New-York tribune., 1899-06-01
TRANSMISSISSIPPI CONGRESS-.
OPENED IN WICHITA. KAN. FOR ITS TENTH
SESSION.

Wichita. Kan. May 31.-The Trans Mississippi
Congress opened for it's tenth session to-day with
hundreds of delegates present from the States
west Of the Mississippi River. Governor Stanley
Of Kansas and Mayor Ross Of Wichita welcomed
the delegates. and responses made by Gov
ernors Sayers OF Texas and Murphy Of Arizona.
Hugh Craig, of San Francisco president OF the
congress, cong 'eesraphed today that ne could not M at
Governor Prince. of New-Mexico. The subjects
marine % reseve musb spd Attentions from tSe com
gress. and lively discussion is anticipated
f. B. Thurber. of New-York spoke about Wider
Markets. and How Get Them" He said in part:
We far behind in organized effort to place
the merits of goods before the consumers OF
the world. Perhaps this is not surprising con-
sider!ng that our home market is the best in the
world; and l. for one would protect and develop
to the utmost this outlet for our goods. But ma
osts mines and factories as the United States,
which has mastered the forces which now control
city-as we have mastered them. will not be salts,
hundred and seventy millions Of consumers on the
globe presents But to get this marEet II is necSs sr
Of our wares and have easy access TO them The
chief thing necessary is publicity IT is useless to
know it. From time immemorial the public crier.
whether in street or minaret has called ~ men & TO
once have become the public crier. venture TO
Sdtd say that & eyeT M dG e 4en m ag
other. No matter how crude or how hl-directed.
the total of results in the great majority OF
instances will be on the right side. 49,,
We must have place to dump surplus, which
otherwise will constantly depress prices ana COM
pei the shutting down OF our mills, throwing our
labor out of employment and changing our prohts
into losses. | do not believe In imperialism In
volving the annexation and assimilation OF semi
civilized populations which would thus be enabled
TO compete with American laborers possessing inc
wants Of higher civilization. but do believe EN- IN
a policy of expansion which Will give US the con-
troll of some markets which will be stepping
TO others in wider OF influence. Whlch such
control will enable us TO exercise.
In such policy we would nave the support oI
American labor because 1t would mean keeping h1
our factories running and giving American lah2r M1
continuous employment. Some OF our most intelli-
gent la Dor leaders have been induced 10 range them
selves against the cause Of expansion and against
their own interests by the boge of imperialism.
which has been suddenly sprung upon us me pest
horse will shy at umbrella IL II If opened sud-
denly in his face. but let him see H. and see tnse a.!
is not dangerous, and he will go quietly on about
his business. I prophesy that little time VIII
clear the atmosphere and show us the way in which
we can press forward leading the nations In the
march for commercial supremacy.
G. f. Morrow, president Of the Oklahoma Agn-
cultural College spoke about the expectation OF
Indian corn to Europe for human food. He said In
part:
It is sometimes objected that increasing tne m use
of corn as food for will decrease the demand
for wheat. Were this true. 1t would sun De
question whether we had not better suffer some
decline Of exports Of the crop In regard TO whlch
we have such close competition II we could thereDy
increase the demand for the crop which we can
produce more cheaply than any other nation. But
IL is not probable that this result Will follow more
probably corn or corn and wheat fours mixed,
bread grains Of Europe. The greatest practical
difficulty in the matter would seem 70 pc IN Kcep-
ing up exports TO supply any large demand when
had short crops