The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
General John ". Noble Would
Have a Cabinet Secretary
Of Commerce.
TRANsMIsslssIPPI CONGRESS.
Meeting at Cripple Creek Discusses
River Improvement, Irrigation
and Matters of Interest
to the West.

Cripple Greek. Colo, July T.-Fesdvities
connected with the Transmississippi Com
mercial Congress began to-day with a
flower parade at 10 o'clock A large NUM-
Der of carriages. handsomely decorated,
were in line.
The addresses on the programme at the
morning session of the congress were as
follows: Relation OF the Government to
the Mining Industry" by Robert Graham.
Cripple Greek; Laws Affecting the Mining
Industry in the Rocky Mountain Region
and the Results in the Upbuilding In This
Section" by Ed F. Browne, Aspen, Colo. !:
Department Of Commerce and Industries"
by ]. W. Noble. ex-Secretary of the In
terror. St Louis. Mo.
Favors = Department Of Commerce.
Ex-Secretary Noble expressed himself as
opposed to a department Of mines in the
Government. on the ground that laws reg
ulating mining are made by the States and
not by the general government. He favored
bureau Of mines to test and disseminate
Information regarding methods of mining
and treatment OF ores. A department OF
commerce, whose head should be member
of the Presidents Cabinet, he declared to
Many resolutions were introduced and
referred. Among the most important Of
fered were the following:
By Governor Fishback Of Arkansas, OPP
posing ship-subsldies; by Francis H. Thur
Der OK new IOFk, IdSOTmS 6ONeIuuleut I'll.
enlargement Of Transportation on land and
sea, and the chartering OF international
bank; by ]. ]. Jarvis of the Monetary
League. favoring the remonetizing of sill
yer.
Nicaraguan Canal.
Sidney Story of New Orleans delivered an
address on the Nicaragua Canal" He is
endeavoring to have the Congress provide
great means Of increasing the commercial
trade Of the Western States
81, J: W; Rissins Of Waco. Tex. spoke on
"Commerce in the Corn Belt" was the
subject treated by H NJ Bushnell Of Lin
CON: H., Se ea:4~..., ~ patton Rou~. r.. a..
livered an address o. on sTrade Win the Pa
clfic States of South America"
]. N. Coleman Of Houston: Tex, read an
address on Rivers and Harbors." bringing
in the subject of the ship-subsidy. which he
regarded favorable to an increase in COM
mercial business.
Web NJ Samuel of st. Louis addressed
the congress on Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi River
Lyman e. Cooley Of Chicago spoke on
Lakes and the Mississippi River" He
spoke on the important questions OF con
Meeting Chicago by a direct waterway with
Charles j. Moore held the close attention
of the delegates while he dilated upon the
formation Of Cripple Creek and Leadviils
Chester 1. Long Of Medicine Lodge Kas
spoke on the subject Of Our Trade Should
Go Under Our Flag"
The subject of irrigation was admirably
treated BY Charles s. Johnson OF Cheyenn
which was followed by, discussions Of the
congress by other members.
The COMMITTEES on Permanent Organiza-
ton submitted its report which was adopt
ed. Following are the officers elected; Pres
ident. John Henry Smith; Utah; hrst VICE VICE
president l. bradford Prince New Mexicoi
third vice president, J. S. Wheels. Texas;
fourth vice president, Ex-Governor seay OF
Oklahoma.