The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-30
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IRA N S-MISSISSlPPiq CON-
GRESS WILL ACT ON
MONOPOLY

Salt Lake City. Aug Se--Amend'
ments TO the Interstate Commerce
law which would divorce common
carriers on land from those on the
water by prohibiting common owner
ship and putting water carriers un-
der the jurisdiction of the Inter
state Commerce commission were
recommended IN one OF the resolu
tons offered at the Trans Mississippi
congress this afternoon. Its sponsor
was Judge A. Helm rate expert
OF Wichita. Kansas, In the pream'
bic II set forth that the work done
by the government TO improve har-
bors and deepen rivers had been rem
desed futile by the establishment of
railroad monopolies of steamship
lines.
Judge Helms resolution advocated
also that the Interstate Commerce
commission have power TO fix mini
mum as we'll as maximum freight
rates.
Schools To Teach Farming
John l.. Powells propaganda for aid
to scientific farming was embodied
IN resolution committing the con
gress TO the organization of busl-
ness and commercial bodies with a
view TO obtaining legislation to pro
mote demonstration work. schools
and school courses in every commu-
nifty In furtherance of farm develop
ment.
These. with resolutions indorsins
government assistance to a triple
celebration OF the completion OF the
frnfxl1ar Tla ~ Il I. nd on
niversaries of historic events att
Madison. la. and Nauyoo, ILL.,. in
1913: one by the congress commit
Valued Policy law and Advocating ma
tional fire precention' policies and
others for trans-continental highways,
uniform good roads laws drainage
ant the distribution of aliens by the
division of informatinnolef the de- |
partment OF commerce and labor |
were referred to the committee on
resolutions. which Will repo t1mJr-
row
President A. c. Trumbo's Address
A. G Trumbo of MusNegea, Okla,
president Of the congress. IN his ad-
dress recommended ac oa under the
following headings
II is hoped that the national none
tary commission proposed plan for
reform VIII be favored by
the congress or some other plan bet
ter suited to the present needs Of
the nation suggested.
In 1911, The fire waste in the
United States amounted to $50 mil
ion dollars. The United States geo
ogical survey estimates that fully 50
,er cent of the losses are from care
essness and incendiarism
\ Plea for Good Country Roads
Good country roads will lead many
,eople from the congested cities to
he fresh open air. and since the
oming of the motor car and electric
ines they will permit 1eopAe to enjoy
school church and social lie equal
0 that in the city. The lonesomeness
# country life has led many away
rom H.
On account Of the enormous loss
I property along the Mississippi riv-
r and some of its tributaries last
ear in the flood and overflow dis
-icts. the drainage and flood preven-l
on measure is important. Through
le direct Influence of the congress
e now have the National Irrigation
at I
see America First" He Says
A new western idea born in Kans
! and adopted in slight measure in [
'reral states, especially Texas, Ok
homa, Iowa and Arizona, deserves, q
'cognition tt is the Anti Blue Sky L
W. /
Travel in America means money /
the pockets of hotel men, mer /
lantE, newspapers, magazines, rail- {
lads. banks, trolley lines. pleasure a
sorts. and manufacturers of motor b
Irs. II means continually better
agon roads. better service TO the
aveling public, larger consumption o
home products. more business for II
al estate men, bankers and profes- -
onal men more profit to the farmer >
ore American homes and. greatest .
all. more intense patriotism with -
It the artificial stimulus OF war
David Starr Jordan president OF
sland Stanford, jr, University. dis
ssed The Case Against War" be 90
re the congress. He declared that DC
2 greatest loss to a nation from war IS
as not the unreturning brave" but Gu
hose who might have ben but never b
ere. III