Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-18
IRANSMISSISSIPPI
CONGRESS TODAY
Addresses Delivered Before a Rep
g,entatIye Body at Houston
srBJECTS WERE VARIED.
os.,tsI Trade, Lakes and Gulf Wa
,.rv,y. Tansmississippt Deyel-
opment aud Irrigation
tAnsmoon Dispatched

Afternoon Dispatched
u,r.tor TEX. April is.--The second
s'y. session Of the TransmissIssippi
l.orr.ss was largely attended, the time
s..rg taken with various addresses on
5fera, subjects.
pr5f s Waterhouse, Of st. Louis de-
lrsrsl an address ON Trade with the
ORIENT his address was a lengthy
advocacy OF extending business through
n. Philippine gateway to Asia.
Hs was followed by Mr. Lyman p.
cooley of Chicago. who spoke about
..rts Lakes and Gulf Waterway"
No. James A. TrJutman, Of Kansas
delivered an address entitled "A Cen
tgry Of Transmisslsslppi Develop
meut'
,f5r, over which &c asserted dominion
20 ths United states for SlOOJ0oJJ. In
100 DE COWS of Che state Of Texas gave
milk enough at 10 cents gallon 10 pay
tbst purchase price ana leave $l,SQO.O0O
fH pu money
In le5 Thomas Jefferson paid Ma
p t5B Bo1aparte SlJOO000O for Louis
iara The hens that cackle around the
rs1taous barns of the Louisiana Pur-
chase .ay eggs enough every year %
urs .han reimburse the United states
fr l.s original Investment
"Ihs aggregate foreign trade OF the
tuusmissssipp. country for seven
yas hos been. Exports, Gulf ports,
gr,N000. Pacific ports, $4,000 900;
Total 81 0'U00l0 Gulf ports, Sl6j 0O1
Loo Pacific ports 1921 100000, total. Si92i-
Wn1 Only q small portion of what
was produced. however, reached the
markets OF the world through the Pa
cf. ana Cult ports; millions Of the
t0ilets and commodities went down 20
the Atlantic and crossed the waters
from Eastern ports
Tla farmers OF the West had In their
bins March }, 1900. y-3lQ00 900 Of wheat.
com and oats.
Th. superficial observer contem-
plates tha future congestion of future
Population with gloom and despair He
says TO crowd people together iu this
country as they are crowded in Europe
would De- 90 d.vest life OF its Conpensa-
ton And yet some OF our Atlantic
states have already reached that per-
ili Aasachusetts. the ideal common
Wealth has an average population of
.A To tle square rile-qS more than
France. an3 O. more than Germany
Duplicate the Massachusetts, population
@. .S per square mile IN Texas and you
would have 100000 people. The same
density would give the transmlssissip
country jNlw11l0, or more than seven
Tine ihe present population Of the
United States.
"Psss.mIs,lc students distrust the pro-
.olc.Ne power Of the West TO take care |
n, Che multiplied millions OF the future.
Int possibilities OF western production I.
have Dot set been approached. only "a .
.uIe ot .he arabic lands are now In .
el.i|tNHr II every acre of land west I
~ roe mississippi was cultivated 10 us /
Il4 capacity Wc could raise food prod /
u.c enough 90 supply the world.
Ihe west De- rich iu every element Of /
fl..essil. I.'r. occupying the happy .
i-s-4u equally removed from great |
lAAOl0l, wealth and extreme poverty. /
ylI aggregate possessions are great |
u-i ihel ore more eQuitably distributed /
" W.. DO any other portion of the world. |
- l.e race for civil distinction every .
'' ~. nos fair start with his rival.
.W religion is varied and and our |
'...f.rei, We sometimes pray .
~. ..a poe p..ls ana drink with the dry
,s Ni|e I'Il1ll.tI1nlsts 90 close the
" .,,...'. ana Ants enough 90 drink an /
= sN.iI Deer Republicans enough 10
'' protection and Democrats
usl 10 Ok mp .fy fire. trade: popIlista
..-.h Pm sustain free silver and gold
.al-a.I men enough 90 prevent the de-
0t the currency. schools
'--N TO Danish ignorance and church
81 enough 90 eXtfipate vice:
enough Tor the blessings
-.... Almighty and sinners
n -sa ivi 'he smiles OF the devil. peo-
enough i1 found an empire and pa
enough 90 support the Goddess Of
4. .H h, per tr.umphal march around |
u. zion J. Bradford Prince. OF New
N'. spoke about the admission ~
.'.Io- 20 statehood. SAYING IN part.
p. .aaa which ] wish to emnha-
+.r.. '. 't 'pect TO the three Ter
nd r,. New Mexico, Arizona
: ,..nt"'.oa certainly so far
f.-.." Mexico is concerned
sl... Z. .atehood IS not thing to
4. ,.- 'f as q privilege. lat should
IN. .i.l asa right
~. .I'I instance now exists IN relo-
I. ~, '1e people Of New Mex
. law. lusItcs their being
,s.- deprived Of their FUN riehta
y, '.'r governments Us popula-
.'. exclusive cf Indians so
~. ' ,Il al. 'he t.m ITS admls lon *.
'A. has contained SO MANY |
r....,. %. population is almost ex-
.--t american. The foreign ele-
.5,, smaller than anywhere in me
..t. except lU certain southern
my. many i1 TIE East the large
,t.s voters of spanish descent Is
i.,.t o. fortune. This iaa
~. New Mexico hag that conc
...N ni 'u connection with tha
4r' ID. tii entaprising American
.. it which elves to ID rDsciai
y s.lireoverning commu-
t',r.-..' .3l strength It Is amply able
III .E..... .N. government and the I
10 c.r..-.'.. q. rau.d advancement ls
81 r.. territorial condition"
u -. Headof the United states
b .,...t agriculture. spoke about
I'd ''..'- OF Irrigation" he said IN
--.- .,aI.I region embraces an area
i..- .'.. an' European country save
rr,.. .'l .a capable on suDportinr
tts NJ. Iaauon than now lives east
re.. HnI river I'm tbls vast Z
r.. .n reclaimed. homes NAV
rE . population of Zoo 010 06o q
far.- ID eIecf th's result is d tqek
.t..- !. Do other So he realm IN
tH. r.,5 or social economies ne
% ,-. p, Wnl'se lhe nations farm
ts -a.-. chief hope N mos Mo
hm r.,. ies industry and SELF. q
b.rs.,a which 20 Vim landed n.
q br,r., as % ls now this lana
,or-.ti-., value. IN many places
g b. ~ would not support settler /
. lsBf I.'Ie..'y This is not bacass, I
'l-Ss fertility, but because Il J