The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-11-30
Submitted by the Committee to the
Trans-Mississippi Commercial
Congress at Kansas City.
FOR RIVER IMPROVEMENT
An Annual Appropriation of $5O.OOO.OOO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by Monroe
Doctrine - To Meet in Mus
kugee Next Year.

test in which San Francisco, Denver,
Lincoln, Dallas and Sioux City were
candidates Muskogee, |. 7. was Sc
lected as the place for holding the
next congress.
The committee on resolutions sub
bitted the following report to the con-
gress at the session Friday afternoon:
Canals. Rivers and Harbors.
Recognizing the inestimable value
to all the territory and people repre-
scented in this congress of an intell1'
gent and systematic development Of
the canals, waterways and harbors OF
our great country, we emphatically
approve and endorse the earnest Ell
fort now being made to obtain neces-
sary aid and support from the nation
al government for the various
branches of this project which holds
in store so much of value and bene-
fit to the whole Mississippi
empire. We commend to our mem
bers the movement represented by
the National Rivers and fiar0ors con-
gress, and adopt as ours its slogan
an annual appropriation of at least
$50,00O,000 to be expended in thr.
furtherance of this highly important
work.
Relations with South America.
Our trade relations with South
America, and the cultivation of bet
ter understanding and acquaintance
with the people of our sister repub-
lies, have justly claimed the attention
. of this congress To the secretary
of state of our own country, and to
the representatives of the other ma,
lions who honored us by their pres
ence, we extend assurances of our
profound respect and earnest hope
that their words of wisdom and coun'
sci may bring about closer relations
between all of the countries of the
Western Hemisphere and that the
mutual regard and confidence now
existing may increase as the years
pass by. To promote such relations,
we endorse the propositions sub
mitted by Secretary Root for encour-
aging our merchant marine, and for
increasing our intercourse with South
America by adequate mail facilities.
The Monroe Doctrine.
We renew and emphasize our ap-
proval of and devotion to the Monroe
doctrine as enunciated by its author,
James Monroe, in 1928, when presi-
dent of the United States, and as re-
iterated by Grover Cleveland in his
Venezuelan message of 1896, and as
again stated at this session of the
Tran Mississippi congress by Elihu
Root. secretary of state, after his
tour of the South American repub-
lies.
Consular Services.
We again earnestly urge thorough
organization of our consular system
as to secure the mos: efficient SER
vice to our business interests; and
we believe that this can be best ac-
complished by having appointments
based upon experience. ability and
character, unbiased by any political
consideration.
Agriculture.
We commend most heartily the dis
position of the congress of the Uni
ted States in fostering the work OF
the federal department of agriculture.
We express the sincere belief that
no other feature of the work OF our
government meets with more general
approval of the whole people than
this department under the guidance
of its noble head, the secretary of
agriculture. We especially call at
tention to the growth OF the sugar
industry Under the present admins
tration, and largely through the sec
retary's efforts, the Trans-Mississippi
section of the United States now pro-
duces in sugar an amount equal to
1T per cent Of its consumption.
Mines and Mining.
The mining industry OF the United
States has grown to vast proper ions
and important, now exceeding bill
lion and a half dollars of annual pro,
duct and is capable of still greater
extension, If encouraged by the gov
eminent, as agricultural industry has
been fostered. We heartily favor
the establishment by act OF congress
of national department Of mines and
mining.
Flexible Currency.
We are of the opinion that a meas
ure calculated to introduce into the
financial system of the country the
element of flexibility of currency
should receive early and earnest con-
sideration by the United States con-
gress, by having in view always. the
security, safety, and value of such
currency at par with gold.
Rect Sugar. -
We favor the beet sugar industr,
and recommend to the United States
congress that no legislation antago-
nistic to its future development be