The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-26
COMMERCE OF WORLD
TT Is DISCUSSED BY THE INTERNA-
TIONAL CONGRESS IN SESSION
AT PHILADELPHIA
MIR. DANIELS ON RAILROADS
New York Central General PasSen-
ger Agent Tells What Those Car
riers Have Done, and Makes Sug-
gestiOns for Betterment of the
Service-0ther Commercial Topics
Under Consideration.


Under Consideration.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.-Today's ses-
sion of the international commercial con-
gress, at the National Export Exposition.
was officially designated "EXpansion
Day." and a number of speakers address
sed the delegates on that question, as it
related to the development of the COM
merce of all the countries of the world.
Congressman Robert Adams, of this city,
former minister to Brazil, presided In
presenting the scope of the discussion,
M. Adams referred to the weakness. Of
the consular service of this country, lay
ing the blame on the system, and not
upon the administration Of it.
John I. Kasson, of Iowa, special pleni-
potentiary on the subject of commercial
treaties with the United States, then
spoke the subject Territorial Ex
parsion.' Mr.. Kasson reviewed briefly
the acquisition of territory by the United
States from the Louisiana purchase and
Hawaii and the conquest of Porto Rico
and the Philippines. He said: - -
I'VE already know something of the
enormous capacity of the Philippines for
agricultural production of tropical
wealth. Of it's mineral wealth we know
less; but the indications are of the high;
est significance, not only of the baser.
metals, but also of the most valuable"
Mr.. Kasson concluded with a defense of
the right .of this country in maintaining
control of the Philippines
The American railroads and their rela-
tions to commercial industrial and agri-
cultural interests was set forth by George
E. Daniels, general passenger agent of
the New York Central & Hudson River
railway, and president of the Association
of Passenger Agents. The present period,
he declared, is the age of transportation,
and the dying nations are those with little
or no transportation facilities. Mr.. Dan
iels traced the beneficial results to com.
merce of the war between China and ia.
pan, and detailed the great progress that
had been made by American built loco-j
motives and general railway parapher-'
MALTA in Russia and the Orient. A COM.
parison was made between railways and
canals, stress being laid upon the rapid
transit facilities offered by the former. A
synopsis was made of what the extension
or railways has accomplished in the
development of the United States.
Railroad men," he said, would be in.
terested in knowing that the Manila and
Daugpan railway, on the Island of Luzon,
which is the principal one of the Philip
pines group, is laid upon mahogany ties,
the road passing through forests of that
valuable wood and over ineXhaustible
beds of coal and other rich minerals.
Shall we wonder then that American rail-
ways are seeking connections that will
secure a portion of the commerce that
must come from the development of this
rich region, which has so recently been
added to the territory Of the United
States?"
TRADE WITH BRAZIL.
Al brief address on trade conditions in
Brazil was delivered by Charles Page
bryan, United States minister to Brazil.
He said in part:
Representation by capable Americans.
of our business houses cannot be too
highly used in extending business in
. Brazil These men must speak French
and Portuguese, well as English.
Speculation on the exchange should be
strictly forbidden. American banks and
steamship lines should be introduced at
an early date.
Eugene Seeger. United States consul
TO Brazil, feleTGeu " CI0 great Amer
lean enterprises which had been inaug-
urated, and those which are to be es-
tablished, connecting the great Southern
countries Of South America with Brazil
and It's natural tradeways with the trade
methods of the United States.
William ]. Clark, of Queensland spoke
briefly on the Philippines. His ref, renee
to the islands was principally of de-
scriptive character. He said In Fart:
M1nddnSO.
territory covers about LOCO miles. The
population of Manila is alb out 400 0oO OF
these about 800 600 are pure-brel or half
caste Filipinos; $4,000 Chinese, and the re-
mainder is made up Of the amy of oc-
cupation ard the few Europeans there
AS a commercial acquisition the isla~ ds
are Invaluable. So far as it was my for