Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-21
IRRIGATION AND
SUGAR BETS
Give Utah Water and She'll Raise
Biggest Crop Of Beets
In the World
SAYS HON. JOHN HENRY SMITH
Addresses Transmississippi Congress
On subject--Many Papers on Diff
fercnt Topics Presented.

Kansas City Nov. lat the Trans
mississippi commercial congress, whicl
is meeting here IN annual session, thl
was to be day of speeches, accordin.
TO the pre-arranged program. Man,
additional delegates, delayed in reach
ing the city yesterday by storm, north
east and west, arrived during the nigh
and today. The topics up for consider
alton today included the improvement
of waterways and trade relations with
the South American countries, reclama
ton Of submerged lands. public drain
age matters of insurance control naYa
construction and Alaska.
IT waa intended to give the Latin,
American diplomats who were crowd
ed out of last nights program, a chance
20 speak ana to hear from Victor A.
Anderson, president of the Colorado
school OF mines, who failed to reach
Kansas City yesterday and take his
place on the program then.
At the morning session the first thing
was the call of states for nominations
for chairman of delegations, vice
presidents, members OF the executive
committee and members of the commit
tee on permanent Organization and res
olution.
The first address of the day was de-
livered by Representative j. 4. Ran
dell. of Lake Providence, La. ON THE
Improvement OF Nayigable Water
ways"
Among the other speakers on the pro.
gram were the following:
Morning Session--W. d. VandiyeF
superintendent of insurance Of MlssoI-
ri. on THE Business OF Insurance fGom
a Western Standpoint"
Afternoon Sesslon--John Barrett,
American minister to Colombia on THE
Panama Canal and our Great Unde-
veloped Opportunity in South America
and the Pacific Ocean"
Morris Sheppard OF Texas. one OF the
youngest members IN the national
house OF representatives on "Levee
system"
+. H. Newell, washington ID. c.,
chief OF division OF geological survey
on Public Drainage and Its Relation
TO the Reclamation Service
w. II. Heron. Washington, ID. G.,
topographer IN charge OF the middle
west, in the, department Of the interior
on Reclamation of Submerged Lands.
paper ON National CONSTRUCTION
on the Pacific Coast, by George b.
Dickie, to be reaG by the secretary OF
the congress. Arthur. f. Francis. /.
AT the evening session ]. @. Brady OF
Boston, former governor OF Aiaska' is
down for an address on Alaska
Discussions are TO follow me pre-
sontation OF each OF the papers,
John Henry Smith Of utan. cousin
of Joseph smith, the Mormon leader
smoke briefly on the raising OF sugar
beets In that state, and the need OF r.
rigaton there.
"GIye us water" said he, and Wen
raise the greatest crop OF sugar beets
In the world. We are raising more
than 100 900, 900 pounds of sugar beets IN
Utah this year"
Following the address OF Representa-
tive Ransdell G. l.. Irvine or ST. Louis
made an earnest talk on the matter OF
river transportation.
1--WE must" he said. have regula-
ton OF river rates: We must Forever
prevent the railways from monopoliz-
ing the rate situation
Mr. Irvine. upon the authority or the
Manufacturers association OF 81. LOUIS
offered resolution appealing to the
states to work for the organization or
a bureau Of publicity that may carry
on campaign Of education ana 10 pro-
vide permanent guardian or the nv
ers of the country as q means OF IN
creased transportation and OF securing
rheaper freight rates. The further dis
o,,ssion OF the subject Of river improve
ments was postponed until Thursday
w. u. vandiver, superintendent OF In
surance of Missouri, then delivered an
address on ''The Business of Insurance
From Western Standpoint
W. s. Woods. president &C the Ma
tlonal Bank OF Commerce OF Kansas
City, spoke In favor OF a more flexible
currency and for the expansion OF our
money supply. lie said
II don't believe that any plan which
that q national bank shall he
allowed 10 issue emergency currency
based on percentage of It's capital,
will meet the requirements He ia
vored laws providing for the issue OF
currency secured by clear
Ing house certificates.
Resolutions were presented as fol-
lows; BY. +. +. Harris, of Galveston.
u nDtldi vHuNA
contracts by the federal gov
eminent for the Improvement of the
harbors of the Gulf OF Mexico and the
Pacific coast
BY L. u. Prince OF New Mexico, ia
vcring the establishment by act of Con-
gI,ss OF national department OF
mines and mining.
BY l.. y. Prince of New Mexico, pro-
yiding that the people OF New Mexico
should no longer be deprived OF self
government. and that that territory
should he admitted as state whenever
ii adopts suitable constitution and APP
plies for such admission.
BY II. II. Whitmore. 81. Louis, re-
Affirming previous action Of the con-
gross favoring the upbullding Of an
American merchant marine.
At the afternoon session John Barrett,
United States minister to Colombia,