The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-10
TRANS MISSISSIPPI
CONGRESS.
Great Questions 20 Come Before
1t of Vital Interest to the
People Of the Southwest


E. r. Moses, OF this city, chairman OF
the executive committee Of the Trans
Mississippi commercial congress, Is to- I
day In receipt Of an enormous amount I
of mail from all sections Of the Trans. I
Mississippi country relative TO the 1
meeting of the congress to be held At
Houston, Texas, April II to 81, inclus
I've.
TO your correspondent Mr.. Moses
said. "The people OF the United States
are quite familiar with the objects OF
the Trans Mississippi commercial con
Rress, and the press Of the eltire coun
try has given IL great deal Of atten
tion, while the n0wpapers printed /
within the great region embrace have |
been generous to the extreme, and we
are particularly anxious for the con-
titsance Of this assistance during the |
next month, for there seems to be
determination on the part Of every Of
fcer of the congress, as well as those
who have formerly been delegates, TO
make the meeting in Houston the
most important In the history OF the
organization.
In the language of the late e. v.
Snalley of ST., Paul. THE vital
question which has held the Congress
together has been that of securing ad-
ditional deep water facilities upon the
Mexican Gulf" and now that we are
to meet ia a city to which the govern
ment is building a channel twenty-five
feet deep, and which has three lines
Of railroad to Galveston, where the
government has built the famous jet
ties. which have resulted In almost 30
feet OF water as an entrance 70 Calves
tou. harbor. Then Valasco at the
mouth Of the Brazos, Port Arthur and
SABINE Pass. are ali within a few hours
ride, with New Orleans but a nights
ride away, the coming meeting cannot
be otherwise than Of extreme interest
20 the people of one of the most inn
portant agricultural, mining and
stock raising regions of the world, for
the question of transportation TO and
from these ports has interested them
for mrny years more than any other
one su bject.
The railroad systems of the West
are taking AN active interest in the
meeting TO be hsld At Houston, and
have made rate OF one fare plus two
dollars for the round trip from all Sec
tions Of the great mid continent OF
which Kansas Is the center. Tickets
on sale April i3th and 18th good for
twenty-one days, and there will be
large delegations from every Western
state and territory, and you may rest
rseured that our own state OF Kansas /
will be thououghly represented A
Thus far the executive committee
have deeieed up on the discussion Of |
the following subject: Irrigation !
rivers and Arbors, Nicaragua canal |
Pacific cable, Merchant marine, St( |
Louis Worlds Fair 1908, Trade With
the Orient, Consular service, State
hood, Railroad transportation, Preser
vation OF forests beet root sugar
Trade with Mexico, Advantages Of
American travel, Exports and imports |
through Gulf and Pacific ports, Need /
OF home factories, Good roads and /
drainage.
1t has been stated In the official call /
that would be grateful for sugges-
tions rs TO the questions TO be discuss
ed, by any citizen OF the Trans Miss.s
sippi country, and at this time / wish l
20 emphRslze the fact, for we are par
ticulArly anxious that this organiza-
tion should be thoroughly representa-
tives.
The basis Of representation is; The |
governor Of each state or territory
mEy appoint ten delegates, the mayor
OF each city one delegate and one ad !
ditional delegate for cash i've thous
and inhabitants, provided, however,
that no city shall have more than ten !
delegates; each county may appoint
cae delegate through its executive
officer, every business organization
one delegate, aud aud an additional
delegate for every fifty members, pro-
vided, however, that no Organization
shall have more than ten delegates
Governors OF states or territories.
members Of the United States con-
Qress and x-president OF the congress
arc ex-oficiO delegates With all the
privileges OF delegates, except those
OF voting.
As stated before, there has never
been = time when the ilterest waS so
great as at present, and among the
active officers in each state and terri
"ory there are many busy men who are
giving much OF their time for the benz
eft of the people of the stale or terri
tory they represent,
President n. o. Stanerd OF ST, Louis
and n X Whitmore OF the same city,
who is chairman Of the advisory board
OF the executive eommitl &c, ace tspee
tallg active Seererarv Tom Rich ard
son IL Houston advises me that bis
correspondence is daily upon the in
crease,end q similar report GENES from
many members Of the executive eOm-
mittee, as wen as the vice presidents
representing the different states and
territories