The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-09-24
DEVELOPMENT OF
STATES
ACCOMPLISHED
Official Call Issued for Trans.
mississippi Gathering This
Year, Held At San Anto-
MO, November "a.
OF COM.
MERCIAL

Kansas City, Sept. 23.--Many nation.
al questions are to be considered at
the Twenty.first annual session Of the
Transmississippi Commercial Congress
to be held at San Antonio, Texas, Nov.
ember 1926, the call for which was issu.
ed here today by Fred W. Fleming of
Kansas City, chairman Of the execu.
tive committee.
1.-THE great work Of the western de.
velopment thus far accomplished, - says
the call, els ~uniimportant when compar
ed with its future great possibilit ass Of
good. Re claiming unused lands TO az
ricultural purposes both by drainage aud
irrigation, the improvement Of mani
waterways, increased comfy and trade
with Latin. America, and "a national
conservation of natural wealth are
problems of great magnitude. All agree
as to their Importance, while differing
As to the best inethit of solution. The
commercial congress affords u forum
Of free and untrammeled discussion OF
any subject affecting the general vel.
fare Of the 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 inhabi.
tants not to exceed ten delegates All
organizations Of business men one dele
gate and one additional delegate for
every fifty members with a maximum
of ten delegates.
Each county may appoint one delegate
through it's court or commissioners
Governors of states, senators and
representatives in congress and former
presidents Of congress, are ex.oaicio
members.
Permanent members act and vote with
the delegates of their respective states.
The call continues:
appointment of delegates TO the
Twenty'first congress should be made
promptly upon receipt Of this call and
notice of the same with full name,
occupation and postofice address of
each delegate should be forwarded to
the secretary At San Antonio.
The department Of state transmit.
ted the formal invitation Of the con.
gress TO twenty.one republics Of Latin.
America that each country officially
participate in the congress by delegates,
and supplemented the same with a note
expressing the hope that each country
would feel IA sufficient i~aterest in the
subject of Pan.Amsrican 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 diplomatic
representatives Of the United States.
Acceptances have been received from a
number Of the governments Of those
countries.
Invitations TO the governors Of
twenty.one Mexican states and terri.
tories were transmitted by the gov.
ernor Of texas and a response express.
ing the interest of the Mexican people
in the International session OF the Com.
mercial congress has been received.
Through the international club at San
.%.ntonio and st. Louis the interest Of
the various boards of commerce in the
more important Mexican cities has been
enlisted and a majority Of them will be
officially represented by delegates.
The program will include addresses
by eminent citizens most conspicuous
in the business life Of the country,
statesmen and scientists, fnanciers, sen.
ators and representatives Of the federal
congress. Among Others are b. +. Yoa.
KUN, chairman executive committee,
Frisco railroad; Judge r. 8. Lovett,
chairman executive committee, Union
Pacific; James Wilson, secretary Of az.
riculture; Clifford Pinchot, president Of
the National Conservation Association,
and +. H. Newell. director Of the re.
clamation service.
On Governors Day, November cath,
addresses will be delivered by Cover.
nors Of states. Nine aceeptanees have
already been received.
Reduced fares have been authorized
by the railways from every state of
Tranmissippi section of the country to
San Antonio.