The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-20
Trans Mississippi Congress
Adopts a Resolution Urging
the Development Of the In
dustry in the United States.
FURTHER CONCESSION TO
OUTSIDE SUGAR OPPOSED
Attempt to Air PinChOt-BaIIin-
ger Controversy Is FrOWned
Upon by the Delegates at
the Denver Convention,
PATTERSON is SQUELCHED

Denver, Colo, Aug. 19.-The
southwest had it's inning in the
trans Mississippi commercial
congress today, when the con
gress was appealed to in aid Of
a movement to regulate the
coastwise traffic as well as to
enlarge the present score Of
gulf coast shipping.
After much discussion the
friends of beet sugar had
adopted a resolution favOring
the development of the beet su-
gar industry and opposing fur
ther concessions coming from
present or future possessions of
the United States.
The southwest came to the fore with
several resolutions, which were not acted
upon, asking that ships carrying freight
in the coastwise trade be placed under the
jurisdiction of the interstate commerce
commission. Also that interstate railway
rates shall not be raised unless by the
sanction of the commerce commission.
Also that the projected canal between the
Mississippi and the Rio GTande De given
ara and that a tnlTty-IOOt haTDOr for Gal
weston be sanctioned by the national con-
gTess.
Tht beet sugar u1en fer the las tva
. days have been urging the aid Of the
congress in commencing opposition To
concessions to- imported sugar.
Control of Steamer Rates.
H. H. Hams of Galveston presented the
argument Of the southwest as well as of
the Southwestern Shippers association
This latter organization is attempting To
obtain the action Of the congress To aid
in controlling the rates of the cuastwise
steamers.
Arthur R. Briggs of San Francisco pre-
sented a paper on the merchant marine
which had been prepared Jointly by him
self and Edward W Dickie also OF san
Francisco John d. Milillen of Denver
spoke on the needs of the northwest
San Antonio, Tex, was selected for next
years place of meeting, and Colonel Ike
T. Pryor of San Antonio was chosen 10y
/ the executive committee as the only
candidate for president.
Despite the efforts of leaders in the
| Mississippi commercial congress &c
BalllnEer controversy. former United
States Senator Thomas NJ. Patterson OF
l Colorado prepared an attack on Clifford
/ PinchOt this morning, which was cur
/ tailed in part by the action of the con
greSS in declining 10 give additional time
to Mr.. Patterson, who wished to present
| a resolution I'm fuller form than allowed
/ by the rules of the congress.
Another Attack on Pinchot.
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/ a board of inquiry composed Of Mr.. Pin
/ chot and four other scientists some tim,
/ ago reported that the boundaries of tn,
! forest reserves are not definite and many
/ places include grazing and agriculture
/ lands. He declared. therefore, that add
/ tiOnal laws are not necessary. but tina
/ the president now has the authority To
/ declare these boundaries i'm more def
mite way. thereby dividing the forests
/ from the arabic lands and saving to tn
! people many thousand acres of land nov
/ held in reserve as forest lands.
/ Mr.. Patterson declared that, inasmucl
| as Mr.. PinChOt has himself cOncurTed il
! a report which SAYS that the bOundarie
are untrue, it will be no illegal act TO
the president TO give back to the peOpi
the lands. This. he said, is the contention
| of the people of Colorado, who beIsV
that they are being deprived of lands e
which they are entitled under the home
/ stead act.
Mr.. Patterson asked that he be give,
! twenty minutes in which TO present hi
resolution, but the delegates declined t.
/ take this view, and his remarks were cur
| tailed to three minutes, and no action wa
taken.
contemptuous Silence for Patterson
/ No answer was made to the argument O
| the former senator.
| More Pinchot resolutions were offere
| when A. NJ Almonds of Colorado aske
that laws be requested opening for en-
try such lands as are not timbered, We
held as reserves. Also that private CAP
ital be given the first opportunity TO de
velop water power instead of the gov
eminent Resolutions were offered com
mending the income tax amendment, cor
demning the trusts, and asking an an
nual appropriation for rivers and han
bors.
The committee on resolutions favOre
the admission of Arizona and New Mex
leo as states, and the establishment of
national department of mines.
! Walter Gresham. who designed the Gal
weston sea wall, was the principal speake
of the morning. He described the hsTbC
works and the plans for further improve
ment /. Bradford Prince of New MeXic
spoke Of southwestern development
FISHING SCHOONER CAPSIZES.