The Washington times., 1908-11-12
Clifford Pinchot Tells Grange
Water Courses May
Be Seized.
SUPPLY OF FUEL
NOT EVERLASTING
Wasting of Nations Resources
Described to Farmers
Convention.

Painting a picture of the most gigan-
tic trust in the world-a trust that. II
not curbed by the trainers and the
Government-will control all the poten-
tial energy in all the watercourses ia
this wide land, clifford PinChot. chief
forester Of the United States, addressing
The iorty-second annual convention Of
the National Grange. this morning.
sounded a most startling note
Unless the Government and you take
vigorous action said Mr. Piuchot. the
water power Of the country which can
only properly be used through the
medium of electricity, will be mo-
nopolized by few men for their own
saiu. We know that there is now under
way great movement for the con-
solldation Of the great water power in
Jerests OF the country that would be the
most gigantic corporation that the sun
ever shOne upon.
The coal wont last forever. and
water power used to generate electricity
viii be practically the only power avail
able. If the Individual citizens of the
country control water power they con-
troll all power. The time has come
when you must have more power
power that is superior 10 muscle and
EoFsepower-the power that can be
turned 10 advantage on any iob-the
power that Is cheap and clean in use.
thaL can be easily and readily applied
"here IL Is wanted. whether it be at the
thurn' The wash the dishes. do the cook
ing or move the farm implements-thfs
power is electricity.
There is probably not d man amonp
you VINO has not a stream on his place
o. suHlclent Water-pOwer TO do all work
tnat Is needed. The Government is
trying 10 prevent the passing Of water
INTO the hands Of corporate interests
mat 1t may not be able to control
Wasting of Resources.
Mr.. Pinehot told his hearers of the
work and aims Of the National Con
servatiOn Commission. He compared
the resources Of the country to money
in the bank. He said the commission
had reached the point where il could
tell what had already been drawn out.
but could never know the balance on
hand He said it was known that every
seven tons OF coal burned represented
nine additional tons wasted. and he add
ed that IL was also known that the
timber of the country was being used
three times as fast as 1t was being re
Mir. Pinchot closed by telling the farm
eTs that the people of this generation
iu life that we came into. just the same
as every individual owes TO his chill
iTeu good education, sound mind,
sound body. and sound morals
The National Grange held its hTSU
secret session in odd Follows Han this
morning tt was announced that the
Grange was working I'm the fourth de
gree, but what constituted work in the
fourth degree was not disclosed.
Administration Pledged.
In an address yesterday afternoon
before the association. Nathan J. Bach
elder, MASTER declared that as the in
coming administrator is pledged.
both bv the speeches of Judge raft
aud the platform upon which he was
elected, TO an early revision OF the
tariff, il would seem certain that the
demand of the farmers for legislation
on this subject would receive favor
able consideration by the next Con-
gFeSS.
The platform of the grange includes
some strong features, and several
which have figured largely in recent
political agitation: They are:
Federal appropriations for highway
Improvement
establishment of a rural and gen
cral parcels post
Establishment of postal savings
Equitable revision Of the tariff.
Election Of United states Senators
by direct vote.
"Construction OF a waterway from
the Great Lakes TO the Atlantic sea
board.
Defeat of ship subsidy legislation.
Liberal appropriation for the estab-
Laws protecting legitimate business
enterprises and furnishing business
criminals.