St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-26
NEN OF THE WEST
OPENING DAY OF THE TRANS
MISSISSIPPI COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME.
HUNDREDS OF DELEGATES ARE
PRESENT TO DISCUSS IMPoR-
TANT SUBJECTS.
PRELIMINARY ORGANIZATION,
Papers on Prominent Questions
to Be Read by WelI-Known
Thinkers and Speakers.

OMAHA, Neb. Nov. 25.-The eighth
annual convention of the TRANSMITS
sissippi Commercial congress was
convened at IL O'clock this morning
at Creighton hall. President George
Q. Cannon, of Salt Lake, opened the
session. Though the terrific storm
throughout the West delayed many
delegates, 800 faced the presiding Of
ficer when the convention was
opened. The morning session was
devoted to welcoming the guests
After prayer by Rev. Frank Crane,
President Cannon introduced L. W.
Carpenter, of Omaha, who welcomed
the convention in behalf of the busi-
Ress men of the city. Mr.. Carpenter
gave way to Mayor Bemis, who pro-
fered the welcome of the city, after
which Gov. Silas A. HoIcombe per-
formed a similar duty as the chief
Of the state Of Nebraska. The band
played America and then ex-Gov.
Prince, of New Mexico, responded to
the welcoming addresses. The con-
ventiOn adjourned two hours for
lunch, and in this interval the delega-
tions prepared their lists of repre-
sentation on the committees At the
beginning of the afternoon session
the committees were appointed, Gre
dentials examined and the conven-
ton regularly organized. These pre-
liminaries occupied the greater part
of the afternoon session.
The programme for the sessions Of
the congress is only partially out
lined. As far as prepared it includes
the following discussions: forestry
in the Rocky Mountains Union" Hon.
John B. Park, Salt Lake City; 1.-The
Hawaiian Question: Hon. Hugh
Craig, San Francisco; 1.-The Nicafa-
guam Canal Capt. w. L. Merry, San
Francisco; statehood for Terri
tories" Hon. Sidney Clarke, Okla
homa, and ex-Gov. Prince, of New
Mexico; ''Trans-Mississippi Freight
Traffic" Hon. ]. V. MahOney, Sioux
City, To-, and Sapt. Lon Bryson, Da-
venport, To-; "Cultivation and Uses
of Ramie," Prof. Sylvester Water
house, of Washington university, ST.
Louis; Deep Waterways" Hon. A.
P. McGuirk, Davenport, To-; 'Irriga-
tion," ex-Gov. Prince and others.
MANY STATES REPRESENTED.
The largest and most notable dele
cation in the convention represents
Utah. Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas,
Kansas, Texas, Colorado, California,
Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Ore
gon, Wyoming and the Dakotas are
represented. The convention is made
up of delegates selected thus: The
governor of each state and terri
tory appoints ten delegates; the
an additional delegate for every
5000 inhabitants, provided, however,
that no city shall have more than ten
delegates; each county one delegate
through its executive officer; every
business organization one delegate,
and an additional delegate for every
fifty members, provided, however,
that no such organization shall be en-
titled to more than ten delegates.
The governor of a state or territory,
members of the United States con-
gress and ex-presidents Of this con-
gress, are eX-officio delegates, with
all the privileges of delegates eX-
cept those of voting and election to
Office. The executive committee has
decided that it would not fix any set
time for the discussion of various
topics. They will be taken up in or
der, and as rapidly as one is ex-
hausted another will be introduced.
In this manner members will, be able
to devote time to each subject in the
proportion that they are interested
in it.