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THE 3I0HXESG OREGONIAX, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1905; fi CONVENTION WILL ASSEMBLE TO ME DESERT PLACES BLOSSOM FAVORS GOVERNOR GEORGE C. PARDEE THEODORE B. WILCOX CHINESE TREATY That Is Object of National Irrigation Congress Session. Theodore B. Wilcox Believes Limited Immigration Desirable. Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress During Month of August. CONVENES HERE AUGUST 21 ASIATIC TRADE IMPORTANT CLEARING HOUSE OF IDEAS 12 Virile Captains of Western Com merce Will Participate Sections to Be Led by Authorities on Subjects Discussed. Within a period o nino days in August Portland will ont'ortain two of the strong est oonraerclal and industrial bodies in the country, both engaged In progressive efforts to develop in the highest degree the estern country, the National Ir rigation Congress and the Trans-Missls-slnnl Commercial Congress. These two conventions meeting in conjunction for the first time will bring together more or the virile captains of Western commerce than have ever before assembled at any one place. Both organizations have .from their inception stood for something tangi ble, real, the Importance of which has been appreciated not only by delegates who attepd and participate In the delib erations, but also by the people or more than half of the states and territories of the union, comprising much more than thnt proportion of the area of the coun try, whose material interests are to be benefited by Influence exercised In future multiplying what has been reallzod in the past. "Save the forests, store the floods, re claim the desert, homes on the land," summarizes the principles of the 'lCatIon.il Irrigation Congress, to meet for its 13th session in Portland August 2L to 24, in clusive, official call for which will be Is sued today under direction of Governor George C. Pardee, of California, presi dent;' C. B. Boothe. of Los Angeles, chairman of the executive committee; A. H. Devers. Portland, vice chairman, and Tom Richardson. Portland, secretary. Special Interest attaches to the meet ing of the lrrigatlonlsts at the Lewis and Clark Fair, because' here is the first attempt made by the Government to ex hibit its operations under the reclama tion act of June 17. 1902. A special build ing was erected for joint occupancy of the forestry service and reclamation serv ice, and in it are placed models, photo graphs and other exhibits, showing not merely the intimate relation of the two, bift bringing out the magnitude of the work undertaken by the Government in both lines. In a letter Chief Engineer tt w vu.Dn ,n ,n,vi 0tt.!n,!nn i fhi F. H. Newell has called attention to this i and copies of the letter will be Included with the official call. In this letter Mr. Newell recites that in the three years since passage of the act the reclamation service has been organized, consisting of more than 4000 engineers, assistants and experts In various lines; surveys have been carried on In all parts of the west and relative merits of various projects compared. Construction has been car Tied forward on the most Important of these projects and contracts entered into Involving the expenditure of many mil lions of dollars. Under provisions of the reclamation act money realized from sale of Government land In the arid states is devoted to a fund to be utilized In construction of Ir rigation projects, the entire amount to be repaid by those who own or acquire the land Irrigated under such projects, in ten annual Installments, thus creating a working fund realized from the land for its development. There Is now available in this fund nearly $30,000,000. of which Oregon's share is larger than that of any other single state or territory by more than a million, being J4.230.C59.75 at the end of the last period when accounting was made to the fund for receipts. Wash ington and Idaho are also large contrib utors to this fund, ranking high In the amounts available, but up to this time no reclamation project lias been brought under construction or contracts awarded therefor In either of the Northwestern States. Through Increased interest in matters pertaining to irrigation, work of the Con gress has been so enlarged that the work of the forthcoming session will be sys tematized by dividing It Into five sections, each conducted by a chairman recognized as an eminent authority In his line. In the various sections. Information will be dispensed regarding tho Increasing of production by Irrigation in the humid as well as in the arid sections; forestry problems In New England and along the Appalachian ,Chnln. as well as along the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains; en gineering applied to protect from the devastation by floods; drainage of the submerged areas; directing and conduct ing the water to its most beneficial use; climatology with special reference to the service of the Weather Bureau through out tho United States; and colonization of new areas developed through Irrigation. The respective sections will be presided over by tho following leaders: Forestry, Glfford