The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-19
SECRETARY ROOT
ON THE PROGRAM
Kansas City Commercial Club
Will Do the Honors in Style
This Evening.
WEEK OF SPEECH MAKING
TRANS MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS
WILL MEET.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov 1S.-More men
of public note will be in Kansas city
next week than ever before attended
a non-paFtisan gathering in this city.
They come as guests 10 the annual BAN
quet on Monday night given by the
Commercial club of Kansas City, given
in comnemoration of the signing of the
John Jay commercial treaty, or to at
tend the seventeenth annual conven-
ton of the trans Mississippi commercial
congress, which will begin four days
session on Tuesday morning. Upon both
occasions the principal topics of dis
cussion will concern plans for trade
expansion both in this country and be-
tween the United States and the Latin
American republics.
Address by Secretary Root.
The most significant event in the
weeks doings is expected en- Tuesday
evening, when Elihu Root, secretary of
state, viii make his first official utter
ance on the trade relations between
this country and the South American
republics since his return trip from
these countries. Mr.. Root WILL upon
this occasion. il is stated, voice Presi-
dent RoOsevelts attitude on the Mon
roe doctrine. At the same session rep
resentatives of Bolivia, Peru. Colombia.
Brazil and Chile. now en- route here
from Washington. are to make short
talks bearing upon the same impor-
tant subject.
Among others who have accepted in
vitations TO deliver addresses during
the week are Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw. E. II. Hartman, president of the
Union Pacific railway; William ]. Bry-
an. an even dozen United States SEN
ators fourteen representatives in con-
gress. the governors of twenty states.
the mayors of A dozen or more cities.
and representatives of various CONNER
cial bodies from all parts of the coun-
try. Fifteen hundred accredited del
egates are expected.
Many important Subjects.
In point of attendance and the scope
of subjects considered. this years con-
gress will be the most important In the
history of the organization, taking up.
as it will, subjects of an international
character Among the topics to be dis
cussed are flood control, harbor inn
provements. merchant marine. Oriental
trade. Alaska. the Columbia river. irri-
cation. forestry, San Francisco, naval
construction on the Pacific coast. trusts
and their relation to business. govern
ment ownership of railroads. telegraph
lines and public utilities, levee systems
in Texas and Louisiana. Pan-American
commercial union. drainage of public
lands. statehood and deep water from
the lakes to the gulf
Secretary Root and F.. II. Hartman
will speak both at the Commercial club
banquet on Monday and at the COM
mercial congress on Tuesday.
The guests Monday evening al the
banquet will include. besides those al
ready mentioned. the foreign represen-
tatives from Washington. John Barrett
minister TO Colombia: William Jay
Schieffelin. distant relative of John
Jay: Daniel c. French. the sculptor,
both of New York: several high rail-
way officials, army officers from Fort
Leavenworth and Fort Riley, and
many prominent delegates to the con-
gress.
Congress Meets Tuesday.
The commercial congress will con-
vene in Convention hall on Tuesday
morning. David r. Francis of St
Louis will deliver his annual address
at the first session. and in the after
noon Mr.. Hartman will make an in
formal talk. Tuesday evening will be
given up to Secretary Root and the
foreign OlplOmdlS. lSn2ci0 CalderOn,
minister from Bolivia: Felipe Pardo.
minister from Peru: Enrique Cortes.
minister from Colombia Mr.. Gurgegue-
lado Armal, charge d'affaires of Bra
I'll. and Alberto Yoacham. charge DAFT
flares of the Chilean legation.
Wednesday forenoon will be given up
to the discussion of navigation led by
Representative J. f. Ransdell of Lake
Providence. La. On Wednesday after
noon Minister Barrett will speak on re-
latiOns with South America.
On Thursday, at the morning session,
Leslie NJ. Shaw. secretary of the treas
ury. will speak on the commercial pos
sibilities of the west. and William J.
Bryan will address himself to a subject
not yet assigned. Thursday afternoon
speeches will be made by F. H. Newell,
chief engineer of the reclama ton serv-
ice; Clifford Pinchot, chief forester of
the agricultural department: w. H.
Heron. topogTapher of the geological
survey: Elwood Mead. chief engineer
i'm Chicago Of the drainage surveys, and
others.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions viii be made Friday morning
probably. on which date the next place
of meeting will be decided.
Several big delegations arrived in the
city today, and others on the way are
expected to arrive tomorrow,
Julian Portele of the Argentina lega-
| ton at Washington. and John G. Car
| Isle, former secretary of the treasury,
have wired their inability to attend the
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