The record-union., 1899-06-01

WICHITA (Kan.), May 31.-All indi-
cations point to a successful session of
the Transmississippi Congress. Dele
gates from most of the States are pres
ent, prepared to press the subjec. Of
greatest interest to their particular To-
calities. Five hundred kilograms were
received for rooms at the hotels. This
morning all hotels were filled to over
flowing, and private residences have
been thrown open to visitors. Many
delegates are accompanied by their
wives.
Territorial expansion and American
merchant marine are the subjects of
general agitation, and little else is
heard in the Hobbies. There is visible a
strong undercurrent supporting the Ad-
mlnistration's conduct of the Spanish
and Filipino wars.
Washington, D. c., is represented by
II. f. Newell, photographer of the
United States Geological Survey, and H
c. Frankfield of the Weather Bureau
Mr.. Newell Will discuss Water Stor-
age" and Mr.. Frankenfield THE Flood
Problem
Governor Murphy of Arizona is talk
cession of arid lands He says: sAri-
iona is for Statehood and the cession of
arid lands. We've drained the rivers,
and what We want now and must have
before we can go on with our develop
ment is storage water. The National
Government has refused to appropriate
money, now we want the lands
The meeting opened this morning with
of oil h. o.
Stanley of Kansas and Mayor Ross of
Wichita, to which Governor Sayers of
Texas, Governor Murphy OF Arizona,
Judge Smalley of Minnesota and Julius
Kahn of California responded.
Hon. Hugh Craig of San Francisco,
President of the congress, wired that he
could not attend. Ex-Governor Prince
OF New Mexico presided in his stead.
Mrs. Rosine Ryan, Mrs. Bette Bryan
and Mrs. r. A. Greer of Houston, Tex,
presented each speaker with bunch of
magno.ias. They also gave hundreds of
punches Unfortunately to the audi
ence. They are seeking to secure the
next meeting of the congress. Tie
ladies We're given an ovation. The
flowers Will come in baskets by express
daily, and the ladies announce that they
will be given away freely throughout
the sessions. 1t is predicted that they
have Won their fight
The Texas delegation arose and pro-
posed three cheers for Governor Stanley
of Kansas.
COngressman-elect Kahn of California
carried the congress by storm in his ex-
temporaneous speech on the extreme
West
The morning session closed with an
address by L. Bradford Prince of New
Mexico, and adjournment was taken to
o'clock
AT the afternoon session a sharp con-
test came UP over the selection of a
Committee on Resolutions It was
named as follows: George r. Brown,
Arkansas; Governor n. o. Murphy, Ari-
IONA; Julius Kahn, California: T. c.
Henry, Colorado; r. J. Hauss, CONNER
cial Travellers Association; j. E. Hum
phrey, Indian Territory; c. F. Saylor,
Iowa; ]. E. Frost, Kansas; J. r. G. Pit
kin, Louisiana; John Garfield, Mime
sofa; ]. D. O'Donneu, Montana: J. NJ.
Lowe, Missouri; Henry Meyer, Nebras-
ka: A. S. Goetz, New Mexico; P. 3.
Maxson, Nevada; F. H. Greene. Okla
homa: G.. NJ Irwin, Oregon; Wesley A.
Stuart, South Dakota; Presley F.. Ew-
ing, Texas; Walter Gresham. Texas; j.
H Rath, Utah; Colonel Constine, Wyo-
ming.
The first address of the session was
made by Professor Morrow of the Okla
homa Agricultural College on the I'm
PRODUCTION of Corn in Europe as Food
Product He said in part:
1T is sometimes objected that in
creasing the use of corn as food for
man will decrease the demand for
wheat Were this true, it would still
be a questions whether we had not bet
ter suffer some decline of exports Of the
crop in regard to which we have such
close competition If we could thereby
increase the demand for the crop which
we can produce more cheaply than any
other nation. But 1t is not probable
that this result viii follow. More prob
ably corn or corn and wheat Hours
mixed would take the place of rye and
barley-the black bread grains of Flu
rope. The greatest practical dnf1culty
in the matter would seem to be in keep
ing up exports to supply any large de-
mand when we had short crops. Moth
ing probably would more certainly and
quickly bring good results thar giving
Europeans opportunity to see and eat
American corn dishes at the great expo
sition."
Francis b. Thurber of New York City,
Chairman of the American Expo. ters'
Association. spoke on Wider Markets
and How to Get Them"
CONGRESSMAN w. B. Slosson of Texas
spoke of kansas and Deep Water
Ports on the Gulf"
F. w. Bentley of Wichita spoke on
Equitable Freight Rates"
At the evening session Hon. George