Show The Washington Post commenting upon the forthcoming TransMissis Ftpr1 congress and the prospectus of the same which says that the objects of the congress are to secure such national legislation a is calculated to promote the business Interests and develop the resources of the slates and territories west of the tertore Mississippi river to increase reciprocal trade among thorn to discuss such questions as are naturally suggested by its ob jrcts and to cultivate acquaintance fraternal feeling and hearty coopera ion amonp tha various commercial I bodies represented says We do not ee anything in that prospectus that is open to censorious criticism from any quarter I is not unpatriotic nor is it exceptionally selfish for that Tction to desire such legislation DV congress a ° will develop its resources and promote StS t interests Those resources re-sources ana interests are in a most important Sfnse natIonal Their development de-velopment and promotion will add tot to-t E wealth and prosperity of all the peop1e in 1 sections And why shoud not those states and territories increase their reciprocal trade Their efforts i ia that direction it strike us are com i mendableand we do not defect theren anY menace to the middle west the east the southern Atlantic states or to the bond of union between all the I states The warmer the fraternal feel ins the heartier the cooperation between be-tween the conraert al bodies of tha TransMississrip rein or any oth r part of the country the better for all I Darts |