The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-19
Ardmoroite Special

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MuskoEec. Okla. Nov l9.--Rcpre.
ssntativcs from every section OF the
great empire west of the Mississippi.
including governors. congressman.
and other officials of state and ma
tional reputation. are the guests of
/ Muskogee coming here to participate
in the eighteenth annual Trans-Mss.
/ issippi Commercial congress, opening
/ today. Oklahoma's entrance into the
union was the keynote of the opening
session. the principal speaker heing
/ Governor c. y. Haskell. who on last
Saturday was sworn in as the first
executive OF the forty-sixth state.
All OF the sessions OF the con.
gress which will extend through the
week. will be held In the great new
convention hall built for the pur-
pose by the people of Muskogec at
cost of 100000 The Muskogee
| Commercial club. the Hundred Tous-
and club and the citizens of the city
generally have joined in extending
an enthusiastic welcome to the thous-
ands of visitors. and the entertain.
forward for several months. are ON
a more elaborate scale than any
ever before attempted in Oklahoma
one of the most important subjects
| before the congress is that Of bring.
| ing about closer commercial rcla.
| tons between the trans Mississippi
states and the Latin republics of
Central and South America This
work was commenced at the last
congress at Kansas City when Sec.
retary Root was the principal speak.
er and plans will be made to con.
tinue it ON a greater scale. Among
the speakers on this topic will be
the Hon. John Barrett. director of
the bureau of American republics.
The question is one Of great import
ance to the western and gulf states,
because of their continguity and the
conditions which make the parts of
tha Latin republics their natural av.
enue of Mississippi. gulf and Pacific
coast trade.
! The subject of the Improvement OF
western waterways will also come in
for much attention, the principal
speaker on the program being H. +.
Newell of Washington. member of
the inland waterways committee.
An important issue affecting nearly
all the states west of the Mississippi
is that Of the withdrawal of public
lands from settlement under the law
creating government forest reserves.
In this discussion the policy of the
administration will be defended by
the Hon. Clifford Pinchot, chief of
the bureau of forestry in Washington.
The mining industry, very inn
portant one in the west, will be
considered at length, and a demand
will be made that a government de-
partment of mines and mining be
established, coordinate with the de-
partment of agriculture, and with its
head a member Of the presidents
cabinet.
The live stock industry will not
be neglected, one OF the speakers on
this topic being S. H. Cowan of
Fort Worth, attorney for the Amer
lean National Live Stock association.
Several Indian chiefs, representing
the five civilized tribes, will speak
for the aboriginal Americans now in
habiting the western states and ter
ritories. Robert l., owen of this
city, who will be one of Oklahoma's
first United States senator's, and who
has Indian blood flowing through
his veins, will discuss, The Removal
of Restrictions from Indian Lands"
The project for the formation of
new state. 10 be known as Lincoln.
from portions of the states of Wash
ington, Idaho and Oregon. will be
brought before the congress by NJ
w. Hurham, editor OF the Spokane,
Wash, Spokesman-Revie
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico will be favored by citizens of
those territories, who will attempt
to secure the official endorsement
of the congress.
Other subjects announced for con
sideration include drainage OF sub
merged lands. irrigation of the arid
districts, good roads. the Panama
canal. parcels post. Improvement of