Show STIMSON AND I ALDRICH AT T THE CONGRESS S Seven ven Hundred Delegates Present at Trans Mississippi sippi Gathering KANSAS S CITY Nov 14 Secre Secretary ary of War Henry L L. Stimson Simson and former United States Senator Nelson W. W Aldrich Aldrich Al Al- chairman n of the monetary commission com corn mission were t the e principal speakers kers at atthe atthe atthe the opening session of the the- twenty see ond annual traps trans commercial congress which which began began here her today Secretary Secretary Sec See y Stimson discussed the affairs of his his' department and Senator Aldrich outlined outlined out out- lined his ideas of cu currency ren y reform under the head of Currency Legisla Legisla- I tion Se Seven en hundred dee delegates delegates' ates were present pres pres- pres I ent v wl en hen Arthur C C. C Trumbo rumbo of lus kogee ch chairman irin n of the executive committee com com- mitt c rapped th the thi convention on 1 to ord order r rth th toe declaration that the U condo off the congress should b be morally binding upon pon every enry western congress congressman on ress man and at senator Washington ton r After addresses welcome of welcome by United United Unit Unit- United ed St States tes S Senator William J J. J Stone Ston and Go Gov Go- Herbert S. S Hadley President Fred W W. W of s Cit City de de- li r his las annual reviewing tb tho th w j o of t the e- e since its e its its' I Jr f b b Lauds Fair I c I 1 r t VJ c. c r. r V c t elau-t- 1 n Tran- Tran J r It cisco 1 CO sJ Jb the IJ Panama Pacific c cl international l exposition exposition- de declared lared It it would surpass any ai exposition n ever ever h held ld in Am America In Iii closing ln Mr Lo el Loveland nd extended an invitation to the congress congressI I t to its 1915 session in San Fran ran cisco t Currency and Credit in Relation to Business W subie subject t of of an address address ad ad- ael dress dres j I by Georgo M. M Reyn Reynolds president president dent of the tho Continental and Commercial Commercial Commercial Commer Commer- cial National bank of Chicago Prof J J. j Laughlin of the tho University er sity of f Chicago spoke on Banning Con W W. v IT IL Fuqua Fuqua- of Amarillo Tex president of the Texas Bankers' Bankers association ease asso ci tion urged the con congress to get behind be he- hind and push I the tho Aldrich h currency bill bill because because he said it was the enemy of the financial pa panic l c. c John L. L Powell Powell-of of Wichita Kan chairman of the committee on reorganization plans appointed at aLthe the last congress congress con con- gress in San Antonio presented the reo report repot re re- port pot of his committee recommending that h t permanent headquarters be established Hehe l. l The plan pan embraces the unification unification tion of all the commercial interests west of the Mississippi river ri river in into o a business businesslike busi busi- ness ess like Jike and compact body with an all tiLe the year round headquarters and nd working work work- in ing forces that that- ill will work const constantly every mont month of the year for the promotion promotion promotion pro- pro motion of pi western prosperity Every commercial body west of th the Mississippi will b be invited to have ha representation in the permanent congress |