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Show OFFICIAL CALL 18 ISSUED For Twentieth Annual Session Ses-sion of Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress Denver, March 21. Secretary Arthur Ar-thur F. Francis of the Trans-Mtssla-slppl Commercial congress today Issued Is-sued the olUcial call for the twentieth annual session of that association, to be held in Denver Aug. 10 to 21, Inclusive, In-clusive, of this year. Added Interest attaches to the meetltng this year from the fact that President Taft will bo present and take part In the proceedings. proceed-ings. A large attendance of representatives repre-sentatives of the Iatln-American coun- trios Is also expected In the Interest of the movement for cloeer commercial commer-cial relations between this country and the republics of Central and South America and Mexico. One thing will be barred, accorJIng to the executive committee, and tbe discussions of a political nature BoIdes tho question of closor relations rela-tions with the southern republics, with special reference to the early completion com-pletion of the Panama canal and the consequent stlmulatlnp commercial developments de-velopments In the Trans-Mlsslsslppi slates, the following questions will come under discussion: National defense, with especial reference ref-erence to the need3 of the Pacific coast and Hawaii. An adequate merchant marine and the need of government aid In its upbuilding up-building and maintenance. Conpervation of national resources. This promises to be one of theleadlng questions to com beforo the congress. Irrigation and reclamation of seml-arld seml-arld lands. Waterway Improvements. Drainage of submorged lands. Scientific dry farming. Alaska. Separate statehood for New Mexico and Arizona.. Parcels poet. Postal savings banks. Insurance. Trade relations with Mexico, Central Cen-tral and South America. Gulf porta and the railroads. Panama canal. Hawaii. uuiv. . The Philippines. ,y--r;'-t Department of mines. ' V;."; Immigration. ' Oood roads. Sugar beets and cane Industry. Baratarla and L&fourche canal. National finance. Consular service." The governor of each state and territory ter-ritory m&y appoint ten delegates and not more than twenty. The mayor of each city may appoint one delegate and one additional delegate for every five thousand people, not, howover, to exceed ten delegates. Each business organization may appoint one delegate and one additional for every fifty members, not to exceed ten delegates. Each county may appoint one delegate. dele-gate. Governors of states and territories, terri-tories, members of congress, and former for-mer presidents of tho Trans-Missls-eipl congress are ex-officlo members. |