Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-10-05
DEEP WATER.
The Convention ut Topeka Gets
Down to Business.

The Convention at Topeka Get,
Down to Business.
SENATOR VEST IS MADE CHAIRMAN
E1-Gov. Hubbard Speaks Of the GREATNESS
of Texas-M. A. nartIgani d. Nebraska,
Talks OH Transportatioh systens--
The Resolutions Adopted.
ToPEKA, KAN, Oct. 3.-Tbc deer
water convention lost no time In get
ting down to business yesterday morn
ing. The committee on permanent
organization reported Senator Georg,
g. Vest as permanent chairman
Without making q speech Senator
Vest announced that the first order Of
procedure would be an address by ex
Gov. Hubbard, OF Texas, The portly
Texan wns greeted with applaass
when he took the stand and for On
hour and half held the close atten
ton of his hearers. The address was
magnificent boast OF tho greatness OF
Texas and nm attractive Arrangement,
,f facts about deep water harbors
The afternoon session opened with O
paper from Lewis NJ. Haupt, chief en-
gincer of the Arkansas pass deep waite,
scheme, who dealt mainly with figures
bearing upon rail and water transpor'
tation. lie went after the Galveston
fellows ana avowed that the Arkansas
pass harbor was the best in Texas.
Next came ex.Gov. Fishback, OF
Arkansas, who said that he had no,
been informed Of the fact that he was
upon the programme, and had, there
fore, prepared no speech, but for On
hour he kept his audience in n good
humor with description OF the glories
Of Arkansas NJ. A. Ilartigan, of Ne.
braska, made an excellent speech on
transportation systems
The committee on resolutions re-
ported Us follows, the report being
adopted:
Your committee on resolutions beg leave to
make the following report, and TO recommend
the lop,ion OF the following resolutions:
First-w Whereas, From the progress Of the
work now being done AMI the results already
attained decpwatcr IL an assured fact on tho
Texas coast on the Gulf Of Mexico and.
Whereas. The western states conference has
assembled ut Topeka, Kan, on October !, 1896
Tor the purpose Of dcyising the best possible
means OF utilizing such decpwater, and OF Sc
curing the greatest benefit thcreirom TO the
producers and consumers Of the western states
and territories: therefore. be 1t
Resolved Tha, permanent committee. COM
posed OF five members from each state and
three members from each territory west OF
the Mississippi river. and 10 be known as the
permanent deep water utilization committee
be selected By this convention, the delegates
from each state anu territory naming the MEN,
bcrs thereof; be II further
Resolved, That this committee have power TO
.all other conferences or conventions: TO sug-
ycst national and state legislation; to gather
md disseminate information: TO correspond
with chambers Of commerce, mercantile agen-
:ies steamship lines. ct,. in this and foreign
countries: TO obtain from transportation lines
the best possible freight rates, and 10 guard
against any Determinations therein: TO call m
International commercial congress, II they deem
II advantageous. and to provide for the hold
ing OF an International exposition ut such time
aad place as they see proper, II ut any time
they deem IL expedicnt. and to do all other
things necessary to secure the fullest benefits
that can be derived from complete utiliza-
ton Of such deep water.
Second Whereas, 1t is admitted by all that
the co Instruction OF the Nicaragua canal would
la 81 Ia nh. 10, "a ha ~ ha
United States. therefore. be II
Resolved. That the western states confer
encc. In convention assembled In Topeka.
Kan. on the I'd day Of October. 1895. do hereby
urge upon the congress Of the United States
the adoption OF such measures US will lead TO
the immediate commencement OF work on this
international waterway; aId, be IL further
Resolved that II Is the sentiment OF the dele
gates here assembled that the proposed canal
should be built by the American people, and
Goat for oil time the American flag
Third-whereas, The cost OF transportation
by water Is beyond doubt lower than by rail;
and
Whereas. The development o: our inter-
national resources are dependent on securing
the cheapes, possible rate and
Whereas. The competition afforded by deep
waterways as a matter of fact is found TO be
beneficial to railroads by relieving them Of
non-paying low grade freights, and
Whereas, 4 systematic and continuous i'm
provemeni OF the canals, rivers and harbors OF
this country Is of greatest moment; 1t is there
fore
Resolved. That It Is the sense OF this conven-
tion that congress formulate measures looking
10 the unitcation Of local interests and this
adoption OF national policy for the continu-
Gus rapid Improvement OF our waterways and
harbors.
The resolutions were adopted rs read
by unanimous vote. The states and
territories met by delegations and Sc
lected their vice presidents and COM
mittees, and then the usual resolutions
thanking the people of the city and
state for courtesies were adopted. Mr..
Cameron, of Arkansas pass, offered $780,
600 IL the conference would decide to
hold the deepwater celebration at that
place. There being no further busi-
ness TO transact the conference I'D
iourned sine die.