The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-05
P. s. A Beautiful Souvenir
of the Event to the Ladies.

anu pledges, Out It's OInCerS nave set
about Systematically to lay the matter
before the business men OF the
city and in connection there
with to urge them TO an or
ganized effort to make the convention
marked success. We apprehend, how
ever. that the officers of that organiza-
ton win find their efforts both antici-
pated and cordially endorsed. In the
absence of any distinct advantage of
having the congress set for here the
business men Of Wichita could not af-
ford, on general principles, to have it a
failure through any want of action or
lack OF appreciation on their part. 1t is
in the importance which flows out Of the
prestige Of such a distinction that
counts with transportation lines
with outside commercial interests, and
influences the public generally, especial
ly with distant communities whose
favorable impressions of the real status
and advantages Of Wichita is of signal
value to our present and future.
It is necessary that the preliminaries
be settled and tho incidental expenses
guaranteed some little time in advance
of the meeting Of the convention. These
conditional requirements were insisted
upon by the officials and executive COM
mittee to the end that there shall Gbe no
possibility of failure or lack Of efficient
results. That the people of this bright
city will fall below the high estimate OF
the delegates who with such confidence
vouched for its ability 10 take care Of
| the congress, and with such unanimity
endorsed the enterprise and liberality OF
its citizens, we will not believe, nor will
they themselves consent to such humil-
iation.
OF the practical problems and matters
which concern the west and which are
closely linked with its development,
which the Trans4Mississippi Congress
has 70 do, they are too numerous to
mention in this connection. But many
of them are OF immediate and vital con-
Germ, such as traffic rates, Gulf exports,
etc. Grain exporters, only last week,
announced that there is grain enough
in Kansas and Nebraska to keep a
steady volume OF business through the
port of Galveston all this winter. Wich-
tia not only but the whole Trans-Missis-
sippi region, the Pacific coast excepted,
is directly and vitality interested in
competitive export route by the way OF
the Gulf The closing of lake navigation
forces, for season, shipments of grain
by Galveston and New Orleans from
the country in question. What is want
ed is the same rate per ton per mile TO
the Gulf that is accorded over Atlantic
railway lines which would send all our
export grain out by the way Of the Gulf
at saving to the producers of it mill
lions OF dollars annually. OF course, the
great transportation lines TO the At
lantic view with no good viii the grow
ing Importance Of the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial Congress.
In the present time and under exist
ing economic conditions success with
great enterprises or in carrying out far
reaching policies is only possible though
organized efforts. Organization is the
only force that counts and wins.
OF this congress ana its Importance
we will probably dwell more at length in
the near future. the foregoingu sgges-
tons and observations being primarily
for the purpose OF calling the attention
of our people to the Importance to the
city which is involved by the meeting
of the congress here and the necessity
for early action