The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-07
Commercial CONGRESS, WORK.

To the Editor of The Post
Laramie, Wyo., Aug, 1.-The Post is welcome daily y
or at this altitude of 1000 feet above level sharf
good wife and myself enjoying the cool bretzs "a
direct from the capped mountains in plain view
The work OF the Transmssissippi Commercial IaFs
at Cripple Creek is now matter Of history but " II
work to be accomplished for the year 1901 has cps n
commenced This congress mapped out the work. gu 4
hearty approval and recommendation to measures ras 4
had passed the rigid scrutiny and investigation
subcommittee on resolutions and then passed the congo
$50 members, representing twenty-five States aua sa|
ries, AS member from Texas of the resolutions a.
tee the writer impressed with the vast amount
ects read before the congress and referred e s WI
tons committee that never daylight aiiefVae WI
necessity, for had fourth OF the requests " w
sional aid presented been Endorsed by the eongI' M.
tect would have been to nulliy any and al q
ments Many resolutions were laid on me lsmg s
modified and abridged that the author woua Hu NM
them FOR instance, member from talilolus NH
the committee with resolution on lrriganon, ",
tant measure and that eventually inpv,Ayy
congress, but this member in his enthusiasm ~ r."
the government at once appropriate siooooge'o ,a
toward damming up the waste waters OF lne = \,
be used for irrigation. No recommendation q y
passed the congress- yet the Associated Tless e'r
all over the country the news that the \, III
gress would ask for 500 100000 with which y h, n
irrigation work, than double the ahopnl M
and harhors bill of the last National eo ash H.ta
talked TO death by Senator Carter and IN WASH Ds
The two nTominent questions before the s'ns9xs
Cripple Creek irrigation and deep WIZ M, *
Jared remarkably well when i IS unasIs s, ND ss
gress was held in the heart OF the ARID pel. 4te AZ
delegates from at least fourteen states Wg ts1; I'D
time ever known, came there with Rooa y shs W
termined to have more water ~ lna NJ, wids a 81
Texas delegates wanted also, we were no ts desyi III
both sections received the strong IS n
only change made in the Buffalo bayou s hye as&
where we asked that committee O ho VS. Clans be
States should be appointed to present olt ss III III
rivers and harhors committee OF ,he n gsl he "
recognized Il as the proper thing az p;ator icd III
committee instructed them to visit Wssnls or al IL
Der, and work as congressional COMMITTEES l.nsrsa
ures recommended by the lransmssissslrs on ,ofk r
Very wisely did Houston and nalse ~ Whole q
for each others interests and those y III
Texas, ~, .cornmsni y
Houston was again honored in the appmIitee 81 H
]. NJ Coleman on this congressional u oatnsi n
very able address before the congress coa hise ri
statesmanlike policy OF reciprocity for ouI gym ia
will not only include Galveston and h0g ssrgt,l
Texas ports The Texas delegation .ss .rs 70
Creek was well organized working hs' n
gates from other States, and wneI ; nS Comuess
auguraed 10 place the lransmlsssssrts,,r e work V
gress on strong financial basis lor ;etly b M Is X
delegation without solicitation; caus VIZ 81 mtpki''t
any other State. ,t,s,on delecs4 3, m
TO the charming ladies of the H9 g 1o5 he es
t;oy aooordd ~ or 'Iexas delegation ps " snai 81 r.
pie Creek and Victor. They hFousn,s va III
company. When the Colorado ae' Isree pgunhe HI
tainnsa, on 'e would n 1000 visit las Is
camp on earth We accepted ana a. n,.de goca Il
every promise has been most tuly sra ndns as'
and that the mountain seeneryssu'' ~ Q
city has not its equal anywhere ,I conyene tt re-. W
ST. Paul, where the congress WIZ .tsrs. snd lt' Il,
welcome large body Of earnest wsoonr1ressnsae #
have there as large and active X now re = G.
returned from Cripple Creek, for aus iui IA. +
that large per cent OF the apr opsh and We
tonaI congress are made II the e. ss9ssmnississp y
the recommendations OF me Ss ,lndefsipps r.
When they secured the 50 200 goo v a Y
their city, against the combined ar 0IR0ihnnss
cities, and the East and West ;.ent created M
North@est BY the sessions Of is,s ,,s;,sd
commercial Congress. We bsy ;,h ,n e 1 70 ss
vast and prosperous seStion en-, -
which brings the shippers Of The s.s,sut i. y ~
nearer salt water This solid sensa W. N
utilize It. Cordially yours