The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-19
Call Issued for rans-Missis.
sippi Commercial Gathering
in November.
LATlN-AMERICAN LANDS
WILL BE PARTICIPANTS
Many Questions of Vast Import
ance to West Will Be
Discussed.

KANSAS CITY, Sept 1S,-Many ma
tional questions are TO be considered at
the tWenty-first annual session of the
trans Mississippi Commercial congress to
be held at San Antonio. Texas, Novem-
Der 22-2o. the call for which was issued
here today by Fred w, Fleming OF Kan
sas City, chairman of the executive COM
mittee.
The great work OF tho western de-
yelopment thus far ACCOMPLISHED saws
the call. is unimportaut when compared
with It's future possibilities of good. Re-
claiming unused lands for agriculture,
both by the drainage and irrigation sys-
tens, the improvement of inland water
ways. increased comfy and trade with
Latin America, and a national conserva-
tion OF natural wealth are problems of
great magnitude, All agree as to their
Importance. while differing as TO the
best method of solution. The commercial
congress affords a forum for free discus
sion of any subject affecting the general
welfare Of the trans Mississippi states
The call thus sets forth the represen-
tation at the congress: Twenty dele
gates appointed by the governor of each
state.
The mayor of each city to appoint one
delegate and one additional delegate for
every 5000 inhabitants. not TO exceed ten
delegates.
"All organizations OF business men one
delegate and one additional delegate for
every fifty members. with a maximum of
ten delegates,
Each county may appoint one dele
gate through its court OF commissioners.
Governors OF states. senators and rep
rcsentatives In congress and former presl-
dents OF congress are ex-officio mem
berS.
Permanent members act and vote with
the delegates Of their respective states.
Latin-America to Participate.
The call continues: Appointments OF
delegates TO the twenty-firsr transmits
sissippi Commercial congress should be
made promptly upon receipt OF this call
and notice of the same with fun name.
occupation and postoffce address OF each
delegate should be forwarded TO the sec
retary at San Antonio.
THE department or state transmitted
the formal invitation of the congress TO
the twenty-one republics OF Latin-Amer-
lea. that each country OFFICIALLY particl,
pate in the congress by delegates ana
supplemented the same with q note eX-
pressing the hope that each country
would feel sufficient interest IN the sup-
ject of PAM American trade TO be ofhcialiy
represented.
''These Invitations were forwarded by
Secretary Knox, and transmitted TO tle
several governments OF Central ana oouth
America through diplomatic represen.a-
tiycs of the United States, Acceptances
have been received from a number or the
governments Of those countries
Invitations 10 tho governors or twenty
one Mexican states and terrltorles We're
transmitted by the governor of Texas and
a response expressing the interest of the
Mexican people In the International scS-
sion OF the commercial congress ms pecn
received. Through the lntcrnatlonai cluD
OF San Antonio and St. Louis. the inter
est OF the various boards OF commerce in
the more important Mexican cities mas
been enlisted and majority ot them
Will be officially represented by dele
gates.
FORMAL addresses on the pan American
feature OF the programme Will be made by
Secretary OF State Knox, John Barrett
president of the pan American bureau
IL ! BRYAN. Arnold Shankin, consul gem
oral Of Mexico representatives OF Latin
American countries and governors OF
Mexican states
Prominent Men to Speak.
The programme will include addresses
by eminent citizens most conspicuous IN
the business life of the country, states
men and scientists. nnancicrs and repre-
seulatiycs of the federal congress- Among
others arc B. F. Yoakum. of the Frisco
road; Judge r. s. IoVeti. chairman OF
the executive committee OF the Union
Pacific: James Wilson, secretary of aG-
,iculture: Clifford Pinchot. president oil
the national conservation association. and
+, n Newell, director OF the reclamation
service, .. -
dresses will be delivered by governors OF
states Nine acceptanccs have aIrcadS
been received The executive committee
desires TO make the twcnty-first congress
a live. practical session and 10 secure the
desired results from a tree dlscuss!oR W
cons.rvation psn-Amerlcen exposition
nan American trade and other subjects
coming before the congress
general debate OF the various qucs-
ljons Is regarded by the committee 10 1e
of primary importance and VIII be en-
couraged at the San Antonio session, Re
Surcd fares have been authorized by the
railways from every state OF ihe trans
Mississippi section OF the country 10 San