The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-07-05
THE FOURTH OF JULYIAN OFFICIAL CALL
Trans-Mississippi Congress to be
Held at Muskogee, l. T., No
vember 1921, 1907.

Board OF Trade, Manufacturing,
Mercantile, Maritime and Immi-
grafton Organizations;
The Eighteenth annual session Of
the Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress is hereby called to meet in
the new state Of Oklahoma, at Mus
kogee, November 10, 20, BLAND %, 1907.
The Governor of each State and
Territory may appoint ten (l0) del
egates and not more than twenty COY
delegates.
The Mayor Of each City one q del
egate and one q additional delegate
for each 5000 inhabitants. provided
however that no city shall have more
than ten (lO) delegates.
Each county may appoint one (D
delegate through its Executive officer.
Each Business organization one (1)
delegate and one (l) additional del
egate for every fifty (50) members,
provided, however, chat no business
organization shall have more than ten
(1Ol delegates.
Governors Of States and Territories,
Members of the Congress of the
United States, and former presidents
of the Trans. Mississippi Commercial
Congress are ex-ofiico members with
all the. privileges of delegates except
voting.
Permanent members OF the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress have
all privileges Of delegates except when
such permanent members reside ont
side the Trans Mississippi section, In
which case they are entitled to all the
courtesies OF the congress except vot-
ing. Permanent members residents
OF the Trans. Mississippi section act
and vote with the delegates Of their
respective states and territories
The executive committee respect
fully directs attention to the fact that
the TranssM Mississippi Commercial Con-
gress, In holding its eighteenth annual
session c0-incident with the admission
into the Union Of the new state Of Ok
lahoma, fOlIowsa precedent long estab-
lished, Of maintaining foremost posi-
tion in all matters affecting the
material advancement of the region
west Of the Mississippi river. The ad-
mission of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritories is therefore suggested as a.
fitting occasion for the assembling of
the commercial interests of the Trans
Mississippi states and the city Of Mus
kogee the place.
The message Of the president Of the
United States to the national congress,
January %, 1907, endorcing the rec
concentrations Of the Trans Mississippi
Commercial congress, which were
adopted at the Kansas City session,
urging a closer commercial union with
the Latin republics, again brings force
fully to the attention of the CONNER
cial bodies of the Trans Mississippi
section the necessity for further agita-
tion along this line to the end that
the commerce of the country may be
SO enlarged as to obtain unrestricted
and speedy intercourse with the re-
publics of South and Central America.
executive committee in present.
ing this important question calls atten-
tion to the bipartisan nature Of the
discussion at the last sesfion of the
Trans NJ ississippi Commercial CON
gress, and also directs attention to the
fact that This question is one of great
Importance to the Trans Mississippi
section because of the contiguity Of
the Western states and the conditions
which make the ports Of the Latin
republics the natural avenues for
Trans Mississippi trade.
Attention is also directed to the
action Of President Roosevelt
in appointing an international water
way commission whose duty it is to
prepare and report a comprehensive
plan for the improvement Of the river
systems of the United States
BY the withdrawal Of public land
from settlement under the laws Great
ing forest reserves the government
has raised a new and very important
issue affecting the rights Of all the
rights Of all the states vest Of the
Missouri river Therein are also in
VOWED questions affecting The individ-
ual rights of settlers as well as the
growth of communities whose appre
henson arises from the fear that gov
ernment restriction in any way is cal
culated to retard prosperity and prove
a detriment to the progress through
out this extensive area. The execu-
tive committee, therefore, without
prejudice to either side n the contro-
versy that has arisen, places this