The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06
IN TRANS MISSISSIPPI.
wonK or TINE RECENT COhMS"~
CONGRESS IN THE WEST
Western ss.,... Declare Thsi' pss,L. Ma.
Improved Consular Service, "aus a,
kets. . NioasaEuan Canal

RI. r..r. Nu..i..inpl Commercial Congress
n, q. ,i.r.n,h on,pnl srsslon. recently closed
M uou.,op Tar cousld.red q number VI aurH-
ZION. ~ in,.rs.t not only 70 tho secu0n oI 'hs
country which receives the particular n''"-
ton Of the congress-. but TO the country AZ hrs'
AZ well. The congress was largely a'"ho'd
and Ia. people Of Houston opcncd iheit doors
hospi,ably and reoely ed the thanks OF lie WISE
tors for the welcome given THEM ~ Wv"
gates we're also entertained by heiehooInnS
towns, where they went on eacursiohs w NV
tation. Representatives were VI a'.eiEaH.o
from sixteen Stntes OF the lrahfnhsrsspp
territory. Colorado. Utah. Texas new MeA-
leo. Oklahoma, Arkansas, louisiana NeornHAa,
Missouri. Wyoming. Iowa ana ha"sas '7"e''
at the first rel call.
Nsvor 8 II, Brs.hear Of Houston in welcom-
ing the congress said Every heart In this
city bids YOU godspeed in your efforts to fur.
,her develop this grand Western empire; ana
Texas-vhose blood bought victory az san
JacInto meant the acquisition OF nearly halt
OF the Trans-N,ss!ssippi country-pledges her
efforts 10 the mutual prosperity and happiness
OF that territory whose plenteous past and
present are but the promise OF a glory uneQuaHed
in the annals OF the world
President Stannard OF the congress in his
opening speech referred 10 the claim maoe 10y
Texas that she could support l2'Wo'OO or Ia
OoO,O 600 of people, and said that a question arose
AZ 10 what was 20 be done with such wealth
Of production.
In an address on Wider Markets and How
to Attain Them,"F b. Thurber of the United
States Export Association said
Power and machinery brought to bear upon
our wonderful natural resources have SO IN
creased production that wider markets are
necessary If We would escape IN the future more
lreuurn, periods OF ovorsiochcd home mar
ket,, idle mills and commercial crises. on"
horse power is equivalent to the power Of six
men. If the work Of G3,isl mon in the hour
mills of the United States is supplemented with
the use of $3.50 horse power, the power If
equivalent to the work OF ~4,5l4,l90 additional
men The total hors" power used IN th" mt"d
States IN 1890 was about 6,OCo,yWn, equivalent 10
III" work Of 36,~o.OO0 men, while only i~y4'd,osi
persons were employed, the two kind, or power
having a ratio oil ; toll
leading, il yearly dong a greater amount ol
useful work, while Asia does no more than j.
did a thousand year, ago. ms Tact alone Wlll
explain the demand Tor the open door ana the
increasing world domination Of the machine
using nations THIS exhibit furnishes the
answer To the inquiry Of one OF our Statesmen
w hat do We care Tor abroad
In legislative halls and in the jury box
We lind u considerable element ot h0sliUty
10 our railroad interests, They are looked
upon by some as the original trusts, but HEY
hayr done more 10 develop the tinted States
than any other single agency. and the great
need OF large sections ol country Is more rail-
roads. In our foreign commerce the large
organizations Of capital known as trusts are
dong a work in extending American markets
that II would be impossible for smaller units
OF capital 10 accomplish.
Prot Watorhousr Of st, Louis. Speaking
upon Trade with the Orient. sad: Though
the United states taI surpasses nres, Britain
IN wealth, yet England has always maintained
Its commercial SUPREMACY. But tll7 R,strna-
ufpy aha Nrl mot ,,,1pl lamar -lfutp In 500
the exports OF domestic merchandise nom
the United States and the United Kingdom
$1,000. no difference IN favor OF Great Britain
was less than s2t,5Op,0oo. In a very few years
the United states will stand at the head Of tho
world. not only in opuleuCe, but also IN trade.