PInchot. Bureau of Forestry, chairman; production by Irrigation, Dr. A. C- True, experiment station director. chairman; engineering and mechanics. Frederick 11. Newell. Reclamation Serv ice, chairman: climatology, H. 13. Will lams, Weather Bureau, chairman: rural settlement. Charles W. Eberleln. land agent Southern Pacific land department. chairman. The first four are of "Wash Ington, D. C. and the last of San Fran Cisco, Cal. C. B. Boothe, of Los Angeles, chairman of the executive committee, is arranging the programme, which will Include some of the most distinguished financiers, bus! ness men. stockgrowers, agriculturists and Irrigation advocates In the West. In cluding members of the Senate and House committees on Irrigation and official rep resentatives of the Government. Arrangements at Portland for enter tainment of the convention are under di rection of A. H. Devers. chairman of the local committee. Most convenient plans have been made that have been devised for any convention adopting the sectional Idea- The Chapman School building, now adjacent to the section of the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds near the Auditorium, will bo brought within the Inclosure by moving the fence to Include the land on which it Is located. General sessions of the convention will be held in the Audi torlum from 9:30 A. M. to 12:30 noon, and In tho afternoon, the sessions will occupy different rooms of the school building. others being available for committees. In the engineering and mechanics sec tlon will be held a gathering of the field enclneors of the Government having charge of work on the great enterprises being carried forward under supervision of the Reclamation Service, and those yet to be taken up and approved scattered throughout 14 states and territories, and on nearly all of which some preliminary work has been done. Not only will dele gates have the chance to discuss feat' ures of the work with engineers engaged in tho respective localities, but they will also have access to the demonstrations on the Fair grounds, supervised by Ed mund T. Perkins, an able engineer. Organization of the congress Includes Senators end Representatives in Congress, Governors of states and territories. Am bassatfors. Ministers and other represent rUESIDEXT NATIONAL tivesof foreign nations nd colonies, mem bers of irrigation commissions and state commissioners of agriculture and horti culture, and delegates appointed upon the following basis: Governor of each state or territory. 15; Mayor of city having more than 25,000 population. 10; Mayor of city having less than 25.000 population, five; chairman of the governing body of each county, five; each Chamber of Com merce. Board of Trade. Commercial Club, regularly orpnfllwd irrigation, horticul tural or agricultural society, society of en- ,l,.';. .,., ' . ' . . .,.,, university having a chair of hydraulic en- Ineerlng. forestry or other subjects, two. Thus it is purely a representative body, composed of those whose interest In irri gation work is gpnulne and substantial.. In Its, official formation. It is officered by the usual executive and honorary offi cials of such bodies, and with an executive committee and honorary vice-president. each consisting of one member from oach of 4S states and territories and the District of Columbia. The directing officers are- Governor George C. Pardee. California, president; L. W. Shurtllff. Ogden. Utah. first vice-president; J. II. Stephens. Ver non. Tex., second vice-president; K. L. Smith, Hood River, Or., third vice-president. Officers of the executive commit tee are: C. ii. Boothe, Los Angeles. Cal.." chairman; A. H. Devers. Portland, vice- chairman; Tom Richardson. Portland, sec retary; Guy 12. Mitchell, chairman press bureau, Washington, D. C. Energetic rivalry lias characterized oach session for several years in the efforts of various cities to capture succeeding annual meetings. Boise, Idaho, will send a strong delegation to present the claims of that state to entertaining the body next year. Likewise Los Angeles. CaL; San Antonio, Tex., and Phoenix! Ariz, will each bring claims of the South and Southwest to consideration. Two years ago tho con gress met at Ogden. last year at El Paso, and having shared the hospitality of many states In which reclamation work is of vital Importance, there will, no doubt, be strong effort to have future sessions held In divisions that have not yet benefited by dissemination of knowledge, demon strations and creation of enthusiasm that naturally results. President George C. Pardee, who is ex ecutive officer of the organization, has bi'cn fo- years one of 1lie strong advocates of iniratlon development, appreciating the influence of a bodv such as the con gress In which methods may be formu lated and plans perfected to secure by united effort of the arid states results that could not be obtained by any single state acting independently. He believes in th-j West and that its future Is not cir TOM RICHARDSON i g SECRETARY' NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS. cumscribed by the measurements of pro duction and achievements of other dis