Show closer relations Ee lations are desired convention how to increase trade through ports in labor circles OH 8 0 april 30 special the proceedings of the third annual grain and congress which opened here yesterday were continued today with 11 largely increased attendance of delegates ane ot the congress ara the pei footing ol 01 a closer anion of commercial interest in the southern and western states and the encouragement of shipments by way of southern parts the attendance includes represents nivea of the board ot trade of chicago and of most of tiie commercial organizations of the ohio and east of the mississippi river and the officials of be principal railroads in the same today is being given ap to a diacos binn of methods for increasing exports and imports through the south atlantic and gulf ports and the necessity for establishing western depots and sales for abo handling of cotton gioda manufactured in the south |