Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-06

CONGRESS PLANNED
OFFICIAL CALL ISSUED FOR I'M
PoRTANT GATHERING
Assembly to Meet in Oklahoma and
Will Aid In Celebrating Admis-
sion of That State to
the Union

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Ar. d. Love-
land, president, San Francisco; j. B.
Case, chairman executive committee,
Abilene, Kas., and Arthur F. Francis,
secretary, Cripple Creek. Colo, have is
sued the following call for the eighteenth
annual session of the Transmississippi
Commercial congress, to be held in OKLA
homa:
ITO the Governors of States and Terri
tories and Mayors of Cities; also to the
Commercial Clubs, Chambers of Com
merce, Boards of Trade. Manufacturing,
Mercantile, Maritime Live Stock and
immigration Organizations:
1.-The eighteenth annual session of the
Transmississippi Commercial congress is
hereby called to meet in the new state
Of Oklahoma, at Muskogee, November 19,
20, q and %, 1907
The governor of each state and terri
tory may appoint ten delegates and not
more than twenty delegates.
The mayor of each city one delegate
and one additional delegate for each 5000
inhabitants, provided, however, that no
city shall have more than ten delegates.
Each county may appoint one dele
gate through it's executive officer
Each business organization one dele
gate and one additional delegate for every
fifty members, provided, however, that
no business organization shall have more
than ten delegates.
Governors of states and territories,
members of congress of the United States
and former presidents of the Transmits
sissippi Commercial congress are ex
officio members with the privileges of del
egates, except voting. Permanent MEM
bers have the privilege of delegates, ex-
cept when such permanent members re-
side outside the Transmississippi section.
Double Celebration
The executive committee respectfully
directs attention to the fact that the
Transmississippi Commercial congress is
holding Its eighteenth annual session CO.
incident with the admission into the
federal Union of the new state of Okla
homa, following a precedent long estab-
lished of maintaining q foremost position
in all matters affecting the material adj
vancement of the region west of the Mis-
sissippi river. The admission of Okla
homa and Indian Territory is therefore,
suggested as a fitting occasion for the
assembling of the commercial interests
of the transmississippi states.
The message of the president of the
United States to the national congress
January 90, 1907, indorsing the recommen-
dations of the Transmississippi CONNER
cial congress, urging a closer commercial
union with the Latin republics, again
brings forcibly to the attention of the
commercial bodies of the transmississippi
section the necessity for further agita-
ton along this line to the end that the
commerce of the country may be so en-
larged as to obtain unrestricted and
speedy intercourse with the republics of
Central and South America.
Attention is also directed to the prompt
action of President Roosevelt in appoint
ing an inland waterways commission,
whose duty it is to prepare and report a
comprehensive plan for the improvement
of the river systems of the United States.
Inasmuch as the transmississippi states
and territories are especially interested
in the work of this commission, the COM
mercial organizations of this section are
urged to give this matter attention when
delegates are selected to attend the con-
gress.
Mining Industry
The Importance of the mining industry
as a source of national wealth calls for
recognition beyond the limited operation
of a mere bureau upon the part of the
government. A department of mines and
mining is suggested coordinate with the