Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-09-05
BRADY OF IDAHO AT
HEAD OF CONGRESS-
ldahoan Elected President of Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress
Despite Precedent of Years.

Salt Lake City.-Former Governor
James H.. Brady of Idaho was elected
president of the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial congress-, and Wichita.
Kan. was chosen as the 1917 meeting
place, at the inal session in Assembly
hall Friday morning.
Following the completion or the
business of the session the congress
adjourned sine die.
A precedent of twenty-three years
was broker by the congress in elect
ing former Governor Brady president
instead of John H. Powell. who was
chairman of the executive committee.
1t has always been customary to elect
the chairman of the executive commit
tee to the presidency.
\ resolution presented by Stephen
H. Love of Salt Lake urging congress
10 recommend to the railroads the i'm
mediate establishment of faster train
schedules, to be maintained until nor
NAL traffic conditions prevail and the
danger of a car shortage is eliminated.
was adopted.
Salt Lake City.-Of the many strik-
ing features that testified to the great
work and purposes of the Transmits
sissippi Commercial congress at the
opening sessions of its twenty-third an.
nual convention here Tuesday, prob
ably none is of more Importance than
the Introduction of a resolution by
Judge E. A. Helm of Wichita, Kans.,
comprehending lower freight rates a,
imperative to the progress and devel-
opment of the twenty-five states west
OF he Mississippi.
A movement urging the government
to utilize the machinery now in use at
the Panama canal to improve the chan
mel of the Mississippi river for the
drainage reclamation of vast areas OF
swamp lands bordering on that great
waterway; also a proposal hat the
federal congress be asked TO appro-
pirate $4,000, 900 toward the Panama
Pacific International exposition of 1915
at San Francisco, formed important
features.
Among he distinguished guests
present were former Governor James
II. Brady of Idaho, who is mentioned
as the next president of the congress-;
former Governor George w. Pardee of
California, A. B. Lewis of st. Louis.
On the platform at the mornisg ses-
sion were Governor William Spry.
Mayor Samue c. Park, Joseph f.
Game, secretary of the Salt Lake
Commercial club, n others.
A letter from President William H.
Taft. addressed to Governor Spry,
was read expressing his regret at
being unable to attend and hoping the
congress sessions might be fruitful
of good results.
Numerous reasons why America in
general and the west in particular
should be seen first in preference 10
Europe were set forth graphically in
addresses Wednesday afternoon at Salt
air by speakers of national repute,
attending the Trans-mississippi Com
mercial congress.
See America First was the
for the day. 1t was the day
apart for addresses dealing en-
tirely with eason why this slogan
should stand. Representatives from
more than twenty states were pres
ent. The visit to Saltair was part of
the See America First" program.
The lake was one of the wonders OF
referred to by speakers. and
more han 400 persons saw it for the
hrst time. About 500 delegates were
present.
President Trumbo opened the meet
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