Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-08-21 | Page 1 | Commercial Congress at Denver Ends

COMMERCIAL CONGRESS AT DENVER ENDS Short Session Will Be Held in San Antonio in No No- vember DE DENVER YER 21 21 Aug AuA Finally Finally approving in ing resolutions which it is believed ed will put pat an end to the Pinchot controversy ersy concerning the segre segregation of lands other than strictly forest lands the trans Mississippi e congress n ress adjourned today today to to- day to meet again in short session at San Antonio Tex in November ember Officers Elected The following officers were elected in iu addition to Colonel Colonl Ike Fryer or of San Antonio Tex and Arthur Francis of Cripple Creek Colo Cob president and secretary sec see respectively as previously pre announced announced announced an an- in the report of the tho committee on permanent organization First vice president A. A C. C Trumbo Muskogee Okla OkJa Second vice president Sam Sani Dutton Denver Third vice president Colonel W W. F F. Baker Sioux City Ia la Fourth vic vice president C. C A. A Jastro Bakersfield Cal Treasurer D. D L. L J. J Hart San Antonio Tex 4 executive U committee i M. M lt e FredI Fred Tic I W. W Fleming Kansas KaMas Cit City Mo 0 I Advocates tes Inland Waterways COn Congressman J. J A. A McGuire cGuire of No Xe- o braska spoke on inland waterways waterway during during dur duro ing which speech he lie said the tho United Unites States StateR government ov had better spent mone money in eloping developing inland water routes than giving it to shipping trusts and in building bui battleships to 10 ward of off imaginary foes He lie declared that the waterway will wil willbe willbo bo be the surest wa way of settling the time rate rato question and will wi work no hardship on ont t time the e railroads because the latter are arenow arenow arenow now unable to carry the thc commerce o of the countr country and will ill be less able in a afew afew afew few years Dr J J. A At Rile Riley of the United States department of agriculture delivered a l short a address on the pure food quIsI ques quIs I I tion