The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-01


commercial congress opened here this
morning with 500 delegates In attendance
| Two hundred more are expected 20.
morrow. Every state and territory west
OF the Mississippi river. with the excep-
ton of Washington. Nevada and Idaho. 10
represented. Gov. Murphy heads the del
egasion from Arizona. Gov. Barnes from
Oklahoma. Gov. Stanley from Kansas.
ex-Gov. Prince from New Mexico. and en-
Gov. Fishback from Arkansas.
Gov. Jones. Of Arkansas, and ex-Cov
Francis from Missouri. with additional
delegates. are expected tomorrow after
noon.
party Of $50 arrived from Houston.
Tex. this morning IN, special Pullman,
and the private car Of Vice President
Quinlan. OF the Houston Texas Gen.
trail They were met at the depot by
Gov. Stanley and committee OF citizens.
with the Wichita band. Hon. Hugh
Craig. of San Francisco, president OF the
congress. failed 10 come, and Vice Presi-
dent Prince. Of New Mexico. called the
conGress to order.
Addresses of Weleome.
Gov. Stanley. Of Kansas, deltversd the
address sf wcleoNss. He aaid tAAG Kaav
sas contributed more I'm primary way
to the wealth and prosperity Of the M
tion than any other state In the ynion.
That state was glad to welcome repre-
sentatives Of the richest and busiest Sec
tion In the world.
Mayor Ross spoke for the city of Wich-
ita and the Wichita board OF Trade Con-
gressman-elect Julius Kahn, Of San Fran
cisco. and Gov. Murphy. Of Arizona. re-
| sponded.
After this. Mrs. Rosie Ryan. Mrs. b.
Bryan and Mrs. X. A. Greer. Of Houston,
| Tex, presented all the speakers with
| bouquets OF magnolia blossoms. When
! Mrs. Greer pinned one Of the flowers on
| Gov. S.aniey's coat, the governor said.
holding up a sunfiower badge, kansas
| reciprocates with sunfiowers."
AZ this the audience stood up and
| cheered for several minutes.
Contest Of Comuaistee.
a sharp contest came up over the ~
| lection Of committee on resolutions. II
was named as follows: Geo. r. Brown.
Arkansas: Gov ~ o. Murphy. Arisona;
Julius Kahn. California; r c. Henry, Col
orado. II. J. Hans. Commercial Travellers
Association: ]. r.. Humphrey. Indian
Territory: &. r. Saylor. Iowa. J.. E.
Frost. Kansas. Judge Ptlkin. Louisiana:
John Cauifield. Minnesota; J. d. O'Don-
nell. Montana; J. NJ Love- Missouri Hem
ry Meyer. Nebraska: A. g. Goetx. New
Mexico: II. b. Maxson. Nevada: r. H.
Greer, Oklahoma: q, NJ Irwin. Oregon:
Wesley A. Stuart. South Dakota: Presley
X Ewing Texas. Walter Gresham. Tex
as: j. H. smith. Utah; Col. Constant. wy
crning
The FIRST address Of the sesston was
made by Prof Morrow. Of the Oklahoma
agricultural college. the "fntroduc-
tion of Corn in Europe as q Food Fro.
Duct
Thurher an wider Markets.
Francis II. Thurber. Of New York city.
chairman of the American r Exporters' A.
socin,ion. spoke on wilder Markets ana
How 80 &c. Them" He said In part:
1.-THE Importance Of having the policy
Of our government supplement and sup
port the efforts of our producers cannot
be too strongly emphasized Every effort
of an English manufactures TO reach n~w
markets tiaos ready -resconse on the
part Of The f.-sffsh beard OF Trade
department Of the governmens~to sup
port him. Force II at hand To protect the
rights of traders Liberal pay IL accord
ri; 70 steam lines f0r the carriage of ocean
mails and the entire national influences N
fNsbHtNHtfs sHgFt.1 IN tnfS GtFEstthH- aVtt
own government has brsn making pro-
EreHs IN this direction. mnd MIR Diplomatic
ard consular representatives are not
lacking IN patriotic in:ere~t: bit we are
far henird In organized efYcrt to place
the merits 81 our goods before the con-
sinners af the weird. Perhaps this r. not
surprising. considering that our home
market is the beet In the world; and for
oBr woust protect and develop 10 the ut.
most the outlet for eur goods.
.But nation which eontrols such re-
sources In fields. forests. mines and fac
tories as the United States controls:
which has mastered, the forces which now
control the world steam. electricity. ma
ehinery nnd ssuhliciss-~ss we have mas
tered tiseta. viii not BE- sasssfie1 TO ignore
the market which the other thirteen hum
ssysd and s~vsnty millions ek c0nxumefp
on the xiobe present IN. but To ret this
market Ia is necessary 10 let the people
OF TIE world know the merits Of owF
wares ard have easy access TO them.
venture 10 say that money expended IN
psibssesty has Welded, and will Yield. =
larger return than any other. No matter
how crude how isi directed. the sum
total of results fn the great majority Of
instances Will be on the rfght stde.
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