Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24
FIRST MEETING
At KANSAS CITY
oosoInu Session Of TransmIssls-
sippl Commercial Con-
gress.
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EXCELLENT WORK WAS DONE.
=, u, Secretary of State Ellliu
Root Came as Fitting Climax
TO the Proceedings,

,al congress is ended and those IN
Tendance are more than satisfied win
No work thus far done. The speech OF
So Of state Elihu Root came as q
ATTIC climax to the opening day of 4
.oss,on bound TO be historic II Tor no
s,hor reason than the splendid address
:, tho "premier OF President Roose-
,,,,s Cabinet" The large convention
s.u nhe one In which VIM. Jennings
prvan was the second time nominated
no the Democratic party for president
Of the United States) presented a
beautiful appearance, and the assembly
vas one well calculated to inspire the
.naaker. The speech was in manuscript
hut was delivered with such earnest
ness and distnctness that every woru
anneared to be caught by every per-
gon nresent. At times under the In
.nration Of his grand subject and the
aararous applause OF his auditors the
se,eakerTs voice rang through the haul
,,lth the clearness of a trumpet THRILL
,ng ali with the sentiments expressed
re tbo power of the speaker. That the
snesch viii live In history there can be
~ Doubt. Its reaffirmation or tho
Wonroo doctrine; it's clear statement or
A.. need for closer commercial rela-
,ons with our sister republics OF CEN
,raI and South America and tho way
70 hiring about those relations were
~ jmnresslye as to strike conviction
- ali present and TO ind ready re-
snonse and hearty support from all
,rrespectiye of political party lines Az
he close of the address Gov. Prince OF
Now Mexico in well chosen words eX-
messed belief IN the hlstory-maklng
qualities Of the address and moved
vote OF thanks to the eminent speaker
which was given by a unanimous rising
vote The members of the convention
aster adjournment crowded upon the
iargc platform to congratulate the
snesker. and the crush became so great
RAJ guards had 10 be placed 10 regu-
late he number upon the platform at
any one time as It threatened to give
NAV under the struggling mass that
tried al first to force their way upon IT,
OPENING ADDRESS.
The speech was given at the night
session 1.-THE third of the day), ana oc-
cupied an hour and half IN delivery.
Ths first address OF the opening ses-
son was by the chairman OF the eX-
eutive committee. Col. Fred W. tlein-
hg of Kansas City. who briefly eX-
Named arrangements made and VINO
gtrOduced In the order named Mayor
Henry NJ. Beardsley, who welcomed
the daegates on behalf of Kansas City;
Gov 4. w. Hoch Of Kansas. who well
coined the members of the congress on
behalf OF the state OF Kansas as part
owner in Kansas city. A telegram
Of welcome from Gov. Folk of Missouri
was read, In which he explained that
Official duties In connection with ex-
animation Of the returns of the late
election prevented his presence In the
convention. Senator w. j. Stone or
Missouri was the last of the speakers
10 welcome the delegates, speaking Tor
himself and Senator Warner.S Several
speakers had alluded to different re-
sources Of various states, some IN par
tlcularly glowing terms. GOV. Hocn
o. Kansas, in speaking of Missouri and
her resources. said that IL wall were
put around her borders, cutting her
Of from the rest of the world, her
people have such natural resources that
they could live on without any serious
discomfort So Senator Stone said:
Governor Hoch has made state
mont for Missouri. Upon his state
ment we rest her case. feel that
can say of her as Webster said of
Massachusetts,. The state OF Mis-
souri, There sho stands. She speaks
for herselfV He then welcomed tho
delegates to this part Of the country
and to Kansas City, which he declared
TO be "The commercial capital of the
Missouri valley, and destined to be-
come the greatest center OF commercial
HE In the west"
Brief responses TO the addresses OF
Welcome were made by Gov Brady OF
Alaska, Senator Flynn Of California,
GOV, Mickey of Nebraska, State Sena-
ior George w. Swink of Colorado, and
John Henry Smith of Utah. The last
named speakers address was delivered
IN Characteristic style and provoked
most hearty applause and was given
considerable space In the local papers.
SPEECH BY FRANCIS.
President David Il. Francis was then
Introduced and delivered an able ad-
eress, the main features of which have
neen sent out by the Associated Press.
PRESIDENT Francis was greeted with
hearty applause and his address was
wen received, the delegates remaining
patiently In their seats and heartily
applaudlng the speech until the end
although not finished until 1880 p. M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session should have
sghVened at p. m. but 1t was after
,SV when President Francis re-entered
ae convention hall. He brought with
nl'n, however. II. II. Hartman, who IL
~ haIsas city with othor prominent
,alnoad men with the idea OF arrang-
Ms Tor Increased terminal facilities and
new union station for Kansas city.
-. ~, harflmhn was introduced as a man
f "o ooht Ike to talk In public, and
Sa nle forward smiling happily at the
deiug greeting accorded him by the
Ips.essles present. After declaring that
bsS uonl francis Is the only man who
10 @S eter succeeded In committing him
n,o m',N' speech, Mr.. Hartman hum
AL described his feelings on the
o. ~ OCCASION (which he said occurred
out, Ff~itt'h VI lllt Nuflu : talr al I'll,
thanl. ana al the present time. He
me1 made an address in which the
in, u,n POINT seemed to be an ATTEMPT 10
snd presS upon his hearers the idea that
SANS Jaw already existed upon our
sSis,os books to correct any evils that
rsceus u Without the enactment OF The
isSSs rate bill, and that no further
forc.. need be enacted: simply an en-
IL s ai OF those now ON the hooks.
Linz" so declared his belief thai The
iesses, mas been reached IN ATTEMPTS 10
sxccn, .he Gust OF transporting frelcbt
er live we can do one OF two things: eith-
road Increase the width of the nresent
nye n Ueu rom four feet eight inches To-
hsav,a even six feet, and thus enable
max enslhes to run with safety and
less i.s we cars and therefore trains of
pac,,v' ssh without decreasing the en-
i've no., % else use electricity as 4 mo.
The t pyNsr' and distribute IL throueh
CONVENTION NOTES.
south y sr q the delegations from The
d Hilu west hnks, III 49,