Show TIME TO GE r TO WORK Arrangements Delayed for the TransMississippi Congress MAYOR AND SECRETARY CU HER WILL CONFER Three Committees Will Be Named Plans for Entertaining the Visitors itorsDenvers Gold Convention Some Suggestions From Mr Girl Suggetons Fm M C merIt mer-It is probable that the first steps will be taken today towards raising funds from the citizens or this city to defray the expenses of the TransMississippi congress next month Secretary Cuimer has been waiting for spare time for Mayor Glendmnlng to appoint several Important Im-portant committees who will not only arrange ar-range for collecting money to provide for the proper entertainment of tne visitors vis-itors but will also prepare a programme or entertainment ana provide tor suitable decorations during rue session ot tne congress con-gress The mayor will appoint three committee com-mittee one on finance one on eiucr tamment and one on decorations and he stated yesterday that ne would center I eta Secretary Cuimer today and mane tne appointments When we last tea tiion or tne TransMissislppt congress was held at Omana tne largest state delegation del-egation there was trom Ltan and tne members at the delegation held a con terence and decided unanimously to maKe an effort to nave tne next meeting ot the congress held in Salt Lake City But before tney took any Uennlte steps in tnls auJ direction George Q Cannon find AV tl Juimer sent a long telegram to James Ulendinntn who was tnen the mayor elect explaining the matter in full and telling him tnt tne citizens ot tins city would have to contribute about JA V for the purpose and mating mm I lit wouiU towards securing aciviio an active effort twards tne convention and it lie would pledge the oils for the necessary amount Air Giendinning answered by wire urging time Utan delegation by ail means to do every tmning POSMDIC towards naving tne con jcs elect Salt Lake City as its next meeting place and saying tnat the necessary saJlng sary tunds could undouotedl be raised here V Ith this encouragement the Utah delegation at Omaha went t work and secured the convention of IMI7 lor tnis city Up to the present time nothing whatever has been done towards raising the money to provide for the entertainment entertain-ment of the congress or towards arranging arrang-ing for the manner of entertaining tie visitors or towards provIding tor the decoration of the streets and assembly hall In which the sessions of the congress will be held PROPOSITIONS RECEIVED So far as street decorations are concerned con-cerned Mr Cuimer has received a proposition prop-osition from committees representing those in charge of tIme coming Cnristlan tlose Endeavor rally and the Jubilee celebration celebra-tion to bear a proportionate part ot the proPrtonate expense of street decorations on the ground that as the three events will occur oc-cur about the same time or within a period of three weeks the same decor tions will do for all Mr Cuimer stated yesterday that al would probably be esterla but willing to accept this proposition that he was in no position to do so owing to the fact that he had no funds at his command for the purpose The only money he has received It the 2000 appropriated ap-propriated by the state legislature and SL300 of ly has been expended In the IKitlmatf expense bf his omce prin1 I cpense and stationery as he cipally for postage hi stationer a has sent out ail immense amount of letters I let-ters and printed matter et the 20w appointed ap-pointed powers qc to several thousand I newspapers in the country Uhe money which the state appropriated was obtained oJtlaer dr I l tained with the distinct I understanding t t It was not to oe devoted in any t s > to the entertainment of the visiting I deletes as it was considered proper tht those expenses should be borne by the citizens or Salt Lake City and It is irom this lund that Mr Cuimer la wait the assurances by Mayor ing Owing to l asmrnces bJ Inf n u r the Utah delegation Uiendinnins before p Uth delegaton fcort Induce the I at Omaha made any ffort to feels congress to come hert Mr Cuimer I that the responsibhltj of raisins the funds and providing for the entertaln of the visitors at least as far as appointing me the necessary committees i ssarJ concerned rests with the mayor and he I Is very anxious that those appointments I should be made as soon as possible as tVe date df the convention is now but a few weeks oil I THE at ENTERTAINMENT While the plan of entertainment has not II I bee agreed upon ana will not be until idnpp6yntedi Itwili douot the committee Mpp nttdt Itwl carriage drives to all points i less include crl ke t l pams I ot interest In the city and a day at Salt I frn and funds iifi urgently needed to events Then i meet tne expenses ot these number of prominent ladles there will be a wH tne accompanying dies of the country delegates and their