Iron County register., 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 Committee
ON Resolutions nv Passed
BY the Congress.

oy tIc congress-.
st. Louis, Oct. 30.-The Transmits
sissippi Commercial Congress held its
closing session at the Worlds fair Fri
day.
An important feature of the session
was the report of the resolutions com
mittee by A. L.. Black, of BelIingham,
Wash, chairman of the committee. The
committee divided it's report under the
heads of Irrigation" Rivers and
Harbors," Interstate Commerce, !"
Public Parks" Statehood" Alaska, ;"
Good Roads" and Labor and Com
merce." Among the more important
resolutions adopted were the follow
ing:
1--WE recommend liberal expenditures
Tor the Improvement of rivers and har-
Dors by the federal government. as one
or the best and wisest methods Of an
propriating public funds, and this con-
that the people of the United States will
sustain the national congress in appropri-
ating larger sums for such purposes and
urge congress to make more liberal APP
thereby decreasing the cost of transporta,
ton on the products of farm, ranch and
factory. and increasing the prosperity of
the nation.
The cost OF necessary improvements
TO prevent the continued interruption of
interstate commerce and an appalling loss
Of life and property. should be met by
tne national government and the locali-
ueS e:s, aHected upon an equitable basis.
we urge upon congress to make con-
tlnued and liberal appropriations for the
permanent improvement of the Missis-
'sMlppi river between the mouths of the
Missouri and the Ohio rivers, with the
object OF deepening the channel, that it
may have depth of at least nine feet,
to correspond with theachannel below the
mouth of the Ohio river.
we urge congress to make liberal ap-
propriations for the Improvement Of the
Mississippi river between CailN and the
head I or the passes, in accordance with
the plans and recommendations of the
mississippi river commission.
We again recommend the project for
deeper water throughout the upper Mis-
sissippi between ST. Louis and Minneap-
oils, and for The betterment of the river
at the Des Mones rapids by substituting
dam and lock for the present canal
and heartily approve. house file bill Is, ,2S4
row pending in congress.
we. indorse the project of improving
the mississippi river from Minneapolis to
81. Louis so as to obtain minimum
depth OF six feet at all seasons of the
year, and we recommend that the gov
ernment authorize continuous contract
for the completion of this improvement.
we, approve the action of the Fifty
seventh congress in ordering and pro-
viding for survey and investigation of
the feasibility of constructing a water
way, IA feet in depth from the terminus
OF the Chicago sanitary and ship canal
at Lockport, ILL.,, to st. Louis, Mo-
We recommend that congress make
ment of the Missouri river and other
navigable tributaries of the Mississippi
river.
''We urge congress to make adequate
appropriations under continuing contract
for the speedy improvement of Galveston
harbor and owing to the great increase
OF commerce passing through that port
and the deep draft of vessels in which
economically carried we recommend that
provisions be made for securing in the
harbor channel 1000 feet In width from
the western limits to the city of Calves
ao deep Septb water of in the gS wh
OF water at mean low tide, and we fur
ther recommend that congress make ade-
quate provision for the protection of the
the United States there situated
I'VE heartily recommend, in view OF
with the orient, the Improvement and
tracts Of all Pacific coast ports from
British Columbia to the Mexican border
1t is the sense Of this congress that
immediate steps should be taken for bet
ter protection of the Pacific coast, and
that there should be immediate construc-
ton OF q naval station at some point on
the southwest of said Pacific coast and
recommend the passage of a bill Great
San Diego or some other proper point
which may be recommended by the naval
department.
I'VE respectfully petition the congress
of the United States to enact legislation
at its next session empowering the inter-
state commerce commission, when rate
or practice complained of is found to be
or unreasonable to deter
mine what change shall be made therein,
which determination shall be operative
within 80 days and so continue until over
ruled or suspended under judicial pro-
ceedings.
government in providing public parks,
and recommend that all the principal big
tree groves in California, and at least
tf0 acres of virgin redwood forest in the
same state should be secured by the
United States government and held for
park purposes.
eve favor statehood for Oklahoma and
Indian territory, believing the policy Of |
and beneficial in this in |
stance to the Transmississippi region, as
well as to the whole nation and in join
ing these territories into one state we
earnestly urge upon congress- the simpor-
tancc of the presence of the spirit Of
fairness and the absence of partizan bias
AS an act of justice to Alaska and
to those desiring to go there, we favor a |
sectional survey of said region as soon as |
an appropriation can be secured for said |
purpose, and we recommend that con-
gress, at its coming session, pass the |
necessary appropriation sectionizing |
Alaska. or at least for the commence |
nent Of the work
I'VE favor so amending the homestead |
laws pertaining to the lands of Alaska SO |
that any citizen of the United States may |
acquire 800 acres by settlement and resi- |
1ence, or Communication, although he NAV /
heretofore have had the benefit of the |
homestead laws in other parts of the |
United States, providing at the time OF |
making application for said 800 acres the |
applicant Is not the owner Of 100 acres Of |
land and wishes said 800 acres for home |
purposes.
I'VE favor the Union of labor and the
combination of capital as proper means /
10 advance the public good. We, however |
condemn any and all acts of either COM |
oined labor or capital that in any way
Condition of William Ziegler. I
Stamford, Conn, Oct. 31.--The conds-