Show mia WORK two congresses will meet here ONE IS THE CATTLE GROW 1 I 1 the second is the great trails trans mississippi THE AIMS AND PURPOSES of th the latter fully set forth stops are belna taken for proper tion of these bodies 01 the month of mav thia this year will be one of great importance to ogden and one which will w ill bo be ion long kemem remembered beirod berod by here citizens iti zens inasmuch I 1 as during luring that month this city will be the tile meet meeting ing I 1 place laca of two of the greatest za lions of a similar nature in tho the united states the congress congre s or rather the annual meeting of the tile international Stock growers association and the trana congress the form former c r will ft ill be e called to order on M may ath and the deliberations of the vy body are expected to consume three days di d i on tho the ath the trans mississippi congress will convene and inasmuch as the work to be performed by the organization is cry very extensive and important por tant the session may last several dayl ha both bodies will hold their Ees session in in the grand opera house and already arrangements are ate bein being made by a few public spirited genta gentlemen to insure an unqualified success the trans mississippi congress held its first session at ackan kan IIAN VILli sal city three years 5 ears ago its second session ses ion was held at denver den er about six months later it met meta a third time at omaha and fixed new Is ew orleans aa its place to meet next the meeting at new orleans was the fourth aud and the congress 11 assembled in in tint that city last february this made four meetings of the congress east of the blocky mountains and it was decided A to kohold hold the next session west odthe of the treat divide and ogden was w 13 through the efforts of col lervey and the de denser denver nver delegates selected as the tile place platoon on account of tile railroad facilities for teaching that city from all parts of the far west its fine opera house and other conveniences for handling a margeas largo assemblage sem blage may 9 1803 was is fixed as the time the territory embraced in in tho the berro representation sen tation to this congress t tikes akes in in a all of I 1 the united states west of the mississippi ner river and that port part of louisiana cast of the river on which w hichi new orleanis situated the basis of representation is folio iowa a the governor of each state and territory has a right to appoint ten delegates the county commissioners or county judges mav may namo name one delegate from each count county I 1 tile mayors of all fill towns and cities select one delegate for each people or frictional part thereof all commercial bodies in in all towns and cities may appoint i 1 1 t the ame same number as the mayor all this i last includes chambers of commerce real estate produce exchanges cotton exchanges andall and all similar commercial bodies each of these can be represented by as many delegates as the city from which w they comais come is entitled to all transportation companies whether arail or steamship are entitled to one relegate Ze lc legate cadi each the object of tho the congress is 14 to dismiss miss all questions tiong affecting the tile west that may be the subject of legislation at washington and to speak through ita iti resolutions to the tile national congress con grese hence irrigation and arid lands silver public lands th the 0 policy alicy ut tio tile secretary of the interior pacific coast defenses and many mary other important questions come up in a body compos composed sod entirely of western men tins this is the most important representative senta tive assem assemblage blag of the west it has already influenced legislation notably measures for the improvement of tho tile mississippi ap pp biver n er the congress is is becoming better cnown and more influential with each wes session sion fhe the meeting 3 hitherto have been attended by 40 to delegates colorado has always been boon represented by a largo lame delegation of her most pro Krea gre elve selve men iowa utah missouri kansas nebraska arkansas texas and hew new Al mexico exico each find had a good represents representation at the last session california and oregon were not represented the most important question to the west which will come before the congress for discussion will bo be the tile silver question and every mayor centy court and board of commissioners and chairman of every commercial organization should seo see to it that the proper number of delegates is nominated |