Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-08
FEDERAL AID FOR
MERCHANT MARINE
Transmississippi Congress Cons
mittee on Resolutions Makes
Strong Plea for Il.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Hon. Thomas II. Walsh of Denver.
President-Hon John Fl. Smith, a
Vice President.

San Francisco, Oct. S.-Previous 10
the opening of the third days session.
of the transmississippi congress today
the delegates We're entertained by an
excursion about the harbor. the trip
having been abandoned last, Monday
Ky the Colorado delegation at the pre-
sentation of u silver service to the
cruiser Colorado. The delegates arc
greatly impressed by the extensive
coast defense work the government IS
doing about this city and were given
an opportunity to inspect the numerous
pests where the big guns are located.
# The committee on resolutions which.
began its deliberations yesterday has
whipped the mass of matter referred
to 1t into shape and has adopted for
presentation to the congress strong
plea for federal aid for the merchant
marine. This resolution was put before
the committee by the Hawaiian dele
CATION and az first considered affected
only the Pacific; but the committee
widened its scope to take in the At
lantic as WELL The resolution declares
the present condition of the merchant
marine to be dangerous to the military
and commercial strength of the coun--
It's, and pledges the members OF the
Transmississippi congress- to work for.
the passage of a measure in the ma
tional Congress literally providing for
the expansion Of the country's mari
time trade.
1t is believed that the delegates will
look with favor on this resolution, and
that Its adoption will immediately fol-
low its presentation to the Congress.
1 Following are the officers of the con-
Sress for the ensuing year, as elected
last night:
OFFICERS OF CONGRESS.
Thomas F. Walsh, Denver, president.
Ike T. Pryor, San Antonio, chairman
executive committee.
Sam It. Dutton, Denver, vice chair.
man,
N. g. Larmion, Larmion, S. D., first
vice president.
4 G. A. Fellows. Los Angeles, second
vice president,
A. c. Trumbo. Muskogee, oklahoma.
third vice president.
Herbert Strain, Great Falls, Mont,
fourth vice president.
Arthur r. Francis, Cripple Creek.
Colo, secretary
James C. Dahlman, Omaha, treasurer.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
The following vice presidents were
chosen by the congress to represent
the various states:
Colorado. Sam Dutton; Missouri. e.
l.. Scarrett: Kansas. c. NJ. Creech;
Iowa, Levi Baker; Oklahoma. ]. j. Ell.
gldCil > Arkansas, y. II ISreckefiFluSeis
Nebraska, Henry T. Clarke, Utah, John
Fl. Smith; North Dakota. II. +. Arnold,
Texas, c. G. Slaughter; New Mexico,
George Curry; Nevada, ]. B. Menardi;
Minnesota, Tams Bixby; South Da-
kota, DR. r. l.. Smith; Idaho, Frank r.
Gooding Montana, d. r. keeler;
Wyoming, VS.. Collins: Louisiana, j..
S. Dixon; Arizona. w. L. i. Donald.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Tho following We're chosen members
Of the executive committees:
Arizona, a. NJ. Conard; Idaho, n.
A. Means; Nevada, o. j.. Smith;
Arkansas, George Sengel; Colorado,
Samuel r. Dutton; Iowa. John Dudley;
Louisian W. O. Hart; Minnesota, III.
Eva: Monta, j. H, Strain: Nebraska.
F. w. Brown; North Dakota, N. G.
Larimore: New Mexico, L. Bradford
Prince; South Dakota. ]. A. Ross; Tex
as, w. w. Turner; Utah, J.. w. Shurt-
lift; Wyoming, E. Crummins.