Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-03
THE COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS ENDED
The Fifteenth Annual Meeting, al
St. Louis, Adjourned.
The RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The More Important Portions Of
the Report of the Com nsittce
on Resolutions ms Passed
By the Congress.

st, Louis, Oct. 3O.--The Trans-Mis-
s,ss,nn, Commercial f,onpress held its
closing session at the Worlds fair Fri
uAs sn ,mnortapt feature Of the session
was the report OF the resolutions com
mit.ee ,a py a. = p,aon' .a ~ ne s.,,,as The
Wash. chairman OF the committee. Tne
cov,r,ttta. divided its rer,orf under the
committees uisioeo i's .epo.. unue' s
heads OF irrigation, RIVERS anu
uarbors" "Interstate Commerce"
"Public Parks" statehood Alaska"
"c,.,,,, po.a.,. nna .Iahor ana (,om-
msrco.. ~vco !. 'Srus Among Anu the more more Important
resolutions adopted we're the follow
my Eve recommend liberal, expenditures
Of Of the o. best EST and % wisest methods OF ap-
propr'SStinS public funds , rm Sna CONVECTION
| mat the neople OF the United states will
n,a. t..v ~ .,.f ccnyrasa In aunroprl-
st,ns Ia re rver sums Tor such p,rposes. and
nre @ ras ,arsv. sutrs ~ ,naLe ,,'ore liberal an
propriations than y has neretoIore aone,
eaeoy t,on oy the the products Of farm. ranch and
factory. and increasing the prosperity Oh
the nation. ,..
rne cost OF sn,sa nseessay ,,approvtinn provtie"f az
t..z.
interstate commerce ana an an, apMPahms. pa ~ iys. ~
q lie anu property snou,o " rncaii
lies affected mon an eouitable basis.
we urge upon congress 70 maxe cvn. ~,
snuea ana i,perai appropr.ssu ~ sha Nj w,usis'
permanent improvements .n ., .no ~ th.
| sippl river petWeen tne r. momehs s,,sh he she
Missourt anu nS Sv ~. nres,,st tnot N
uusvct 9v sve ~ SSersh ~ Al least nine feet,
may navc ucgu ~ sssssns nnac.. ttSs
.s,s,th ~ n ~ chsn rsves
G mouvn OF tne enlo Iises. ,,,..~., -
D0nRF9MA
; proprletlons lot the ImproSoMe"s "a ~ ~ ~
/, MssissipP, RIVER petween Stv Sa III n.so ,.tt, III
sS ,ars s"e ep pa,s, r.ccrr,n enda lions Of IN
Is sMe Raans anu .esu,m,es~'os nare,s.s,,, s''
u Mns,ssippl 'veL coI...snss. ~, -...,. fc
y asain secomMremut a.rt the the ppp5er Nj.
IN ueePer wAtei tnrSvbvvu.s, sisv ~ fxtii,,rea,
- sissippt between 4t Louis tna msnISsi ~ ~,
sns, any lot .ne es, ~ rias ~ s,,bstituttr
dam ma iorS for the 1rerentr cans
row nendjnr IN congress- y ~ FsH7 1
m wv ,ndar.e TIC nraiect of improvI
the ns MsIiSs,Ppi b river t snin fs9m Rnm
le depth of six feet at all seasons OF u
w year. and We recommend that the go
4 ernment authorize continuous conura ,,nr,,i,s,
n Tor the completion OF TINS ihp,oN ~, :.
N we approve the action ua 'au nd NJ,
, seyentn congress ,,so IN ond invesstieation
le NiulnB TOT u survey anu M -. =,
the feasipiiIy o. d,,h frnn tie termIn,
Of the Chicago sanitary and ship cana
at i,ochPor., ~, " a.. nnnarass maL
we recommends tn"s eo.h thh e3 i,,nrnva
p proper appropTiiatlomss iJr r3i,sr ."e and othe
o ment 9L tte s,,,taries mtsSG ~ The MissIssipr
y naNigaDie tributaries VI '"o fff
c | river, , oo,.ross to make adeanlat I
MIn w u, ~, f. - ,,5lar continuing contrac
| approprlations ui,u.a .a, au,art ~ eGaIyesto
Il tor the spe1Jus smp IMP ~ The great increas
. "f commerce passing through that por
and the deep dfais oa ri5 ng5s9 H. now ~, mos
|. tne coIi'iuv.ce coe, ". "a 10 racommend tha
J. ngoVHaiS provisiors Be made for securing in tn
l. na'por cnauIJ, 500 ~ III, ~ Calves
@ t@ne w. Iaan water in The gulf with
uniforn, derth of not less than IS fee
ot wnaea n'n,oend az % mai congress- make ade
tner recoi,,,i,Ii," r,, fr .,,' the nsntection of In
aort az Galveston and the property o
loi' " ~, S,atoa thnro sIt,inted
y tne ht,.u ..,t,' racnmmand in view O
a.. We 49, anS rsndlv-increasing trad
'. with the orient. the Improvement an
auepu"'e pii tanian coast norts frou
) Rrt,ish Go,umbia to the Mexican border
1T Is the sense Of ,hs sTsn congress ssr as bn,
l. ,ar nrntection of the Pacific coast, an
!. that there should be Immediate construc
20 tioh OF = ,a. mas ~ aaId Pacific coast an
. sne sou.mTTesb nT he VI massage OF a bill Great
ieeo'nh'v na,ai station without delay a
sas ais n,,@o or some other proper poin
san pieEo or onnmended bv The naya
Ha miia - r,rna,,t ,y
n I'VE respectfully petition the congres
G. OF the uI,'eu eo.5.n ga amnowerine the inter
a. us srce ILL., commission. when a rat
st state conIiierce ' ,Iodnaa 81 "a found to b
or practlce coiiip ~ aasarahie 10 dete,
y dlscrininna'lhe aUse 0 shai, he made thereiI
T. mihe ,la VIA. na,erminstion shall be operativ
T. within 81 Gays anu 20 nnder judicial pre
/ ruIeu VI s"'p'
u, csewinef v,or the action of the feder;
n. we Iaso' .io nrc,,idinp nublic park
; sosermnrm, nin,nmand that ali the principal bi
S tIee acres gf9'of Of virgin redwood forest in Il