The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-03
FOR FREE HOMES
and STATEHOOD.
Ringing Resolutions by the
Trans Mississippi tongr ~.


urged upon congress relative TO federal
aid TO state Irrigation projects. subsidies
for merchant marine and grain freight
rate discrimination by railway lines as be
tween domestic shipments and shipments
for export The congress also adopted
TO states and federal subsidies oo mer-
chant marine. ana denouncing preference
in rates TO grain for export
An resolutions were adopted urg-
ing the Loulsiua purchase fair and urging
the five MILLION congressional loan fea-
ture of the plan TO raise The desired SIS,
10000 fair fund. The congress endorsed
free homes" and the opening Of Indian
reservation lands; statehood FOR all the
territories, establishment of two new cabi-
net Offices mines and mining and com
merce and industry. establishment of a
national academy for training consular
officers taking their appointment out Of
politics.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATt1
A plan was adopted looking TO a rer-
manent organization and the providing
Of a fund for expenses OF THE congress- by
admitting TO membership any person in
Trans Mississippi territory on payment of
an annual fee Of $500
In the resolutions commlttee interest
centered In the stubborn fight on the irIi-
cation resolutions. The issue wus square-
lv made between those who urged that
the Trans Mississippi should wholly en-
dorse the policy of che national irriga-
tom c0ngrss advoca ling federal storage
reservoirs and the deasing Of the pulic
grazing lands by the states without ces-
sion. as against those who advocated the
absolute and unconditional cessi0n of all
the pubic lands to the states and ter
ritories After a long and stubborn fight
between Governor Murphy, of Arizona,
supported by The members Of the COM
mittee from Colorado au,d Kansas. who
George II. Maxwell, OF California. aided
by / D. o Donnell. Of Montana and Col.
H. B. Maxson Of Nevada, representing
the national immigration congress an
aereemenA was reached I'm the committees
unquaihdely endorsing the resolutions
and poiicy Of the national irrigation con
gress. THESE resolutions were adopted
by the entire Trans-M Mississippi congress
without a dissenting voice.
Mr. Ewing then addressed the congress
upon the city from which be came. Hous'
ston I'm touch with open water by way OF
Buffalo bayou and San Jaclnto river ir
an a distance OF nfty-eight miles with
fifteen railroads and inhabitants num-
bering 5000 people, safe from storm and
war, Is without a pee as deep water
port According to the governmental re-
port II would take only 100000 10 com
plcte the works Of making IL a deep water
port. which could be maintained at an
annual cost of $4,000. il Is not for us
to endeavor to compete with Galveston
there Is no such contest. Their interests
are ours ours IS no less theirs"
Mr.. Ewing I'm comparing the cost with
the Erie canal the ports at New Orleans,
Savannah, the jetties at Galveston, said:
"The great impediment to deep water at
New York city was removed with the
blowing up OF the famous hell gate and
against the establishment OF deep water
al Houston the gates of Hell shall not
prevail. and when obtained will make it's
shipping at once equal TO at least half the
shipping now enjoyed at New York, will
that benefit you, neighbors OF Kansas2'
Mr.. Ewing closed by dramatic pleas
ing and fowery invitation in which he
said: Brothers of the congress. OF Kan
sas and the entire Trans-M Mississippi
effect was electrical the auditorium was
transformed into a shell which failed to
retain the tremendous burst of sound
which rent IT, Completing his invitation
Mr.. Ewing was tremendously cheered
and delegate from Oklahoma proposed
three cheers for deep water at Houston
which was delivered with all the steam
pressure that the auditorium contains.
The subject OF "Ancien and Modern
Canals" Professor Waterhouse of s..
Louis, said:
BY the short cut OF the Isthmian ca
nal the Oregon could have reached Cuba
IN fourteen days; but it took sixty-hve
days 70 make the long detour around
South America Even II the vessels had
not been delayed by storms. arrangements
Of machinery, or want OF coal. 10 might
have arrived too late. II the American
navy without the Oregon had been in
ierior 30 the Spanish fleet the loss Of
he soa hghth at santiago might have
subjected the United States TO a greater
outlay th0n the total cost Of the Nicara-
sua canal. The saving Of fifty days in
lime. ton Thousand miles IN distance. and
ne extra wear and cost Of "A long voy-
,ge at full speed, ana the need cf an in
er-oceanic canal that viii permit sens
'nable concentration OF our scattered
ieets at the critical time and place Inn
'ewuVely demand the immediate con-
trucHon Of the Nicaragua canal.
THE action OF other governments
'ught TO quicken the activity Of our own.
"rhe patronage OF existing canals Is
uggesuve OF the business which the Me
ragua canal viii do. 1t Is probable that
ven now 81 would be profitable Not only
he trade between the sections East ana
Vest Of the Rocky mountains, but also
he congress OF tho Un,ted States with
ne distant Orient IS rapidly expanding.
'he Hawaiian and Philippine islands viii !
bot only become large markets for the |
roducts Of the United States. hut for
hey will be based from which American |
nterprises viii set forth to explore the |
ommeroia opportunities of the Orenr |
Is not unlikely that our largest foreign |
r1de may yet sqp from tne harDors of |
he Pacific. To protect our Qewly ac- |
uired Islands, 20 go I'm an ascendency n |
he markets Of Western South America |
nd the remote East. 20 afford cheaper |
transportation for the rapidly Increasing |
roduots Of our Western coast. 10 streng-
hen the naval defenses Of our Atlantic !
nd Pacific seaboards no increase oar do
aesuc and foreign eXchang and 10 pro-
note the fellowsmy and disarmament OF
atons there Is no more effective means
han the Nicaragu1n cana."
GlsT OF RESOLUTIONS.
The merchant marine resolution fol-
lWs:
In our opinion. it Is the duty Of con-
ress. az the earliest day possible. 10 en-
CT legislation to secure such restoration
the payment OF subsidies to Amerl-
ln built mall-earr-ers and freighters