Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-03


with the commercial interests of thu
western states Of this republic. Dor
Eduardo. Higginson will represent
Peru. Honduras and Panama have
also named official representatives
AS fast as the other republics make
their selections, Secretary Hay viii be
notified, and he will advise the ex-
ecutive officers of the commercial
congress of san Antonio.
b. 4. Fowler Of Phoenix. Arlz..
president of the national irrigation
congress, will be in attendance at the
San Antonio meeting, The subject Of
irrigation is on the program. together
with the subject OF conservation and
reclamation. clifford Pinchot. who is
the chief apostle of conservation, and
+. II. Newell, chief engineer in charge
Of the construction of the great gov
eminent projects. viii be present with
able assistants to present these mat
ters to the delegates. An interesting
feature Of the program will be the
Illustrated lectures, for which slides
VIII be furnished by the government.
Notification has been received at
the headquarters Of the commercial
congress of the intended presence Of
many of the governors Of the Trans
mississippi states. Most of them Will
head their state delegations. Gov
ernor Campbell will attend as much
i'm the capacity of host to his visiting
contemporaries as in that of guest of
the congress. His staff will accom-
pany him. as viii probably a large
pnnlhaY of hiu aFff1f.1 F,,,EI.. o..
ernor Stubs of Kansas will head the
delegation from that state.
Texas will aske the endorsement of
the commercial congress for a move
ment to secure the application to this
state of the reclamation act Of CON
gress. Other western states will APP
pear Before the congress presenting
their special needs, for this organiza-
ton is a sort or clearing house for
western ideas along commercial lines.
1t gathers Information concerning the
needs Of all states affiliated with it
and carries these recommendations to
the federal congress. These recon-
mendations are regarded in Washing
ton as the unselfish and outspoken
opinions Of the people Of the west and
are consequently. corrcspondingly in
fluential. More of the recommended
tions OF the Transmississippi con-
gress have been enacted into laws Of
the nation than that of amy other
non-legislative body in the country.
Mining interests of the west are
corresponding with the officials Of
the congress to procure "a place on
the program to discuss the need of "a
department Of mining coordinate
with the other departments of the
federal government. Resolutions are
being prepared for consideration by
the congress, the effort being to per-
suade the congress to accept them as
an integral part of its recommended
tions TO the federal legislative body.
This viii be, perhaps, one of the most
important topics preached at the
tWenty-first annual meeting one.
also, that is particularly of interest
to Texas, which is in need OF more
liberal treatment of mining concerns
at the hands of the government. 1t
is deemed by competent mining au- |
impracticable to depend for
the fun development of mineral re-
sources of the country upon the
Of mines as was constituted !
The mining industry is becoming of
importance to justify a de-
partment of the government. About
he only legislation hat would be re-
luired to achieve this result would be
Lo elevate the director of the geolog-
zeal survey to the prestige of the cab
met and give him jurisdiction over the
bureau of mines. the geological sur
'cy and all matters pertaining to the