Salt Lake City, Utah, . Prest. Orson Smith, Cache Stake. Dear Brother: The Eighth Annual Session of the Trans-Mississippi Congress will convene at Omaha on Monday, November 25th, 1895. The territory embraced in the representadtion to the Congress includes all States and Territories lying west of the Mississippi River, and those portions of Minnesota and Louisiana which lie east of it. The Governor of each State or Territory may appoint ten dele- gates; the Mayor of each city one delegate; and one additional delegate for every 5,000 inhabitants; each county, one delegate, through its executive officer; every business organization, one delegate, and an additional delegate for every 50 members, provided that no such organiza- tion shall be entitled to more than ten delegates. The following subjects are likely to be discussed at the Con- gress: Irrigation; the Hawaiian question; Nicaragua Canal; Bi-metallism; Construction and Improvement of Waterways and Deep Water Harbors; Trans- Mississippi Freight Tariffs and Discriminations; Rail and water Communi- cation between Western Cities and the Seaborard; Construction and Main- tenance of Levees on the Mississippi and Tributaries; a National Bank- rupt Law; Restriction of Immigration; Relief of Agricultural Depression; Admission of Territories to Statehood; Disposition of Public Lands; Preservation of Forests. We again call this Congress to your attention. Each year emphasizes the importance of it and the necessity of Utah being well represented there. The subjects to be discussed should command our earnest attention. We are deeply interested in many of them, and our voice should be heard and our influence felt. It would not be prudent for us to stand by and see measures taken for the enactment of laws affedcting these great public interests in which we are deeply concerned, without giving full expression to our views and endeavoring to give proper shape to national legislation on the questions involved. Therefore, we feel it important to call upon the people throughout the Territory to embrace the opportunity to go to the Congress and take part in its deliberations. Representative men should be se- lected from each county. The people of Utah should be glad to take advantage of such an opportunity. It brings them in contact with prom- inent and influential people from all parts of the country, which has a tendency to enlarge their ideas and broaden their views; and it also gives them a chance to correct any misapprehensions which may exist in relation to Utah and her people. There is a disposition at the present time to accord the people of Utah considerable respect and attention in these Congresses. An evidence of this is to be found in the fact that President George Q. Cannon is now President of the Trans-Mississippi Congress, having been elected for the year at its last session. The least that Utah can do, therefore, to show a proper appreciation of this good feeling, is to be fully represented at such gatherings as this There are doubtless many of our citizens, intelligent and progressive