El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-27
TRANsMIssIssIPPI
CONGRESS CONVENES
Common Policy for the West
to Be Outlined by the
Salt Lake Meeting.

salt Lake. Utah, Aug. 27.-The SSd
Trans Mississippi commercial congress
opened here today with many IDEAS ~
be threshed out touching a common
policy for the west
The sounding OF sentiment on this
topic or that began before the chalr-
man of the local arrangement commit
tee gave the signal for order in the as
sembly hall and introduced John l.
Powell, chairman Of the executive com
mittee. It was suspended while Kew.
Francis B. Short offered an 1nYocauoh
and while governor Spry, mayor Iark
and the secretary of the commercial
club extended a welcome.
The Introductory address OF presl-
dent A c. Trumbo brought the MINDS
Of the delegates back to business ana
their pet resolutions
Chairman Powell ventured the pre-
diction that the Salt Lake meeting
would be the beginning of new form
of activity by the congress Hereafter,
he said in an interview, the congress
would devote more attention TO me
daily needs Of the people. especially the
development of soil fertility and scion
tific farming by backing the demands
of the agricultural institutions Tor
money and legislation
President Reviews the Work.
A c. Trumbo, of MUskOgee, Okla,
president of the Trans Mississippi
Commercial congress, in his address to
delegates, delivered an exhaustive re-
view Of the history of the organiza-
the following headings:
Currency Reform-The details of
ire proposed plan OF the Nauonal
Monetary commission Will be presented
here and ii is hoped this congress
sffnr full discussion of the subject
without prejudice Will go on record IA
NOrIng tne proposed plan or suggest
ing some other plan better suited to
the present needs of the nation.
Fire Waste-This congress at its
last session in Kansas City appointed
a committee to carefully investigate
the subject of fire waste The chair
man of that committee advises me that
in 1911, the fire waste in the United
States amounted to 250 million dollars,
equal in amount to the road waste.
The United States Geological sur
vey estimates that fully so per cent Of
these losses are from carelessness and
ineendiarism
Urges Good Roads.
Good ROads-GOOd country roads
Gested cities to the fresh open air
and sunshine. and since the coming Of
the automobile and electric lines they
viii permit people to enjoy a school
life. a church life and a social life
equal TO that inc the city. The lone
SOmeness Of country life has led many
away from it, and unless something is
done TO remove this greatest curse
of country life, the nation at large
will suffer and especially the great
west
OEHlQl0Ge
Flood PreyentiOn-On account of the
enormous loss of property along the
Mississippi river and some of its trib-
utaries last year in the flood and over
How districts. one Of the very impor-
tant measures to be discussed here this
week is flood prevention by drainage
or storage Members of this congress
from Louisiana and other states most
largely interested should present plans
for the consideration Of this organiza-
ton in the hope that a National drain
age act viii solve the problem which
is of more than mere local signifi-
canoe.
'Irrigation-In the early sessions
of this congress the subject of irri-
cation received great attention each
year. notably at the meetings in the
nter-mountain tates-eSpecially at
Ogden
Through the direct influence of this
congress and the cooperation of its
members likely to receive the greatest
benefits. we now have the National r.
rigation act Uuder This act many
millions Of dollars have been spent
and many more millions will be spent.
Intelligent direction, wise and eco
nomical distribution Of the appropria-
tons viii through the influence Of this
body and the special Irrigation Con-
gress reflect great credit upon the
originators and accomplish much good
to a grateful people
Anti Blue Sky Lava new western
idea, born in Kansas and adopted in
Dis NJ HlZeSoAS II ScNe4aA states eS-
pecially Texas, oklahoma Iowa and
Arizona deserves recognition It is
the Anti Blue Sky law.
See America First-Travel in Amer
lea means money in the pockets Of
hotel men. merchants, newspapers,
magazines, railroads. banks, trolley
lines. pleasure resorts. and manufac-
turers of motor cars. It means contin-
ually better wagon roads. better serv-
ice to the travelling public. larger
consumption of home products, more
business for real estate men, bankers
and professional men. more profit to
the farmer, more American homes,
more loyalty to the stars and stripes
and greatest of all. more fervent and
intense patriotism without the artifi-
cial stimulus of war