The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-10
TRANS MISSISSIPPI
8, CONGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. s.-Except
for a few committee members who re-
NAMED to consider a score of pending
resolutions, the hundreds of delegates
in attendance at the nineteenth Trans
Mississippi Commercial congress, were
the guests Of the commercial bodies Of
San Francisco today on excursion by
steamer. During the three hours de-
voted to recreation the visitors were
shown the shipbuilding yards, the gov
eminent military reservations, harbor
defenses and the terminals of trans
continental and trans Pacific traffic.
To many of the delegates from the
inland western states the sights of the
morning were acceptable as powerful
and conclusive arguments upon ques.
tions pending before the congress-, and
among these the resolutions dealing
with restoration of the merchant ma
rine occupied the most prominent place.
AS offered by the Hawaiian delega-
tion, the resolution dealing with this
subject referred to the steamship ines
Of the Pacific, but members of the corr
mittee considering it polite to make
no distinction and because Of the fact
that part of the Trans Mississippi ,e
gion borders on the Gulf of Mexico,
amended the resolution to read as
follows:
Resolution as Amended.
Resolved, That the existing condi-
ton of the American merchant marine
is dangerous to our naval, military AMI
commercial strength and national
progress; and,
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
delegates here assembled, the congress
of the United States should, at IT'S
next session, provide literally for the
American merchant marine engaged in
the foreign trade, and that such action
be taken at once, before greater or in
superable difficulties present them
selves; and,
Resolved, That the delegates here as
sembled present pledge themselves to
urge upon their congressional represent
atives such prompt action as will in
sure supremacy of American shipping.
One of the speakers who will address
the congress when this resolution comes
up for adoption will be Herbert George,
of Denver.
Oficers Elected.
The congress has elected the follow
ing officers and executive committee II
serve for the ensuing term:
President, Thomas +. Walsh, of Der
yer; first vice president, N. q. Lari-
more, Of Larimore, n. d.; second vice
president, G. A. Fellows, Los Angeles;
third vice president, A. g. Trumbo,
Muskogee, Okla; fourth vice president,
Herbert Strain, Great Falls. Mont
secretary, Arthur f. Francis, Cripple
Creek, Colo; treasurer. james &. Dahl
man, Omaha; executive committee
ike T.. Pryor. San Antonio. Texas,
chairman; Sam F.. Dutton, Denver,
vice president; chairman of advisory
board, Arthur r. Briggs, San Francis
co; vice chairman, !. Ii. Brady, Poca-
tello, Idaho.
The following are members of the
new executive committee-A. M. Con-
rad, Arizona; b. M. Behrens. Alaska;
o. II. Miller, California; N. A. Means,
Idaho: o. j. Smith, Nevada; p. Loggie,
Oregon; J. II. Howell. Washington.
Among the vice presidents chosen by
the congress are the following:
New Mexico, George Curry, Nevada,
J. b. Menardi; California, A. l.. Oar
row; Colorado, Sam f. Dutton; Mis-
souri,, f. l.. Scarrett; Kansas, &. M.
Creech; Iowa, Levi Baker. Oklahoma.
j. J. Erlaeh; Arkansas, G. X. Becke.
Nebraska, Henry T. Clarke; Utah, john
II. Smith; North Dakota, II. +. Arnold,
Texas. c. e.. Slaughter; Minnesota.
1ams Bixby; South Dakota, DR.. X. l..
Smith; Idaho, Frank r.. Goodine;
Montana, d. r. Peeler; Wyoming, W.
=. Collins; Louisiana, }. :. Dixon;
Oregon, A. NJ. Devere; Washington, !.
w. Howell; Alaska, w. ID. Hottat;
Arizona, w. l.. f., Donald.