American Fork Citizen | 1908-09-26 | Page 2 | Interest in Meeting

INTEREST IN MEETING. Over 1,000 Delegates Expected at Trans-MlssleslppI Commercial Congress. 8nn Francisco. Present Indications iro that fully 1.200 delegates will at- end tho nineteenth nnnual Trans-Mis-dsslppl Commercial congress, whlcl .vlll moot In this city from October (S o 10, nnd nt which will ho dlscusse tinny subjects or national Interest, hut vlth particular rcrerenro to tho states xnd territories west of tho Mississippi Vccordlng to letters and telegrams re-olved re-olved by Secrotnry Arthur F. FrnnclB, lolegntlons nro coming rrom overy vestorn Btnto and torrltory. As "Con-orvntlon "Con-orvntlon of Natural Resources," u ubject In which President Roosovelt s deeply Interested, will bo mnde n pedal featuro of tho congress, It !-xpected !-xpected thnt tho president will bo epresentcd by a momher of his cablet. cab-let. H. H. Harrlmnn tho railroad ingnato, will ho In nttendnnco and Idress tho congress, nnd tho gov mors of Wnshlngton, Oregon, Utnh, 'evada. Idaho and Hnwall will head ho delegations from their states.