The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-25

OMAHA, Nov. 24.-One of the most
representative bodies that Omaha has
ever had the honor to entertain will
be the Trans Mississippi congress.
which will convene at Creighton hall
tomorrow evening. The attendance OF
many OF the most prominent business
and professional men in the west Is
assured and the convention will be COM
posed entirely Of men whose presence
will be an honor to the city. Many Of
them are men whose names are most
prominently connected with the sub
jects that they will discuss at the con-
vention and they will afford the bene-
fit of much valuable information that
will be profitable not only to the
members Of the convention, but to the
general public as well.
Just how many delegates will be
present when President Cannon calls
the convention to order Monday is
largely a matter of speculation. The
call provides for the appointment OF
delegates by the governors of states,
the mayors Of the various cities, the
authorities of each county and by
business and commercial organiza-
lions. As the territory from which
this representation is drawn embraces
nesfly all the states west of the Mis-
eiS2ppi river, it is difficult to estl-
my the number Of delegates who
viii be sufficiently interested in the
convention to come to Omaha. Esti-
mates vary all the way from 800 70
LOCO, but il is expected that fully 500
men of the cream of western business
and professional circles will sit in the
convention. Several of the larger cities
have Informed the local committee of
the names of their delegates. St Jo-
seph viii send a delegation which will
include some of the heaviest financial
and commercial men in the city Den
Yer will also send very notable dele
cation, consisting of Hon. n. P. Hill,
Hon. E. B. Coe. Hon. T. NJ. Patterson,
]. D Watts. Colonel R. E. Goodell. r.
F. Hunter, j. r. Schermerhorn, BiCdle
Reeves, James Stewart and c. s.
Thomas. Chairman H R Whitnore
OF the executive committee will likely
be in early tomorrow and open his
headquarters at the Willard hotel. a
large number of delegates arrived to-
day and the remainder will come In
tonls1rrow. It is expected that with
very few exceptions all the delegates
will attend the session of the conven-
ton. The local committee for the
hcCSpllOH anu entertainment Of the
guests have left nothing lacking that
might contribute to make their sojourn
IN the city very pleasant one The
business of the convention will ma
frrally have the right of way, out
some form Of entertainment has been
provided for each evening. and a num-
her of features are in reserve to oc-
cupy any of the daylight hours that
may. chance to hang heavily on the
hands OF the delegates. It is not eA-
pected that any business viii he
transacted on Thanksgiving, and the
convention will probably see the foot
bah game in a BODY. By appointing a
special reception committee for each
DAY and enlisting the services of near
~ ali the leading men in the city in
this capacity it is expected that no
delegate viii be overlooked. MANY |
delegates will be accompanied by their |
wives and reception will be rendered |
these ladies at the Woman's club ON
Thursday afternoon from to 6 o'clock. |