Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24

of tons of stone quarried, and demon
strated the necessity of a deep chan
mel to the sea.
Lieut.. Gov. Fifeld, of Wisconsin.
was the next speaker. He said the
metropolis of Wisconsin was Milwau-
zee but that city was so near Chicago
that the people were domineered by
Illinois, and as the people wish to be
divorced from the unhoIy alliance they
would join in the zeal Of the great
North west. He said that in spite of
general depression and particularly
the ore trade, yet $50, 100000 Of ore
went through the St. Marie canal,
that with the consolidation of the
great Northwest, an era of CONNER
cial energy would ensue hat must
not be overlooked.
The next speaker was your repre-
sentative who endeavored to explain
the necessities and conditions sur
rounding US of South Dakota and
struck the keynote, in describing the
discrimination shown by railroads
within our own borders, as we'll as
that against the North-we in favor
of Chicago. We also endeavored to
explain the loss to the jobbing inter-
ests of the Twin Cities in the trade of
the Black Hills from which We are
cut off by want of an extension of a
railroad from either Pierre or Cham
herlain which would give US a show
to ship u produce to the people of
this mining region. We also register
ed our disapproyal on being forced
to pay four cents a mile to travel on
accommodation trains within our Dor
ders, when in the neighboring states
We can ride for three cents and have
vestibuled palace cars with all mod
ern comforts. Our remarks were ac-
cepted in the spirit they were offered
and although we were not prepared,
neither did we expect to be heard
from, yet the congratulations We re-
ceived proved to us that our words
were timely and good for the cause
we were interested in.
Adjournment was hen taken for
lunch. On the return of the dole
gates, permanent organization was
decided upon and committees on res
olutions, organization and nomina-
tons were appointed. After a brief
interim, the committee on resolutions
presented the following:
RESOLVED, That we recognize the
vital importance to the Northwest of
water transportation to the seaboard.
and call upon Congress 10 pass the bill
now pending, providing for the establish
ment OF a Commission OF Investigation
into the best methods of securing a deep
waterway to the Atlantic.
RESOLVED, That we urge upon the
officials of the Post Office Department
and upon our Representatives in Congress
the necessity of the Improvement OF the
fast mail service for the Northwestern
states.
RESOLVED, That we favor the sys-
tematic development OF the feasible water
ways OF the Northwest.
RESOLVED, That we use our best en-
deavors to remove discrimination in
railroad rates at present existing, and as
far as possible, to place the different see
tons OF the Northwest on an equitable
basis, and that excursions b. given from
the South, East and West to the North
and Northwest, commencing in the
month OF June and continuing through
tae summer, at least one each month,
with a limitation OF tickets OF not less
than thirty days. And this committee
would also urge the Importance to this
entire section OF a system OF reduced
tourists rates from Southern and East
ern points during the summer tourist
season.
Your representative was honored
by being chosen chairman of the
committee on organization, which
committee reported the following
declaration of purposes, and name of
the organization:
"To concentrate the power and useful
ness OF the various Boards OF Trade and
other business associations OF the North
west in n organization, in order to SEE
cure prompt unity andharmony OF action
in the proper consideration OF questions
pertaining to the financial, commercial,
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