trict of the world. With prophetic vision he views tho result of completion of great reclamation works, and anticipates that In decades not very distant regions that at present are barren wastes will teem with population of prosperous, happy people, enjoying the best of modern civilization and tilling lands of fabulous productive ness under the power of scientific applica tion of water. The congress he deems of great value as the Instrument to hasten highest perfection in applied Irrigation as we.l os completion of the great reclama tion projects. IS WORKING FOR TAC0MA Donald Fletcher Believes City Has a Great Future. Donald Fletcher, of Tacoma, who Is included among the citizens of the city that wants to be watched, is a frequent Portland visitor. Recently he had made an attractive view of "Tacoma bye and bye," In which a city of magnificent pro portions, with, skyscrapers on either side of a great harbor with enormous dock facilities. Is shown. Mr. Fletcher was for many years prominent In Colorado financial circles, a former president of the Colorado Mining Stock Exchange that erected a big office structure In that city, and was one of the founders of the Transmlsslsslppl Commercial Congress, and also the National irrigation congress, two Industrial bodies that meet In Port land this year. COLUMBIA RIVER EXCURSIONS. Very Ixnv Rate Via the O. R. J N. to Upper River rolnU. No visitor to Portland should miss view ing the matchless Columbia River scen erv between Portland and The Dalles, as seen from the O. R. & N. trains. The Chicago-Portland special leaves the Union Station every morning at 9:15. giving a daylight ride along the Columbia, stopping 4 minutes at the very foot of Multnomah Falls. Every mile of the trip there Is something new and fascinating. If de sired, the return trip may be made by boat from Cascade Locks or The Dalles. Very low rates this Summer. Particulars and Summer Book by asking C W. Stinger, city ticket agent O. R. &. N. Co.. Third and Washington streets. It is no longer necessary to take blue pills to rouse the liver to action. Carter's Little Liver Pills are much better. Don't forget this. IRRIGATION CONGRESS. Declares Cottonjrrovtcrs of South, Wheat Farmers of "West and Manufacturers of East All Equally Interested. President Theodore B. Wilcox, of the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress, who, as president of the Portland Flour ing Mills Company, has for 20 years di rected the most extensive export trade In foodstuffs from the Pacific Coast, fa vors adoption of a treaty between Japan and the United States by the terms of which there shall be admitted to the Ha waiian Island and Pacific Coast ports a limited number of Chinese immigrants each year for a period of at least five years. Mr. Wilcox said on this subject: "Oriental commerce Is a subject of greatest import that will receive attention of the representative men of the trans- Mlsslsslppl country who will gather for the sixteenth annual session In Portland. This congress, being In a position to con sider the subject from the standpoint of the Western country, contiguous to ports of the Pacific through which- commerce with the Orient moves, should be able materially to influence and assist the Na tional Congress In legislative action that rr.ay be found wise In solution of the prob lems. "It is a question that Is National In scope. The South is Interested from the standpoint of developing a market for cotton and cotton, goods; the East is in tensely concerned as the center of machin ery manufactures, and the states and ter ritories between the Mississippi and the Pacific to maintain a constantly growing market for agricultural products, lumber and fruits. "Our purpose Is to have the subject covered, not only by members of the Trans-MIsslsslppi Commercial Congress, whose viewpoint Is that of the diversified Interests appealing to trans-Pacific mar kets, but also to have presented to the congress the views of representatives from China and Japan, including, as we anticipate, some -of the foremost thinkers on commercial and Industrial affairs of the present day in those countries. They wlll be able to tell of the commercial as pect In 'the Orient, the manner In which It may grow, suggesting methods for In troduclng products with, which their popu lation has not yet been made familiar. "We must not forget that China and Japan are very old. and that they have gotten along for centuries without the use of products of Europcnns. Much of edu cation Is necessary to teach the Oriental people that articles of diet new to them tend to better physical and mental dcvcl opmcnt. Japanese consumption of cotton has ben such recently os materially to in crease th prlc realized for the crops of Southern planters. hue the amount re quired by the Oriental market was but a small part of the total cotton crop. It was enough to equalize the supply to the demand of the rest of the world so as to raise the price In the market on the whole production. With proper trade conditions maintained, the Far East countries should become very large consumers of American cotton goods. "Wheat .lands In the