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such commerce. but because the exchange
of productcs brings with it an intercourse
that broadens the ideas of the people
and fosters interest and good feeling.
Forty years ago." said Mr.. Schwab
"the largest steamship employed In ocear
carrying trade between New York anc
Europe measured $3.50 tons register. Nov
ssventy-seven steamships, all from l0,OO'
to 1900 tons gross register, are engaged
In the lines of transportation between
New York and Europe, besides large
number of vessels under 10000 tons gross
register.
THE competition in the commerce OF
the world" said Mr.. Schwab in conclu-
sion, 'is increasingly keen and the rec
ords showing the advance made by ouf
foreign commerce in the past, when IA
vored by conditions necessary to its nat
ural development, prove the possibilities
that lie in the future"
Pardee Praises Roosevelt
Former Governor George c. Pardee OF
California said that it was his fortune
to conduct through California lone OF
the greatest men living on this earth
(referring to President Roosevelt). Fie
said that in the course of that trip he
often was impressed with the idea that
the Improvement of the rivers and har-
bors of the country really began in the
mountains.
my mind" said he, turned to the
million and a quarter square miles OF
land in the Mississippi valley. threatened
every year with incalculable damage by
floods, and I(often wondered whether the
people realized that the Improvement of
their waterways should begin i'll the
mountains"
President Ransdell of the congress then
introduced John Barrett, director of tho
bureau of American republics. who de-
livered an address on the Waterways
of Other Americas" Mr.. Barrett re-
ferred to the address at the opening
congress of Secretary of State Root and
the accomplishments of Secretary Root
personally He declared that Secretary
Root had achieved more for American
prestige and honor through his trips to
South America and to Mexico than nao
been achieve by all the diplomatic cor
respondence for a hundred years.
Mr.. Barrett called attention to the fact
that the republics of Central and South
America were spending more money on
the Improvement of rivers and harbors
In proportion to their population and
ability than the United States.
Attitude of Farmers
JOhn NJ. Stanl, lOIneE plcoiuSht VI eAS
farmers national congress, delivered an
address on 1.-The Attitude of American
Farmers Toward the Improvement OF the
Internal Waterways of America" He
assured the congress tnat the farmers
stood with the delegates in favor Of the
improvement of the waterways and that
they advocated comprehensive plan OF
Improvements
Dr. N. G. Blaklock of Walla Walla,
Wash, concluded the afternoon proceed
ings with an address in advocacy of
Improvement of the Columbia river. He
urged that the project was not merely
local but of worldwide Importance
The Pacific ocean, he said, would be
the theater of the worlds greatest dramas
to come, and that necessarily the Pa
cifc northwest would be the center OF
the commerce of the northwestern world.
He said the traffic between the occident
and the orient would traverse the CO.
lumbia river, because it would seek the
shortest route to the orient from this
country. He said that he spoke net
merely as an American. but as citizen
of the world, because he believed Amer
leans eventually would become light
guidance and an inspiration to the
whole world.