institutions to aivoi a'e a, s-ya-ttim by which Uiu tsuueial goveiuiucut should |