The Saint Paul globe., 1902-07-17
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Call Issued for Trans! Mississippi Con-
sress to BE t4eIcpfn st. Paul
in August.

The official cab for the thirteenth
session of the Trans -8dississippi Com
merc1al congress, which is to be held In
ST. Paul on Aug. 49, 20, 21 and %, was
issued yesterdays 10000 copies being
mailed TO governors, 2fnayors Of cities
ana commercial bodies. 1t is expected
that IN response to these circulars
there will be an attendance Of nearly
2,OOO delegates when the convention
opens here next month.
The congress will be called to order
IN the Auditorium on the morning of
Aug. 19, addresses of welcome being
delivered by Gov 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
r. Francis, president Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition; ex-GoV. Brand
ford Prince, of New Mexico; George
Fl. Maxwell, secretary of the National
Irrigation congress; B, F. Thurber, of
New York city; Alva Adams, Denver;
III. r. Whetmore, st. Louis; Thomas
Richardson, New Orleans, and many
others.
Under the terms Of the call governors
of states are allowed to appoint ten
point one delegate, and one additional
delegates for every 5000 inhabitants,
except that no city shall have more
than ten delegates. Each county is en-
titled to one delegate; every business
organization is entitled to one dele
gate 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-of-
f1cio delegates, entitled to all privileges
except voting. 41
The jurisdiction of the Trans Mis-
sissippi Commercial congress includes
the states of % Arkansas, California,
Iowa, Idaho,. Kansas. Nebraska, Ne
vada, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana
Missouri, North Dakota,7Oregon, South
Dakota, Texas Utah, Wyoming and
WashingtonS the territories of Arizona,
Indian territory New Mexico, Okla
homa and Alaskas Hawaii and the
Philippine archipelago. This territory
being within the path of advancement,
its population multiplying at a greater
ratio than any other section of our
common countrN Ihe progressive
strides being larger. ewing to the influx
of population and wealth, and the COM
mercial interests being greater due to
these conditions the Trans Mississippi
Commercial congress is called together
cLAIllOdllyJ COI1lpOS6u rO1r u0ISSdlGS from
all sections of the Trans Mississippi re-
gion, for the discussion of subjects
which directly affect national legisla-
ton as applied to the larger portion Of
the geographical area of the republic.
In former years discussion crystal
lied into resolutions, thence into bills
and laws, have had Edirect bearing on
the legislation att Washington, and
year by year we. have seen the benefi-
cial results Which have accrued. The
present year viii pfevezno exception.
During the session of the congress a
programme will be formulated which
will embrace the most important pub
lie. questions in which the various
states and territories are interested,
notably,5gthe reclamation Of the arid
lands, rivers waterways and harbors,
department94of mines, Pacific cable,
sthmfan'~ canal, merchant marine,
Louisiana purchase and the commence
rative exhibition at st. Louis, trade
with the Orient, statehood, consular
|; service, preservation of forests, rail-
road transportation, American sugar,
rice and oil industries, trade with Mex
leo, gulf and Pacific ports and their
export and import trade, home manu-
| factories, good roads and drainage, ir-
rigation,, live stock industry, depart
ment Of commerce and the postal serV-
ice. ,,.nr
Ine subject especially assigned to
st. Paul is the improvement and deep
ening Of the Mississippi river, from St.
Paul to st. Louis, SO as to restore the
river to its Yold-time commercial i'm
portance. Z"
The officers Of the congress are: Presi-
dent, John Henry Smith, Salt Lake CITY,
Utah; secretary, Arthur F. Francis, Grip
pie Creek, Col; treasurer, George P.
Harrison Jr., Kansas City, Mo-; chairman
executive, committee, E. r. Moses, Great
Bend Kan; chairman advisory board,
II. R. Whitmore, st. Louis, Mo-; local
| Caulfeld, of st. Paul. is a member of
| the advisory board and Of the executive
committee. S. 0. Brooks, of ST. Paul,
is also a member of the executive com
| mittee. Rufus "A. Hoyt of st. Paul.
is vice president for Minnesota.