Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-15
Trans Mississippi Congress to
Be Held at Muskogee, |. T.
Nov. 49, %
GOVERNORS CHOOSE DELEGATES
Congress to Discuss Ways and Means
of Promoting Western States For.
eien Trsde-session is to be coinoi.
dent With tho Admission Of the Now
State Of Oklahoma into the Union.

st. Louis, July l5.-Former Govern
or D. R. Francis, as chairman of the
committee on program, has issued ths
official call for the eighteenth annual
session of the trans Mississippi COM
mercial congress, to be held at Mus
kogee. l. T., Nov. 10 to 90, inclusive.
The call has been issued to the gov
errors of states and territories, may
ors of cities and all commercial and
public bodies in the trans Mississippi
district. The congress will be held
in support of q movement intended
to conserve and promotefthe interests
of this section. AL question of po-
litical nature will be barred.
The governor of each state and ter
ritory may appoint ten, but not more
than twenty delegates. The mayor Of
each city one DELEGATE. and one addi-
tional for each 5000 Inhabitants, but
no more than ten for the entire city.
Each county may appoint one delegate
thru its executive officer. Each BUSH
ness organization one delegate and one
additional for every fifty members, but
no more than len for the body.
Governors of states and territories,
members Of the congress of the United
States. and former presidents of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
gress are ex-officio delegates with all
the privileges of delegates except vot-
ing.
Governors to Attend.
Following long esta blished prece-
dent OF maintaining foremost posi-
ton in all matters affecting the mate
rial advancement of the region west
OF the Mississippi river, the Trans
Mississippi Commercial congress will
hold its session coincident with the ad-
mission into the union of the new state
of Oklahoma.
Among the questions to be discussed
at the congress are those of inland
waterways and closer commercial
union with the Latin republics. The
executive committee directs attention
that the latter fact Is one of great in-
portance to this section, because of the
contiguity of the western states ana
the conditions which make the ports
of the Latin republics the natural ave-
nues for trade. Delegates are being
urged to pay particular attention to
the question of supplementary sys-
tenn of water transpOrta ton.
The executive committee has also
placed for discussion the matter of the
public domain, caused by the with
drawal of public land from settlement
under the forest reserve law, whereby
rights of settlement are said to be af-
fected and progress turnout the area
hindered.
Department Of Mining.
AS means of bringing closer to-
gether the government of the mining
industry, department Of mines and
mining is suggested. coordinate with
the department of agriculture, with its
head member of the presidents cab
met
Many suggestions have been offered
by states. Among the more important
are: Rivers and harbors, operation Of
national reclamation act, Panama ca
nal, territorial and island possessions.
forestry, good roads. intercontinental
railway, municipal state and federal
ownership, improved consular service.
merchant marine. scientific farming.
The present officers of the Trans
Mississippi Commercial congress are:
q. D. Loveland, San Francisco, presi-
dent; j. B. Case. Abilene, Kas., chair
man executive committee; A. c. Trum-
90 Muskogee, l. T., vice chairman ex-
ecutive committee; d. R. Francis, st.
Louis, Mo, chairman program COM
nittee; John Smith, Salt Lake City.
chairman advisory committees; Fred
W. Fleming, Kansas City, chairman
committee; Arthur F.