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Show 1 1 EMMETT D. BOYLE, governor j of Nevada, who spoke at the j j Southern Commercial congress at Baltimore last night on "The Western West-ern Spirit." p SS2M5-k: pitfsS ifili OF LANDS Nevada Governor Points to Opportunities South and Southwest. I J BALTI.YlUltE, M;!, Dec. 10. Develop- . ment of trade with the Latin-American ! countries and tiic Improvement and further fur-ther construction of inland waterways 1 were leading features in the discussions of after the war before the various sections sec-tions of the Southern Commercial congress con-gress today. At the session of tho house of governors tonight. Governor Coyle of Nevada declared thnt "if the western spirit" prevailed in ihe south the land between Bali i more and New Orleans could nut be duplicated in :my oilier territory, ter-ritory, in the country. Governor Eoy-r told 'cow t'e Iwrren. arid and unit sec1 lands In the west had in recent years been converted into fertile ..nd productive territory, and pointed out to the: southerners southern-ers the opportunities presented for similar simi-lar work throughout the south and southwest. south-west. A meeting of delegates interested in the Czccho-Sin vale movement was addressed by Guy T. tclendon. newly elected secretary sec-retary of state of Georgia, who represented repre-sented Governor Hugh M. Dorsey, told of a plan to establish a colony of Jiavs in Georgia. Congressman Reed of Wesi Virginia, Vir-ginia, in an address to thu congress, took exception lo the proposal for a league of nations, which was advocated by former President Taft yesterday before the congress. con-gress. r |