The San Francisco call., 1908-10-09
PARDEEAX
AIMED AT
HARTMAN
Ex-Governor Secures Passage of
Resolution by Committee
Against Pacific Mail
Recommendation May Result ia
Government Establishing
Line of Carriers
Endorsement of Parcels Post Is
Refused by a Vote of
Eleven to Eight
Short Offers Resolution for
Electric Generating Companies
Which VIII Be Fought

Trans Mississippi interest
and excitement was removed
from the main hall of the
commercial congress in
Dreamland pavilion yes
.terday afternoon to the
rooms of the committee on
resolutions, where two SEN
sational outbursts marked the de-
liberations of that body.
Former Governor George c.
Pardee amply justified the dis
trust the railroad interests mani
tested toward his election to the
committee by attacking that cor
poration as sitting all conpeti-
tion in the state, declaring that
the trade and commerce of Cali
fornia was held practically by the
throat and in the clutch OF the rail-
road AS the result Of Pardee's speech.
and remarks by Isidor Jacobs on be-
half of the California trafic associa-
tion, the committee on resolutions
passed a recommendation that unless
the Pacific Mail company give assurance
OF better service the government es-
tablish a line of carriers.
The most bitterly contested resolu-
tion before the committee was. IN ef-
feet, that the congress approve and
indorse Postmaster General Meyers
recommendations for a parcels post.
The resolution was lost on vote OF
IL to s.
CAUSES EXCITEMENT
During the discussion on this matter
c. A RulofsOn of this city caused ex-
citement by asking OF Edward Berwick
of Pacific Grove, father of the bill: is
Postmaster General Meyer connected
with any mail order house that makes
him favor the parcels post?"
Il won't stand for any such innu-
endo, sir Berwick replied hotly.
There Is enough talk OF graft In San
Francisco. L won't stand for this"
Berwick was greeted with cheers
WHEN no IudUc Ildl
Denver was the lucky town yester-
day as well as Wednesday night II
followed up the election of Thomas r.
Walsh of Colorado as president OF the
Trans Mississippi commercial congress
by winning the delegates over to hold
their next annual session in the Colo
rado city.
At the end New Orleans was the only
real competitor. though Seattle extend
ed an invitation to the delegates to
meet there during the Alaska-Yukon
exposition New Orleans. led by w. o.
Hart, who was ably aided by a pianist
and Miss Maud Williams, a local soIoist.
made a dramatic stand for the conven-
tion and won los votes against 1S5 for
Denver
Miss williams sang an original Lou
isiana song and then Dixie and some
one in the Louisiana delegation gave
the rebel yell 1t looked for minute
as If there would be stampede to the
creole capital but Denver had the
votes. The California continge voted
for New Orleans.
ELECTRIC POWER INTERESTS
Owing to the extensive bay excur-
sion enjoyed by the delegates, the con-
gress was late in assembling yester-
day afternoon and Immediately received
resolutions Among those submitted
was one by Frank Short OF Fresno,
the voice OF the electric power inter-
ests of the state. Shorts resolution
would commit the congress to a highly
fatterfng approval OF electric power
and recommend TO congress that "all
such rights and uses of water for cleo
trio generating purposes should be
granted and allowed, with equal rights
granted for irrigation"
Governor Pardee met Short in the
lobby Of the convention hall at Dream
land pavilion and promised to fight the
resolution when il comes before the
committee. where it is due today. de-
claring that il was full OF sophistries.
AS the: resolutions committee went
Immediately into session, many OF the
more influential delegates attended in
the committee room On the motion
of the subcommittee and without debate
the committee approved a resolution
recommending the regulation and use
OF grazing land, introduced by Pryor
a resolution fndorsing the plan OF
reciprocal tariff treaties: a resolution
recommending the development OF pos
tai regulations with Latin American
reoublics. and resolution recommend
ing that congress pass laws defining
the duties of railroads to furnish
transportation for perishable freight
The subcommittee on transportation
referred back without action the reso-
luton to the effect that unless the
Pacific Mail steamship company gives
assurance of better service the govern
ment should establish a line between
New York and Pacific coast ports.
Isidor Jacobs speaking on the reso-