The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-02

Big fields alfalfa, e
Down I'm the strip;
Ponca Commercial club
out on a trip
Air-"fdttle Bunch of DaBit2E
This great exhibit was collected iu Kay
co,,ntv bv the Ponca CITY Commercial
club. It was happy thought ana VIII
advertise Oklahoma's marvellous fervtn-
itv an over the United States. Three
cheers were gwen by the congress for
Oklahoma, It's productivene8s ami enter
prise
This mornings session opened at $3.50
O'Clock Sanford's band played two sdec-
tions m advance.
Copuna McClosky telegraphed rendering
his resignation as a member of uhe exc
ecutive committee.
Governor Leslie Shaw, OF Iowa tele-
graphed, expressing his APPROVAL Of the
,,plocts Of tho congress and regretbng
mis- inability to be present
The ladies' of wichita rendered am in-
vtation totheladiasattending the conven-
vitaplon to the ladies' attending the con-
ventlon from abroad TO attend a re-ep-
uIon to be given i'm their honor ct the
Presbyterdon church at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
Cen Pt0ln. of New Orleans presented
4, resolution which was unanimously adj
opted. nstructmg the committee ON e'ec-
tlons to favorably consider the name OF
Secretary ]. Hudson Mcl<night as one
of ghe three vice presidents tn consideta-
zion of his valuable services in Che sue
cess OF ahe convention.
| Ex-Governor Prince, OF New MeN.co,
introduced a resolution declaring al the
Carey act should be 50 amended az to he
equal in IT'S operation over territories and
states. The act in question relates to tho
ceslon Of pubic lands for irrigation pur-
poses.
Mr.. w. Il. Ross, OF New Orleais read
! a very able paper on the necessity OF
keeping the mouth of the Mississippi riv-
er omen. He said that the Miss saippi
would be q great harbor ne far as st.
| Louis and even TO Kansas ci.y IL the
mouth was kept open.
NJ. j. Saunders OF New Orleans followed
Twin an oral argument on the same dues-
tion He made an eloquent address re-
plcte with Information about tn shipping
of New Orleans. its bearing on the entire
west and tbs present needs. lie appealed
| for an endorsement Of the effort Of New
| Orleans to get a congressional appropria-
| tion for the opening Of the mouth OF the
| Mississippi to such an etent as TO receive
| the largest ships in the world
The lieutenant governor OF Texas I'M a
brilliant little speech made the New or
leans fellows feel good by endorsing ev'
cry proposition they made.
Ex-Identenant Governor Standard OF
Missouri also made a strong speech fav-
oring a demand upon congress for appr1
piiations for tho mouth of the Mississ pp
of sufficient amount 10 allow the lWg-
cs. ships in the world to enter the father
of waters.
A. r. smith Of New York spoke to shoT
his frional'ness OF the congress in favor
OF New Olcans.
Mr. Roruson of Eureka, Kansas, also
spoke eloquenuy IN favor Of large appro.
priations for the improvement of the out.
let of the Mississippi.
With great force and eloquent tongue
Nr. Montgomery Of Colorado also favo e.
the proposition.
Ex-Governor Flshback. of Arkan'5.
said mat the government had give
$3.50. OO0, 900 and 200 100000 acres Of land t'
railroads-private enterprses--and IN
, didn't see why the people could not Ge
what it asked for FOR the improvement
ofth cir own natural highways Of trans
} portation. III the government hasn't th
. money" said Governor Ffshback. "le
IL borrow it,
To be brief everybody was ln favor o
. large appropriations for the improvement
of the Mississippi.
PERMANENT OFFICERS
} J. W. McNeal. of Oklahoma, ehal1na.
. OF the committee on permanent organ'za
!. ton, reported as follows:
4 We your comm.. .tee on permanent orga
: nizat.on, hereby make the following re
. port:
= We recommend for permanent presida
) of this organization. Il O. Standard % S
Z Loms.
For vice president, walter Gresham. ,
: Galveston.
For second vice president, L. Pradror
: Prince OF New Mexico.
For third vice president, q v. Small'
3 of Minnesota
We further recommend that the se1ec
= ion of secretary and assistant secre'ar
9 be deferred until no city AZ WHOM q
congress shall nsXt be held shall be 3
3 lected
9 In Difference 10 a motion by Mr. Pitk
= OF Louisiana tho following recommend
. r0u was made:
That thbe office OF fourth vice preside
3 be created aud Hudson Mcknight
= named f0r that position in recognition
q his services as secretary Of this congre
. for the past year.
The committee on permanent organ.z
= tion recommends that the Unit n Comm
= chl Travellers OF Amerloa be allowed
= representation OF ten delegates 70 ti
. congress 90 be chos 70 from residents
- uhe Trans-M ssissipp staies and err't,
~ les
We recommend that the chairman
pa the executive committee IS hareby au
~ orzed 10 solicit contributions OF NOR
the from commercial bodies and others .u
IgE Trausmississipp country for a fund 90
used FOR tho future expenses or the q.
gresa and uhe committee ana In carry
a. ont abe recommendations adopted by
IA. congress
res. We recommend thai tne executive ca
sp' mittee bee autlorz-d to appoint from a
5r, TO Ume legislative committee of
NT. members which shall - 20 Washing
pe' and lay b,Tore Hae proper COMMITTEES
her che two houses ~ congress the vari
1b' recommendation for fegisianve aci
H.. adopted by he TransmississiDDi G
Ter gress.
ln., We recomTuend to the congress that
hpur OF Q O'Clock Friday night. June
De selected as tho tame when the c
ktb a~raaa ah4ff r,rr.-a-T N fha uafao.fso.,