The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-04
OPPORTUNITY
FOR DELEGATES

Governor Frear yesterday received
an interesting circular concerning the
nineteenth annual session of the Trans
mississippi Commercial Congress which
is to be held in San Francisco, October
6 to 10 of this year and in which Ha-
waii is entitled to representation. Ha.
waii has been represented in past SEES.
sions of this organization which is call
ed the free forum for the Western
States.' 1t is represented among the
vice presidents by James +. Morgan
and on the executive committee by
Governor Frear and H. p. Wood. Last
year the session was held at Muskogee,
Oklahoma, and Governor Frear was
present representing Hawaii.
No representatives have been APP.
pointed yet, but Governor Frear in
tends to appoint one or more delegates
Each state or territory is entitled to
ten delegates and each county to one,
so that Chairman Hustace may ap.
point a delegate if he chooses. Each
business organization may appoint one
and additional ones according to size,
so the Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants Association might each be
represented.
Hawaii and the Philippines are one
subject of discussion and others are:
Irrigation and Drainage. River and
Harbor Improvement. Leasing of Pub.
lie Lands. Dry Farming. Alaska.
Statehood. Parcels Post and Postal
Banks. Transpacfc Trade. Closer
Trade Relations With the Latin Re-
publics. Public Ownership of Utilities.
Panama and the Canal. Immigration.
Live Stock Industry. National and
State Aid for Highways. Sugar Beet
Industry. Alaska Yukon-Pacifc Expo.
stion. National Finances. An En-
larged and Improved Consular Service
in the Far East. The Pan.American
Railroad. Interstate Commerce.
The Executive Committee directs
special attention to the conservation of
natural resources which was recently
emphasized by President Roosevelt by
n conference of governors of the vari.
GUS states held in Washington, d. c.,
May is, 1908. AS this question close
~ affects the reserved rights of the
states of the Transmississippi section
in relation to the forests, the national
reserves, the leasing of the public do
main, internal waterways and the util-
izatlon of the power, and the develop.
ment of mineral and other resources,
etc, it is the desire of the Executive
Committee that full analysis of these
matters should be made to the end that
the administration may be accorded
such intelligent cooperation from these
States as may be consistent with the
general good. In order to obtain the
best results, the Executive Committee
has made provision in the program for
the Commission and special invita-
tion has been extended the members
to appear personally before the Con-
gress.
Inland Waterways.
The action of President Roosevelt in
recreating the Inland Waterway Com.
mission brings the subject of supple
mental system of cheap transportation
again to the attention of the business
interests of the country. The Exccu-
tive Committee, believing that the
questions herein involved are not only
of great Importance to the people of
the Mississippi valley and those upon
the tributary streams, but is of equal
Importance to the people of the Pacific
Coast and the Pacific Northwest and
to the inland States of the transmits.
sissippi section, especially calls the at
tention of the Western commercial or
CARNATIONS to this action with the re.
quest that delegates be appointed with
special reference to this matter.
Free Forum for the West.
In addition to the above, upon which
and resolutions may
be made, any delegate may submit sug-
gestions germane to the objects Of the
Congress- II is the desire of the Execu-
tive Committee to have a free discus.
sion of all matters of interest to the
people of the Transmississippi country.
No Political Questions Discussed.
The Executive Committee, however,
iesires it TO be understood that all
questions of political nature are ex-
GUIDED from the discussions of the
Congress.