The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
.LOVELAND HOME
FROM SEATTLE
Praises: Work Done by
Trans-M Mississippi
: S. Congress. :: ::
Influence !: Of. the California
=. /. ). Delegates Felt at, ).
- :. Convention =.


H. ID. LoveIand,.- who was sent as a
delegate: to. the Trans mississippi Con-
gress, >:recently in session at: Seattle. has
returned. to: this city: Mr.: Loveland repre-:
sented. the State: as" a: special commits
sioner' appointed by Governor 'Pardee: He
:also attended. the congress as the repre-
sentative of the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers' Association: and the Merchants
Association of this city. : =.
Mr.: Loveland Speaks very highly of the
work of the congress and adds that the
people of this State should become more
familiar with these meetings, which are
held annually. According to his state
ment, the delegates who represent Cali
fornia should be appointed sixty or ninety
days before the convention opens. so that
they may have a chance ito boom their
project and ALLOW. the people of the State
to become more familiar with its aims
and purposes. ~. :. =.
Mr.. Loveland. continued: -.
The werk of the Trans Mississippi CONNER
cIal Congress. its aims, its hopes and it's opos@
sibflfties, while known and. respected by some
. who hate by attendance at the meetings Of
the congress-, oE by careful and painstaking
reading and study of Its deliberations, become
familiar with it's work. are still but little
derstood or appreciated by the people gener-
ally. living in what is known as the transmits
For, fourteen: years this congress has held
an annual session to. consider matters of in
Eerest to the States and Territories lying west
Statess and,:Territofies: haXe' made known The
necessities of heir..various localities and. at
the. same time have *becom6 familiar with the
wants. of other sections: -; -. :: =:
z... .-11 !, SENTIMENT CREATED: =:
= Sentiment has been :created,. stimulated and
crystarized: Legislators; State and national
have become imbued. with these sentiments and
not only. their own: constituencies. but 70 work
and vote intellgently. in matters relating to
other sectiuC of the great trans Mississippi
=, Notwithstanding. the fact that. the. congress
in this :;manner has. been and cam be made to
have still g,eater political Influence, it. is en-
tirely non. Soltica[" in; character, and any. at
tempt to Introduce InatteTs Of special political
Significance into its del iberat1ohs, or any ats
their PERSONA l. political aspira tions is effectu-
ally. disceuraged+ =. =. l. -. -
tile. Wash: August is to d.. ihelusive, was
one Of unusual interest. The ATTENDANCE was
mississippi being Represented. by 'fr9n one to
twenty de1egates, the: average beng about
eight. or ten for: eacll Texas: louisiana and
Utah ESPECIALLY sent large delegat1or Cali
fornIa: WIS Represented by fourteen delegates
selected from different parts of the State land
their influence was. felt in the convention. -
=. Men Of national: Importance :: were in at
Tendance and. addressed the .congress:-' John
Barrett. CenlnIissener- General. to the. Orient
Gently appointed Minister TO the argentine
Republic: delivered an: able address in: the In
terest of the coming empesit ton at st. louis
and Incidentally spoke eloqqently' in Behalf of
the. Lewis and. Clark Exposition to be held in
Portland Or: in 1905: -. =. :. =,
!. ! :: >:.:>- VISITS. PRESIDENT -
. Shortly before coming TO. the congress Mr..
Barrett had visited: PRESIDENT Roosevelt at
oyster. Bay and. had received the Presidents
assurance. that. due consideration would: be
given 10. the Recommendations Of the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress-. ::
:; Able and: thoughtful addresses. were deliv-
cred and papers read upon such subjects as r-
rigation.' IMPROVEMENTS of rivers and harbors
forestry; foreign immigration sugar beet Gull
ture,. ship. caIaIs etc: etc :Resoiutions were
then: introduced, ably discussed and adopted;
and our national Congress. memorialized upon
these: subjects. AS the chairman of the con-
gress; Judge Gresham of. Galveston Tex. aptly
remarked: J. "We:of the South are learning the.
needs of: California and the Great Northwest
at;,this congress. and in feturn we are telling
you: what Texas wants. in the. way OF harbor
improvements at Galveston and at the mouth
Of the "Brazos-@ go -. = :; = o
= Arid thus. It is that the Trans Mississippi
Commercial Congress makes for the general
good of that vast empire: lying west of the.
mississippi, educating. the people as to the
needs. of the different sections and Establish
ing the principle of qud pro quo lin assisting
one another to- compass their necessities.
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