The Springfield herald., 1909-08-27
CONGRESS ENDS
BUSY SESSION
POLICY OF GOVERNMENT IN CON.
TRoL OF THE NATURAL RE-
SOURCES ADOPTED.
WALSH MADE CHAIRMAN
JUDGE GAVIN ADVOCATED GREAT
WESTERN HiGHWAY-MEx-
lco TO CANADA.

Denver.-The Transmississippi Com
mercial Congress finished its annual
session in flame of glory. Long
drawn-out fights on various questions
OF deep import were amicably adjust
ed, and much good accomplished. Fol-
lowing q resolution by former United
States Senator T. NJ. Patterson on the
subject of Economic Forestry"
which was adopted. Frank c. Goudy
introduced the following:
Resolved, That the Transmissis-
sippi Congress indorse the general
policy of the government OF the
United States in the control and con-
servation OF the resources of the
nation, and urge the various
states to cooperate with the
federal government in promoting in
every legitimate way the conservation
and perpetuation of forests within
their respective borders.'
In support of his resolution Senator
Patterson delivered an address before
the Congress. In part he said:
ITO this day." said Senator Patter-
son, 'the boundaries of the White
River reserve remain as they were
twelve years ago when Clifford Pinch
OF signed this report. Such was Pinch
OTIS report, and | firmly believe that
il the resolutions recommended by
your committee shall be adopted all
further controversy between the East
and the West and between the people
of the West as to the forest reserves
will come to an end.
Pending the decision we shall be
in perfect peace and harmony on this
question. We will all show that an
| equitable settlement will be attained
and we will wait with entire satisfac-
tion for the verdict Of our commits
sioners."
Declaring that the first steamship
will run through the complete Pana-
ma canal on January /, 1915, II. H.
Rosseau, Culebra, Panama republic.
member of the Isthmian Canal Com.
mission. at the auditorim delivered an
exhaustive lecture upon the construc-
ton, cost and magnitude of the big
canal.
For more than two hours, Rosseau
submitted data, figures and statistics
which almost 0umbfounded his audi
tors by their magnitude and sweeping
import. He gave graphic history OF
the canal from the time it was first
| suggested in 1919. through the gigan-
tic French failure and scandal, to the
present date.
Don't entertain any fear but that
the canal will be carried to a success
full completion within little more than
five years. That is a certainty"
With Col. Fred w. Fleming of Kan
sas City presiding as chairman and l..
j. Hart Of San Antonio, Texas, as vice
chairman, the members of the execu-
tive committee of the Transmissi-
sippi congress convened at the Albany.
The session was opened with the Sc
lection of committeeman for the en-
suing year. The following were
chosen:
Congressional committee - Chair
man, Thomas F. Walsh, Denver; vice
chairman. l.. Bradford Prince. Santa
Fe, N. NJ; Robert T. Hunter, Sioux
City; A. A. Mcknight, Rhyolite, New;
Truman g. Palmer, Oxanard, Cal
John l.. Powell. Wichita. Kans.; ]. b.
Case, Abilene, Kans.; Edward F. Har-
ris, Galveston. Tex; Judge C. ]. Ga.
win, Denver, and Theodore B. Wilcox,
Portland, Ore.
Special committee on program,
which will invite Theodore Roosevelt
to address the next congress to be
held at San Antonio, Texas, in No
vember, 1910-Chairman, B. F. Yoa-
kun, New York; vice chairman, Da-
vid r. Francis, st. Louis; United
States Senator Norris Brown, Nebras-
ka; John Barrett, Portland, Ore.
Advisory board-Chairman, ]. w.
Cretch, Harrington, Kas; vice chair.
man. John Henry Smith, Salt Lake;
Walker Hill, st. Louis; II. II. Haines,
Galveston: n. c. Larimore North Da-
kota; Thomas Richardson, Portland,
Ore, and Daniel A. Lawlor, St. Paul
The application of H. p. Wood of
Hawaii for the congress endorse
ment to certificate asking the State
Department at Washington for cre-
dentials to be used in the far East was
referred to the chairman of the exec
utive committee and secretary, with
power to act. The certificate will be
granted to Wood, who will make an
extensive journey through the Orient
seeking to establish better trade rela-
tions for Hawaii and all the Trans
mississippi states.
The date OF the San Antonio meet
ing will be in November, 1910. The
week will be selected later by the
president of the congress.