Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-30
TRANS MISsISslPrlANs.
Col. Kcilar Gives An Imtere>tim. Account
OF the Mcetin.-W. j. Bryan
Will Ise Here in August.


will BE Here in August.
AS Col. Kellar was appointed 10y Gov.
Lee delegate to the Trans Mississip-
pi Commercial Congress and attended
it's session at Salt Lake City, the STAR
requested him to give. as matter of
information to the people of the Black
Hills, IL statement of what was done.
Col. Ksllar said to representative of
the STAR: "The ninth annual conven
: tion of the Trans Mississippi CONNER
cial Congress was held ut Salt Lake
City from July IA to 18th inclusive.
The territory represented includes all
states and territories west of the Miss
issippi and those portions of Louisi-
ana and Minnesota east of it. This
congress seeks to secure such national
legislation as is designed to promote
the business interests of the Trans
Mississippi region; to increase recip-
rocal trade: to cultivate fraternal re-
lations and hearty co operation.
"The following subjects were dis
cusscd: The Trans Mississippi inter-
national exposition; the Nicaragua
canal: the Hawaiian question: irriga-
tion: the cession of arid lands to the
state: immigration to the western
states: restriction of immigration: jap
anese competition; the disposition of
public lands; restoration of the home
stead policy; admission of territories
to statehood; agricultural interests;
the culture of ramie; beet sugar in
dustry: export of bread stuffs to China
and Japan; preservation of forests:
national bankrupt law; construction
and improvement of waterways and
deep harbors; rail and water commu-
nication with the seaboard; prevention
of damage by floods in the Mississippi
and other rivers; our trade with Mex
leo: Pacific railroads and the coinage
question.
wv. J. Bryan was the president of the
congress-. He has been succeeded by
Hugh Craig of San Francisco. presi-
dent of the board Of trade of that city.
The next session will be held at Wich
ita. Kansas.
"South Dakota has the following
representation i'm the organization:
vice president. G. a. Jewett, Sioux
Falls; members of executive commit
mittee, U. S. G. Cherry, Sioux Falls,
and Andrew j.. Kellar, Hot Springs.
"Every state and territory west of
the Mississippi was represented in the
congress-. except North Dakota. The
proceedings of the session are printed
in full. making from l50 to 300 pages.
Hawaii was represented by Mr.. Thurs
ton. minister to the United States. and
by MIR. Kinney. one of the commission
ers to negotiate the treaty of anneNa
tion with this country. The latter add
dressed the congress in Support of the
treaty. A resolution favoring anneNa-
tion was passed, though vigorously OPP
posed by small majority
Col. Kellar saw Don Porter at Salt
Lake. in fact stopped at his hotel, the
Templeton. Don is prospecting and
enjoys living at Salt Lake City very
much. Wallie Root is there keeping
books for the Delmar mining company.
The Colonel says Salt Lake is charm
ing city and that business is good
there. They have many local manu-
featuring establishment and very few
goods are shipped in making it one
of the greatest cities in the country for
patronizing home industries. This
makes it prosperous Under the
guidance of Brigham Young this spirit
was inculcated into the first settlers of
those plains and they have never Nav
cred from it. and enthuse all who come
there with the same idea. With
them it is anything and every
thing for Salt Lake-it is home
first, the world afterward Thus they
continue to prosper regardless of any
other portion of the United States.
They are so located. long distances
from competing points. that they can
carry on the "home industry" system
better, perhaps, than places farther
east where there are close competing
cities.
Col. Kellar says that MIR. Bryan
promised him that he would visit Hot
Springs for two days during the latter
part of August, while enroute home
from visit in Yellowstone Park.
The Adams boys and Jimmie Stan
ley returned last Friday from /. delight
fal outing in the upper Hills.
Congress has adjourned and gone
home; President Mckinley and the
cabinet have all gone on vacation
and times are said to he mighty quiet
about Washington. But the country
generally is getting to the front. The
button was pressed in Washington
last week and revival in trade is