Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-15
New England Executives
In Conference al Boston.
Meeting Arranged 10 Plan Con-
servation Of Resources. 2
Uniform Legislation IN. States WILL
Ultimately BsIseught. :, ;:

vi tiie SIN governors OF tne New Eng
ladn states, resembling IN it's major
details the great conference of COVER
nors which convened in Washington
several months ago, at the invitation Of
President Roosevelt, but combining its
efforts to the betterment of agriculture,
industrial and forestry conditions in
New England alone, was held in this
city today. Besides Governor Curtis
Guild. Jr., of Massachusetts,, who ar
ranged the meeting of state executives.
there was present: Governor Charles
NJ. Floyd of New Hampshire; Governor
Fletcher d. Proctor of Vermont; Gov
ernOr James NJ. Higgins of Rhode Is
land and Gov. Rollin s. Woodruff of
Connecticut. Gov. William T. Cobb of
Maine WIS not in attendance because
Of the fact that the Maine State cleo
ton took place today.
TOdays meeting of governors was
not arranged to take definite action on
any of the measures or purposes which
were the cause for it's converting, It be-
ing understood that it was merely a
preliminary gathering to consider the
several objects and discuss the pos
sible means of their accomplishment
The general question for conside.ra ton
was the feasibility of arranging a con-
ference of New England business In
terests, of which the governors con-
gress should form part 1t is believed
that such convention of the general
interests Of the six New England states
would permit of wider knowledge of
the aims and means to be pursued.
Legislation looking to agricultural
q ND nd Sfria hx,
crvation of New England forests, wa
terways, and other natural resources.
the protection of shell fish, will be I'LL
timately sought by uniform action in
each of the states.
Representatives of various Massa-
chusetts agricultural and Industrial in
terests, at whose solicitation the con-
ference was arranged by Governor
Guild, participated in today's meeting.
No representatives of the press We're
but it had been arranged by
Governor Guild to give a statement of
the accomplishments of the conference
following its adjournment.
In opening the formal meeting. Gov
Guild said:
'At the suggestion of number of
business. agricultural and other or
of Massachusetts. have
ventured to ask you to this conferences
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of calling,
after the Presidential election, repre-
gathering from all Of the New
England states for the purpose of cons
the conservation of New Eng
land resources and the further develops
ment of this section of the country.
IF we would not founder on" tlia
rock on which so many movements of
this kind have split. the Limitations Of /
the deliberate tons of such an OrEaniza-
ton should be clearly understood at
the outset.
such convention as has been sug-
gested might very properly coHtern it,
self. for example. with the preservation
OF New England forests and IN con-
iection with this. the preservation and
of New England water.
ways and water powers
another crying need is the necessity
Tor united action of the states border
ing on the sea for the preservation of
small fish. A scientific plan. uniform in
every New England state, should at
once he adopted if these food supplies
are not to be destroyed.
AMULET SUBJECT tIldt INIS0t WeII De
considered and i'll which the states Of
New England might well work in uni
son is the opening up Of Il logical
scheme of thoroughfares between the
leading centres of New England. Not
only the needs of the farmer and the
market gardener for good roads on
which to haul their products to MARKET
but the needs of the hotel keeper and
the automobilist might fairly he con-
sidered in the establishment of inter-
state routes of travel, logically estab-
lished and consistently worked out.
A vast field for united action also
exists in the discussion and adoption of
more uniform and more progressive
laws for the protection of the public
health and for laws governing sanita-
ton. 1t is well nigh impossible for
single state thoroughly to enforce such
laws if the other states bordering upon
it afford no similar protection. The
spread Of tuberculosis through diseased
milk, for example, can only effectively
be checked in New England by the
passage and rigorous enforcement OF
uniform laws in every one of Our