The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-02
TALK FREIGHT RATES
Subject of Discussion at the Trans
Mississippi Congress.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
DIVISION OVER MATTER OF IR-
RIGATIoN SYSTEMS.
Some Advocate the Building of Stor-
age Reservoirs By the Govern
ment and Others Want Cession of
Arid Lands to States and Terri
tories-The ST. Louis Fair.

Wichita, Kan, June 1.-The trend of
development in the spirit and purpose
of the trans Mississippi congress in
the discussion of economic problems to
the outlining and advocating of COM
mercial projects was noticeable in a
marked degree in tOday's proceedings
when transportation and freight rates
came to the front almost exclusively.
Papers were read on equitable freight
rates. improvement of the mouths OF
the mouths of the Mississippi and the
substituting of the merchant marine, the
latter with special reference to the
South American commerce. Besides
these Ex-Governor Francis of Missouri
presented the Louisiana purchase fair
before congress.
A division has developed in the con-
greSS over the form of resolutions ask
ing federal aid for irrigation systems.
one party advocating the building of
storage reservoirs by the government,
the other wanting ceSsIon of arid lands
to states and territories: they to build
their own reservoirs. Election of Of
ficerS was the principal matter of bust
ness transacted.
Officers Elected.
The officers elected are as follows:
first vice president, Walter Gresham,
Galveston, Tex; second vice president,
l.. 3. Prince, New Mexico; third vice
president, E. V. Smalley, Minnesota;
fourth vice president, ]. Hudson Nc
Knight, Wichita
Election of secretary and assistant
secretary was deferred until next meet
ing point is named.
The committee on permanent organi
zation recommended that the Com
mercial Travellers of America be allow
ed ten delegates to be chosen from
trans Mississippi states and territories.
j. r. Pitkin of New Orleans opened
the afternoon session with a paper on
Foreign Commerce and How to- Pro-
mote It." He advocated the substituting
of American steam lines to ply between
South American points and the United
States. Mr.. Pitkin gave shipping and
trade statistics to the point collected
during service in a diplomatic capacity
at a South American capital.
Ex-Governor Fishback of Arkansas,
addressed the congress on Equitable
Freight Rates"
st. Louis Big Fair.
Ex-Governor David Francis of Mis-
souri, presented the Louisiana purchase
fair at the afternoon session. He out
lined the plan proposed at st. Louis
for raising s15.0O0,000. s5.000,000 by sub
scription, $1,000, 600 by bonding the city
and So, 000, goo to be secured as a loan
from the federal government and urged
the delegates to cooperate in their
states by working upon their
delegations to support
the desired loan appropriation
At the close of the afternoon session !
the delegates were taken in carriages
by the Wichita Commercial club and |
driven about the city and tonight were |
given a reception by the Commercial |
club. The lady delegates and visitors
were also given a reception by the city |
of Woman's clubs.
Houston. Tex, seems clearly in the !
lead for the next years convention !
The question will be settled tomorrow !
night.
The subcommittee of the resolutions |
committee tonight agreed to report to- !
morrow the resolutions presented by |
Governor Murphy of Arizona, asking /
congress to cede to the states and ter
ritories arid lands within their respect