The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-23


semblages in the history of the west.
All the vital questions that affect the
growth and prosperity of this great region
that may be the subjects of legislation by
our national Congress win be discussed
al the Ogden congress. Hence, silver, ir-
rigation, arid lands, Pacific and gulf coast
harbor improvements, the public land
policy and all other questions of both leg
islation and executive enactment may
properly become the theme OF argument
and resolution at this meeting.
il is now three years since the first con-
gress met in Galveston, and the demands
voiced by that body welded great infu-
ence on the passage OF the liberal appro-
priaGion mace by the general government
for the deepening of the Galveston har-
Dor. The direct effect of these inmedi-
ate benefits has greatly strengthened pub
lie confidence in the congress, and it Is
growing in power from year to year. It's
subsequent sessions have been held in
Omaha, Denver and New Orleans.
Invitations to the Ogden congress have
been issued by Governor Prince, of New
Mexico, who is the president, and o. W.
Crawford, OF Velasco, Texas, q gentle
man of great executive ability, with a
large acquaintance among the politicians
SELECTION OF DELEGATES.
Delegates lave been appointed by each
of the twenty-five trans Mississippi
states securing a thoroughly representa-
tive body of the best thought and bust
ness energy of the west.
The governor of each state and terri
tory have the appointment of ten dele
gates, and are themselves ex -oficio dele
10 crix- ~,
state and territory delegation of ten in
dependent OF the governor himself, who
may head the delegation.
Each county in all the twenty-five
states and territories is entitled to be
represented by one delegate, and the
naming of this delegate is left to either
the county judge or the board of super
visors or county commissioners, and the
county judge where such office exists,
and the president of the supervisors or
county commissioners, is ex-officio a
delegate to the congress, thus giving to
each county a possible of three delegates
where both the office of county Judge and
supervisors or county commissioners
exist. should the delegate, the county
judge and the president of the county
government all attend, but together
would only cast the one vote of the
county on all questions arising.
The cities and towns through their
mayors and commercial bodies, reach the
great mass of business men who are ad-
Vanced thinkers and leaders in the growth
OF cities and the commercial world. The
mayor of town of 8, 200 inhabitants, or
less, can appoint one delegate, so that, no
matter how small town, if it has mayor
he may appoint one delegate. In cities of
over {, 200, the mayor can appoint one adj
ditional delegate for each 5000 population
or fractional part thereof
The mayors are delegates ex officio to
the congress, and may, by courtesy Of
their office, accompany their delegations
and take part as delegates in the congress.
Commercial bodies such as chambers of
commerce, boards of trade, produce ex-
changes, mining exchanges, real estate
exchanges, cotton exchanges and all
bodies of like general business and COM
mercial kind may appoint the same num-
Der of delegates as the mayor has right
to appoint from the town OF city from
which they come. All transportation
companies, whether rail or steamship,
can appoint one delegate. 1t will be no.
ticed that the basis of representation is
broad, liberal and nom political.
1t is expected thatat least2, 600 delegates
Will be in attendance.
THE SALT LAKE DELEGATION.
Salt Lake city and county will be rep
resented at the convention by the follow
ing delegates, appointed by the chamber
of commerce, Business Mems association
and mayor OF the city:
J. II. Bacon, w. H. Rowe, J. K. Gill
lespie. DR.. II. D. Niles, NJ. J. Gray, Ed
win KimbalI, II. W. Lawrence, II. P. G.
Coates, c. e. Wantland, John j. Daily, L.
g. Trent, S. w. Morrison, Judge E. F.
Colborn, W. E. Hubbard, S. W. Sears,