Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-20
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fofmal welcome BY benurh wan ~
behalf Of the mayor, who was W, We
President expire .-ed thanks Tor ih9
coriIal welcome, aud said. ~ am HlNt
Ia have b,.n able 10 traverse tie hahuot
and look ulon the literal work when
M. government has inauRuratcl lot
IN. beurfit Of the Southwest. ! nave
aINays Thought that u wn- one u the
undistaiteI functions Of the general
ynyrrnm.nt b. make these great water
ways aud haflors, Ia which our ~ y
udny must come, no 10 receive IN.
irlbute Oh the rail and river, safe nhl
easy " access. deptecaie waste ol
uubllc money, but AM not shngyi III
Inc sense that | would have incom'
plete or suffer 10 lag any great wotk
highly promolivc Of the Interests Of our
people" Iii.
Referring TO reciprocity, he sails
1--WE are great enough anu rch enough
b. reach forward TO grandnf cohcep,,
tlous than have entered tue minus ~
some u our statesmen In the past ~
you are content, am not ihat we
nations Of Europe shall absorb nearly
The entire commerce Of our sister re-
publlc- that lie south Of ~. IL u M
tunlly In large measure ours, ours
by neighhofhO0d, ours ~ nrafnesa OF
accrsp. oup by that sympathy that
binds the hemisphere without Ring
lChccrr.l "a,
srhe Inauguration of the Pan
American Congress, or more properly
the American conference, the happy
conduct Ofthat meeting, the wise nnd
cnntureheualvo measures which were
suggested hy II, with the fnternnl and
kindly spirit that was manifested by
our southern neighbors, has stimulated
a desire Ia them and In our people for
larger intercourse, commerce anl
friendship. The PROVISIONS u the bill
passed ut the last session look
Ing 10 reciprocity In trade not
only met with my official approval
when 1 plgn-d the hill, but with my
jealous promotion before the bill war
reported. Prolonged chccringI Us
provision concerning reciprocity isthat
we have placed upon our free list sugar
ten. coffee aud hides, and have said 70
tho-. nations from whom we receive
these great staples. give rs free access
~ your ports for mn equivalent amount
u our product In exchange, or we Will
re-lmp0se the duties upon the articles
named. The law leaves II wholly 10
the Executive 10 negotiate these NJ.
fangcmcnts. Il does not need that
thuy shall take the form 81 treaty.
They need not he submitted for the
concurrence VI the Senate. IL only
needs that we, having made our offer.
shall receive their offer In return, and
when they hay. naie up an acceptable
schednl. VI articles produced by us
that shall have free access 10 their
ports proclamation by the Pres.
idcnt closes the whole business.
Already one treaty with that
youngest Of South American rrpub
lies, the great republic Of Brazil,
has been negotiated and proclaimed.
think, without disclosing any exccu.
tive secrets, that may tell you that
the arrangement with Brazil Il not
likely 10 abide In lonesomoncss much
longer. Prolonged chevrlng.l That
others are 10 follow and that ~ To-
suit Of these trade arrangements the
products OF the United Stat,~-our
meats, our bscadstuns, anu cariafn
lines Of manufactured goods--arc 10
find free or favored access to the ports
of many Of these South and Central
American States. All the states will
share In these benefits. We have had
some analyses made " the manifest.
Of some Of our steamers now sailing T.
South American ports, and In singl,
steamer II was found that tweniy.hy,
vi our States contributed 10 the cargo.
"But We shall need something more
We shall need American aieamshlls /,
carry American goods 10 these ports
tGr.at applause. The last Congfesl
passed n bill approriating about a. 300
900, and authorizing tho Posimaslg
General 10 contract with steamship
companies for period OF moi exceed
ing ten ycan for carrying Unitot
States mall. The foreign mail sorvic,
u the only mail service out Of whicl
the government has been making
mel profit, We DO not make a prod
out OF our land service. There IL NJ
annual deficiency, which my goo
friend, the Postmaster General, ha
been trying very hand 10 reduce o
wipe out. Tho theory Of our mail sci
vices II that II Il for tho people, that "
are not to make profit out OF IL; that W.
are 10 Civ. them NJ cheap service q
possible. We are, many Of IA, lookinl
forward 10 the time when we shal
have a l'ccnt postage In this country
We have been W close aud penurlou
In dealing with our ship. In carfyin
thciorcign mails TINT we have actual
made revenues out OF TINT business, no
having spent for II what WE have 70
ceivcd from II. Now We propos, 1
change the policy and make more M
-rsl contracts with the American line
carrying American mails.
''S0mo one may any that we ougll
not 10 20 into this business, that 1t L
Subsidy. hut, my friends, every oihe
great nation Of the world has been dt
Ing II and is doing It today. Grea
Britain and France have built up thel
great steamship lines by government
aid, aud II seems 10 me that our att
ude with reference 10 that
aptly protected by the illustration tina
l mentioned the other day. In IA
oldcn time no wholesale merchant sen
out travelling men TO solicit custom, hu
he stood Ia his own store and waite
Tor Ills customers. Hut presently som
enterprislng merchant began 10 sen
out men with their samples 10 see
trade TO save the coat Of trip to Ne,
York or Philadelphia, until finAll
that practice became universal, an
these active, Intelligent travelling mt
are scurrylng this country oveF, pusl
Ing and soliciting Ia their several lin,
OF business. Now, Imagine some col
servative merchant In Now York ga,
Ing TO HIMSELF All this IL wron,
trade ought 10 come TO me- II h
should refuse TO adopt lh,se moder
methods what would be the result? II
must adopt the new methods or 10 o,
OF business. We have been reiuslu
TO adopt the universal method OF o,
competitors In commerce 10 stimula
their shipping Interests, aud have goi
out OF business. Cheers,
"Encoumged by what your smoke
man has said tonight, | venture 10 a
a 4.