The morning call., 1893-08-05
A FEBRUARY CONGRESS.
The Trans-rlississippi Delegates Will
Assemble Here.

The Trans-rlississippi Delegates Will
Assemble Here.
Representatives from the various bust
ness organizations of the city met in par
lor A OF the Palace Hotel last night, to
make preliminary arrangements for the
Mississippi Congress to be held
here early next year.
Delegates were accredited from the fol-
lowing associations: Mechanics Institute
Ferdinand Formulas, Henri Root; Oak
land Board Of Trades. B. Boyce, II. c.
Capwell; San Francisco Board of Trade
Henry l.. Davis. Robert Watt; San Fran
cisco Produce Exchange-Horace Davis. F.
w. Eaton; Traffic i0n-1saac Up
ham, A. j. Marcus; California League f
Progress-A. F. Baumgartner. F. j. Kos
ter; California Board of Trade-N. r.
Chapman. John p. Irish; Board of Super
visors-Robert Day, James D. Stanton
Miners Association of California-S. h.
Thornton, Charles G. Yale Chamber of
Commerce delegates to be named hereafter.
These delegates organized an executive
committee with T. j. Parsons as chair
man and Julian SOnntag secretary. The
other offices were filled by the election Of
5. X. I hornton as vlce-presldent and 10 b.
ert Watt as treasurer.
The chairman outlined the work of the
executive committee. He referred to TIL G
congress held in Ogden, where the Gov
ernors of eight States and many United
States Senators were present. He dis
cussod the most suitable date for the COM
ing meeting, suggesting February as a
month when Eastern people would be glad
to visit California. and when they would
receive a magnificent object lesson in I he
comparison Of the winter climate of San
Francisco with that of The East.
He said that if the congress were held
about that time it would incidentally be Of
great benefit to the Midwinter Fair. and
the exposition would be an additional at
traction to delegates from the States east
of California. The National Congress
would then be in session, and the month
named seemed in every way propitious.
Following cut the ideas of the chairman.
the second Tuesday in February was then
chosen as the date fer the opening OF the
congress.
The secretary explained that the Mayor
of every city, having population Of 5000.
was authorized to appoint one delegate 10
the congress. The Governors of the
twenty-five States and Territories. repre-
scented in the congress. are each entitled to
name ten delegates. Upon this basis San
Francisco would be entitled to sixty dele
gates. The local organizations represented
TO the same represen tation as the smaller
cities.
committee of ways and means, con-
ssting of one from each organization
represented in the executive comm ttee.
was then appointed to secure donation OF
$50 from each to defray current eXpen ses
as follows:
Mechanics Institute. Ferdinand Form
balls; Oakland Board of Trade. 5. B.
Boyce; San Francisco Board of Trade.
Henry L. Davis; San Francisco Produce
Exchange. F. W. Eaton; Traffic Assoca-
ton. A. j. Marcus; California League of
Progress, A. F. Baumgartner; California
Board of Trade, n. p. Chapman; Board of
Supervisors. Robert Day; Miners Asso-
citation, S. X. Thornton.
A committee to prepare plan of opera
tons for the guidance of the executive
committee in preparing for the congress
was then formed. The committee conf
priSes the four officers.