The Bessemer indicator., 1893-07-01
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Montross on the Sist.
The Western Slope Congress met At Mont
rose on the eist. Mayor Mcclure welcomed
the delegates tn that city and President E. F.
Browne Of Aspen responded He then pro
cecded to deliver the regular address
He congratulated the Congress on the sue
ceAs which had attended skc organization and
spoke of the benefits which had come to tho
Western slope through the lnbors of Its OIL
GERS. A reduction of railroad rates had been
secured which saved to the people OF the slope
t500, 900 yearly. lie denounced the mineral
display of Colorado at Chicago as farce,
and said 1t was far excelled by tho ngricul-
tural display. The cultivation Of sugar beets
was urged. Referring to the silver question,
he urged the Congress to demand the remon-
etization Of silver.
After tho appointment Of the usual commit
tees on credentials and resolutions tho Con-
grcss adjourned until Th ursday morning.
AT that time letters and kilograms of regret
were read from Hon. II. II. Eddy, Mr.. James
II. Platt of Denver and Ex-Governor Alva
Adams. The committee on credentials re-
ported showing delegates entitled to seats from
Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnlson, Ouray,L
Plata, Pitkin, Hinsdale, Mesa, Montrose, San
Juan and San Miguel.
A paper by Thomas F. Walsh on pyritlc
smelling was read and then the secretary
read his report.
The report is a severe srralenment of the
board OF Worlds Fair commissioners, and of
Chief Ward in particular, for the obstacles
thrown in bis way In mnking collection of
ore from the Western Slope. II showed that
many specimens collected by him had been
rejected because they were too large, and
that 1t was with tho greatest difficulty that
he induced Mr.. Ward TO accept the little that
he did accept. 1t charges Ward with inefii-
cheney and with unwllllngncss TO let the
miners of the Western Slope make proper
exhibit OF their mineral resources.
The report caused general discussion,
which show ed the feeling OF the congress to
be one Of great dissatisfaction with the
Worlds Fair board on account OF the sharat-
ter of the mineral exhibit Resolutions were
adopted which strongly denounced Mr. Ward
and demand published statement OF the ex-
pendltures OF the Colorado board.
A paper written by Mr.. Harry Lee of
Ouray, on mines and mining, was read by +.
d. Catlin. Mr.. II. w. Hallett of Garfield
county, then read paper on immigration to
the Western Slope. Mr.. Richard McCloud
of DuEango read paper on smelling on the
Western Slope.
President L. T. Jcfrery OF the Denver &
Rio Grandc railroas, was invited to address
the congress. His remarks were general in
their character, expressing his views as to
the course the people OF the Western Slope
should take to develop their part Of the state.
He said he thought they should not build
their hopes on silver alone lie was BIZ
metallist, but he thought that the people of
Western Colorado should rely more upon the
than they do. The prosperous nations are
the nations that depend upon and utilize coal
and iron. They are the manufacturing ma
tions.
He praised the quality and favor OF the
fruit grown In the Western counties and said
that he wanted the fruit-growcrs of the West
ern Slope to send a carload Of fruit to Dem
yer, and complained that full carload of
Western Colorado fruit had never been sent
to Denver. He offered to haul carload free
at fast passenger time In order that Denver
people might find out how good the Western
Slope fruit Is.
In the evening Judge Bell addressed the
congress on the subject of silver. A straw
berry banquet was also indulged In.
friday morning paper by A. C. Fiek on
beet sugar was read, though Mr.. Fisk himself
was absent. 1t consisted of n review OF the
beet sugar industry and suggestions 10 Its
Introduction In this part Of the Union.
The committee on resolutions then reported
a long resolution rccitlng the fncts pertaining
to the silver question and calling upon Con-
gress to provide for tthc free and unlimited
coinage of silver. The resolution, after somc
little discussion, was adopted.
The railroad committee made It's report, re-
citing what had been accomplished in the cr-
fort to secure reductions in freight rates af-
feeling the Western slope. II showed that
very important reductions had been made,
amounting to from 30 to GO per cent. of the
rate. 1t was estimated that this would result
In n saving of s5G0,o00 to the Western sloE..
All. however, had not been accomplished
which the committee hoped to accomplish.
Adopted.
A resolution opposIng the Bnttlcment mesa
reservation was adopted
Mr. James Mcclure, the treasurer, made his
report, showing the receipts and expenditures
of the Congress, which was approved and
adopted. A resolution was then offered and
adopted, calling upon the different counties
of the Western slope to pay thclr share OF the
expense of publishing 10000 copies of
pamphlet on the resources OF the Western
slope.
It was decided to meet In Glcnwooi Springs,
November 10Th to 18th next.
Mr.. W. f. Grove OF Ilnsdale county was
elected president; Charles Newman Of Du-
range, vice president; James Mcclure of
Montrose, treasurer, and A. B. johnson OF
Grand Junction, secretary.
The thanks Of the Congress wcro voted to
the people OF Montrosc for thelr hospitable
entertainment and To the officer Of the Con-
gress, after which the Congress adjourcd.
Terrible Cyclone In Kansas.