Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-19
DEVELOPING !
Of WESTERN
STATES
AIM AND PURPOSE OF
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
Official Call Issued for Trans
mississippi Gathering Which
This Year Is to Be Held at
San Antonio, Nov, %,

IBy Morning Journal special Lessed wireI
Kansas City, Sept. 1S.--Many ma
tional questions are to be considered
at the Twcnty-fiIst annual session of
the Transmissis3iap Commercial COM
srcss to be held at san Antonio,
Texas. November eggs. the call for
which was issued here today by Fred
w. Fleming OF Kansas City. chairman
Of the executive committee
The great work of the western
Development thus far Accomplished
says the call lis unimportant when
compared with its future great posi-
bilities of good Reclaiming unused
lands for agriculhlral both by the
drainage and irrigation, the improve
ment Of inland waterways, increased
comfy and trade With Latin n-Amerlca,
and national conservation of natural
wealth are problems o1 great magni-
tude All agree as to their import
ance, while differing MS to the best
method Of solution. The commercial
congress affords n forum for free and
untrammelled discussion Of any sub
Iect affecting the general welfare OF
he Transmississippi states.
The call thus sets forth the repre-
sentation at the congress
Twenty delegates appointed by the
governor of each state.
The mayor of each city To- appoint
one delegate and one additional dele
gate for every five thousand inhabt-
tauts not to exceed ten delegates.
All organizations of business men
one delegate and one additional dele
gate for every fifty embers with
maximum Of ten delegates.
Each HDnO1nt one
delegate through its court or COM
missioners.
Governors of states, senators and
representatives in congress and Tor
mer presidents Of congress, are eX-
pfficio mcrstshe
Permanent members act and vote
with the delegates Of their respee-
tive states
The can continues:
"Appointment OF delegates 10 the
Twenty-first congress should be made
promptly upon receipt OF this call and
notice Of the same with full name.
occupation and postoffice address OF
each delegate should be forwarded to
the secretary al san Antonio.
The department Of state transmit
ted the formal invitation of the con-
gress to the twentv-one republics of
Latin-America that each country Off
cially participate in che congress by
delegates, and supplemented the same
with note expressing the hope that
each country would feel sufficient
interest in the subject of Pan-Amer-
lean trade TO be officially represented
These invitations were forwarded
by Secretary Knox. and transmitted
to the several governments of Central
and South America through the dip
lomatic representatives of the United
states Acceptances have been re-
ceivcd from number of the govern
mcuts o, those countries.
Invita- tions to the governors of |
tNenty-onc Mexican states and terri |
tories were transmitted by the gov
ernor of Texas and response eX- |
pressing the interest of the Mexican |
people in the International session of |
tho Commercial congress has been re-
ceivcd Through the International |
club of san Antonio and st. Louis !
the interest OF the various boards Of |
commorcein the more important |
Mexican cities has been enlisted and |
a ma iority of them viii De officially |
by delegates.
The program will include addresses
BY eminent citizens most conspicuous
in the business life of the country, |
statesmen and scientists. iinanciefs'
senator's ana representatives OF the
federal congress. Among others are
T. T. Yoakum. chairman Of the cN-
ccutive committee. Frisco railroad;
Judge r :. Lovett. chairman eNecu-
tive committee, Union Pacific James
Wilson. secretary OF agriculture; Gh-
ford Pinchot. president OF the Ma
tiOnal Conservation Association. and
r. H. Newell. director OF the recla-
nation service.
on Governors Day. November -
addresses will be delivered by gov
crnors Of states. Nine acCeptances
have already been received.
Reduced fares have been authorized
by the railways from every state or
The rrsnsmississippi section of the
TO san Antonio.