Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-08-28
OF TRANS
MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS
Ideas ExpOunded By Leadnd Commercial Body
Of The West at The Portland Meeting

ly emphasizes the national Importance
Of this question.
1--WE earnestly favor a liberal policy
on the part Of congress in appropriate
ing money for the permanent improve
ment of the navigable waterways OF
the country, thereby decreasing the
cost of transportation on the products
of the farm, ranch and factory and in
creasing the general prosperity of the
nation.
.& Coast Fortifications.
eve recommend that an additional
naval station be Immediately con-
structed on the Pacific coast at some
point near the Mexican border to be
selected by the navy department.
1--WE desire to direct the attention of
the national government to the de-
fenseless condition of the Pacific coast
and urge that congress make the
necessary appropriation to carry out
the plans of the war department for
adequate coast Notifications. AZ
1--WE favor the protection of the sea
wall built by the national government
for the protection of it's property at
the port of Galveston in accordance
with the plans of the United States
engineers.
Mines and Mining.
"The mining industry Of the United
States having grown to such proper
lions and Importance and being cap
able of such vast development il
properly fostered by the government,
we heartily favor the establishment by
an act of congress of national depart
ment of mines and mining.
Statehood Bills.
1.-THE fundamental principle of the
American republic is that of self-gov-
eminent, and no body of American
citizens should be deprived of that
right We therefore recommend the
early admission of all of the remain
ing territories as states, and the
establishment of territorial form of
government for Alaska.
Merchant Marine.
eve unqualifiedly favor the progress
sive national policy on the part of the
United States of fostering and building
up an American merchant marine by
every available means, and respectfully
urge upon the consideration of congress
the national Importance of this ques-
ton in the development of our foreign
trade.
Forest Reserves.
1--WE indorse and approve the main
tenance of forest reserves under just
and reasonable conditions. We, how
ever, urge that the utmost caution be
exercised in the extension of the pres
ent reserves and that no further extern
sions be made without due regard to
the conditions and rights of the COM
munities affected or to the location of
homesteads on any tracts, large or
small, which are capable of cultivation,
and We further urge the repeal of all
laws and orders of the interior depart
ment limiting the use or sale of the
timber products to the state or terri
tory in which the same may be cut.
irrigation Work.
"This congress desires to express it's
high appreciation of the national irri-
cation law and halls with pleasure
the opportunities afforded under its
benifcent provisions for the American
citizens to own his own home, and We
express hope that the several govern
mental enterprises now under contem-
plation as we'll as under construction,
be pushed to a speedy and successful
completion.
I'VE declare that the use of the river
waters of the trans-Mississipm states
is of vastly greater importance when
applied to irrigation than to naviga-
ton and hence, when the demands Of
irrigation require such a volume OF
water of any navigable stream as to
render it, less navigable, such condi-
tons should not be permitted to in
terfere in any manner with the prose
cution and operation of any irrigation
works.
I'm the construction of river inn
provements to aid navigation or for
the control OF flood waters, we recon-
mend the special investigation be
given to the practicability Of the con-
struction OF large storage reservoirs 50
fCon4inued On last naga.,