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Show OEHVER IT SI 6JfillII Next Session of Transmissis-sippi Transmissis-sippi Congress Will Go to Colorado Capital. DELEGATES IN FRISCO ; GET DOWN TO WOttKi Many Addresses Dealing With Present-Day Problems of Great West Delivered. SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. S. Assembling Assem-bling after half a day of recreation, the delegates to tho nineteenth session of tho Transmississippi Commercial con- ' gross devoted tho afternoon and evening even-ing to practical addresses on the devel- ' opment of the west andt brief osplaua.-lory osplaua.-lory speeches on resolutions under consideration con-sideration b' tho various committees. Hereafter one-half of each day is to be taken up by entertainments provided by tho coTnmercial bodies of San Francisco. Of tho 1200 delegates who arc registered regis-tered as attending the congress fully one-third 'participated today in an excursion ex-cursion by steamer to many points of interest on tho bay. Flood of Resolutions. A new flood of resolutions deluged the secretary's desk after the delegates dele-gates returned. Bccauso of the extended ex-tended debates that havo occurred in the session of tho committee on resolutions resolu-tions it is probable that action upon many of tho important measures for which approval has been asked will be-retarded. be-retarded. Tho committee, has deter- j, miued to recommend, in modified form, i the resolution urging tho necessity of ! providing for a rejuvenated merchant marino and today, after a debate of 1 several hours determined to report ad- ' versely the resolution commending the ; attitude of Postmaster-General Mover on tho subject of a parcels post. The ! latter topic is expected to furnish the basin of a lively contest on the floor of the congress. , Denver Wins Battle. Denver and Xew Orleans fought out the question of tho 1909 meeting place on the floor ioda3' and Denver won by a margin of 2 to 1. with a few votes to spave. In support of tho claims of the Colorado city messages were read from half a dozen of its commercial bodies, while Louisiana's claims were ' furthered bv a singer who rendered "Dixie." In resigning to Denver the next congress, as well as the presidency, presi-dency, alread- awarded to Thomas F. Walsh. W. O. llart of Louisiana urged the claim of New Orleans to the convention con-vention of 1910. During tho dav thero were addresses by Mrs. Mary M. Keith, president of the State Equal Suffrago association; by Max McCollough, recommending American investments in the Philippine islands, which he represented as a dele-gato; dele-gato; by Thomas Ttichardson of Portland, Port-land, Ore., in support of his project to bring the national political conveniens conven-iens to San Francisco four years hence: by A. II. Miller, of Sacramento, on tho geological survey and its work; by Jtobert T. Devlin, attorney for the California drainage commission, urging the necessity for federal aid in the reclamation "of vast areas in interior "'nlifornia. and by Fletcher Cutler of I'ureka. Cal.. whoso eloquont address upon tho future greatness of tho state was one of tho features of the congress. con-gress. Important Addresses. Another address of importance was that of G-. W. Dickie, of San Francisco, who spoke in practical terms of the merchant marine and its shortcomings. shortcom-ings. One of the messages received todov by President J. I. Case was from E. II. Harriman, reading as follows: "I ennnot express how disappointed I am not to bo with .you all and go over our experiences of the last decade, and to assure you that, there is ns much ahead as lies behind us, if we only work together and co-operate to tho ono end ofbettering that section of tho coun-trv coun-trv in which our responsibilities lie. I want vour organization to know that I am fu'llv in sympathy with its objects and desire to co-operate with it. I particularly par-ticularly wanted to be present at your meeting held in San Francisco, as that point indicates what can be accomplished accom-plished by intelligent co-operation. P (Signed) "E. II. IIAliKIMAN. ' ' GInt of RcsolutlbiiH. Among tho resolutions introduced lo-dav lo-dav were the following: By F. M. Short of Fresno, Cal.: Iieallirm the resolution adopted by the sixteenth national irrigation congress con-gress at Albuquerque, recognizing the growing importance of tho development of electric nou'er not only for lighting, manufacturing and other commercial purposes, but also in aid of irrigation bv pumping water from subterranean sources and in other way?, Bv W. 12. Dickson of Colorado: Declaring that lands moro vuluablo for mining or agricultural purposes should not be iiiHuded in forest ro-servcH. ro-servcH. and providing for the exclusion of Mich lands already opened to entry or settlement. By W. H. Marslon, president of the Ship Owners' association: Demanding that congress pass such legislation as will extend the coastwise navigation laws, heretofore suspended by congress to tho Philippine archipelago archipel-ago nnd give relief from the present tariff lolls. By V. 0. Hart of Louisiana: lioaflirming the resolutions passed at former sessions regarding tho general improvement of rivers and harbors of the entire country. Tho resolution do-mauds do-mauds an annua appropriation of at least $50,000,000 for this purpose; endorses en-dorses tho project for a deep waterway from the great kikes tb the Gulf of Mexico: favors thu improvement of tho Missouri and Arkansas rivers in par-Continued par-Continued on Pago Ten. DENVER WINS OUT BY BIG MAJORITY Continued from Pago One. Ucular; endorsing the construction of an intcrcoastal canal, nino feet deep and ono hundred feet wide from the Mississippi Mis-sissippi to the l?io Grando; ratifying the utterances of the president .ou these subjects and favoring, if necessary, tho creation of a department of public works. By Max L. McCollongh, chairman of tho Philippine delegation: Recommending the importance- of tho Philippine islands as a Held for profit-nblo profit-nblo American investment and urging a revision of the federal insular land and t tariff laws conducive to the economic eco-nomic prosperity and peace of tho islands. t Tho night session of the trans-Mississippi commercial congress was taken up with addresses by J. U. Eddy of Stockton, secretary of tho Good Eoads association, and j. B. Lippincott, who delivered :iu illustrated lecture on the Los Angeles aqueduct. Vice Presidents Chosen. The following vice presidents were chosen by the congress to represent the various slates: Colorado, Sam Duiton; Missouri, 13. L. Scarrett; Kansas, C. M. Creech; Jowa, Levi Baker; Oklahoma, J. J. Erlach; Arkansas. C. 11. Breckonridgo; Nebraska, Henry T. Clarke: Utah. John ir. Smith; Norrh Dakota, JL F. Arnold; Texas. C. C. Slaughter; New Mexico, Gcorgo Curry; Nevada, J. B. Mcnardi; Minnesota, Tarns Bixby; South Dakota, Dr. E. L. Smith; Idaho. Frank H. Good-iiig; Good-iiig; Montana, D. R. Peeler; Wyoming, WV S. Collins; Louisiana, J. S. Dixon; Arizona, W. T. F. Donald. The following were chosen members of the executive committee: Arizona, A. M. Conard: Idaho. N. A. Means; Nevada. 0. J. Smith; Arkansas, George Sengel; Colorado, Samuel F. Dut-ton; Dut-ton; Iowa. Robert Hunter; Kansas, John Dudley; Louisiana, W. 0. Hart; Minnesota, Minne-sota, II. Eva; Montana, J. H. Strain; Nebraska, F. W. Brown: North Dakota, N. G. Larimorc; New Mexico, L. Bradford Brad-ford Prince; South Dakota. J. A. Ross; Texas. V. V. Turner; Utah, L. W. Shurtliff; Wyoming. E. Crummins. |
