| Show TRANS CONGRESS the call has gone out for the annual Mississippi commercial congress to take place in portland august 16 17 18 and 19 the executive committee has sent out word to governors of states and territories mayors of cities boards of county commissioners chambers of commerce and trade organizations to appoint their delegates and send them to take part and this they will surely do for the trans congress being as its name implies of peculiar interest to those states this sido of the mississippi sis sippi river lias become an event of particular significance moreover are certain matters of high importance to come before the body the pacific trade will be the chief topic of conference as the official call points out though this has como before the congress previously the force of it has never been brought out as it will at portland on account of contiguity of portland and other pacific coast points to the orient trade relations with the far east will be exploited to the end that tha best methods may be adopted to secure the oriental commerce to the trans states the executive committee also points out the demand for a department part ment of mines and mining with its head a member of the presidents cabinet an effort will be made to secure action from the national congress to wards he establishment of such a department part ment aher subjects tor discussion and the tee curing of ultimate action from tho proper sources are the improve ment of rivers and harbors the establishing tab lishing of a union of interests be tween pacific chaat points and the gulf of mexico the isthmian canal tt merchant marine the consular service the necessity for differentials favoring pacific coast ports in tho building of naval vessels good roada irrigation and a dozen other leading matters of vital interest i |
