Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-23
MISUNDERSTANDING.
4 Great Deal Of Interest Being Taken In The
Coming Congress at
Ogden

Ogden, Utah, April 22.-Thc interest
taken NJ the approaching session OF the
Irnnsmississippi congress, To meet here
Monday, continues aud indicates u very
large attendance.
The executive committee has had Offices
open here for the last three weeks, aud
the work begun In other places Is now
mostly centcred her. with W. III. Har-
yey. chairman of the committee. in
charge Letters and kilograms are com
ing In from AN portions of the transmits
sisslpp and the committee is iu active
cooperation with She feeling ON the out
side
Over City Of the 132 congressman that
represent the transmississippi states iu
the national congress write that they will
bee here, and all express themselves in
hearty sympathy with Che movement
Governor Richards of Montana writes
that he will be- here with his full dele
cation; also Governor Mcconnell Of
Idaho, and the delegation from that state
promises to Doe @ very lively one.
Governor Waite of Colorado and Gov
oruOr Prince of New Mexico win both
arrive in @ special train The number OF
governors that will be- present will be-
between ten and twelve. Two special
trains will come from Colorado, and
Denver alone promises loo delegates,
the mayor and commercial bodies having
appointed their fun quota of thirty each
Delegates are appointed ms follows. by
each governor ten; county commissioners,
one each; mayors, one for each 5000 OF
their population, and all commercial or
gauizntiOns as many as the number
IRmcd by their mayors; railroad com
panies, one each.
All subjects Of western importance
that may bee the subject Of national legis-
lution IL the business of this congress,
and the whole territory west of the Mis-
sissippi Is included In It's organization.
kilograms from Texas Indicate thirty
delegates from that state, The CONNER
cial bodies of New Orleans are active In
the matter. aud a telegram from the
Merchants exchange of ST. Louis says
there win be q delegation from there.
Governor stones delegates from Mis-
souri, will be here also All Of the gov
ernOrs have appointed delegates, ana the
chairman Of the executive committee
saws he is now satisfied that al tho
twenty-five states and territories will be
represented.
For Colorado, Wyoming Utah, Idaho,
Montlna Nevada and California, on all
the lines Of the Union Pacific, Central
Pacific, Rio Grande and Colorado Mia.
land railroads one fare has been h1ed
for the round trip. Outside OK that ter
ritOry the fare Is one and one-thlrd, e1-
cent south of Fort Worth and east Of
Omaha and Kansas City, where Il Is
tied mn In the Worlds fair rate tongle,
INT is expected 20 be- fixed this week;
h not delegates ia the territory named
sbould buy 60 the point where tickets
are on sale.
Regarding the Tmnsmississippi con,
grpss. the following telegram was received
by the. mayor yesterday
Ogden sends greetings 20 Denver hhd
v-;U welcome her delegates 20 the con-
f.rence az transmississippi states
''ROBERT LUNDA, Mayor
The reply was as follows;
"Dpnyer acknowledges Ogden's courle-
sizes extended aud win send strong dele,
cations from the city aud all commercial
D0'''' M. d. VAN HORN, Mayor"