The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-11

| leave that worked harder, both ladies ard
J gentlemen. than did this delegation They
I accomplished the purpose for which tney
went. which were: First, TO get the IN
| dorsement of the congress of deep water
at Houston; second. TO hold the next con-
gress to convene at Houston Bo5n of
these were accomplished after very nard
work and the closest competition OF ether
! points, which were after the next meet
| ing, who were on the ground twenty-fcur
/ hours ahead Of our delegation and rad
/ done some very effective work. Our tccaI-
/ ment by the people of Wichita, and espe-
| ciaHy the Commercial club, was SIMPLY
| immense and the trip will long be remem-
| bered by all who went. There were a
! great many very interesting events, but
| the one that took the laureIs OF the occa-
/ sion was the address of Hon. Presley K
| Ewing. The ladies of the party worked
| hard to aid in accomplishing what we did
and should receive credit for a big part
| Of the work II was an occasion long 10
! be remembered.
! Hon. George T. Jester Of Corsicana: I
| think the meeting of the Trans Mississippi
! Commercial congress al Houston next year
| will be of great benefit to Texas There
| is no question of one thing, and that is
| that the states which compose the Trans
Mississippi Commercial congress are being
! settled up very rapidly and that all Of
| these states are looking to Texas for an
/ outlet to the ocean. Texas is the most
! important state of them all. 1t is now
coded that we have two or three feet
( At Carr 4h1- n
t leans has and the Importance Of our Texas
ports is fully recognized. The unanimous
| Endorsement of the congress for the ap-
preparation to open up Buffalo bayou is
certainly not only gratifying to the Hous-
ton delegation, but to the people Of Texas.
Mr. D. B. Stanclif: Texas has great
cause to be proud of her delegation to the
Trans Mississippi Commercial congress at
Wichita In the first place, ii was the
most conspicuous delegation present. and
was composed of fine looking body Of
business men. From the opening OF the
congress to the close. Texas attracted the
greatest attention, and the congress was
composed of the most prominent men from
all the states and territories west of the
Mississippi river. The perfect accord and
unison with which the Texas delegation
worked was a source of much pride and
good feeling on the part Of the members.
Houston and Galveston and other Texas
cities pulled together and why should
they not? Every ship that comes TO Gal
weston will make Houston richer and
every vessel that lands at Houston Will
benefit Galveston in the same proportion. |
There is more commerce to be secured |
than beth of these cities can handle and in
a united effort they will be more apt TO
secure as much as each can take care Of |
No one doubts but that in union there is |
strength, and why should there be an |
exception to the rule in this case? In my |
opinion there is none. Houston went there |
with such vim and determination that il /
completely captured the congress, and /
right from the start it was common ex-
preston from the delegates that Houston |
can get anything she wants.
Great credit is due to the ladies of the |
Texas delegation for the splendid work /
done by them. and for the splendid speech |
delivered by Hon Presley E. Ewing. but
the greatest belongs to Mr.. Tom Rich |
ardson, secretary of the Houston Business
league. for collection and concentration Of /
Mr.. z. F. NJ Cochran of Fort Worth:
Perhaps the most important question be
fore the Mississippi Commercial
congress was that relating to deeper har-
bors and facilities on the gulf coast. The
west has reached the conclusion that its
outlet lies in this direction. The action Of
Houston in sending 10 the congress the
representation It did has done more to
further the interests of Texas and the en-
tire south than positively was ever done
before by one action. The selection Of
Houston as tn place of the next meeting
was a fitting one for all the states and /
territories of the west. REPRESENTATIVES
who hitherto have not been familiar with
conditions existing in the south and in all
the gulf cities will go before congress ask
ing for assistance TO develop the coast
country. thereby lettering the position Of
all the people in that country and as
result thereby increasing the business re
lations between the more northern states
and those Of the south. resulting in d.
version Of the great traffic of the west
from the east 10 the south.
The New York Evening Posts snecial
correspondent. E. V. SmaIey. had this TO
say Of the congress: 1t was evident from
the opening Of the proceedings that the
had returned 10 its first love. and
that the leading question 10 be discussed
was going to be deep-water ports on the
Cuff Of Mexico, as an outlet for the grain
surplus If the great western prairie region
which seeks markets in Europe Congress
has already opened two such ports on The