The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-01

OMAHA, Nov. 80 On Wednesday af-
ternoon, November 81, shortly before
the final adjournment of the trans
Mississippi commercial congress in ses-
sion at Omaha the question of the To-
cation at which TO hold the session
next year was under discussion. Boise,
Ida. Hot Springs, S. D., Des Moines,
Ia, and Portland, Ore, had each been
named and ardently advocated, when
Hon. George @. Cannon, of Utah.
arose and spoke as follows:
salt Lakes Claims.
1.-THE arguments which have been
tSsed by my friend from Wyoming VIII
Operate against the selection OF salt
Lake city as the place for holding the
next trans-M Mississippi commercial con-
gress. but there are other consldera-
lions beside those which he has adj
vanced which seem to me to require
consideration and which ought to nave
weight with US in our decision as TO
where the next meeting OF the con-
gress shall be held.
u take it that the object of our meet
ing together is not to advertise any To-
calitv or to make its advantages known
to1the country. 1t seems to me that
80 congress has a great mission.
- indulge in too many anuclpa-
tons. but it seems to me that the OBJ
iects and results to be wrought out by
the continued meeting of this trans
Mississippi commercial congress are
innumerable and can now scarcely be
conceived of by us.
.eThere is .. great empire lying west
of us. and it has claims to the public
attention which are such as to de-
mand the Wisest and most prudent
MANAGEMENT on the part of those who
come here to take part in the meetings
of this congress, in order that the
whole country may know our wants
and our situation. and that we may De
able to present in an Intelligent ana
convincing form the legislation needed
in this great region. This region is SO
entirely dissimilar from that of any
other part of the United States that
those who visit it are as much sur
prised as though they were travelling
in a foreign land
AS to Expense.
at seems to me, gentlemen Of the
congress. that we should aim to select
a place Of meeting where the greatest
number of representative men from
The various states and territories
which compose the trans-Mlssisslppl
region can meet with the least eX-
pense and the least difficulty. 1t is
quite an expense for men to come
thousands of miles and pay their own
fare and pay their own hotel bills
without any compensation. We feel
that the wants of these various people
should be known, and that they should
participate in discussing their wants,
so far as might be necessary to make
our petitions effective in the United
States Congress. This is the case with
the delegates who are here today. We
have borne our own expenses and
have been very little favored by the
railroads.
Now. Mr. President, it seems to me
fx2t in the consideration of this ques-
tfon these things which I have men,
toned are of greater Importance than
the mere advertising of any city or
region. 1t seems to me that We should
decide on a place which is most CEN
t,ysAly located and which will be most
-Asbnvenient to the members of this con-
e[Sess.
1--WE have, / am sorry to say, a fall
ing off in attendance since our last
congress in St Louis. There are not
so many members here. Wyoming is
represented: Montana also; but we
have no representatives. from the great
state of Colorado. To me this is in
dicative of a lack of interest If this
lack of interest should increase, we
viii have but a skeleton organization
here and our voice will not be poten-
tial 1t seems to me that if we can
have g strong representation here
from these Mississippi states and
territories. and then utter that which
we do send forth with a united voice,
it will have weight with the .counsels
of the nation, and it will be regarded
by our representatives and by thu
representatives of other parts of tt
Union.
To Maintain 1t.
'I myself feel as though we should
do everything in our power to main
tain this organization and to create
Increased interest in its proceedings
and to have greater spirit of union
manifested in its deliberations. / am
pleased to notice that in this session
our proceedings have been character
lied by a most excellent spirit and feel
ing, and that there has been no con-
IGNITION which could be taken excep-
Non to at all. There has been no more
feeling. in fact than should be IN the
discussion of the questions of para
mount Importance.
81 would like to ask the next con-
gress to meet at Salt Lake City We
have great many attractions l shall
not enumerate its advantages. You
all know OF them, either by personal
experience or reading. We have hot
springs; and then we have there the
Great Dead Sea of America which
furnishes the best bathing that can
be found anywhere, either east or
west; and we have many other at
fractions. We are in close proximity
to gold and silver mines. which can
be visited by those who come there.
We would do all in our power to give
you a hearty welcome and to make
your stay an exceedingly pleasant one.
~ saving this 1 do not wish to urge
Fhis invitation upon you to the dis
advantage of the congress I would