Arizona republican., 1909-08-17
AN OUTLINE OF SUBJECTS
Effort Will Be Made to Bar Ballinger Pinchot Quar- rel-A Report That the President Asked the For mer to Absent Himself.

Denver, Aug. 16.-The Ballinger- ried from Spokane to Denver The differences between the friends of the two officials which was a feature of the national irrigation congress at Spokane last week would be resumed it was expected at the sessions of the trans Mississippi commercial congress which will be formally opened here tomorrow morning. Many delegates to the congress are said to be op- posed to a recurrence of the hostili- ties and to be making efforts to have a discussion of the controversy barred from the convention.
 MT. Ballinger was expected in Den yer. but he is not coming. There is a report among the delegates that the president hinted to his secretary of the interior that it would be well to absent himself and let the contro- versy with Pinchot cool down. Pin chOt, however. will he here.
 Any delegate may bring up sub jects at any session and irrigation, reclamation and the conservation of natural resources are among the most important of the many subjects to be acted upon.
 Tomorrow morning will be taken up largely with opening addresses and it will not be until afternoon that subjects of importance be discussed. The welcome will be delivered by Governor Shaffroth, United States Senator Hughes and Congressman A. w. Fucker will speak. for the con- gressional delegation from Colorado.
 Responses will also be made by Governors Brooks of Wyoming. Curry of New Mexico Sloan of Arizona, Hadley of Missouri, and Hay of Washington. In the afternoon, Presi- dent Thomas F. Walsh of Denver will deliver his address
 John Barrett, head of the Bureau of American republics will speak of the commercial relations of the United States with the southern countries. LaVerne w. Moves of Chicago. presi- dent of the National Business league will speak on the consular service and Truman c. Palmer of California on the beet sugar industry and it's rela- tion to western agricultural inter ests. Donald Fletcher of Tacoma, Washington, will speak on municipal control of railway terminals.
 At the night session insurance will be discussed by Chas. B. Smith of Chattanooga and by F. F.. Campbell of St Louis. Thomas B. Love will ex- plain the Robertson law of Texas. A Denver man. Cornelius c. Gavin, has the only entirely new project. He will propose that the congress endorse a public highway from Fl Paso, Texas, through Yellowstone Park to the Cam adian border. It is said to have been well received so far. His plan en- tails the building by each state af- fected of the highway within its borders.
 The sessions here promise to be in- teresting. The Colorado delegates are opposed to Pinchot; New Mexico and Arizona always bring up the question of separate statehood; Kansas wants better freight rates and water; Okla homa has many interests. one an ex-- penditure of $4,0OO,O0O on arid lands in western Oklahoma.
 The delegates from Grand Junction, Colo. will ask for a $25.OOOOO0 ap- prOpriation by congress for reclama- ton purposes and Utah and Oregon are interested in better water ways. Colonel Ike T. Pryor of San Antonio, chairman of the executive committee is being urged for the presidency His home city also is after the next congress.
 William J. Bryan, a former presi- dent of the congress will not be present, although he probably will send a communication as has been his habit