The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-05
CONGRESS CLOSES
Interesting Resume of the Good
ACCOMPLISHED.

tbau To- the construct ON oiator age rls-
,rVoirs by federal aid Tor which $20000.-
olJ was asked. Previous statements that
the resolution PASSED was an unQual-
tied Endorsement of the storage reservoir
plan. are too sweeping, though even Gov
ernor Murphy of Arizona, who lead She
dght for cessation. oonceded that tno re
suit was. as bee expressed it. dog-iaI.
owim, to tlo restrictions with which c,--
sion was hedged about This ughl was
thc feature OF iho cmRre as it indI-
citcd BITE growing divergence Boa interest
between the Trans Mississippi cougros
and the National Irrigation congress,
which laHtor represents sixteen states aud
terriuores. ami ia l1 che solo utorot ot
| lrrg1uon. The result was conceded hy
many irrigadonlsts os % virtual victory
/ for Governor Murphy The congress ad-
iouued a. noon todly after COS four days
| session Among tho concu.ns papers
| read this morning WAS one by Commerce
| Commissioner A. R Smith of Sew York
/ on Mcrchuut Marine.
/ Nlr A. s. Goetz uf Eddy. ~. NJ. dolly
! crod an address on tho Beet Sugar lu-
duatry. He sal in parts
! Tho great Southwost, especially tlo
! arid region. under an irrigation sy-
! tcm offers many advantages for thc ea-
I t5bl shmeut OF the beet suEar Industry
| la ordor TO speedily bring about Che
! necessary conditions and ga permanently
establish this industry u the luttd
| S.ates, i is necessary that congress-
should declare thUt the present 1r.n on
sugar impored shall be- maintained for
at least ten years. that the tariff on sue-
ar fr.m tine tropics shall be coutluuedi
hat the cool contrac, labor system ia the
Sandwich islands bee prohibited
Sugar consumers should not permit
themselves to be lod asray and think
that uhe adndttance of sugar rrom tho
tropics as well as the foreign countries.
Will lessen the cost to them The aug-
ar interests would flu into the hand
of tho trusts, and once they obtain conrol
of tho markets the price cam he easily
maintained. while ON the othtr hand he
Development OF the industry Within our
own borders will lu 90 few years lower
the price To- consumers. The history ut
other enterprises, now substantially o
tabushed here under the fostering care OF
our government, Is % reduction in price
instead OF lu Increase.
There ls n0 good reason why the Amer
lean farmer and sugar manufacturer
should not receive from congrce oaclur-
J
br,,uchcs of Americtan industries. sugar
, branch of American industries, and an act
OF congress which viii tend to the de-
velopmcut of the sugar industry of tn,
, United states will indeed be % protection
, to "a strictly home industry.
Mayor Savage. of Wellington. kons.
IIaus. and Prof lseiy. o. FHau1uni
I college Wichita, read papers relating o.
/ ttade In our new .sland possessions. Fol
, lowing which a. resolution was pas -
, which though touched in general term.
-, land restricted 90 expressions on thl
commercial aspect of the case, is virtual
- ly strong endorsement Of tho expansion
. ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS
Other resolutions addiuouR ltn thos
"a adopted yesterday are as follows.
For government and construction am
, ownership of "a NlcaraguIn canal; open
=. Ing OF Southwest Pass. Mississippi Delta
h. rushing tho deep watcr work at Iou.
,r ton. Texas. fostering beot susur iudustr
lo by congress, ro-onacJmeut of Cine ur
\ nal homestead acti prohibiting coolio .
"a other contract labor. recogunug th
i, prowess OF thc army ana navy In he Iat
h war with Spain.
ii STATE HONORs.
4 stato vice prcsidoua and cxecutN
10 committeeman were announced Ja fo
4 lows.
10 Arllansps s.. A. Williams
/, Arizona Governor n o. Murphy
,r California. n. Lankeuihne. l.oa Az
g. gclcs.
i, Colorado-J. d Finn.
As Iowa-C. H. Sayior.
ko Louisiaua.-W j sanders
ea indian Tarut0ry-u N. WolVsrlpufi