North Pacific Coast States have been advanced from $10 to $15 an acre by reason of Oriental de mand for grain products bought through Pacific ports. Last year the market price of grain was controlled by abnormal conditions in markets of the United States because of the short crop In the Western and Middle Western States, and for the first time In the history of North western wheat growing a large part of the- crop was .sent to Chicago and other central markets by rail shipments. De velopment of the wheatgrowlng Industry of the Pacific Coast Is due. however, to Oriental demand that has also been the prime factor in maintaining profitable prices for farmers. "Construction of the Panama Canal. long anticipated as a future possibility. out now approacmng speeuy accompusn ment, raises the questions of how new transportation conditions presented In the trans-MlssIsslppl country are best to bo met. Problems of transportation have never assumed a more serious aspect. and It Is to be demonstrated whether' a large tonnage of transcontinental traffic that the railroads have been hauling without profit If not actually at a loss will not bo diverted to the canal route. Will the transcontinental roads meet the conditions, and how? "Heretofore the large Immigration to this country from the Mediterranean dls trlct has been to the populous centers o the Atlantic seaboard, but with the canal open immigrants may be landed at ports of the Pacific at rates but little higher than to the other side of the con tlnent. Immigrants landing on the West crn shore of the United Stntes. near the wide expanse of territory rich In latent wealth of soil -and climate for production of agricultural and horticultural crops. would be manifestly better situated than those who are added to already congested foreign quarters of large cities la tho populous East. Such diversion of that traffic would be a blessing to ambitious pilgrims from other lands and rcmov the menaco of metropolitan concentra tlon of Idle laborers far from where work may be had. In view of these condition Is it not probable that the trnnscontlnent al railroad may take radical steps to turn the tide of immigration to farms o the West, thereby rapidly and effectively creating source of new traffic to replace the transcontinental business that mar be. diverted "Chinese exclusion treatment of trav elers from China Is the serious danger that threatens growth of American trad In the Orient today. Either citizens of China must be treated with the same courtesy extended to those of other coun tries or China, possibly Instigated by rep resentatives of other commercial nation., may take steps that would Injure the cottongrowers of the South, manufactur ers of the East, farmers of the West and fruitgrowers of the Pacific Const, and seriously retard, if not permanently Im pair American enjoyment of commercial advantages In Chlnn on an equal basts with other nations of the world. "Any trade that will enable cotton planters of the South or wheatgrowers of the West to obtain better prices for their products must be looked after by the Trans-MIsslsslppl Commercial Congress, and Interests of such magnitude must not be jeopardized. "Chinese labor to perform the labor 'on sugar plantations Is the pressing need of tho Hawaiian Islands, nnd on the Pacific Coast the demand is Just as Insistent for clearing of lands, cultivation of sugar beets, frultralslng. hopgrowlng. and In certain branches of farming to' perform classes of labor that will not pay the wages white labor commands. In the sal mon Industry of the Pacific Coast States PRESIDENT TRANS-MJSSISSirri COMMERCIAL CONGRESS. procuring tha necessary help, and much of this work is of a character that white labor cannot be procured to perform, al though paying good wages, and for which Chln-se adaptation makes that people pe culiarly efficient and desirable. "I take the position that a treaty should be made with China, as a matter of just- Ice, and not through any fear of what China mar do, providing for a registra tion of ail Chinese now in the country, a distinction only of laborers and non-la borers, and by which the United States would admit to the Hawaiian Islands and to the Pacific Coast ports for a term of Ave vm or a loncpr nerlod n. limited I number of Chinese immigrants annually, ! say 50.0CO or 1CO.00O each year. That nura- bcr would be sufficient to cover our own l nwltlf. nnrt wm.M sntlsfv the Chinese covernmont fullv rnuhi he easllv asslml- lated and absorbed In the Industries that require that kind of labor, and would be of vast benefit In the growth and develop ment of the Western country- I am. con fident, morever. that white labor that commands good wages would not be in any way Injured or disturbed by such a course, which Is manifestly fair and Just as an act of International courtesy with tha most populous government of the world, and ono that has been uniformly friendly and considerate In all of Its deal ings with our own country- "It Is not a question of politics, nnd the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress Is a business, not a political, organization. I have no hesitancy