Il pom the assumption that the Philippines
become ps permanent possessions Of the United
States. what economic use can bc made 81 them
Thest islands will Weld all the productions Of
the equatorial zone. Probably the bulk OF
our tea and raw silk will continue 10 bc imported
from China and Japan, but rice. sugar, coffee.
tobacco, spices and tbres are staples which the
Philippines are especially fitted to produce.
The best hemp in the world is grown in this
group OF Islands and the supply can be in
kind Tho farmers of the United States an
nually consume l2oo9o.ooC pounds OF binding
twine, and as slsal will probably grow o. IuNur-
lqntly in the Philippines az. II will in lucaIan,
there Is no good reason why every pound Of
the hemp and sisnl SO useful in sAeating Ameri-
can grains should not be rGirpd on our own
lands, IL has long been my belief that rAmie.
one Of the finest and best ilbrcs the earth pro-
d the Other "a" Gu Fl sE HT%i.tfbS ai i st IRis belief II iF proves H 10
be baselcas, the. rich soll. OF the Philippines
MI beyond all doubts yteld an abuadance Of
now, annually importing nearly sSoO,0o0,OOo
worth Of topical products. Almost all o! these
commodities the natives OF our own Islands
-Of all the agencies for the extension Of our
Oriental tranic, the Nicaragua canal Is Nh"
most important. The arguments IN its favor
/ nra GnnrnpnelN+ rpnCli-lXp Assured OF lG
utility a a means OF national defence and COM
mercial expansion, the American people are
impatient Of Congress ional delays. In view
OF the fact that the total wealth of the United
States Is now more than SCI, 600 100000. tho
hesitancy Of Congress to incur a debt of $780,
900 600 for n work that will immensely increase
our national rcsourcesis simply, preposterons 10
The congress recommended that every State
in the trans-Mississippi territory send al ex-
hibit representing it, products and resources
10 the Pan-AmcriCan Exposition at Buffalo.
Among the resolutions adopted by the con-
greS-. after each had been considered and re-
ported on by the Committee on Resolutions
were the following.
That the Congress Of the United States should
take action such aS will lead 10 making the
Colorado River "a stream amply sufficient to
accommodate inland commerce"
That the forest; Of tho, public lands should
be preserved. and that the lands should be
refOreNted where necessary, a. natural res
ervoir- and sources Of water supply. and that
tH irH ro otoraS@ r"srrTolr1 to fave We Ma'Sr7
structon below should BE- built a a rart of the e--
tablished national oliry Of internal improve
mentS the use of the water 80 stored obe free TO
the people forever, and the water TO be d i,'rib-
uted under the laws oftheStates with due regard
70 the right. in Interstate -itrcanls Of all
States and Territories travoT-ed thereby.
That the House bill 10 improve IN" Consular
Service by the appointment of experienced
mon he passed.
That Arizona. New Mexico and Oklahoma
should be admitted 10 the Union.
That the National Congress be asked to rom
tribute 81, 00OOoO toward the proposed cclo-
hrHtion In st Louis in 1903 in commemorate
OF the one hundrcdth anniVerf aTN Of the Louis
lara Purchase. provided the citizens of 81.
Louis raise $40 0OO. OOO for the same purpose.
which they propose to do.
That the proposed cables from San Francisco
to Honolulu, the Philippines, Japan and China.
and from Alaska to China, JapAn and the Philip
pines, should BE- constructed. That Congress he
requested 10 Pass Senator Dnucw'S bill for the
encouragement Of mining, mineral and metal
lurgical science in the United States.
Jhat the Nicnraguan Canal should be con-
structed. promptly; and that We favor the
restoration OF the CARRYING trade Of American
tho American FLAG, that we favor the placing
OF every important article that enters into
American, shipbuilding on the free list: and.
further, that We urge the revocation Of that
system Of so-called reciprocity conventions,
which: commencing in 1915. has swept Amer
lean ships from the high seas and transferred
American commerce 70 foreign bottoms.
Tom l.. Cannon OF Missouri in n sTeech on
"POpulatinR the Great Wost." said An that
There Is an abundance Of water close at hand.
The great mountains are full Of snow. and il
melts and flows 10 waste. II that water was
utilized in proper reservoirs constructed and