New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-25
THE TRANS.MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS.
EX-SENATOR MILLER POINTS OUT THE VALUE OF
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

IA">I-NAlOK MlLl%Eh FONTS OUT THE VALUE OT
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
New-orleans, Feb. o1.-The Trans Mississippi Com.
mercia Congress held It's second session at the ST.
Charles Theatre today. Governor Prince o, New.
Mexico, presided A. G. Fisk, of Colorado introduced
Il series Of resolutions. which were referred The
resolutions favored construction of the Nicaragua
Canal urged appropriation by Congress for rivers and
Elrbors; recommends that the Government issue a
sufficient amount of legal tender to restore the
equilibrium between money and production: that
New Mexico, Arizona and Utah be admitted rs states
that Congress enact such measures as will assure the
people OF the country that the law giving bounty
On sugar and admitting machinery for the manufacture
OF sugar free shall not be recalled for at least five
years, mat the Government abolish Indian titles TO
iahuS ana irloa system; that Indians be dsarmed
made amenable TO law; that all Indian reservations
De opened Tor settlement that free and unlimited
coinage of silver be made lawful; That The action Of
Congress regarding the Hennepin Canal be Endorsed
indOr>ng the Interstate Commerce act. denorncno
trusts and combines; that all uncarned railroad lands
be restored to the public domain; that the inmi-
grafton laws De made more stringent approaching the
actlOn OF congress III making appropriations for "A deep
water harbor at Galveston and other Gulf ports :
urging the Government to continue the driving Of
artean wells III arid regions denouncing buying and
selling Of futures as gambling
Ex-senator Warner Miller gave n brief historical
account OF the various efforts that have been made TO
construct an neIoeeanic canal and an account of the
various surveys that have been made by the United
states Government and private parties the result of
which mas been TO prove that the only feasible route
Tor canal across the American isthmus is BY way OF
Nicaragua. Mr. Miller gave description of the phys
caI conditions OF Nicaragua OF the route as now
located. lie said
There Is lying south Of great continent-South
Ah1ca-Which should be In closer trade relations with
Us than is and there are living upon the Pacific great
states IKE those of Japan, Corea and the coast
oi 0Hna winch would at once be brought into closer
they would be with the Eastern States because the Cult
f he ag n aP9 1 200 miles Rear 70 The eastern mouth
inc great cotton growing states of the Union would be
benefited beyond measure. Whilst to-day they
suffering with production of cotton and low prices
II the Nicaragua Canal were constructed they would
featured state to fully 7OO0OOo0 people who i've
the Pacific Ocean, and who would be tributary TO
our country If the canal were constructed. The
cotton for the new cotton mills which they have been
buiidihg: The japanese COnsul-General IN New-l ork
erected some fifteen twenty modern spinning mills In
Japan, ard were getting their supply Of raw cotton
the last winter from Xew,Sork over the Canada
racine Railroad To Vancouver and from there Japan
to pay this transportation and be profitable what would
Japan saving more than twotbiITs Of thc preiert cost
only few days aeo several thousand ha1es of Amer
can cotton were shipped from Liverpool TO Japan by
Ex-Governor Hubbard. Of Texas, spoke on the sub
Jet OF waterways. lie said that until the meeting
at Denver the plea for appropriations was in vain
or was 700 late 70 90 good. IL was not today.
They had succeeded in getting the promise of the Gov
eminent for S6,2OOOoO to deepen the harb0r of
Galveston, and in good time twenty to thirty feet
Of water might be expected. Within the last three
months the depth had increased five inches. Gal
weston largely handles grain for export, ald her ex
port and import trade now amounts TO 81 100000.
hat VIII II be when twenty feet of water have been
obtained There were now seventeen feet OF water
al the mouth Of the Brazos. and this obtained
by work OF the people. who relied only upon the
promise Of the Cover incnt for decentralization Gov
crnor Hubbard predicted that IN less than five years
great ships laden with cotton and grain would be
passing in fleets through all the pasSc, Of the great
Mississippi, that the same would be the case at Gal
weston, al Nelasco and even at Arkansas Pass. Tex.
The country from New-Orlcans to the Rio GT7inde
yet virtually in virgin state but this viii In
short time be country densely populated.