Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
DOES NOT Believe
IN BEEF TRUST
f. 8. Thurber Thinks Natural
Causes Responsible for
High Prices.
QUE TO SMALL CORN CROP
Several Delegates TO Trans-M Mississippi
Commercial Congress Disagree
With the speaker-charaes
Against Gov. Brady.

st. Paul Nina, Aug. 2l.-F. B. Thur
Der of New Work asserted in an address
To the trans Mississippi congress yes
tc1day that after three months inves-
LEGATION he has been unable to sub
stantiate the charges that there Is a
.'hcef trust
ilis opinion, he said, is that the large
increase i'm the cost of all meats is due
To natural causes, beef prices having
been advanced by the failure of last
Years corn crop and the consequent
increase Of cost IN fat,ening cattle.
\ number OF the delegates tool. issue
With Mn. Thurhel on this question, and
the dis ussion was qu;c animated for
some time.
Changes in Program.
owing to the non-arrival of some of
The program fer this afternoon ses-
leu cf The congress, a number of
sll.ngcS We're ncccSsitated. Colonel I'D
y. i'l0%ne of Aspen. Colo, read {;
~ per en- Mines and Mining" in which
&c urged tie congress to take measures
to secure the creation of a govern
mental department of mines and min
ing. whose head shall be Il member of
tl,e presidents cabinet
H. X. Moses, of the executive COM
mtte1. discussed the proposition to
maintain Il secretary of the congress
1t Washington, whose duty it shall be
To advise trans mississippi interests of
measures pending before the national
ccf'gaess by which they may be af-
stectad
Last night The subject under discus
sion WAS Alaska" ANA among those
who spoke We're Donald Fletcher of
Seattle, whose topic was "'rerritcrial
Government nf Alaska ard j. A.
ivory, formerly in the customs service,
who spoke of the commercial condition
II the territory.
One Of the principal speakers at to-
days session will be j. j. Hill, president
of the Great Northern railroad, who
will discuss the subject of trade With
he orient.
Makes Serious Charges.
Brady. OF Alaska, were made in the
congress last night by Donald Fletcher,
of Seattle, who assorted that the gov
erno, was The exponent of policy of
oppression and repression, and the ac-
tive agent of the great commercial
companies in delaying self government
>lhiie they ,'aoablea up the best of
magnificent country"
lie took issue With Governor Brady's
recommendation in his last report to
congress fcr the fun extension of the
accommodation had am Interior pur-
pose and was in the interest Of the
powerful elements dominating the pro-
gress of the territory.
Their application he charged, would
Dc interminahly delayed BY clubbing
and filibustciing in congress. Then
you'd follow years of writing and wait
ing and waiting. continus'l the speaker,
while thnse bosses sc li SO on COB
blini, up tho best OF IN Il magnificent
country, worth lnailg times the entire
national debt. Ard hot IS part of the
game
He also asserted that ernor Rrady
bad been consistently an enemy of ter
ritori;tl government for selfish aims.
v soon as his adlr" Mas completed
f. ". Thurher. of New s-ofk. presented
resolutions demanding III, investigation
of the charges He took exception to
Nh. jFletchei's structures upon Governor
Piracy. declaring that he krew the lat
ter we'll. and said that he did not be-
lifvc for n moment that his actions
were dominated or dictated by any sell
fish motive.