El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-22
TRANS MISSISSIPPI
CONGRESS CONVENES
Thousand Delegates Present
When President Pryor
Delivers Annual
Address.

San Antonio, Texas, Nov. Gone
thousand delegates were present this
morning when the 21st annual session
of the Trans Mississippi Commercial
congress opened at o'clock in Bee
thon hall.
Executive chairman Fred w. Elem
ming of Missouri called the meeting
to order. Bishop ]. S. Johnston, may
or Callaghan, J. H. Kirkpatrick, Of
the San Antonio chamber of commerce,
and governor Campbell delivered ad-
dresses of welcome, after which presi-
dent Ike T. Pryor gave his annual ad-
dress. A recess until 2 o'clock was
then taken.
The delegates broke into enthusiast
tic cheering when William Jennings
Bryan arrived and was lead to the
stage by congressman Slayden.
Among tii. notables present are:
Governor elect Colquitt, governor Jarx
Sanders of Louisiana, governor VIII
liam r. Stubs of Kansas, governor
John Shafroth of Colorado, Sheb Will
liams of Paris. Don Ignacio Colderon.
minister from Bolivia; Arthur c. Jack
son of Chicago, president Of the Ma
tional Good Roads association; Fred
w Fleming of Kansas City, leading
candidate for next president.
Des Moines and ST. Louis are con-
testing for next years convention. New
Orleans and San Francisco ask endorse
ment for the Panama canal exposition,
both having warm supporters. 1t is
expected 100 more delegates will ar
rive.
Presidents Address.
President Ike E. Pryor in his opening
address, said:
This section of the country has new
er received the favorable consideration
at the hands Of our national congress
the section east of the Mississippi river
has been accorded. Why is this? 1t is
because the manufacturing districts
have had and held the reins Of govern
ment; dominated and controlled both
branches of our national congress;
hence the manufacturers of this coun-
try have received every possible consid-
Grafton and protection congress could
grant. They have been thoroughly or
ganized and able to present to the ma
tional congress in united and intel
ligent manner an appeal for such pro-
lection and measures as they desired.
The density of the population east of
the Mississippi is 74.S and west of the
Mississippi is u per square mile.
when the Trans-M Mississippi Com
mercial congress was organized the
1884 Today we have a population
of more than 25,540,46S. gain of al
most 5000, 900 in the last 10 years, and
100000 in the last 20 years, or 81
percent The largest percent of this
gain was in the last 10 years.
TT will not be many years until the
teeming millions Of the east will rely
almost absolutely on the west for the
necessities of life. This is no idle
dream, for each year brings us closer
to a realization of such conditions,
hence it is our duty 10 prepare for what
seems the inevitable
Trade With Mexico.
1.-The commercial features of this
congress should be given every posi-
BILE consideration especially looking to
the development of commerce and trade
with Latin-American countries.
Take for example, Mexico, our next
door neighbor. Her cotton mills pro-
duce less than one-fifth Of the cotton
goods used by them, hence about four
fifths of the goods used is imported
into that country largely, from English
French and German mills. The banks
in all the important cities in the Latin
American republics keep their large
balances in European business centers
Why is this? The direct steamship line
to and from Central and South Ameri-
can ports to European ports and vice
versa are one of the prime causes
Banking facilities always have and al
ways will follow trade"