The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-21
KIRBY IS HONORED.
Made President of The Transmissis-
sippi Congress.
AN ATTACK ON TRUSTS.
ColoaeI Noses We!more Introduced
the Resolutions.
HILL ON TRADE WITH ORIENT.
The Railroad Magnate Paid a Tribute to
the Chinese.
BETTER THAN AN ISTHMlAN CANAL
Hill Said He Wouldn't Oppose the Canal.
but the Money Might Be
Better Spent.
BETTER THAN AN ISTHMlAN CANAL

St Paul. Mirn.. August 20. The trust
question was In evidence egain today IN
the discussion before tho Transmisslss,ppl
Congress and a number Of resolutions bear.
ing upon Its various phases wore Intro.
duce1 snd referred 70 the committee on res
olutions. Colonel Moses c Wetmore of st
Louis introduced series OF strong amt
trust resolutions. which declared tlbt
trusts are a menace to \ republican form
Of government and to the hopes and arr.
billions Of youth, and urged the president
to enforce existing laws against nlpr II
combinations and II those laws iva lnsut
ficlent he Is asked to cal upon congress 20
supply the deficiency
on the ether hand. M Thurber ~
New York introduced resolution asking
the congress TO suspend Judgment untIl
II can be learned from experience whether
or not trusts are an evil. number Of NOT
able addresses were made, those N Lyman
E. Cooley upon Inland WATERWAYS" and
Of President j. j. Hi ~ the Great
Northern railway on "oriental Trade" be
ing Of especial interest
The following officers were elected;
President-John II. Kirby. Houston,
Texns
Vice presidents at larse-Colouel r. =.
Montgomery, Cripple Greek Colo l..
Bradford Prince. Santa f.. n NJ; John
Riplnger, Seattle. Wash, and y. c. Lar.
imore. Larimore, N, d.
PRESIDENT HILLS ADDRESS
President J. ]. HIN of the Northern se
curities company addressed the cohsres.
this afternoon on Our Trade VITA inc
! orient, a topic on which ht mas come %
be regarded as one of the authorities nc
sketched briefly the trade Of the preD
and the various movements directed towa-.
securing It n times past.
From the opening Of Japan 70 forngr
trpde witb ina. country trade nad In
creased tenfold The pcuiation of tb'
! orient with which we might trade con
stltutes une-half Of the population Of tB,
earth He discussed the prospective trad
with the Chinese people whom ne regard
ed as more enterprisine and better bu5l
ness men than the Japanese He paid
| high tribute 10 the Chinese snylng uI
people on earth could drive an inteneer
| Chinaman ont Of q commercial proposition
Lack Of adequate transportation racllus
| greatly binders trade. Our trade there d
| capable Of intnlte development. All th
| European countries 60 across two oceans Z
reach that trade, which they greatly DC
| sire, while we need cross but one. II
| gave briefly an idea Of the great develop
ment in our trade there in recent years
The first American cotton went TO Japai
and China six years ago lack OF trans
portation having previously prevented II
use The shipment 81 cotton has constant
ly and greatly increased every year since
and now his road has been compelled T
refuse orders for as much ms 2o.oco balc
| Of cotton In one month because of tn
lack OF shipping facilities Tho shorieF
and cheapest route from the cotton held
10 the Orient Is by way ~ Pugent Sound
He told IN some detail n the plans nov
urder way 70 handle his growing trari'
As low rates can he given across IN
Pacific from any point in the Unite
states as they now haze from New Yor
via the Suez canal.