The herald., 1893-01-18
THE rRANs-MIssIssIPPI CONGRESS.

There is no doubt that great interest
Will be taken by CaliforniAns in the
Irans-Mississippi congress, which will
assemble at Ogden on the I'd of May
This will be large, imposing and mos,
influential body. Angelefios ought to
unite in seeing to it that our city and
county shall have large representation
there, and little effort will undoubt-
eoiy secure the the next meeting of that
body here. Its objects and Importance
are clearly and briefly set forth in the
following editorial, which we take from
the Salt Lake Tribune:
AS announced, the next session of the
Trans, Mississippi congress will be held
IN ogden on the I'd of May OF the pres-
ent year. As already stated, the first
trans Mississippi congress was held in
Kansas City three years ago; the Sec
ond, few months later in Denver; the
thlrd, ,sstill few months later in Omaha.
ana the fourth, in New Orleans last Feb.
ruary. All these were beyond the Rocky
mountains; this time it las been de.
termlned to come over the great divide.
and Ogden has been fixed upon as the
place; and, as we said above, the I'd of
May the time. The congress takes in
all the territory west OF the Mississippi
river and that part of Louisiana east of
the river in which New Orleans is situ-
ated. The basis of representation is as
follows:
Inc governor OF each state and terri
tory has the right to appoint ten dele
gates; the county commissioners or
county judges may name one delegate
Tor each county; the mayors of the cities
and towns select one delegate for each
ooO0 people, or fractional part thereof:
tne commercial bodies in all towns and
cities may appoint the same as the
mayor. This last includes chambers of |
commerce, real estate exchanges, cotton
exchanges and all similar commercial |
pouies the transportation companies,
Whether rail- or steamship, are entitled
10 one delegate each. The object of the
congress Is to discuss the questions af-
fectlng the west that may be the subject
of legislation in Washington. and to
speak through it's resolutions to the
congress. OF course. this in
cludes irrigation, arid lands, silver. pub.
lic lands, the policy of the secretary of
the interior, Pacific coast defenses. and
many other important questions. It ia
bne most important assemblage that the
west has ever engased in. It has al.
ready had its influence on legislation,
notably in measures for the improve
nent OF the Mississippi river, and it has
oeen factor toward crystallizing pub.
&c opinion about congress in regard to ;
ne treatment which should be given to !
'rld lands. The states that thus far =,
lave taken most interest in the matter /.
rave been Colorado, Texas, Missouri, /.
KANSAS, Nebraska, Arkansas and the
erritory of New Mexico.
ide of the mountains it would be 9
.rest mistake, we think, if all this west. :
I'm region, clear to the sea. should not
end strong representations. They r
hould come from Colorado. Montana,
dsho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and
california in force. OF course there will r
,e full delegation from Utah. Know
ng of the approaching meeting of this !
congress-, men ought to be thinking in :
Idvance of what in their minds would !
,s the best way of settling good many
most important questions relating pure {
y to the west, like the arid lands ques-
ion, the irrigation question, the timber
ands, etc. OF course the most impor. Z
ant question to be considered will be I
he silver question that is one of uni
7ersal concernment to the nation, and ,
lp to date it has occupied more atten.
ion than any other subject in the con-
,resses. Meeting on the I'd of May, it
will anticipate the reconvening of the
conference in Brussels by 10 days, and
he resolutions passed may possibly in
luence the instructions which the new
will give to the Ameri-
IAN delegates. AS for Utah's part in
he congress it is to be held in Utah,
md the first thought of every Utah man
,ught to be to try to make the meeting,
10 far as the courtesies to be extended
o the delegates are concerned, an un-
Iualifed success.