In saying that most people on the Pacific Coast would not con sider such a proposition good politics, but It Is good business, and my observations have been that what Is good business be comes good politics. "European nations say to China: 'Come to our shores. We erect no exclusion walls around our ports, and you are welcome, and we want to sell you our goods.' China does not care to avail the offer of an open door for her population to coun tries where no opportunity awaits them and their labor cannot be utilized. This country Is new. and has boundless oppor tunities for the Industry and frugality of the Celestial children who seek passage to our shores. They seek the opportunity that Is only presented In America, and pur doors have been closed against them , at home, although we seek to Introduce , ojr products In their own country on a footing with other commercial countries. "As a means of subsidizing the trans- Pacific steamers, the treaty admitting a limited number of Chinese annually would , orles of the fur traders. After viewing all be fully Justified- Fifty thousand coming these sights you will be pleased, and can each year would Increase the revenue of j do so by taking steamer Lurllne dally, ex the Pacific steamship lines by $2,50X00). or j cept Sunday, at 7 A. M., from Taylor more than J20O.O0O per month, and while" street Dock. ARTHUR F. y f hSSe SECRETARY TRANS-MISSISSIPri COMMERCIAL CONGRESS. th.-se would supply our immediate neces slty for more Mongolian labor, their well- known proclivities to drift back to their native land would gradually reduce the number constantly. Many would only come to the Hawaiian Islands, and sugar planters there who have been virtually facing ruin would avert such a calamity. In the Western States the sugar-beet In dustry has been greatly retarded by lack of laborers to perform the necessary hand work of thinning, cultivation, harvesting. topping, and which comprises such a large part of the labor, and. with, more Chinese- labor procurable, this industry may be ex pected quickly to Increase to many times its present magnitude. Mediterranean 1m migration affords a revenue for Atlantic steamship lines that no other way may :r "i We. especially In view of our own nccessl ues. to ennme racitic steamer lines to oy immigration irom me unem that no other routes could divide. "No. people in the commerclar.world are possessej of a higher degree of Integrity than the Chinese. After more than 20 years of transacting business with China, aggregating many more than that many millions of dollars, I have yet to have the first contract disputed, a draft refused or any misunderstanding occur. Honesty, Industry and consclentlqus performance of obligations and discharge of duty are characteristic of the Chinese. Habitually frugal, they have wonderful Imitative pawers, and can readily adapt themselves to requirements of new environment. Ne cessity for revision of the Chinese exclu sion laws and a. treaty between the United States and China Is the burning question of Oriental trade that must be faced with the best. Judgment uf the American peo ple." DAY BOAT FOR ASTORIA Down the Colninhia .River Connec tions for Ocean Beaches. Do not miss this daylight ride, see the Columbia In all her grandeur, every foot of which Is associated with Lewis and Clark, the daring explorers, from the WMtntripttp's mouth to Ocean Rpnch. View Coflm ROCk. the burial place of the now S1im0st extinct Indian tribes: Pillar Rock. near which the explorers camped, where Clark shot a' buck and Lewis passed one; historic old Cathlamet, closely associated with Lewis and Clark's trips, the menv FRANCIS Oriental Trade, Transportation, 3Icr- chant Marine, isthmian Canal, Forestry, Irrigation, Alaska Problems to Discuss. Commercial Interests of the Trans Mississippi region must be kept alert to the mighty movements directly af fecting the future of the western por tion of the American continent. There has perhaps never been a time when more of Importance commanded thought and co-operation from the brainiest men of the country in order that questions being- solved shall be answered right than the present. As the clearing- house of business Ideas for the country lying- between tho Father of Waters and the Pacific the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress has wielded power effectively lor ben efit of. the commercial Interests ot the territory from which Its members come. Its annual sessions are devoted to securing intelligent conclusions that may serve as a guide to representatives in the legislative councils of the -Nation In discharge of public duties, hence unusual interest centers at this time upon preparations for the 16th annual session, which will be held In Portland August 16 to 19, Inclusive. Strongly advocating- development of Oriental trade, the commercial su premacy of the American Republic in the Pacific Ocean and American domin ion over the Isthmian Canal, these will be leading topics for discussion In the deliberations of the body. Increas ing demand for a department of mines and mining- at Washington, thef.secre tary of which shall be a member