Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27

the name OF the Hon. Lee Mantle as a
possible member Of the executive COM
Mite. This name was Withdrawn. and
on motion Of James a. Metcalf Of Mon
tdaa, the nomination Of Mr.. Howbert
was made unanimous.
THE motion was made and carried
that the next nomination should come
from California. w. Frank Pierce then
took the floor and placed IN nomination
az the sixth member OF the executive
committee David starr Jordan presi-
dent OF stanford university. Several
seconds were made to this nomination,
and on motion 1t was made unanimous.
"on motion OF Tom Richardson. the
six nominations heretofore made were
declared to be the unanimous choice OF
this committee FOR members Of the
executive committee for the ensuing
year. The motion was carried by ris-
ing vote.
HARRIS FOR SECRETARY.
u. w. Pratt OF Tacoma then moved
that II be the sense OF this committee
that Fisher Harris OF Salt Lake city
b. chosen as the executive secretary OF
the zee America League for the en-
suirg year, This motion was duly car
ried
-. X. Hooper moved the appoints
ment Of subcommittee OF three,
which should prepare and present to
the conference series OF resolutions
expressing appreciation Of the splendid
ability and faithful work of Fisher
Harris, and that James Callbreath. Jr..
of Colorado be named as chairman OF
this committee. This motion was duly
carried, and the chair appointed y. Il.
Burley OF Utah and Tom Richardson
or oregon as the other members Of this
committee.
In conformity with this action your
conference nominating committee does
hereby present for the consideration as
members OF executive committee for
the ensuing year the following named
gentlemen: Robert l.. Mccormick of
Tacoma; Nathan c. Schaffer OF Harris
burg, Pa; David u. Francis Of Mis-
souri,; 7. y. Walker OF Minneapolis:
Irving Howbert OF Colorado Springs
ami David starr Jordan OF California.
we do further recommend that II
be the sense OF this conference that
Fisher Harris be chosen as the execu-
tive secretary OF the "see America
League for the ensuing year. Re-
specially submitted,
CONFERENCE NOMINATING COM
MITTEE.
by Douglas White Chairman
Attest: j. A, Metcalf, Secretary"
DIR. GRANTS ADDRESS.
DIR. Roland Grant was then intro
duced by Chairman Harris as the real
originator of the See America First"
movement. For the greater part of nm
hour he held his audience with vivid
word pictures OF the beauties Of West
ern Scenery without the aid of notes.
In part, DR.. Grant said; For many
years Il has been dream OF mine that
all interested might pool their issues
and work together to prove to the
world that we had something worth
while. And we have taken one step
In this directlon.-we have banded our
selves together by pledge that sets
my mind at rest. We would not make
| an appeal to a class simply, not to the
| rich alone, but to those as well who love
nature IN her varied moods. II is by
making this appeal. by accomplishing
this work with the nature lovers. that
you VIII set In motion the thousand
forces that will finally bring the 9TH
ers."
He commended In high terms the
work accomplished by the Lewis and
Clark exposition In the direction of
the attention that had been drawn to
the natural wonders of thesyest.
Anew GOOD THINGS.
Among the things he said that made
"a hit were:
"a mans purse is safer on the trail
In the wilderness than on the narrow
trail OF Wall street" was an expires .
sion that caught the crowd.
TO n guide In Naples who twittel
him on not having In America a Mt.
Vesuvius he said;
mo, we have no Vesuvius, but we
have an extinct volcano into whose
crater Vesuvius from the sea level up
might be dropped and 1t would sink
| 1000 feet out OF sight"
| He then went on to pay the railroads
compliment inasmuch as those cor
/, porations were now engaged IN circulat-
| ing magazines which were devoted "a
artistic reproductions Of photographs
| and splendid articles OF the natural at
| fractions OF the west.
PROTECT THE INDIANS.
After referring to the mighty CO.
| lumbia as being vastly superior TO the
| Rhine and hundreds of huge glaciers I'm
| the Northwest which discounted any
| thing that Europe could boast Of he
| strongly advocated the preservation OF
| the Indians and the game. The doctor
| urged "Animal laws" not game laws
| There were too many OF them now, he
affirmed. He also pleaded for the pre-
seryation OF the trees and damned the
man who burned the forests.
The dissertation OF Niagara, ruined
10 give some man a dollar" was an
| other theme he dwelt strongly upon.
In an eloquent tribute to the beau
| ties Of western scenery, DR.. Grant
| spoke Of the Grand Canyon OF the CO.
dorado as the greatest work OF nature
so great and sublime that nothing else
could be compared to It, fittingly char
acterized as the veritahle playing place
81, OF the Yosemite he said; Ma
ture IN her vaster moods had had per-
feet riot here
VALUE OF SCENERY.
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