The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-10-04
IRRIGATION TALK.
The Kansas Association in Session
at Garden City.
EMINENT AUTHORITIES ARE PRESENT
Prelininary Exercises Over--Convention
Ready for the Acnieving of Results
Deepwater Convention Meets
At Topeka ate NswA


annual meeting Of the Kansas State r.
morning with large attendance. Not
able people were present from various
portions of Kansas and neighboring
states. Judge Gregory of Garden City
welcomed the body to the city in a
brief address. President D. NJ. Frost
presented the annual address and let
tiers and kilograms were read from
many prominent irrigationists. Cover
nor Morrill, was too ill to be present.
DEEP WATER CONVENTION.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 2.-The formal
opening Of the western deepwater con-
ference was inaugurated at o'clock
this afternoon by serenades at various
hotel headquarters. Marshalrs famous
military band of fifty pieces made it
plain that there was music in the air.
At o'clock Governor Morrill, called
the conference TO order and in a brief
speech stated the object of the meeting.
Congressman Charles G.. Burton of
Missouri was made temporary chair
man. and in taking the chair made
short address. During this speech Sem
ator Vest of Missouri was ushered into
Lie ldil anu taken 10 d seat We'll 10 tI1S
front.
General j. c. Caldwell of Topeka then
made the address of welcome which
was received with much attention and
literally applauded.
At the close of the address Senator
Vest was called on and talked for sew
eral minutes. saying one of his first
votes in the senate was for deepwater
appropriation for Galveston. He said
f66 11<, tvn1
this great work.
COMMITTEES.
The committee on resolutions COM
prises the following: Arizona-Conlin
Cameron, Charles r. Drake
Arkansas-J. A. Blackburn, A. Bestig.
California-Francis J. Heney.
Colorado-Charles Thurlow, Mrs. F.
P. Ernest.
Illinois--A. J. Shaw, Miron Rhodes.
Kansas-Howell Jones, D. w. Finney.
Louisana-S. E. Pendleton.
Missouri-C. N. Clark, H. W. Salmon.
Montana-J. d. Whelpley.
New MeXico-T B. Mills E. V. Cha
veZ.
Nevada-Champion S. Chase, r. A.
Sweeney.
Oklahoma-Harry Thompson, Frank
H. Greer.
Texas-George e. Mann, Oscar Berg
strom.
Utah-R. NJ. Spiney
Wyoming-Clarence D. Clarke J. H
Barron.
Committee on credentials-P. P.
Campbell, Kansas; George w. Brewster
Nebraska; w. N. Mason, Texas; Sgd
ney Clark, Oklahoma; John p. Tracey,
Missouri.
Committee on order of business NJ
A. Hartigan, Nebraska; John Bittinger,
Missouri; H. P. Cullom, Texas; F. P.
Ernest, Colorado; George f. Manchest-
er, Kansas; George D. Orner, Oklaho-
ma; Charles r. Drake, Arizona; r. S.
Hines, Arkansas; r. c. Phelps, Iowa.
The committee on order of business
decided this evening to make Sena tor
Vest chairman.
A reception was held this evening at
tive hall which was attend
ed by nearly all the delegates.
FUTURE PROCEEDINGS.
Tomorrow will be full OF speeches |
and Thursday will be the last day of the |
conference. One of the features of the |
meeting will be an oyster bake on the
state house grounds. Texas people say
there will be a car load of the bivalves
here. Among the well-known people |
who have arrived are Ex-Governor Hub
bard of Texas; Ex-Governor Fishback |
of Arkansas; Congressman c. G.. Bur-
ton of Missouri; General Francis j.
Heaney of San Francisco; eX-Congress-
man Sidney Clark of Oklahoma; Major
A. M. Miller of the United States army;
Hon. j. d. Sayers, congressman from
Texas, and Hon. G. E. Mann, chairman
of the Texas delegation.
Ex-Governor Hubbard said to an As
ISOLATED Press reporter: Il have no par
ticular choice Of harbors. There are
enough products and water to give ev-
cry port in Texas business. While I do
not anticipate an immediate consum-
nation Of our hopes of securing con-
certed action, yet venture the predic-
ton that. it is only the question of time
when we will have unbroken ship in
terestS to the markets of South Ameri-
ca
T. B. Mills of Las Vegas, n. NJ, said:
do you know the difference in prices
Of freight by water and by car is as 26
to l in favor of water?'
Sidney Clark, who twenty-five years
ago was a leader in Kansas politics,
said: II take from the character Of the
here that the conference
will be productive of a great good. In
congress helped make Kansas a state
and am now doing my best to secure
for Oklahoma. 1t is hard to
tell which want worst-home rule for
Oklahoma or deep water ports in the
SOUTH
B. F. Freymeyer of Valasco. Tex,
said: 1--WE want trade with Latin
America. 1 think this conference will
do great good
SEPTEMBER WAS WINDIEST