Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-07
GREAT WESTERN
CONGRESS WILL
Be LIVELY ONE
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI MEN IN
SESSION
OF TWENTY RE-
PUBLIcs ASSURED
Spirited Debates Relative to concer-
walton Policy Reserved for Later
Date-SeVeraI Hundred Dell
egates Attend
[By Associated Press.

C AN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.-Assem-
~ bed to promote the common in
~ terests of nearly a score of states
comprising the west, several hundred
delegates in attendance upon the open
ing session of the nineteenth trans
mississippi commercial congress today
listened to gratifying accurances of CO.
operation and support from the nation
al administration and from the repre-
sentatives of twenty republics on the
western continents, who are interested
in the pending deliberations from the
two leading candidates for the presi-
dency of the United Staes and from
the leading citizens of the states and
territories comprising their own organ
ization.
Reserving for the succeeding days of
the congress the spirited debates prom
ised on the conservation OF natural re-
sources and kindred topics, the vis-
itors this morning basked in the
warmth of welcome extended by
practically every one of the represent
atives of the state and city, honored
by their coming, and this afternoon
received with enthusiastic delight the
official assurance of two speakers who
promised a splendid fulfiilment of
western hopes and western ideals.
Wheeler Makes Address
Attributing his presence to the in
terest he said was felt by President
Roosevelt in the western states, AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor William r. Wheeler, the first
speaker of the afternoon session, de-
voted the greater part of his address
to immigration.
John Barrett, director of the inter-
national bureau of American republics,
spoke at length upon the lack of enter
prise indicated by balances of trade
existing between the United States and
the countries of Central and South
America.
The last speech of the afternoon was
by ]. F. Morgan of the Honolulu cham
ber of commerce, who, heading a dele
cation from the Hawaiian islands, came
to thank the congress for its support in
obtaining an appropriation for. Pearl
harbor.
Resolutions Committee
The committee on resolutions con-
sists of: Hawaii, j.. F. Morgan, l.. %
Pinkhana; Oregon, Peter Loggie; Unit
ed Commercial Travellers and Travel
ers' Protective association combined
H. L. Juell, Jack Bumgartener, s. L
Breyer, Emmett Dunn; Missouri, Ed
ward l.. Scarritt, Walton N. Moore;
Oklahoma, d. p. Marum, d. p. Hall;
Kansas, Z. M. HorSer, JOnH Duuiey ;
Utah, George M. Cannon, Richard w.
Young; Colorado, Aaron Cove, ]. c.
Callbreath; Louisiana, w. o. Hart,
William M. McGalliard; Iowa, Victor
E. Bender, William Lama; California,
Leroy A. Wright, Charles c. Moore;
Alaska, John j. Boyce, Thomas r.
Lyons; Nevada, ]. f. Waterhouse;
Texas, Ed F. Harris, j. H. Rothwell.
nnn.ns-a4san NaraVaitfaa
The committee on permanent organi-
zation of the congress is composed of
the following: Hawaii, c. ]. Hutchins;
Oregon, H. e. Albert; United Com
mercial Travellers and Travellers Pro-
tective association combined, Orin S.
Henderson, Robert Starr; Missouri,
Fred w. Fleming; Oklahoma, d. P.
Marum; Kansas, Fred Horger; Utah,
James D. Murdock; Colorado, Samuel
f. Dutton; Louisiana. w. o. Hart;
Iowa, Levi Baker; California, Arthur
r. Briggs; Alaska, w. A. McGinn; Me-
vada, Alfred Chartz; Texas, Edward F.
Harris.
Five cities are engaged in the cam
paign the next annual session of
the congress. They are Seattle, st.
Louis, New Orleans, Dallas and Den
yer. Colorado is vigorously pushing
the name of Thomas f. Walsh for the
next president.