Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
HILL FOR ECONOMY
Railroad Magnate Calls Attention TO
Waste Of Natural Wealth.
RESOURCES ARE COMMON ASSET
Economic and Political Future Of
Country is Involved
SECRETARY WILSON TALKS
Rapid Deidl,i cn cf the Soil iS
De1lored.
JOHN A. JOHNSON wELDS GAvEI
Addresses Follow by Prof. Chsmber
Isin OF University of Chicago
and n. A. Long of Kan
sas City.


James J. Hin Of tlse Great Northern direc-
torste. Governor Glenn North Carolina,
Governor Fort Of y rsey. Secretary
Of Agriculture 4 sident Hadiey
of Yale universit .ts uerous other
speakers OF nation = 9ee starting
the pToceedings. thei ''s sessions
OF the conference betp. mt Roose-
Welt and the governor egarding
the conservation OF nat ssa con-
tr1buted another notable eoono-
mic history
Governor Johnson Of Min. - ided
during the morning and CO cen
OF Illihois in the afternoon. = Hiirs
speech. q noteworthy one ths evoked an
ovation. occupied fifty minutes.
Directory of the United states.
Mr. Hin said the present assemblage ls
unprecedented 1T is In effect" said he.
"a directors meeting Of the great political
and political economic corporation known
as the United States OF America The
stockholders are the g, 7,0Oo.0O0 people OF this
country the directors are state and federal
officers. whose position brings them In
touch with the operations OF the whole
country. We should not fail to recognise
the high note that has been struck and the
immensity Of the interests involved upon
the lives Of millions yet 70 ba"
Mr. Hiil said that for the first time there
IS a formal national protest. under seal Of
the highest authority, against economic
waste May We not hope that from this
gathering there may be born not only q
wiser system OF using the attn remaining
resources OF this country, but = eo-opera-
tioR bstwssa natien and state that shall bs
as helpful IN eur political Gs thsas dAlib-
orAtiens ought 70 be In our economic fu-
sursy'
Resources Comm0a Asset.
ConsinuinE. Mr.. HIll said in part.
In the movement OF modern tinaaa, which
has made the world commercially q small
place and has prcduoed a solidarity ot the
race such an never bsfore extHted. We have
come 70 the point where We must 70 GER
tain extent regard the natural resources Of
ms, s pens' xas deT0snss Sosn na@ nscs ssse ana
20 be made rpon tharl. and study their 3u-
dlelsus use q ys tsil e &C consider what We
mankind, ana 10 what extent We are vast
ing a national patrimony that can never be
rsciorS az A sorsrars who never exs1,irs
a balance sheet
what Of the FutureF
Mr.. HIN ssid that % per cent Of our
people are engaged 6iroctly IN agriculture
and that all the rest depends upon II. He
estimated that In is2S the population IN the
United States would reach a total OF about
lSO.OOoooo people and by the middle of the
century at least So.o0oOo people.
He continued:
be employed how fed, how enabled 70
earn 4 living waEeG We are approaching
the point where all our wheat product viii
cease 10 be an exporter OF grain. Our own
people, whose mineral resources viii by
tnat time have greatiy diminished. must
lind themselves thrown back upon the soil
ioE living. II continued abuse OF the
land should mark the next fifty years az
j. has the last. what might be the out
AR. Hin said that not only the economic
but the political future is involved. and
sdded: Every nation finds its hour OF
peril when there is no longer free access
10 the land. OF when the land viii no longer
support the people. Disturbances within
are more to be feared than attacks from
without II would not be strange If they
should. In their desire for change. attempt
10 pull down the pillars Of their national
temple. Far may this day be from uA
but since the unnecessary distinctions OF
cur land viii bring new conditions OF
danger. It's conservation. its improvement
g the highest point OF productivity prom
ised by scientific intelligence and practical
experiment. appears 10 be = first command
of any political economy worthy Of ths
name"
Mr. Hill talked for nearly an hour and
az the eonciusion OF his address was warmly
congratulated ~ the members OF the con.
vsnIion, William J. Bryan and others, whC
snook hands with him.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson said;
fhe greatest asset we have In the UniteS
sta.es is our gon, ana We are destroying
lllat az promptly as We can. and the ol6ei
Sslue0 parts o. The country have made III,
sfealvst progreSs IN the destruction OF oul
tsovernor Fsrt vsvs 49,, ..,..t..,.,
account Of the forestry work being done Il
sis st4is-
i'rof. Hadley. president Of Yale university
was called On by Governor Woodruff o.
Ccnnectieut ana made the prediction tha
within twenty years II The present rate o.
proEress In teaching forestry continued IN,
reOple 0f the country would take care o
that vital question
RA. Long Of Kansas City read a pape
On The Conservation and PerpetuAtion 0
the Forests"
No More Confederation.
Governor Glenn OF North Carolina made
vigorous appeal for action BY the confer
ence which would imPel congress 10 pas
AZ this session a bill providing for the Ap
palachian and White mountain forest re
serves lie said he wished 10 answer IN
suggestion of Speaker Cannon al the ban
euet % the governors last night that IN
s5=tk ~ : eoafeA=rst1en arrangement an
not AJAX assistance OF the federal govern
msnf on the forestry reserve question
we Tried a confederation once and Il al
net pay" he said This remark brough
ths convention 10 its feet Hats wsr
thrown IN the air. ana shouts. laughter an
applause mingled
Dr. George c. Pardee. former governo
of California. gave an exhaustive paper o
~California'a Rivers ana ForestA"
The conference was greatly shocked whs
they learned o. the serious illness Of H A
Jastro q calfornia. who was 70 have bee
ths second speaker az the afternoons ses
sion on graEing and stock raising. Nj
Jastro was taken snddenlyAin az the Whit