The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-02
DISCUSS MANY TOPICS.
Transmississippi Commercial
Congress Opens In Wichita.
MANY DELEGATES NOW PRESENT.

Large Attendance at the Convention IL
Administration Is Formally Opened
by Addresses of Welcome-Fellows of
Topeka and Patterson of Denver Lead
ing Candidates for President
WICHITA, Kan, June The 10th
annual session Of the Transmississippi
commercial congress opened here yester-
day morning, with 300 delegates in at
tendance. Two hundred more are ex-
pected today. Every state and territory
west of the Mississippi, with the excep.
ton of Washington, Nevada and Idaho,
is represented. Governor Murphy
heads the delegation from Arizona,
Governor Barnes from Oklahoma, Gov
ernor Stanley from Kansas. ex-Gov-
ernor Prince from New Mexico and ex-
Governor Fshback from Arkansas.
Governor Jones OF Arkansas and ex-
Governor Francis from Missouri, with
additional delegates, are expected this
afternoon. Hon. Hugh Craig of San
Francisco, president Of the congress,
failed to come, and Vice President
Prince of New Mexico called the con-
gress to order. Governor Stanley Of
Kansas delivered the address of well
come. He said that Kansas contributed
more In primary way to the wealth
and prosperity of the nation than any
other state in the union and that this
state was glad to welcome representa-
tives of the richest and busiest section
in the world.
The first address of the session was
made by Professor Morrow Of the Okla
homa Agricultural college on the elm
PRODUCTION of Corn In Europe as Food
Product" Francis B. Thurber of New
York city, chairman of the American
Exporters association, spoke on 'Wider
Markets and How to Get Them" Ex-
Congressman w. B. Slosson of Texas,
spoke on "Kansas and Deep Water
Ports on the Gulf" Fred W. Bentley
of Wichita spoke on Equitable Freight
Rates." At the evening session, Hon.
George n. Maxwell Of San Francisco,
representing the National Irrigation
congress, spoke on the creation Of an
inland empire. he urged the policy for
the reclamation and settlement Of the
arid region that is being advocated by
the National Irrigation congress, which
is that the federal government should
give to the west its share of the river
and harbor appropriations for building
great storage reservoirs to save the
waters which in flood times now "a
down in great volumes, carrying de.
etruction with them, and that title To
the public lands should be coded to in.
dividual settlers only, and not coded tc
states; also that the grazing lands Of
the west should be leased BY the states
| at low rate and the proceeds used fol
constructing irrigation canals.
A resolution from Lewis Of Wyoming
condemned Edward Atkinson for his
pamphlet against war in the Philip
pines, and asked the national congress
to encourage the expectation Of negroes
to the Philippines.
A lively fight is on between the irri.
gationists ON the question Of building
reservoirs for the arid districts. One
faction, led by Governor Murphy, wants
cession to the states and state reser
voirs. Opposed to this is Q faction IA
voring the storage Of water by govern
ment reservoirs.
Hot Springs. Ark. Cripple Creek
COL, and Houston, Tex. are after tn,
next congress. O. A. Fellows Of To
peka and Thomas Patterson Of Denve,
are candidates for president.