Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-04

come by an irresistible law Of commercial
gravity. Il Will come because OF our In.
superiSr aSnitv to supply The needs OF
others, because OF the illimuahlc re
sources OF our farms, mines and factories;
larged facilities Of cheap transportation
from the centcrs OF production down to the
seaboard We take pride in our com
to n higher and better level II tends TO
cqualizC conditions. It enlarges the op-
portunity Of labor and capital and gives
our people moro homes and nlls them
with more OF the comforts of life II
s sTR6sS G S eomSS interest SST "o higher civ
ilization follows In its pathway
Commerce Means, Not an End,
While We are a commercial people, we
are not subservient to commerCialisnl We
seek to expand commerce as a means, not
as an end. We seek It's conquests that we
may minister to those nigh aspirations
which arc the birthriEht Of the Anglo
II is a we'll recognised maxim OF trade
that commerce will follow the lines OF least
resistance The great lakes AFFORD cheap
transportation for the vast commerce
tributary thereto The control oy the Soy.
enlargement and Improvement, has re-
suited len stimulating traffic II insures
Just and reasonable transportation charges
over vast area and will become, as the
density Of our population increases anu as
trade expands, OF incalculable Importance
The United states has been liberal In
advancing tho interests OF commerce. lt
has been generous in the improvement OF
rivers and harbors to the end that they
should be adequate to meet our advancing
national needs. II has appropriated 10;
is not the only evidence Of this fact. Her
most important work in promoting the
Isthmus OF Panama The enterprise there
is OF vast maguitude-one which has de-
| feated all efforts hitherto. IL has under
| taken upon broad lines, for II VIII welcome
| impartially the commerce Of the world.
| What others have been many years In
endcavoring to accomplish, we shall not
| do in day. Much money, time and
patience will be required TO complete the
| work. But 1t will be built, for the United
States has put Its powerful hond TO the
II is a gratifying fact that the enormous
| commerce OF the United states upon the
| Great Lakes is carried in American ships;
The vessels which pass through this canal
| carrying our products, bear the flag OF the
| shipvards and are manned by American
seaman. When we come to commerce upon
the n,gh 80 S's s5ips built abroad and sailed
| by alien powers A large part OF the com;
| mudities which pass through this canal
| to the Atlantic seaboard for trans-shipment
| TO foreign countries. Is transferred from
! these American-owned and American-oper-
| atCd ships to vessels of foreign register
! This would seem to be incompatible with
| a wise national policy
| merce, Il makes for peace. Through tne
! timely intcrcessiun of President Roosevelt,
| one Of the bloodiest wars In history Is
| about to close The commissioners OF the
beiigcrent powers will assemble I'm few
| DAVIS under the protection of the American
| flag, to deliberate with each other, we
| successful; that they may be able TO restore
| peace and disband the great armies con-
fronting each Other IN 4ne 6 3rlgmt auspiees
| All our people are engaged to the utmost IN
| promoting the manifold arts OF peace
| They are busy in trade and commerce;
| science and education, agriculture ana
manufacture. They are active In Snar ny
and philanthropy, seeking TO make the
day in which we 1--WE the most luminous
| in the history of mankind
| How Trade Was Developed.
Second in Importance, perhaps, to the
address OF the vice president, was that
] made by Hon. Peter White OF Marquette
| president of the committee. which had III
charge the celebration and the most widely
known man in the upper peninsula of
Michigan. Mr.. Whites topic was the
Development of the Lake Superior Region.
Mr. White is pioneer in the upper PENN
sula and is an authority on the history
of that part of the state, and it's develop
ment from an UNEMPLOYED wilderness TO It's
present importance as mining center
Mr. White described the development oi
the mining industry, both copper and iron
i'm the upper peninsula, and the marvellous
growth of the lake marine traffic since the
opening of the first 35O-foot locks here httS
years ago.
Other addresses, were made by Congress
man T. ID. Burton of Ohio, chairman OF
the rivers and harbors committee of the
house of representatives; Hon. Roldolph'
Lemieux, solicitor general OF the Dominion
Of Canada; Governor Fred NJ Warner o.
Michigan on THE State of Michigan anC
the Building OF the ST. Mary's Canal;
United States Senator j. c. Burrows OF
The Future of American Commerce" anC
Hon William Livingstone, president OF tn,
Lake Carriers association, on The Naviga
, ton of the Great Lakes"
A number of impromptu addresses wer,
made by other prominent guests. Thu
commemoration exercises were so length!
that they were divided into a morning ant
! afternoon program, the speakers and dis
tinguished guests being entertained durinl
the interval at luncheon at lie Sault d
Ste. Marie club.