The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-09-06
BRADY OF IDAHO At
HEAD OF CONGRESS
ldshosn Elected President Of Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress
Despite Precedent OF Years.

Salt Lake city. Former Governor
James II. Brady Of Idaho was elected
president OF the mississippi
Commercial congress. and Wichita.
Kan. was chosen as the 1913 meeting
place. at the final session In Assembly
hail Friday morning
Following tho completion OF the
business OF the session the congress
adjourned sine die.
A precedent OF twcnty.threc years
was broken by the congress In elect.
Ing former Governor Brady president
instead Of John n Powell, who was
chairman OF the executive committee
Il has always been customary to elect
the chairman OF the executive commit.
tee to the presidency
\ resolution presented by stephen
~ Love OF Salt Lake urging congress
to recommend TO tne railroads the I'm
mediate establishment OF faster train
schedules. to be maintained until nor.
NAL traffic conditions prevail and the
danger Of ear shortage Is eliminated.
vas adurucd.
Salt Lake City.-of the many strlk
ing features that testified TO the great
work and purposes Of the transmits
, slssippi Commercial congress at the
opening sessions Of It's twenty third an.
nual convention here Tuesday prob.
ably none is Of more importance than
the introduction OF resolution by
Judge n. A. Helm OF Wichita. Kans.
comprehcnding lower freight rates ~
imperative to the progress aud doycl
opment Of the twenty-five states west
OF tho 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 Tor the
drainage reclamation OF vast areas Of
swamp lands bordering on that great
waterway. also u proposal that tho
federal congress be asked 10 appro.
pirate S5OOO.OOO toward the Panama.
Pacific International exposition OF 1915
at san Francisco. formed important
features
Among the distinguished guests
present were former Governor James
IT, Brady OF Idaho, who Is mentioned
~ the next president OF the congress;
corner Governor George W, pardec OF
! California A. ~. Lewis OF ST. Louis.
on the platform at the monisg SEES.
sion were Governor William Spry.
Mayor samuel e, Park. Joseph u
Game. secretary ot the salt i.ASe
Commercial club. aud others,
4 letter from President william II.
TAFT, addressed to Governor Spry.
WAS read expressing his renct at
heinz unable to attend and hoping the
congress sessions might be fruitful
OF good results
Numerous reasons why America 10
general aud the west In particular
should be seen hrst In preference 10
Europe were set forth graphically In
addresses Wednesday afternoon az salt
air by speakers OF national rcpuJc
attoudng the Trunsmisslssippi Com
mvrcial congress-.
"see America First" was tho
slogan for tho day. Il was the day
set apart for addresses dealing en-
uToly with reasons why this slogan
should stand Representatives from
moro than twenty states were pres
emit The visit 10 saltair was part OF
the See America First program
The lake was one OF the wonders OF
America referred TO by speakers, ant
more than 400 persons saw II for IA,
first time. About 500 delegates wor,
present
President Trumbo opened the meet