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Show I PRESIDENT J IF CONGRESS ntv-third Session Closes th Election and Installa- I-n of Idaho Governor as rel Chief Executive. 1 LlTA SELECTED I hR 1 9 13 CONVENTION . irnittee Appointments and option of Final Resolu- jns Were Features of Yesterday's Meeting. BBMER GOVERNOR JATR8 H. BRADY of Tdnhc was elected nrl fonnalK installed as presi- Idcnt of tb Tranemiesissippi irtial congress at the closing 1 of its twenty-third annual con-I con-I here yesterday forenoon, tt, Kan., wts unanimously choBon e ifil.1 convention. Installation r officers and directors, commit-ointments commit-ointments and adoption of final Hods were the features. he election of Governor Brady, ingress broko a precedent estab-for estab-for twenty-three years. He.reto- r chairman of too executive lH(Uf hs succeeded to the presi-tftof presi-tftof the congress. President Brady 'lltcicd H9 a candidate at large over JL. Powell of Wichita, Kan., chair-'of chair-'of tbo executive committee, for lfe select ion the Kansas delegution Spa hard fight. When the strength K lirudv forces was realized, a jioisc wan accepted, Brady being I the unaDiuioiis choice for presi-ind presi-ind Wichita Ihe una.uimou8 solec-Ibr solec-Ibr the 1913 'onvention, mat Ringing Speech. .tvPowoll was elector to the respon- office of first vice president, and ptfd in a spirit ed address ringing lojelty and active support, to the Hi of the congress. The former gov-tt gov-tt llfo responded in a short, ea.ru-fcft, ea.ru-fcft, in which he t hanked the con-Bt con-Bt for the honor, discussed briefly LB plant of the organization for the jWJfTfir &jid predicted a future of BkedeDtfd luccess, wtih an attend-Kjlit attend-Kjlit least 15'jO delegateB in Wich SiXtf Jones of Seattle was HjM Kcond '.ire president, W. V. fcalt Lako third vi-e presi Bttd Governor John Burke of V Dakota fourth vice president. ferC Trumbo of Muskogee, Okla, Pf'-'H-len' of the congress, was N ebairman of the cougressional fepalatii-.. committee: Harry G. of Kansas City, Mo., retiring ti president, was choson chair- of tbo executive committee, aud kW Ji Breker of KansaH City, one hardr-st workers in the organ-SP organ-SP whote name hay modestly lcoa from prominent, mention during w!sons, i-as uuanimouslv elected toed himself as secretary. B Pollard, president of the HP? tioNKl lauk of Kansas Vac elected treasurer of the con-JRk con-JRk the nnauimoiis vote of the St Of dim tors. m Young Presides. Bor Richard Toung, a grand- OT?r',Rllam 0un2' Presided over Bbid2 sessi0ni having been mtro-W0)' mtro-W0)' President Trumbo. The fol Wf cre clmsen to complete the Br' directors for tie new term: nB' George I. (Greenwood; !W!;", Gilbert I) Daniels; Col- Bk Arthur V Francis; Idaho, Atli,n-.n; I own, iVrknt .uni WM"Vd p Neal; K.msns, Chester A. Wmfl Samul l1. Wollard; Louisi-Sanders; Louisi-Sanders; Missouri. Col. V. W. J Oklahoma, ,0o n. ird, ,. C. J ' Panl '-'tterson; New Mexico, BHJ nol.l a n.l if i,-hard P. Oak- BJU r V K,-'ar liin"hart; S'ourh MnL ? ' -1 Dillinger and A'r. ''v?rl,rdt; Texas, C. P. .fihingtoc N c Rirbardp Hie una possessions will he ;, Alaylra, Arizona. Califor-,wai, Califor-,wai, Minnesota, Montana, Ne- kB0?V-N'orth Dakota, Wvo-m Wvo-m the Philippine li frorn1?' ."omn"ttof. also ap 'Tt. '''Haiia W ) Kart as j 'J''wt, dire.-tor 'for thrco K j V V"1' ')' ct"'T for two K.,r i :-, 'an.ingf-r; director for .BKi,',,', 1 r,f,e hand; members of 'Tk "n "'"''tt'-c. J. y Sander ijBF ' 3mit. Bierica" Delegates. H i '' ''r'rV"r announced the K. , "e nr,,a Fr.st " Pl.'mi h,";!t: lolion-?. i tl Brf oT's of !v-'-''- '. 1 oi ike oie iflnr Antonio, Tex., former ft 'of !l. Bradv 0f daho, W. F. Kent l , f TTlfle City and cx-BV'qh cx-BV'qh ' rrumbo of Mnnkogeo, Dmi?5 "I'TiiatOR: W. Aldrich. ,W.Sn' R,,,-1;-i Rnie Jones or Uf v 1 and Seeretarv Edwin J. Kit ; "5a '''. Mo." W y.'nrtant resolution to be Ipb IT6 congregs wae orTored elal i l0- President of the Uri.1 trrifflc bureau of Salt jBBlroatl. ,!'r: '"ongrcHa induce BWti k! i w,taWieb faeter freight ,B of pl"mriato the imminent BBe M-8T're :in'1 damaging car Ml1 ipiritpa rT'5 """ro 'a"0'1 I I H llPd debate, the opposition ''-iBm being led by Dougl.is White, industrial j agent of the Salt Lake, route. J Striking Addresses. Aside from the many striking addresses