Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-16
WILL ADDRESS THE
TRANSMlSSIPPI CONGRESS

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. l6--The first
session Of the TransmissIssippi con-
sress Will be called to order at Conven-
lloh hall IN this city at 10 o'clock next
tuesday morning, and Secy. of State
emu Root aud f.. II. Hartman win
be the notable speakers on the first
day MI Hartman speaking in the
afternoon and Secy. Root at night.
welcoming addresses will be delly-
cred on tho first day by ex-Goy. D. Il.
Francis, president or the congress-
GOV j, w. Folk on behalf OF Missouri:
GOV 10 w. Hoch on behalf Of Kansas;
GOV ffantz on behalf OF Oklahoma;
senator William j. Stone on behalf OF
the United States senate; Congressman
f. Z. Ellis M behalf Of the national
house of representatives, and Mayor
Henry NJ. Beardscy on behalf of KAN
sas city. There viii he responses on
behalf of all the states and territories
by chosen representatives as the roll H.
called. President Francis will deliver
his annual address as soon as the for
malities are finished.
Secy. Root VIII speak on the general
theme Of American Commercial on
portunities IN South America" His a1-
dress win be followed by speeches by
representatives of four South Amerl-
can republics.
The second day Of the congress will
be given over to a discussion of river
navigation, deep water ways, irrigation
the reclamation service and kindred
subjects. Congressman J. H. Ransdell
will lead the discussion on river navl-
CATION.
The subject of irrigation viii be
brought before the congress by +. Ii.
Newell, chief engineer of the reclama-
ton service. Gifiord Pinchot chief
forester of the United states, viii rep
resent the agricultural department. FL
wood Mead chief engineer and j. ..
Wright in charge OF drainage surveys
In the west ana far south, will also
speak. W. IL. Heron, topographer OF
the geological survey in charge uf the
reclamation Of submerged lands in The
middle west. will deliver an address.
John Barrett, American minister TO
Colombia, will speak on the Panama
canal.
hx-Gov. John G. Brady OF Alaska
viii speak at The Wednesday night
session on tho resources OF Alaska
r. H. Thurber, president OF the Unit
ed States Export association,
viii speak on Socialism" Congress.
man Morris Shepard OF TaXarkana,
Texas. viii speak ON the levee system
and Congressman John H. stevens OF
Vernon Texas, VIII speak on irrlga-
ton IN Texas.
Thursday Secy. Leslie ~ Shaw will
speak on American finance" During
the day, the mining. livestock. good
roads statehood and beet sugar inter.
ests wero among the principal ones
discussed. Victor G. Anderson. prcsi.
dent OF the Colorado school OF mines
at Golden. Colo, viii advocate the es-
adjustment OF national department
OF mining with cabinet officer in
charge.
!. n. Pryor president OF the Cattle
Raisers association OF Fort Worth,
Texas, will discuss tho livestock indu<s
try. Good roads viii be discussed By
w. Y Baker Of Council Bluffs, Iowa
Beet sugar will be discussed by Henry
II. Oxnard OF Los Angeles,
William J. Bryan VIII be tho chief
speaker on Friday, Probably the great
or portion OF the day will be taken up
IN the adoption OF the resolutions Of
the congress.