The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-19
CALL IS ISSUED.
For the Annual Session of the Trans
Mississippi Congress.

Kansas City, Sept. 19-Many ma
tional questions of importance are to
| be considered at the twenty-first an
nual session of the Mississippi
Commercial congress, to be held at
San Antonio, Tex, November 1925.
the call for which has been issued by
Fred w. Fleming of Kansas City,
chairman of the executive committee.
1.-THE great work of the western de-
velopment thus far accomplished,
says the call, sis unimportant when
compared with its future great posi-
bilities of good. Retaining unused
lands for agriculture, both by drain
of inland waterways, increased comfy
and trade with Latin America, and a
national conservation of natural
wealth are problems OF great magni-
tude. All agree as to their import
ance, while differing as to the best
method of solution. The commercial
congress affords a forum for free and
untrammeled discussion of any subject
affecting the general welfare of the
trans-Mississippi 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 5000 inhabitants, not to
exceed ten delegates.
All organizations of business men,
one delegate and one additional dele
gate for every fifty members, with a
maximum of ten delegates.
Each county may appoint one dele
gate through its court or commission
erS.
Governors of states. senators and
representatives in congress and for
mer presidents of congress are ex-
offcio mem bers.
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, &C
cupation and postoff1ce address of each
delegate should be forwarded to the
secretary at San Antonio
1.-The department of state transmit
ted the formal invitation of the con-
gress to the 81 republics of Latin
America that each country officially
participate in the congress by dele
gates, and supplemented the same with
note expressing the hope that each
country would feel a sufficient interest
in the subject of Pan-American trade
to be officially represented. Accept
ances have been received from num-
Der of the governments of those coun-
tries.
II
American feature of the program will
be made by Philander c.. Knox, secre-
tary of state; John Barrett director of
Pan-American bureau: William J.
Bryan: Arnold Shanklin, consul gem
eraI of Mexico; representatives of
Latin-American countries, and gov
ernors of Mexican states.
"The program will include addresses
by eminent citizens most conspicuous
in the business life of the country
statesmen and scientists. financiers,
senators and representatives of the
federal congress. Among others are
B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, Frisco railroad; Judge
r. S. Lovett. chairman of the execu-
tive committee, Union Pacific railway;
James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
ture; Clifford Pinchot. president Ma
tional Conservation association, and F.
F. Newell, director of the reclamation
service.
"On Governors day, November "a,
addresses will be delivered by gov
ernors of states. Nine acceptances
have already been received.
Reduced fares have been author
lied by the railways from every state
of the ns-Mississippi section Of the
country to San Antonio "