Show BRADY OF IDAHO AT HEAD OF CONGRESS idahoan elected president of trans mississippi commercial congress despite precedent of years salt lako lake city former governor Gover gor jama H drady brady of idaho was elected president reil deat of the trans M commercial congress and wichita I 1 ajkan kan was chosen as the 3 meeting place at the final session in Aa assembly hall friday morning following the completion ot of the business of the session the congress adjourned sine die A precedent of twenty three years was broken by the congress la in electing former governor brady president instead of john 11 II powell who was chairman of the executive committee it has always been customary to elect the cb chairman airman of the executive committee to the presidency A resolution presented by stephen II 11 love of salt lako lake urging congress to recommend to tao railroads rail roada the immediate of faster train schedules to be maintained until normal traffic conditions prevail and the danger of acar a car shortage Is eliminated was adopted salt lake city of the many striking features that testified to the great work and purposes of the transmits sis sippi commercial congress at the opening sessions session s of its twenty third thira annual convention here tuesday probably abl r n one none I 1 is 8 of more importance than the introduction of a resolution by judge E A holm helm of wichita kans comprehending lower freight rates ab a imperative to tho the progress and development of the twenty two states west of the mississippi A movement urging the government to utillie utilize the machinery doiy now in use at the panama canal to improve the channel of the mississippi MI ippi river for the drainage reclamation of vast areas of swamp lands bordering on that great grea t waterway also a proposal that the federal congress le be asked to appropriate toward the panama pacific international exposition of 1915 at san francisco formed important features among the distinguished guests present were former governor james H brady of idaho who la is mentioned as the next president of the congress former governor george W pardee of A D or of on the platform at the morning sea sion elon were governor william spry mayor samuel 0 park joseph 0 calne caine secretary of the salt laico com commercial in erceal club and others A letter from president willlam william 11 tatt taft addressed to governor spry was read espre expressing asing hla his regret at being unable to attend and hoping the congress sessions might b be 0 fruitful of good results numerous reasons why america in general and the west in particular should bo be seen first in preference to europe wore set forth graphically in wednesday afternoon at salt air by speakers of national repute attending the trans mississippi commercial congress seo see america first was the slogan tor for the day it was the day set act apart for addresses dealing entirely with reasons why this slogan should stand representatives from more than twenty states were present the visit to saltair was P part art of t the 0 soo seo america first program the lake was wall otio ono of them the wonders of america referred to by speakers I 1 and more than persons saw it for the pst time about boo delegates were present president trumbo trumbo opened the meet ing by pitying paying glowing tribute to 0 the late fisher harris of salt lake whom he accredited with having been the leader in the movement of aducat ing the people to see america first important among the many resolutions introduced at the wednesday session was one by henry welsh of park city utah advocating that the preset present if regulations and methods of 0 the interior department in handling the resources mineral timber and grazing lands of the country should be so changed chang edi interpreted or modified that the citizens of the inter moun tain country might secure the benefits at their very doors instead of bet being j deprived of them by unnecessary and unreasonable restrictions resolutions were introduced in favor of the proposed transcontinental highway thanking the president and congress for waterways improvements on inland rivers and urging further harbor barbor I 1 improvements Improve menta along the gulf coast P F W graham western engineer engl nee and industrial agent of the great northern railroad read an address prepared by louis W hill chairman of the board of directors of the system rev AE higley of denver delivered an address filled with humo humorous rotis anecdotes which kept his listeners constantly in smiles he emphasized the wonderful resources of the west and spoke glowingly of americas natural wonders which he declared tar fax excelled anything europe had to offer both from a scenic and historical viewpoint an address on fire waste delivered by willard done utah state insurance commissioner was the feature of the afternoon session of the Trans mississippi commercial congress on thursday former congressman robert W bonynge Bony ngo of colorado in discussing the reform of our banking aua and currency laws before the congress at the night session declared that the Ameri american crin people soon would insist upon removing the stigma of being a financial nuisance among the world powers and would demand a comprehensive banking system P E quinn government commis stoner N S W Au australia austarlia stalia spoke on problems of the antipodean settlement our problems are very much the same as your own said mr air quinn australia has great resource 3 and few people |