Show COMMERCIAL CONGRESS Next Meeting of TransMississippi Body Will Bo One of Most Interesting Inter-esting Ever Held Chicago Aug 23rJudge C J Gar vIa chairman of the executive committee commit-tee of the TrnnsMiflHlHSlppl Congress in i an Interview I here today said The next concrcss which will be held In Seatde In TOO will be onu oC the most Interesting sessions ever held by the TransMississippi Congress All mat ters will be eliminated from the discussions dis-cussions of the congroHH except such mailers as the tranyMl slsslppl region is directly Interested In The congress baa accomplished much In the past In pushing legislation aa far as that region is concerned but the time is now rlpo for tho united and concerted action of all interested that we may not only have such IciTlsla then as the region needs but aloo that we may let the country at large know of our resources and possibilities The people of Seattle have given time executive committee every assurance that time delegates to the congress will be suitably entertained even going so far as to tender the charter of n steamer steam-er to visit Alaskan points and give them an opportunity of seeing for themselves the vast wealth of that tcrrltorr The congress from this time forth will take a still more active part In pushing the claims of the West for Governmental action and putting bc foro the public the advantages and resources re-sources of that vast rosrlon One of the most Important matters discussed and passed upon favorably by I he congress was the recommendation recommenda-tion to the National Conj ress looking lo the opening1 up of a waterway connecting con-necting the Great Lakes with the Gulf the Improvement of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers so that this can lie rpnmilsitcci rita benefit tl > time Mimi slsalppl valley and the Middle West of the project Is beyond compute The drainage canal Is the Initiative link In this connective chain and to Chicago Is due the credit of demonstrations that the undertaking Is not only possible but practicable |