The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-31
Daily eagle
aE.M. MURDOCH. Editor.
The Trans-rIississippi Congress.


The Trans Mississippi Congress- which has had severai
annual sessions originally inspired by the conviction
that the east Atlantic coast does boast all Of the sea-
ports Of this continent accessible ones inns
conviction was accumulated by utilize railway
Zines already being operated to the Gulf
on the south which gulf the Mississippi valley
system Of rivers and their poured
M the people Of the sissspp region began to real
lie that their natural export and import entrepot is
the Gulf of Mexico and ports could be reached by
The shortest transportation lines of the least resistance
the necessity Of getting together accomplishment Of
something as section apparent Hence the reason
for the original call convention held if we re-
member correctly Dallas Despite the trend ofths
valley system and its streams transportation lines
Of the least resistance Mississippi region east Of that
river line will probably continue indefinitely reach At
aanc ports by the of the lakes and the old es
4ablshed trunk lines of railway. all the products
agricultural lying west of the Mississippi
river there is more direct and natural route to
the markets world The proposition OF the Trans
mississippi Congress- of its main aims is the utilization
of this all way hill road to the in the con-
servaon sectional interest through cheaper transpor
ration rates There other objects and interests conten
plated but dctum of traffic associations dom
mated by Atlantic and sepor unquesonaby inspired
the first deep-7eaer convention of which the
Trans Mississippi Congress
East Atlantic coast interests dominating the entire
1teor of the continent financially commercially and polt-
scalIy upon aforesaid interests almost
wholly hinge would deny interior Of the equita
BILE chances pertaining its natural inherent advant
ages Only by south uniting in demand for
Just concessions divisions the people of the
mississippi valley acquire and
retain the commercial which will render their
prosperity permanent Notwithstanding fact that the
balance Of political power country held by the
people living Allegheny and the Rocky
tains from nations largely
important million
ten appropriated by its political
it luck, happy chance The first great
line of railway constructed from east
west aid for the of teing the
west east; yet should central of
productions ask for railway subsidy
rght-of-way Lake Superior to the Gulf
members would hold their hands in holy
horror such paternal proposition.
The destines of the gulf states Mississippi
valley one, but yet only the Mississippi
states recognize commonwealth of the
Mississippi politically commercially and financially
by the railway lines their east
coast The Pacific will be the ally
Mississippi region its coming fight for the
opportunity freedom solely what its
commerce will gain. the mountain states their
peoples intimately with effort to escape
"a bondage.
The sign. the promise, that we the west
west will be enabled to fair proportion of the
benefits arising advantages is this
congress- through sessions in being quasi
political in partisan, and only
that the greater included lesser
that majority not Of be dominated the majority
The congress of the United rghtfnl
demands of section only when compelled The aim and
object Trans-NIisssspp Congress is primarily
concerted action the conservation community Of
interests which being of national Importance
a national hearing.
NJ Twill ;et