The San Francisco call., 1908-10-09

luton. said that the California trafic
association. which had submitted the
measure, was not antagonistic TO rail-
roads but was antagonistic to rail-
roads that sti1ed competition. He
spoke of the report of Commissioner
Bristow and said that the Pacific Mail
did not want through freight
PARDEE ATTACKS RAILROAD
Then Ex-Governor Pardee took the
floor.
state Of California" he said. is con-
trolled, by one company Every steam
ship company and line of railroad is
owned practically by the same COM
pany. The trade and commerce of this
state is held absolutely by the throat
and in the clutch of that one cor
poration. There is no such thing as
competition. The state Of California
needs relief. II this congress can give
that relief. California viii ever feel
gratitude for its act"
There was burst Of applause at the
conclusion OF the former governors
vigorous arraignment, and the resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted.
The committee on transportation and
postal laws then reported unfavorably
on the parcels post resolution. Ed
ward Berwick. the president of the pos
tai progress league, opened the debate
by reading a clipping from The Call
10 the effect that two members on that
subcommittee, Dunno and Baumgartner,
were opposed TO the parcels post Ed
J.. Harris, chairman OF the committee,
explained that he did not appoint those
members knowing their point of view,
As he himself favored the resolution,
but he named them on recommendation.
AGAINST PARCELS POST
/. T. Pinkham. chairman of the COM
mittee, gave his reasons for opposing
the measure. but Secretary Cannon of
Utah moved that the resolution be
adopted. He defended the measure, as
did Berwick. Emmet Dunno Of the
Travellers protective association, I. b.
Connolly of the California retail gro
GERS and merchants association, c. NJ
larger. C. A. RulofsOn and orrin S.
Henderson of the commercial travellers
congress attacked the parcels post idea
as a weapon with which the great mail
order houses of the east would seri-
ously hurt the local merchants. Ber-
wick Cannon and others responded
When the vote was taken il stood s
FOR and II against the resolution. The
point was made that a quorum was not
present, but ". o. Hart made the count
er point Of order that the first issue
was not raised in time, so the resolu-
tiOn was declared lost.
The resolution Of Tom Richardson of
Portland. Ore, that the two national
conventions be importuneG to meet in
san Francisco in 1912. at tine time of
the next presidential campaign, was
adopted.
on motion of Leroy Wright of Cali
fOrnia the resolution submitted by the
California equal suffrage league was
laid on the table, in spite of the Wig
orous efforts Of a gallant Arizonan, w
T. T. Donald. TO have il considered.
MANY ADDRESSES MADE
The addresses made before the con-
vention yesterday covered a wide
variety Of interest and were highly in
structive to the delegation. During the
presentation Of resolutions short ad-
dresses Were made by Mrs. Mary NJ
Keith. president of the Equal Suffrage
league, on the enfranchisement of
women; by Max Mccullough of the
Philippine delegation, urging the in
vestment Of American capital in the
island possessions, and by Tom Rich
ardsOn Of oregon in advancing his idea
of the political parties holding their
next conventions in San Francisco.
Colonel Ike T. Pryor of Texas, presi-
dent Of the American livestock associa-
tion, made a strong plea for the pro-
-tectiOn by the government Of the live
stock industry. He spoke for improved
transportation facilities and effective
tariff revision.
o. II. Miller Of Sacramento in a brief
address outlined the Importance Of the
work Of the United States geological
survey and urged that it be encour-
aged
Fletcher Cutler, the Eureka attorney,
delivered the most eloquent speech of
the afternoon on the future greatness
OF California and pointed out the
tremendous resources of this state
and showed the visitors from the
east and middle west that in
commence and manufacturing and agri-
culture California is bound to be the
dominating state in the union.
DEVLIN ON RIVERS
United States Attorney Robert T.
Devlin, who is also attorney for the
Sacramento drainage commission, out
lined the work of that body and dis
cussed ably the resources of the river
region and indicated the steps that are
being taken to improve the waterway
and reclaim the land in the drainage
basin.
In a stirring address George w.
Dickie Of San Francisco spoke on the
subject Merchant Marine and Trans
Pacific Trade" The speaker deprecated
the gradual disappearance of the
American flag from the ocean that con-
meets the eager occident with the wax
ing orient and showed plainly that