Arizona republican., 1902-07-28
DELEGATES FROM
WIDE TERRITORY
St. Paul Expects 1000 at the
Commercial Congress
Prominent Men of the Country Among
the Speakers-Governors of States
Mayors Of Cities and Heads of
Commercial Bodies - EX-Officio
members.

st. Paul July 27.-The official call for
the 18th session of the Trans Missis-
sippi Commercial congress, which is 20
be held in st. Paul on August 10, 20.
u and 30. has been lately issued, 10000
copies having been mailed last week
to governors, mayors of cities and COM
rnercial bodies. 1t is expected that in
response to these circulars there Will be
an attendance Of nearly 1000 delegates
when the convention opens here.
The congress viii be called to order i'll
the Auditorium on the morning of Au-
gust 10, addresses of welcome being de-
livered by Governor Van SAINT, Mayor
Smith and President Boardman of the
Commercial club. Every large city
west of the Mississippi. from New Or
leans to San Francisco, will be repre-
sented by distinguished citizens.
Among the prominent men who will
address the convention will be David
f. Francis, president of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition; Ex-Governor
Bradford Prince of New Mexico:
George II. Maxwell, secretary of the
National Irrigation congress: Alva
| Adams, Denver: II. r. Wetmore St.
Louis, and Thomas Richardson, New
| Orleans. Governors of states are al
| lowed to appoint ten delegates; mayors
! Of cities can appoint one delegate, and
one additional delegate for every 5000
! habitants, except that no city shall
I have more than ten delegates. Each
! county is entitled 10 one delegate; ev-
! cry business organizat ton is entitled to
| ore delegate for every fifty members,
not to exceed ten delegates. Governors
OF states, members of the United States
congress and eX-presidents of the
/ Trans Mississippi congress are eX-
officio delegates.
/ The jurisdiction of the Trans Nissis-
sippi Commercial congress includes
Arkansas, California, Iowa. Idaho,
! Kansas. Nebraska, Nevada. Louisiana,
/ Minnesota, Montana, Missouri, North
/ Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota. Texas.
! Utah, Wyoming and Washington: the
| territories. of Arizona, Indian territory,
! New Mexico, Oklahoma and Alaska,
Hawaii and the Philippine archipelago.
! This territory being within the path
| Of advancement its population multi
plying at i greater ratio than any other
section OF our common country. the
progressive strides being larger owing
| to the influx of population and wealth,
and the commercial interests being
| greater due to these conditions the
Trans Mississippi Commercial congress
Is catI.@- tcgether annually. composed
! of delegates from all sections of th-
Trans Mississippi region, for the dis
| cussion of subjects which directly affect
national legislation as applied to the
larger portion OF the geogra phical area
OF the republic.
During the session of the congress a
/ programme will be formulated which
will cmbrace the most important public
questions in which the various states
and territories are interested. notably
the reclamation of the arid lands. riv-
ers, waterways and harbors, depart
mc1t CT mines, Pacific cable, isthmian
canal, merchant marine, Louisiana
Purchase Exhibition at ST. Louis, trade
with the Orient. statehood, consular
cerVice. preservation of forests, rail-
read transportation. American sugar
rice and oil industries. trade with Mex
leo. Gulf and Pacific ports and theit
expert and import trade. home manu-
factories. good roads and drainage, ir-
ligation. live stock industry. depart
Inent of commerce and the postal ser
vice.
The subject especially assigned to st
Paul is the Improvement and deepening
Gf the Mississippi river. from St. Pau
tC ST. Louis, SO as to restore the river
10 its old-time commercial Importance