The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-19

The advance guard of delegates to
the. thirteenth session Of the Trans
Mississippi commercial congress be-
gan to arrive yesterday afternoon, and
by the time the trains from the East,
South and West were in there was am
pie evidence that the session which
begins in the Auditorium this morning
will be we'll attended.
President John Henry Smith, of Salt
Lake City, arrived last night with the
Utah delegation and was joined by E..
r. Moses, of Great Bend, who came
with the delegates from Kansas. Near
ly all the Western and Southern states
were represented last night, although
but comparatively small per centage
of the delegates were present.
President Smiths Views.
In outlining the work Of the con-
greSs for the present session, President
Smith said:
1.-THE object of the Trans Mississippi
commercial congress is to crystalline
the opinions of the Western country
in regard to matters of national legis-
lation and to bring them before con-
gress in such manner as to effect
the greatest good for the greatest
number. So far as I know there is
no particular topic for discussion,
other than what may be brought up
by individuals, river waterways and
harbors, the mining industry, the Paci-
ffc cable, the Isthmian canal, the mer-
chant marine, the st. Louis exposition,
out Oriental trade, the preservation of
forests, good roads, drainage, irriga-
ton, the live stock industry, the de-
partment of commerce and the postal
service.
To Combine Congresses.
can effort will be made at this ses :
sion to bring about a consolidation of
the different congresses of the West.
There is now a mining congress, a live
stock congress, an irrigation congress,
a good roads congress, all operating in
harmony, but separately. The idea
that better results could be obtained
from a consolidation of these is be-
coming more and more widespread,
and it will receive careful considera-
ton at the present session.
"All resolutions passed by at this
session will be given to the national
legislative committee, which attends
every session of congress, with in
structions to work for all legislation
that may be deemed desirable. This
committee has been of great assistance
to all local committees from the West,
and has done much good work already.
l anticipate that this session will be
one of the best, both in point of at
tendance and work performed, despite
the fact that it is the thirteenth
Archbishop Ireland to Speak.
The local committee at its final
meeting held at noon yesterday in the
rooms of the Commercial club, formu-
lated the programme that will be fol-
lowed from today until Friday. The
session will open at 10 o'clock this
morning in the auditorium. t@@
Archbishop Ireland will say the
opening prayer, and addresses of well
come will be delivered by Gov. Van
SAINT, Mayor Smith and Rufus Al. Hoyt.
The response will be made by Presi-
dent John Henry Smith. There will
be steamboat excursion in the after
noon. " <
Wednesday afternoon James J. Hill
will speak on "Our Trade With the
Orient" Wednesday evening the Com
mercial club will entertain the dele
gates, after which there will be a
luncheon. Thursday afternoon the
delegates will be shown the city in
carriages and by means of trolley
ride. The carriages will leave -5the
Ryan hotel at. $3.50, going to Summit
avenue and back by way of the new
capitol, after which the wholesale and
jobbing district will be taken in. The
trolley ride will include Fort Shell
ing, Como and Indian Mounds
The election of officers will be held
Thursday afternoon and the session
will come to a close Friday.