Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-04
Great Session of TransmissiSsipDi
Commercial Congress the Last
Week in October
PRIEST. ROOSEVELT IS INVITED.
Speakers viii Include President Diaz
John Hays Hammond aud Prof,
+. II, Newell.

The Fifteenth session Of the Trans
mississippi Commercial congress win
meet at So Louis October % to 20 In
elusive the congress to convene iu
Convention hail, ON the worlds fair
ground Tuesday at 10 a. m.
This organization has been a great
factor in the commercial advancement
Of the western states ana territories.
being a systematic movement to In.
nuonce national legislation, wherever
legislation wa, required In the decpen-
ing ANA Improvement Of harbors. the
equalization Of transportation ratios
in Interstate commerce. the reclamation
of the semi.arId regions and the con.
yuucliOn Of public works. the pncour.
agement Of reciprocity I'M the CONNER.
clnl relations between this country
and Canada Mexico. the Central and
south American republics; the con.
structiou Of the lsthmun canal. con.
slruction OF the Pacific cable. improved
consular ser ice, fostering Of maritime
tIade, in fact every plan for the bot
torment Of commercial conditions In the
Ttansnisslsflppl region received at Us
hands cordial endorsement and effect
i've legislative aid Among It's many
achievements for the past 10 years may
be mentioned the passage OF the irriga-
ton act the creating Of a department
Of commerce, deep water for Galveston.
Houston. New Orleans and improved
harb0r facilities for other large cities I'm
the Mississippi valley, the construction
Of irrigation reservoirs and canals.
more equabe transportation rates ON
railroads. and numerous other enter
prises have been fostered In various
parts OF the western country, whore the
reputation Of the congress stands high
for rs unselnsh devotion to public In
terest II Is for this reason that annual
sessions Of the congress are always
wen attended and that its del
egates comprise the vesy best and most
influential men from the Transmlssis-
sippi country
PROMINENT SPEAKERS,
The coming session at st Louis will
be no exception TO this rule The ln-
dicatlons are that there VIII be up
wards Of 1000 delegates In attendance.
The congress will present a program In
which the whole country will take
deep interest as much because OF the
topics to be discussed as from the
high character Of the men who will
participate IN the program. Among
these who are expected TO be present
is President Diaz of Mexico, who will
make his first tour Of the United
states IN the interest Of a closer CONF
mercia union between the two repub-
lies. President Roosevelt has been IN
vlted and may attend and IN the event
OF his being present, James r,
Garfield Of the department Of COM
nerce, will be present rs his personal
repres antativc. John Hays Hammond,
the eminent mining engineer has been
invited TO address the congress upon
the necessity of governmental super.
vision OF the mining industry and the
Of a department OF mines and
mining with lis head q member OF the
cabinet. Among other speakers may
bee mentioned Charles Jerome Bona
rarte, president OF the national NUM-
cipal reform association. Mr.. +. l.,
Newell. chief Of the reclamation ser
vice Of the department OF the interior;
MI Clifford Pinchot, chief Of the bu-
/ eau Of forestry and the most dlstin-
guished expert In forestry In America,
and although a rich man deyoting his
entire time TO this pursuit, Mr., W. u.
Curtis dean Of the Washington cores.
pondents viii discuss Irrigation In
India
THE AMERICAN BOY"
Hon. Charles Arthur Carlisle win de-
liver a paper under the title Of THE
American Boy or the process by which !
the American boy may be transplanted |
from the city to the farm. The |
Lewis and Clark centennial exposi-
ton and oriental fair management will |
send the very best speaker obtainable |