Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-09
SPEAKERS SHOW
VAST RESOURCES
OF GREAT WEST
PRACTICAL ADDRESSES MADE
AT CONGRESS
RESOLUTION ON PARCELS POST
REPORTED ADVERSELY
Denver Chosen for Next Years ses-
sion of Transmisslsslppi Con-
gress After Fight with
New Orleans
[By Associated Press.1

bling after half a day OF recrea-
~ ton, the delegates to the nne-
teenth session of the transmississlppi
commercial congress devoted the after-
noon and evening to practical addresses
on the development of the west anu
brief speeches explanatory OF resolu-
tions under consideration by the varl-
Gus committees. Hereafter one-half OIL
each day is to be taken up by enter
tainments provided by the commerclal
bodies of San Francisco, and OF the
1900 delegates who are registered as at
tending the congress fully one-third
participated today in an excursion by
steamer to many points of interest on
the bay
A new flood of resolutions deluged
the secretary's desk after the delegates
returned. Because of the extended de-
bates that have occurred In the ses-
sions of the committee on resolutions
Ii is probable that the action upon
many of the important measures for
which approval has been asked will be
retarded.
PsrceIs Post
The committee has decided to recon-
mend, in modified form, the resolution
rejuvenated merchant marine, ana
today, after a bitter debate of several
hours, determined to report adversely
the resolution commencing the attitude
of Postmaster General Meyer on the
subject of a parcels post The latter
topic Is expected to furnish the basis
OF a lively contest on the floor of the
congress
Denver and New orleans fought out
the question of the 1909 meeting place
on the floor today, and Denver won by
a margin of two to one.
In support of the claims of the Colo
RADIO city messages were read from hair
dozen of it's commercial bodies, whfle
Louisiana's claims were favored by
singer who rendered Dixie In re-
signing to Denver the next congress as
well as the presidency. already award
ed to Thomas F. Walsh, w. o. Hart OF
Louisiana urged the claim Of New
Orleans to the convention OF 1910.
suffragette Speaks
During the day there were addresses
by Mrs. Mary M. Keith, president--ef
the State Equal Suffrage association;
by Max Mccullough, recommending
American investments in the Philip
pine islands. which he represented as a
delegates: by A. II. Miller of Sac
ramento, on the geological survey and
its work; by Robert T. Devlin, as at
fornev for the California drainage COM
mission, urging the necessity for fed
eral aid in the reclamation OF vast
areas In interior California, and py
Fletcher Cutler of Eureka, Cal, whose
eloouent address upon the future great
ness of the state was one OF the fea-
lures of the congress-
Col. Ike T. Pryor of Texas delivered
an address upon the subject of cattle
raising. He said:
Few realize the Importance and
nf he cftIAiQrt ASSIGNED
viz, The Live Stock Industry OF ms
Country
''It is intimately associated with ana
q mart of the farming interests of the
transmississippi states. We find the
raising and fattening of live stock CO.
extensive with the farming interest,
hence this great organization and the
country are to be congratulated tnat
YOU are making this industry ma
terial matter for your recommendation
to congress-.
"Transmississippi states represented
In population In 1900 100000 out or
total of 75.60O,000 for the United states
or 25 per cent, while according TO sta
tistics of the agricultural department
this part of the country contained meat
producing animals excluding milch
cows. in ratio to the whole country,
January 1. 1907, as follows:
Cattle in United States. .,...,.... 81, Se5'aSi
20, t a., ,rsnsn,I ssIssinni states 70l
Swine in United States ,.....-..-, ,o4,I94'4oS
Swine in transmisslssippi states, zs'sai'1fo
Per cent la the transmisslssippi :,
states .'.-..''.''''' -. 80
sheep in the United States. ..... .53,24o' 2S2
s"ssR states. 'H .......' '"s ....... ss,47s,sss
Per cent in transmisslssippi states al
Food Animals Value
"The number of CATTLE, hogs and
United tSates. January 1, 1908, ana
their estimated value as given by the
agricultural department are as folloWsi
2l, 1894, 900 miich cows at ..... .s65o'o6IoUol
BOOTS, 600 beef breeds at. t........ S45,6SS,oOo
54,631,000 sheep at.. ,......'. SlL tSo'vV"
b6,0s4,000 hogs at.............' SSs'VSV'VVV
Total 1s1, 1,92s.Oo at. ........s2'o4S' S'7elooo
"The producers of this vast number
of animals representing the fabulous
sum of $2,046, ,761, 900, believe those VINO
represent the manufacturing districts
of the United States have dominated
and controlled both branches of our
national congress up to the present
time; hence the manufacturers have
received every possible consideration
and protection congress could grant,
while the live stock interests nave
received little favorable legislation.
Especially is this true SO far as our
foreign markets are concerned.
Profits Sacrificed
"In recent years it became apparent
to all thinking stockmen that the le-
gitimate profits from their industry |
were being sacrificed because of the
lack of proper reciprocal tariff rela-
tions with continental Europe whereby |
our surplus cattle and meat products
might be marketed abroAd, hence was
formed a central organization known |
as the American National Live Stock |
association, having for one of it's |
purposes - securing of the best mar
ket outlets.
mot one of the European countries
produce sufficient meat to supply the
demand of the people, while the United |
States can produce at least 30 per
cent more han the people now use. |
and we actually producing at the |
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