Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-01
The TRANSMITS. CONGRESS
How Il Feels 10 Be an Il. c. for
-Four Days.
New the Representatives Of Utah arc
Received nt tho Commercial
Gathering in NJ. Leuis.
BHior Dessrei Ne,oE

Itiiior Dcseroi NeigE
The great Interests involved In the
action Of the august body designated
With the title as above, deiervesa few
lines from one OF Ia members who was
honored by being called upon TO repre-
sent Utah for few days 10 the capa'
city Of an NJ. G. None Of us, how
ever, have had to buy new haj We
have, many VI us, entered n now
school; we have come to lusrn that We
cannot live Isolated from our fellow
mon, but that We musI be In touch
with the great movements Affecting
the intor.m0untain region.
Utah, am proud to say, made 9
very cfeditable presentation Of this
Drawn aud brain Of its insular POSI-
lion. Our delegation numbered forty
gentlemen and Que lady-excepting
Missouri, the beet attended delegation
present.
10 should be known that members Of
this congress meet their own expenses,
unless Ia few iuaiauces II l. borne
by the city sending a delegate, and that
Of the call VI the governor OF each state
ana territory = number Of men are
ready to serve their country Ia the
peaceful warfare OF promoting the best
interests Of the great West. Being a
commercial AMI not u political organi-
ration the prominent objects sought
afti The decentralization Of silver
irrigation OF arid And other lands; the
disposition Of Indian and public
lnuds; the Nicaragua canal; d
national bankrupt law; tho i'm
pfovement Ot western rivers aud
harbOrs; anti . option lckislaiioni
mining lave; aimisslon Of territories 70
statehood. and various other subjucie
pertaining TO the material Prosperity of
ihe people. IL IL hoped tnat the de-
liDufaiiona Of the body viii have
weight with the national Congress ani
point TO their actual needs and claim
that legislation thnt will help 10
develop the varied Interests that need
encouragement. This IL simply the
mission OF great organization that
viii keep on growing IN weight aud
influence annually, until It, conciu.
siOus and resolutions shall claim tue
proper recognition. IL will prove
great suggestive auxiliary 10 our law.
makers, one tina. cannot bs pooh
pooled or laughed down.
The members VINO Lett on the Pull
man car Elkhorn via the Union Pacific
were treated with every oourtusy all
along the line. On each side Of tho
car huge streamers announced the iEut
that members Of the congress wore
aboard, tho significant motto VI "silyeT
10 10 l" being prominent. This Is one
Of the war cries OF the present move
ment, one which, when the Otiecs N
attained, will enable our citizeua 10
purchase what they need with hard
money inagcAu Otouying an eggs worth
OF coal oil or three eggs worth Of sails,
~ l have seen done ia our country
settlements.
At Denver many delegates from
Colorado boarded our tfniu, notably
Governor Waite. Miss Phoebe Couzlns,
Col. Fisk aud others, 90 that We mad a
very pleasant time. Dry weather pro.
walls everywhere; through the drou yht
stricken plains OF western Kansas the
dust was very bad. The Importance OF
the conservation Of our water supplies
grows more necessary every year, aud
more decided.
At Kansas City the Chicago and
Alton railroad put on Especial train
for the delegates aud at this point We
were Joined by President Cannon, ne
having STOPPED OF at Hutohi6On, where
Highest hunots were HhOwofod upon
him. On the train were gentlemen
representing the Merchants Exchange
OF -. Louie, who had come 10 tender
us this freedom Of their facilities foI
making our stay pleasant ono, A.
tho station other members Of tho SAME
organization were ready 10 escort US q
the different hotels. Tho Planters
house got the Hons share.
81. Louis boasts the finest railway
depot In the world. 10 was built ut 4
cost VI $4,000, 500; Il was at night time
like n fairy palace, but We could moi
stop TO take Ia all it, attractions.
The Utah delegates were all en-
blazoned with badgte, with the wordi
"URh Delegate" Ia bold type, NJ
that tho city began 10 know tina.
tome one from tue mountains had
arrived. Public iutercst, however
was not awakened much In our move
ments, the Attendance Of the public
being very small thu fiTst day. Thr
Utah delegation occupied tho front
heata In the assembly, Tue congress 4.
being held Ia tho Entertainment Hail
OF the great exposition building. han.
nereia indicate tue locality li lnoF repre-.
bontatives from tho different Sta 90.
Among those from Utah aru prunduul
George q. Cannon, Delgga,e.eleu,
Frank J. Cannon, G.. q. Goodwin,