The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-23
AND BRYAN
4 AL SPEAKERS
=. smississippi Congress Puts
~ +, Day Discussing Many In
portant Problems.
tETARY PLEADS FOR
iRGER MERCHANT MARINE
'3ryan Talks Of Commercial
interests of the MiSsis-
Sippi Valley.

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r'rNSAS CITY, Nov. 22.-Leslie NJ
Secretary of the Treasury, anC
pl.'sm j. Bryan secured the lion >:
N of attention here today among
.WR list of speakers at the three
a'ans of the Transmississippi Com
ii congress. All spoke on subjects
n.lg more or less directly TO tho
'fr.sing of the commercial business
- country.
u Bryan WAS appointed TO head a
rittee of eX-presidents of the con
ltrf to escort Secretary Shaw to
nlatform, and when these two
OF lguished public men led the way 10
sostrum there was great applause.
s4retary Shaw, who spoke particu'
or for a wider foreign market
aAmerican goods, made thus declara'
s{f this country ever develops inter
onal merchants it Will accomplish II
rsranting them encouragement, not
= by dredging harbors and deepen
z2hannels. but by insuring them a
Miant marine in which TO carry
~ thhc most favorable terms, the
met of our farms, our mines, our
Is, and our factories.
osncretary Root has gone 4 step
,Jr than I propose TO go in favor
Drchant marine. He commits him
iuD the ship Subsidy idea, l do not
N that / am in favor of a ship
xy, but ! will say that | am in
~ of anything that will secure 4
hant marine for the United
w.s
Il Session Devoted to Bryan.
aa,Bryan, whose subject principally
bHhed the commercial interests of
rui'i ississippi valley region, was the
ua teaker at the evening session.
gne of the subjects upon which
isl les and discussions were made at
dun, n,orning and afternoon sessions
Tear fver and levee betterment, lower
tht rates, especially III the West;
Pt 70 the gulf water transportation,
wHcessity of National depart
OF If mines, the needs of the live
Nv interests OF the southwest. the
Wgy OF increased facilities at the
il u coast ship wards. irrigation,
fe Drainage as it relates to the
tn ution service, our waning forest
hcsies and imaginary evils and ills
ndorado produced by political
siation.
hy,t w. Noble of st. Louis, ex-Sec-
- of the Interior. spoke i'll sup
DTpJf resolution which had been
nlced by Richard C. Kerens of
E-ity, in favor Of an interconti-
= railway to bring about closer
on relations between North and
rpu america,
81 Attack on Hartman.
onSng those who took part in the
01dings. besides the speakers al
inoted, were George j. Kindel of
rerr, who enlivened the morning
81 by again attacking Z. II. Harri
dwand introducing resolution,
xgf was referred, calling for the
;rtation from membership on the
., bate Commerce commission of
All C. Clements.
but5rn Randolph, consulting engineer
mn Illinois canal, declared that Chi
n and the State Of Illinois stood
I d to give that stream, which cost
ar 0 600, TO the United States when
: vthe Government will complete
1annel to the Mississippi river,
IN the interest of lakes to the
waterway,
VI speakers were V. c. Anderson,
-snt of the Colorado School of
u |. Ike T. Pryor, president of the
IN vest Cattle Raisers' association; !;
Tsp Newell. Edward Mead and w.
rsdrron, governmental department
sdS, aud Representative John y,
RS of Texas and Edgar c. Ellis of
,m1rihe opening of the congress this
= isg Arthur +. Francis, the secre-
S,s cad d paper by George w Dickie,
CGas unable TO be present, on
,,asl Construction on the Pacific
|rIP Mr., Dicl;ie advocated in
4, facilities in the shipyards on
ny ,itic coast and ''enough work 10
>1em in condition 10 render the
nnp ment efficient service in case of
discussed Deep Waterways.
9 VA Randolph, speaking on the
:, taterway from the lakes TO the
s.asid:
,ne lis q living menace to The full ef-
,n, tlof the WATERWAY. The moro water
suiG ,ough its channel drawn from Lake
dpl, tho better will be the stage ni
a. ~ the channel which we have been con.
gssn This menace comes from an inter.
~ waterways commission called for by
3p1e act of June Is, 1902. which ap.
ot.pfs S2o000O for the survey und es-
he " or waterway from Lockport 10 st.
sppIf rThis oct was all right in providing
- national control of international wa.
MIS-. when II also included waters trih-
=. hereto II WAS all wrong, for thut was
o' l>stion for an alien power 10 take A
r,,< the control OF our domestic AFFAIR."
pp3pternationsl waterway commission.
o., I'd, recommends II treaty which will
- water 10 bo drawn by ChicaCo for
hoto o. purposes 10 10000 cubic feet per
-arrtf We need not less than II 600 cubic
second. We need this water for
,1rif'we need il for commerce.
Na'Thieman made 4 rather sensa
- peech on Excessive Political
:, t.tion.' Mr.. Thieman said, in
,rsfiast is the matter with Colorado
A. fthine but Imagination
dSp ing from Denver 10 Kansas City th,
~ / rat watching the occnn OF IN
ble' land as far as The eye conld see
lNB,s tryclcd. thousands OF other tray.
trste marvciod, over that stupendous alb
..uberfhe plowmuu and harvester.
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