The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-01
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS

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ton of the Missouri River Ma.
tional Congress.
Navigation on the Missouri rive,
will get a whole lot of attention from
the delegates who assemble at Yank.
ton on July Z, g, 3, at which time
the annual convention will be held,
Live towns all along the Missouri
from n end to the other are going
to send representatives to boost the
proposition of making the river nav
fgable to a larger degree. The Pierre
delegation is going to pass up the
railroads to go to YanEton and will
make the trip by boat They will
make one stop over night at Cham
berlain and take on a party of friends
from there and then continue on to
%4ankton. By actual experience these
gentlemen will have room to saw
something from what they discover
on the way down the river. Large del
egations are expected from Missouri.
NebSaska. Iowa and North Dakota
towIa bordering On the banks Of the
Missouri, and South Dakota. will be
well represented. The following isthe
program for the three days.
Wednesday, July 3.
Morning Session, 1000.
Netting of the Credentials Commit
tee.
Afternoon Session, 1880.
Opening Business Session.
Evening Session, $3.50.
Address of welcome for the city of
Yankton, Hon. Bartlett Trip, ex-
United States Minister to Austria.
Address of Welcome for the state
Icf South Dakota Hon. Robert S. YES
Isey, Governor of South Dakota.
Response, Hon. Edgar G. Ellis,
Kansas City, Mo-, President, Missouri
River Navigation Congress.
Thursday, July 8.
Morning Session, 900.
Address, Missouri River Navigation
Past and Future, Hon. U. S. Guyer,
Mayor of Kansas City, Kan.
Address, Necessity for the develop
ment of the Missouri river, Hon.
John Burke, Governor of North Da-
kota.
Address, Missouri -..ver Improve
ment from the business point of view,
Hon. James S. Wattles, Omaha Ne
braska.
General discussion, three minute
speeches from the floor.
Afternoon Session, 300.
Address, DR.. w. j. MCGEE, Chief
of the Bureau of Sails, Department
of Agriculture.
Address, Organization of the Ohio
Valley improvement Association and
its Effect Upon Legislation, Col. John
L. Vance, President, Ohio Valley I'M
provement Association.
Address,, Hon. John A. Fox, Spec
ial Director National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress.
Address, Hon. Ashton G. shellen-
berger. Governor of Nebraska.
General Discussion.
Evening Session, $500.
Social Session, A program of music
and informal addresses will be given.
Reading, The Missouri, Miss Alice
Daugherty, Yankton, S. d.
Illustrated Lecture, The general
plan of river improvement described
and illustrated with stereopticon
views, Captain ]. Frank Tilley, Sec
rotary of the Coal Exchange, Pitts
burg, Pa.
Informal banquet.
Friday, July 9.
Morning Session, $500.
Address, Hon. Louis J.. Workman.
Fort Worth, Texas.
Address, Hon. w. r. Stubs, Gov
of Kansas.
pHSlu0SS SESSION.. !
Afternoon Session, $500.
Address, Hon. Walter S. Dickey,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Address, Hon. G. D. Reed, United
Weather Observer, Sioux City,
Iowa. -
Address, Hon Lawrence M. Jones,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Address, Captain Isaac P. Baker,
N. d.
And Others.
Adjournment.
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