Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-28
TRUSTSNOTFAVORED
A Warm Debate In the Transmis-
sissippi Congress Yesterday.
WANT TO PREVENT GRAIN CORNERS.


St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 22.-Seattle
was last night selected as the city
in which will be held the next session
Of the Transmississippi congress in
1908. New Orleans was the only
other candidate for the honor Of en-
tertaining the congress. The feature
Of yesterdays session was the ami
mated discussion Of the resolution
introduced Wednesday by William
Henry Eustis, Of Minneapolis, de-
handing that the address Of F. B.
Thurber, Of New York, which, Eustis'
resolution declared, was specious
plea in behalf Of the so-called beef
trust, be eliminated from the records
Of the congress. Mr.. Eustis argued
that the printed proceedings Of the
congress should not be made the ve-
hicle for disseminating literature Of
this class, which, he asserted, did
not represent the views of the ma
jority Of the delegates. A number
of other delegates warmly support
ed Mr. Eustis, while others as warm
ly opposed him. Those opposed took
the ground that Mr.. Thurber, having
been invited to address the congress,
was entitled as a matter of cour-
tesy to have his remarks embodied
in the printed proceedings. After
much discussion, which at times be-
came rather personal, Mr.. Eustis
withdrew his resolution, declaring
its purpose accomplished, as the dis
cussion upon its merits would be
embodied in the minutes of the con-
gress and in this way the public
would be able to see that great
portion of its members did not favor
so-called trusts.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported late at night and its report
was adopted. No attention was given
the resolution introduced by Col
Wetmore, of st. Louis, putting the
congress on record as against trusts,
or to that of F. B. Thurber, in which
an opposite view was taken. The
resolutions adopted favor the admis-
sion as states Of Arizona, Oklahoma
and the Indian territory; call for the
extension of the syetem of irrigation
for the reclamation Of the arid lands
of the west; favor nine-foot chan
mel in the Mississippi from the Mis-
souri, river to the mouth Of the Ohio;
declare for an improved merchant
marine, whereby American products
may be carried in American ships;
indorse the good roads movement;
favor the establishment of a depart.
ment of commerce whose head shall
be a member of the presidents cab
met, and demand an improvement in
the foreign consular service.
Want to Prevent Corners In Grain.
Chicago, Aug EN- an effort te
devise a plan for preventing recur
renee of corners in oats and corr
such as those of last month, di
rectors and officers of the Illinois
Grain Dealers association held a
conference here yesterday. The
members said that some satisfactory
arrangements would be made before
the end of the meeting. The concen-
sus of opinion seemed to be that the
association should ask the directors
of the board of trade to assist the
grain dealers in their crisis by max
ing a commercial basis of difference
in prices "by which grain grading
below contract grades may be APP
piled at a uniform difference on such
grain grading below such contract
grades" The system Of grain in
speotion as applied in Illinois was
condemned by several Of the mem.
hpre