of the Cabinet of the President, has caused the executive committee also to call attention to this matter. Subjects for recommendation and consideration will be: (1) The improvement of rivers, har bors and waterways. (2) The union of interests between Pacific Coast ports and ports of the Gulf of Mexico. (3) The Isthmian Canal and Its effect upon commerce. CO The merchant marine. (5) The consular service. (6) Statehood for the Territories. (7) Interstate Com merce Commission and the betterment of rail and water transportation. (S) Preservation of the forests. (9) Co operation in laws covering waterways, Irrigation and mining- between the United States. Mexico and Canada. (10) Encouragement of home manufacturers. (11) Expositions and their Influence upon the development of the country. (11) Technical schools and experimen tal stations for the West. (13) Ameri can scenery and Its influence upon travel. (14) Alaska. (15) Livestock in terests of the Trans-Mississippi region. (IS) The necessity for differentials fa voring Pacific Coast ports In the build ing of naval vessels. (17) Parcels post. (18) Good roads. (19) Irrigation and the reclamation of arid lands. While any question that has direct bear ing upon objects of the congress may be Introduced. It Is the aim to confine dis cussions to subjects of general Interest that are strictly pertinent to commercial affairs, and not political. Representation Is provided for by appointment of execu tive officers of states, territories, coun ties, cities and business organizations. Governors, members of the National Con gress and ex-presldents of the congress are ex-offlclo members. Officers of the congress are: Theodore B. Wilcox, president, Portland, Or.; John W. Noble, first vice-president. St. Louis. Mo.; Samuel Newhouse, second vice-pres ident. Salt Lake City. Utah; M. J. San ders, third vlce,-pres!dent. New Orleans, La.; Dr. T. C. Frazler, fourth vice-president, Coffeyvllle. Kan.; Arthur F. Fran cis, secretary. Portland. Or.; George B. Harrison. Jr., treasurer, Kansas City, Mo.; executive committee Rufus P. Jennings, chairman. San Francisco, Cal.; Tom Rich ardson, vice-chairman. Portland. Or. In addition to these officers there Is an advisory board of five members and a congressional committee of a like number. one vice-president for each of the 2-4 states and territories, a number ot whom are Governors of their respective divisions. and an executive committee consisting of two members from each of these divisions. Advices received by Secretary Francis and the chairman indicate that the at tendance will approximate 2500 to 3000. There will be present for the session the following Governors: George C. Pardee, California; J. K. Toole, Montane; Jesse F. McDonald. Colorado: L. B. Prince. New Mexico: Albert H. Mead. Washing ton: Fennlmore Chatterton. Wyoming. Governors Newton C. Blanchard. Louisi ana. John C. Culler, Utah, and T. F. Gooding, of Idaho, are also expected, but acceptances have not yet been received. President Roosevelt has been invited, and If not present in person a representa tive will.be sent, and strong hope Is en tertained that the President will visit the Exposition and attend the congress. Judge Grcsscup. of the United States District Court, ot Chicago, is expected to partici pate and Introduce for discussion and rec ommendation the plan which he has pro posed as a compromise measure following the hearing of the Chicago packers' case, that the Interstate Commerce Commission be constituted a judicial body from which appeal may be taken only to the Supreme Court. Upon the Question of Oriental trade and changes In present Immigration laws. It Is expected that Hang Tu Wei, special envoy ot the imperial dynasty of China, will deliver an address discussing the sub ject from the standpoint of his country men, and that an equally prominent Jap anese representative will attend, both educated. English-speaking delegates, who will be able to suggest entirely new Ideas on these topics. John Ford, of New York, secretary of the American-Asiatic Asso ciation, engaged In promotion of commer cial relations with Asiatic countries, will deliver an address. F. B. Thurber. president of the United States Export Association, of New York, has accepted an Invitation to deliver an address, and his subject will be "Future Markets in the Orient." which. It Is an ticipated, will create Interest. John W. Noble, vice-president, who. as Secretary of the Interior, was Instrumen tal in laying the foundation for tha De- Sartment of Commerce and Labor, wpj e present, and with other vice-presidents will assist President Wilcox In presiding. Chairman T. P. Shonts, of the Isthmian Canal Commission, has been invited to deliver an address on the subject, "The Isthmian Canal and Its Effects on Com merce." Duluth, Des Moines. Kansas City, New Orleans and Salt Lake Clty are among cities of the state Included within the scope of the congress that will ask for the 1S06 session to be held wltlhn their por tals. The two first named are known to be especially desirous ot haying their In vitation accepted, and will endeavor to secure favor of the delegates-