Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-05
this AS A CONVENTION CITY.
1T Is "THE CROSSROADS OF THE
UNIVERSE" SAYS j. VI. LOWE.
With n Suitable Hall Kansas City May
Have All the Conventions She
Can Care For-Agitation Is
the Proper Thing.

kansas City is the crossroads of the
universe" said j. NJ. Lowe last night in
the course of his address to the CONNER
cial Club on kansas City as a Convention
City, and he proceeded to give reasons
why this city ought to have suitable con-
yention hall. Having such a hall, he de-
clared it would be easy to get all the con-
ventions that could be handled
II believe in agitation he said. In
finitely less harm is to be apprehended
from agitation than from stagnation- We
had in the last presidential contest, by way
of novelty. the business interests OF the
country. and yet the contest was hardly
ended before the business interests were
formulating plans for retiring from politics
in the future. 1 do not believe in extending
the term of the presidential office. Out OF
agitation has come all reformation. Free
dom and liberty were enlarged by the cy-
clone fury of the French revolution. and
poor Greece and Crete are to-day paying
the penalty Of the republican sentiment
fostered by the French revolution.
When 1 first knew Kansas City she had
the worst street car service 1 ever saw
Out of agitation she has developed the best
service in the country. SO with the notei
wards. Constant agitation has brought
about what We have to-day. All honor to
SWope. who out of his munificence gave us
a magnificent park. We may differ as TO
expenditure at this time. but out Of TINS
and adorned. There will be ne difference
| in the end, and a great. plan for parks and
bouevardS Will be carried out.
Then we began the agitation for a pub
| lie convention hall. and William Askew,
splendid citizen of this city, hero OF two
name. and. for the benefit of the city, gave
| site for a hall. Let us go ahead with
Shat se no and bd ha that viii
| be credit to the city for all time to come
1--WE have a convention tomorrow which
South. West and Northwest. At Charles
| ton last year II selected Kansas City as Its
| place of meeting this year. The business
themselves and to the city to give up busi-
ness for one day at least and attend the
sessions of the congress.
Another national convention Is 10 ne
/ held here in June. representing the finest
| aggregation of business men that ever met
| in this country. There Is no question but
| that If we had hail. one, two or three
| of the great conventions three years from
| now could be secured. Kansas City Is In
the heart of the grandest agricultural sec.
| tion in the world; it is the crossroads OF
| the universe. The only problem outside Of
| that of a suitable hall is that of trans
portation and that is in process Of solu-
Secretary Kennedy of the board of trade
| of Mobile. Ala. was called on:
| I'VE of the South" said Mr. KENNEDY.
| We feel ourselves largely dependent upon
| 1t and we are trying to make you feel de-
pendent upon us. We are here to show
you what we are doing and to find out
what you are doing.
The following resolution. offered by AL
derman w. W. Morgan, was unanimously
adopted after Mr.. Morgan had briefly ex-
plained his ordinance, to have the salaries
of city employees paid twice a month:
.Whereas, 1t Is desirable that no part of
the money of the taxpayers, apportioned
for the payment of the officers and en-
ployes of the city, should be diverted to
those who do not earn and have no Just
claim thereto. therefore the Commercial
pending ordinance to secure bi-monthly
payment of the salaries and wages of Of
ficers and employees of the city, a rem
edy for the present prevailing evil of out
side parties discounting at highly usur-
ious rates for their own gain the wages and
salaries of officers and employees of the
city The secretary is directed to send a
copy of this resolution to the upper and
lower houses OF the common council OF
Kansas City
Resolutions were adopted in favor of the
creation of a new department in the federal
government, to be known as the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Industry"