entertainment will be provided for by the various women s ciubs ot the city and the ladies commit clbs ciy tee with those clubs will hold a meeting wih the details of the 7 arran on U1 to arrange detis matter 01 It will be necessary to place a number of carriages at the disposal of I the ladles and altogether there will ba air le use tor the money to be raised ire for the entertalnmnt of the congress I con-gress LETTERS COMING IN I Secretary Culmer is In receipt of a number of letters from different cities In regard to delegations which will be pres I Hubbard of Mayor ent at too congress Sacramento Cal sends a list or six del ecates whom he will appoint Mayor Tru else of Duluth and also the chamber of Duluth write that they will commerce of wrie wi d Governor Sadler of delegates appoint Neda writes < Itates he will attend the wrIcs congress if possible The secretary of the I 13t i writes H Houston Tex Business league that he is anxious to have a large representation repre-sentation from Texas attend the conven Ttxas atend sentaton meeting of have the next lIon so as to mEetng lon congress < held In Texas The Los Angeles chamber of commerce will send deitates and the secretary of the Manufacturers Man-ufacturers dlltates and Produce association of Ban Francisco wries that he will refer te matter of sending delegates to the directors of the association at their next meeting DENVER GOLD CONVENTION and F A Wadleish general passenger ticket agent ot the Rio Grande Western has written a letter to Secretary Culmer In regard to a the gold convention which is to be held in Denver July 7 and stating that it is the Intention of the convention intenton to brins the delegates to Salt Lake City TransMississippi congress attend the to ransllsslssl1 consres Mr Wadleigh things that Utah ann Salt Lake City In particular ought to be represented sented at the gold convention An impression I sened im-pression has cot abroad here that the I rhGr 07IOa8 07IOn advance Kolu convention m Denver is to a the claims 1 for a single gold standard currency cur-rency and for that reason no interest has been taken in the matter here but the convention seems to have selected an unfortunate or at least a misleading title for as a matter of fact It has noth Inc to do wuh subjects relating to I god standard or to currency questions In anv way as It Is to be a convention composed com-posed of men interested in cold mining and the purpose of the convention is to promote that Industry Mr Wadlelgh will write to the secretary and have him send out circulars explaining the purposes of the convention and correcting e impression Im-pression that has been gained here THE SILVER QUESTION It is nrobablo that the sliver question I not be mado a paramount subject before the TransMississippi congress as the members of the executive committee have concluded that this subject has now become a matter of nolltlcs and following follow-ing the rules governing the congress no J J d nx ed political questions Rf bo discussed A meeting be held at of Salt the executive Lake a day committee previous will to the meeting of the congress and arrangements arrange-ments will be made then for the order of wU Chairman Whltemore wrlteti he has received letters from nearly 5 of the United States senators and representatives repre-sentatives In the transMlssIsslDpl territory terri-tory nearly all of whom express their intention to be present in case the national na-tional congress adjourns in sufficient time MORE DELEGATE Secretary Cuimer has received the following fol-lowing additional list of delegates who will attend the congress John R Arnold Evfcnston Wyo J G Graham Provo James Harvey 1oronl Dr N Jennings Gunnison Cob R R williams P11km Colo Dr J D Walker Dr J ii Rockefeller Created Butte Color Elias E Adams Gunnlson Colo Dr A McConnell Doyleville Cob Dr L M Bradbury Grand Junction CobB Cob-B K ptkE 1lanJ P Vale Durango Cob Robert oosnpr voiusa Cal W C K Dvs E H Benjamin F R Mott Mack Webber George E Pardee Charlps Roeth John P Irish R W Snow P E Bowles J F Fowle Oakland i C Hon I Fred K Cox W F Coleman George M Mott Frank Miller AV A Gett jr L L Lewis Sacramento Cal J A Jones I C Y Williams Norman Oklahoma Dr J W McComb Jacksboro Tex N C Mills Houston Tex Judge John T Har cort J R Couts E Putman Weather ford Tex Fred A Patrick T T Hudson son AVllllam E McEwcn B Sllhersteln William B SIbley George AV Buck Duluth Du-luth Mimi L L Kinner Mt Vernon la Asbery Burkhead R S Burkhead John F Miller M Miller Ave Mo M B Clark West Plains Mo E Hanson Ascher Neb Hon John Barsby Geneva Neb lon George AV Doane Omaha Hon AV F Hayward Chadron Neb Hon AV F Wright Bethany Neb Hon Fred D Race Omaha Hon John H MacColI Lexington Neb Hon John C Sprecher Scuyler Neb Hon George AAr Berge Lincoln Neb Hon AV H Thompson Thomp-son Grand Island Neb Hon C J I BowlbJ Crete Neb Hon Joseph Redman I Red-man Omaha |