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GREAT CONVENTION
| IN INTEREST Of THE
| MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
Mississippi Valley Association to Hold
Annual Convention mt Kan.
sas City April
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st. Louis, Mo-, April s. - A call fol-
the fourth annual convention of the
Mississippi Valley Association to be
| held at Kansas City, April 25-26 sent
| from the associations headquarters
here. emphasizes the necessity for
fixed thought and expression upon the
transportation problem. The call
urges valley commercial and trade or
CARNATIONS, the leading commercial
and agricultural interests to assist in
the formulation of q transportation
program tending to correct the pres
ent transportation situation, which
has been styled in the convention call
as 1.-THE Tragedy of transportation
The Mississippi Valley Association
is an organization fostering the move
ment to secure the economic develop
ment of the q states of the Mississippi
Valley, and has in its membership the
leading commercial and trade organi-
7ations. business and agricultural in
terests in this territory.
r. H. Faxon, secretary-treasurer or
the organization predicts that from the
sessions of the convention Will come
such concentration of thought and ac-
ton as to assure well-roun6ed pro-
gram of future activity for valley de-
velopment The attendance he esti-
mates will exceed 1000.
In a statement issued today by Fax
on he states that "if business and citi-
zenship are really turning the corner.
as believed by the thoughtful and dis
corning. the lessons of the past and
the necessity for preparation for the
future must not be overlooked" There
has never been time in the history
Of the valley territory requiring such
thorough introspection as now, Faxon
says.
Through the recent period of I'M
certainty and depression. the Missis.-
sippi Valley has stood together. acted
together, won rotables victories. and
gained economic progress" says Fax
on. This was because 1t was desper-
ate in its necessities. The hope Of bet
ter days will not rob the valley of the
urgency OF vigilance.
1.-THE Mississippi Valley Association
has helped the valley in these darker
days because that was exactly why 1t
was in existence. The valley idea was
right and the valley cause just. Both
persevered. The association is now In |
readiness to go forward with the bet
Ter days and better promise new upon
ls.
"The program is of type heretofore
lnequaled; and leads confidently to
he prediction that the discussion, the
iebate, the pronouncement, the senti-
nent of the Mississippi Valley as ex-
at Kansas City will flow into
,ther national meetings and into pub
ic favor and capitalization as to re-
;ult effectively and further evidence
# constructive value of the Mississip-
II Valley Association.
"The two main objectives of the
Kansas City meeting will be; To fix
bought and expression upon the trag-
,dy of transportation. To suggest to
he valley and to the country such
connection between world economics
nd the valley as may lead to second
world conference at Washington-a fit
uccessor to the conference for the
Imitation Of armament; building upon
more stable economic foundation
han the Genoa Conference"
The program OF speakers to address
he convention is composed, accord
az to Faxon, Of many of the most
rominent men IN the country. In
luded in the list Of speakers will be
he heads of governmental depart
rents at Washington, Governors OF
he various Mississippi Valley states,
alley senators and congressman, and
,aders in commerce and agriculture