Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-20
..vsoteenth Annual Session Of
r,ansmississippi Congress the
Greatest in Its History.
ELABORATE DECORATIONS
p,.st. Francis Told Of Work Done
And Of Work Yet to be
Accomplished.
This Evening sccy. Root Speaks on
our Commercial Relations With
south America.

vansas city, Nov. so,--when The
r,apsnissIsslppl commercial conven-
,,oo convened IN Seventeenth annual
...,ion met here this morning In Con-
v.u,,on hall that vast auditorium was
crowded with delegates, guests ana
.,ectators. The arena floor had been
r,s,ryed for delegates, who were ar
,ansed by state delegations as In the
n,mocratic national convention held
there in 1900. Every state In the Union
vas represented The states In the
Mississippi and Missouri valleys ana
,sose making up the western half OF
As country were represented by a
srsater number Of representatives than
sypr before ~ the history OF the or
s,uzation. while from the east also the
sipndanoe exceeded that OF previous
years, Upon the platform and IN the
ioyes. reserved for the especially IN
med guests and their ladies' were many
distinguished persons. All sessions OF
| NJ congress are TO be open to the pub
A ana today the balconies. which had
Men set aside for the spectators other
Aan tho invited guests were filed by
several thousand persons. The hall was
most elaborately decorated, the fags OF
me Ave Latin American countries
whose representatives are to address.
me congress tonight, intetnllngnns
with the stars and Stripes.
The program OF the Hrst days pro-
eeedings included the annual address
Of David r. Francis Of ST. LOUIS, presi-
dent OF the congress,
President Francis said that the
Tnnsnississippi commercial congress,
through It's past efforts. had had much
% do with the passage Of many I'M
nrtant laws by the last session of the
ruonal Congress. lie urged the dele
,.,es TO still greater efforts and out
he'd a long list OF questions. parucu..
viz those affecting the Mississippi
Tey and the west, that needed their
rention. He characterized the pres
n.,atheriug as the most important In
ifhstory OF the congress. mentioning
riucularly the International scope
tAst II has assumed this year.
Al the afternoon session. III, ID. Love
Ind OF San Francisco, vice president of
o, congress. was listed to deliver an
hiress on behalf of the Golden Gate
dty and the state Of California. 10 him
Aing been delegated authority TO
make sort Of public pronouncement
% the people OF the country as an ex-
preston OF gratitude for the splendid
manner in which II responded to the
appeal for help following the great
earthquake
Al the afternoon session also +. III.
Hartman, president OF the Union Pa
chic was down to make an informal
TAX Victor c. Anderson, president of
NE Colorado School OF Mines OF Golden.
Colo, and who was authorized to speak
'or the Western Federation of Miners.
and +. B. Thurber of New York City
vas 70 speak Of Socialism. Its Innu-
snce Upon Businesses and the Develop
nsnt OF Our Country
The most important session Of the
aay VIII be that in the evening when
Emu Root, secretary Of state. Is to
dellytr an address on "The CONNER
pay Relations with the South AmerI-
'da Republics, to which replies are TO |
e made by Ministers Calderon OF Boz
IVA Pardo Of Peru, and Cortes OF