The Florence daily tribune., 1902-08-19
MISSISSIPPI
CONGRESS
An Extensive Program Has
Been Arranged.
Several Coloradoans are on the List
of Speakers--W1ll Hold Three
Sessions a Day and Ad-
journ Next Friday.

st. Paul MINI, Au. l9-over
300 delegates gathered in the audi
torium today at the opening of the
thirteenth annual session of the Trans
Mississippi Commercial congress. The
morning session was devoted to wei
coming the guests The greetings of
| the st. Paul Commercial club upon
whose Invitation the congress met
here. were given by President Board
man, of that body Mr. Boardman
gave way to Mayor Smith who
proffered the welcome of the city, after
which Governor Van SAINT performed
a similar duty as chief of the state of
Minnesota. Brief responses We're
made by President John Henry Smith.
of Utah; Secretary A. f. Francis, of
Colorado, and other officers and lead
ing members of the congress
The convention adjourned two hours
| for luncheon, and in the interval the
delegations prepared their lists of rep
resentation on the committees. At
the committees were appointed. Gre
! dentials examined, and the conven-
|
tion regularly organized These pre-.
liminaries occupied the greater part
of the afternoon session.
The program for the session of the
congress is only partially outlined.
The executive committee has decided
that it would not set any fixed time
for the discussion of various topics
They will be taken up in order. As
rapidly as one is exhausted another
will be introduced. In this manner
to each subject in the proportion that
they are interested in it. As far as
prepared the program calls for papers
and discussions as follows: 1.-The
National Element" Gen. w. II.
Beadle, Madison, S. d. Notes on
American and Russian Forestry, "
Prof. N. K. Hansen, Brookings. S. ID.
Territorial Government for Alaska. -
1
Hon. Donald Fletcher, Seattle, Wash.
Proper Shipping encouragement, -
| William W Bates, Denver, Colo. ;
Beet Sugar Industry" Benjamin G.
Wright, San Francisco, Cal. State
hood, y Hon. L. Bradford Prince,
Santa Fe, N NJ Better Harbor
Facilities Mean Lower Transportation
Rates in Products of Farm, Mine and
Mill, Hon. Tom. Richardson, New
Orleans, La. Peak, Pass and Plain, -
Gilbert A. McClurg, Colorado Springs,
Colo; Department of Mines and
Mining Col. T.. f. Browne, Aspen
Colo; Highway Improvement, -
Prof Dodge, director of Good Roads
Department. Washington; ''Irriga-
ton, Hon. f. II. Frakenburg,
Pueblo. Colo. COLONIZATION and
Public Land Laws Hon. c. f..
Wantland, Denver, Colo; 1.-The
National Power Must Develop the
West Westley A. Stuart, Sturgis,
s. D.. Good Roads and How to Get
Them Roy Stone, chief of United
States Road Department; Texas and
Her Deep Water Ports, - Hon. Norman
G. Kittrell, Houston, Texas; "Our
Trade with the Orient, p" Hon. James
j. Hill, president Great Northern
Railroad; 1.-The National Association
of Manufacturers of the United States
of America Marshall Cushing,
Louisiana; 1.-THE Trans Mississi ppi
Commercial Congress and its Achieve
ments. j. Maurice Finn, Cripple
Greek, Colo. Irrigation Surveys. -
Hon. f. II. Newell, Washington, D.
c.; Irrigation in Egypt Hon.
Clarence johnson, United States Ir.
rigation Investigation Bureau; Cattle
Raising Relative Interests OF
Slaughterer, Producer and Consum,
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