The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-01
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI.
DELEGATES FROM MANY STATES
ASSEMBLED AT WICHITA.

the Trnns-MisstssiDpi Commercial
COngress-Frnncis u. Thurber Tells
the Convention How wider Mar
kcts Can BE Obtained-Pacifc
Cables Are Nceded-There VIII BE
500 Delegates in Attendance.
Wichita, Kan. May S1.-The tenth an
nual session of the Mississippi
| Commercial Congress opened here this
| morning with 800 delegates in attendance.
| TWO hundred are expected tomorrow.
Nearly every state and territory west of
the Mississippi is represented.
Vice President Prince of New Mexico
called the Congress to order Gov Stan
ley of Kansas delivered the welcoming adj
dress.
Francis r. Thurber of New York city,
chairman of the American Exporters AS
ISOLATION, spoke on Wider Markets ana
J How TO Get Them" He said, in part
1T is hoped that Congress will, at its
next session, realize the Importance of
admitting to statehood the territories of
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
since their showing a Omaha compels al
! tention to their varied resources rapid in
IaNt
I ton for self-government
| The Pacific coast states have enjoyed
| a prosperous experience in the past two
years. Washington and Oregon harvested
| phenomenal crops of cereals. Idaho and
! Utah consigned to San Francisco, for
| which remunerative prices were obtained
In the orient and in Europe California
last year suffered from drought to some
extent, but this was partially neutralzed
by expenditures OF The national govern
ment occasioned by abnormal addition to
our responsibilities on the Pacific ocean.
"Hawaii is now an integral part of the
Union, her commerce increasing by leaps
and bounds.
The Philippines are charge upon our
people through the fortunes of war, add
ing largely TO the trade of the Pacific
coast, and proftably' employing all our
| available shipping. This Congress cannot
but commend the patriotic and painstak-
ing endeavors of the chief magistrate of
the country and his cabinet in so promOt-
~ accepting the situation al Manila and
lloilo, stamping out the insurrection with
no uncertain demonstration until il shall
be made clear to the people of those
islands and observaut nations that the
flag, where raised means, first obedience
to law and order. 1t is hoped that the
misguided insurgents will soon realize
that this nation desires to see them re-
turn speedily to peaceful avocations and
join in organizing a stable local govern
| ment
Alaska has recently proved the wisdom
, of the statesman who secured that sup
posed ice-bound waste as an addition to
the United States. Upwards of $4,000, 900
, In bullion was deposited last year at the
, Seattle assay Office and San Francisco
: mint by miners and dealers, the produce
, OF British Northwest territory and Alaska.
80
E taries of the Yukon and the coast near its
mouth giving impetus TO business of all
kinds, and especially TO our merchant ma
D rine.
@ Transatlantic Cables.
Hawaii should, for the convenience o.
administration, be Immediately connected
by cable to the shores of our coast. We
f maintain United States troops there, con
troll the commerce, and will make it a ma
j. val depot for coal supplies and munition!
n of war A cable is a necessary adjunct
= One warship at the end of a cable a Hon
a oluu is of more service than a fleet a
: that station without a cable. The cost o
one modern cruiser would complete tn
work and pay for a cable ship to care TO
the line. Our Mid-Pacitic colony woul,
N then become a starting point, from which
would radiate cables to Alaska, japan
and China via Guam and Manila; Aus
= tralia via Page Page and New Zealand
a Central America and the west coast o
., South America. The average cost of cabl
= need not exceed 400 per mile, including
1t stations and repair ships, and would with
out doubt, earn an immediate return OIL
u the cost. Material can easily be supplie
v by domestic manufacturers.
10 THE Nicaragua canal bill failed of pas
/ sage at the last Congress, at the dctatiol
x, of the railroads A commission appointe
4 by the President has reported on tire
levels estimated to cost from 90000.O00 t
!" $3.50 600 900, all practicable and requiring
rs no experimental engineering.
It our Pacific coast states can never b
or independent of the trans continental rail
roads until this work is completed and
e, passage way opened by the Skill and pa
l. trotism of the American people, fror
ocean to ocean. Thus shall the dream Q
II. II. Seward become a reality, and tn
commerce Of the Pacific develop unit
of 1t outclasses that of the Atlantic. Instea
MS of the spare 100000 of people on the Pa
.. cidc coast in a generation. there shall b
g 100000 With naval stations at Hawai-
a. Samoa and the Philippines. a contenteC
r happy and industrious native populatio
en- at each of these points peacefully strvin
o. with US for the trade of one-half of IN
in worlds population on the coast of Ash;
what JOY it would be 10 the generation
who follow us, that their forefathers ha
NJ the nerve and enterprise to assume Ill
DO obligations of stewardship, cost what
,s may, and grasp the opportunity of secul
- ing vantage points for trade. and con
40 merce in the Pacific and the Orient. rs
"a pecally does II demand from us OF tn
West eternal vigilance, which is the pric
Of increased opportunities for expausio
ss and for our future growth
"Reverenty acknowledging the exceed
g ing bounties of Him who is the give
at of every good and perfect gift to ma
en- tons as to individuals, land with whoi
at are no variations or shadow of turning"
a resolution, introduced by Mr.. Levi