The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-27
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Twenty-first Trans-MissTssIppi Com
merciaI CONGRESS.


Other Business and Industrial Or
ganizations In the Mississippi
States:
The Congress will hold It's Twentv-
, first Annual Session In San Anton o,
Texas, November 1926, 1910.
Function Of the Congress.
1t constitutes a free forum for the
west" where governmental polic'rs,
projects of commercial and industrial
development, the natural resources Of
the west and the best methods for
their utilization, may be freely dis
cussed and recommendations sui nit
ted for the consideration of the feder-
al congress and legislatures of the
states.
This organization Is second in i'm
| portance, only, to the national con
gress. The Trans Mississippi congress
has been a potent factor in western
development during Its useful life or
q years, and while representing only
the states lying between the Missis-
sippi river and the Pacific, its objec'
are truly national n character Fres-
ident Roosevelt, in a special message
January 23, 1907, in pressing its rec
concentrations upon the consideration |
of the senate and house OF representa- |
tives said: "The -Mississippl
Commercial Congress Is an organiza-
ton which represents at Its annual |
meeting the crystallized commercial
sentiment OF the states west of the
Mississippi river"
Many subjects of the highest impor-
sppi states, but to the entire country
and succeeding generations will be
considered at Its session In San An
tonic, Texas, including Pan-American
trade and the Panama Canal, improve
ment of inland waterways and har-
bors, merchant marine, reclamation Of
lands by irrigation and drainage, mil
ing, insurance, live stock, interstate
commerce, transportation, consera-
ton of natural wealth, parcels post,
Alaska, and Panama exposition.
The great work of western develop
ment thus far accomplished by the
congress is unimportant when compar-
ed with It's future great possibilities
of good. Reclalming unused lands FOR
agriculture, both by drainage and irri-
CATION the improvement of inland wa
terways and harbors, increased comfy
and trade with Latn-America, and a
rational conservation OF natural
wealth, are problems of great magni-
tude. All agree as to their importance
while differing as to the best method /
of solution. The commercial congress I
affords a forum for free and untram- S
melled discussion of any subject af- s
fecting the general welfare. {
Representation. I
Twenty delegates appointed by the d
governor of each state. \
The mayor of each city to appoint r
| delegate and / additional delegate @
for every 5000 inhabitants, not to e. g
ceed 10 delegates.
All commercial and industrial organ
izatons / delegate and / additional >,
delegate for every 50 members, with :,
a maximum OF 10 delegates. =
Each county may appoint 1 delegate =
through its court or commissioners. n
Governors Of states, senators and +,
In congress, and for -
ner presidents of the congress are ex- :,
offlcio members. :,
Permanent members act and vote
With the delegates OF their respective .,
states.
Prompt Appointments Desired.
Appointments of delegates to the -
wenty-first congress should Re made -.
upon receipt Of this cal, -.
md notice of same with full name, :,
and postoffice address OF >,
ach delegate should be Immediately
nj
OTWaIueu 10 tne secretary III odu All ~
onio. Texas.
Pan-American Comfy and Trade.
The department of state of the Unit
d States transmitted the formal in in
ita,ion of the congress to the u re- vi
ublics of Latin-America, that those w
ountrtes participate in the twenty u, a.
rst congress, by delegates, and sup kr
lemented same with note express st'
lg the hope that each country would He
,el a sufficient interest in this ses. a., on
ion TO be Officially represented. These an
lvitations were forwarded by Philan- mt
er C. Knox, secretary of state, 10 IT
lie several governments of Central va va
merica, through the diplomatic rep m,
asentatives of the United States in
lie respective capitals of those coun-
.ias AcCaDtanCpc haya hoan reca,y-