ad-dresses made by men prominent, in the development of the great west, the work of the twenty-third annual convention con-vention of the congress is significantly unfolded to the public in the report of the resolutions committee, which was adopted as an official declaration ot principle of the congress. In part it reads; We nold that the problem f al-quate al-quate agricultural development, tit questfon of transportation, the policy of :ontnt of waters anfl conservation conserva-tion of oii, hihi the Improvement pf the public Iuk1iw;is constitute features fea-tures of work of the highest and most useful typo that thl? congress may perform In behalf of thr- traiifinls-sisslppt traiifinls-sisslppt region At this morning's session A. T,. Wost. official route finder of the American Automobile Au-tomobile association, was Introduced Mr West told briefly Of the work he has Just concluded of finding a new route from New York to Seattle and h!o of a new central rond from San Francisco to New York via Salt T,ake City. Mr. V m t,,) of the extensive work of the association Calling attention to thj fact that affiliations affilia-tions are now working with It In tlilrty-four tlilrty-four states and that the total membership member-ship Is 100,000. Kellogg Is Congratulated. Secretary Bpt:ker announced that the Transmlsslflslppl Commercial congress hud forwarded the following wire to Hon Frank B. Kelloprgr, who was yesterday elected president of the American Bar association : "The Trrinsmlsslsslppl Commercial con-press con-press congratulates a transmlsslsslppl ma.n on his election and fully realizes Hint the tranamfBSiSSippi replon Is honored as the parent of such an offspring." Richard Save Jones of Seaitle, who Is second vice president of the congress, i? also vice president of the American Bar association. According to the conference held be tween Governor James IT. Brady, Vice Presidents John J. Powell of Wichita, Richard Sa. Jones of Seattle and W F Jensen of Salt Lake City, the work In the coming year and the session at Wichita Wichi-ta next year Will be history making and epochal. A division of territory for thorough organization or-ganization and the compW development of the commercial organization unit spirit lias beon tentatively agreed upon, President Presi-dent Brady to take Che northwest and Vice President Powell the BOUthweSl The new committee on commercial organization organiza-tion will tak hold of this work. President Presi-dent Brady, ai the request of Vice President Presi-dent Powell, has signified bis intention of making H Faxon of Wichita chairman of this committee and Riley Atkinson of Bois; will be the chief Western member It Is proposed to organise every commercial com-mercial body to a point f real Interest In the congress. Committees on transportation. trans-portation. Irrigation, conservation, waterways water-ways agriculture and live stock Will also make the Wichita session of inn and th work of the coming year notable. The result of the conference between President Brady and Vice President Powell resulted in the conclusion that agricultural development. waterways, transportation and good roads would un-qnestlonablv un-qnestlonablv be the great consideration in the year's work, and In the sessions nt Wichita. Both Governor Brady :nd Mr. Powell win go to work without delay, ana Vice Presidents Jones and Jensen wltn their lieutenants In the northwest and with their helpers in the southwest, will he busy as soon as thev reach home. Sight-Seeing Tour. Yesterday morning before the session opened, the delegates were taken on a sightseeing tour of Salt Fake and vl-Hnltv. vl-Hnltv. The. trip was not less enjoyed than that made by the women , Mega cs the preceding day or the 'peach treat rfven Thursday afternoon in the or-fnont or-fnont building chamber of commerce, by he ntiih Fruit Publicity league Mam of the delegates will remain over to view the wonderful slghi at Blng- l.o.r. ihiK morning while others left for & tmST? night. jrsSSLiSsR appreciation of Salt Lake's hospltallts nnd unlimited attractions. A C Trumbo, retiring president of the roneress and wife, Secretory Edwin J nJ-ker wife and daughter. Charles gmriniera and wife, heading a party of delegates, win leave this evening for a to.'r of the Yellowstone by the Wylie wa y. |
