The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-17
RESOURCES
AUTHORIZATIONS IS NOW ASSEMBLED FOE
 USE.
Conservative Congress is to Meet Again. I'd VIII Be Fnll0wed by Another
 Congress of Govern

Congress of zGeyern-
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 Washington. Nov. is.=-Ths much talked Of Inventory of the Nations resources is now practically completed To consider the material 1t has brought together the National Conservation Commission has just announced It's first full meeting for Tues. day. December l, in WashinEton At that meeting the first steps will be taken to- ward putting Into tangible shape the results of the six months hard work in taking stock of the country's waters. forests lands. and minerals.
 One week later. after the Commission has gone over the inventory. it will hold a joint meeting in Washington with the Governors of the States and Territories, or their representatives. At this meeting the inventory will be further discussed and the report which the President has requested the commission to make to him by January 1. will be formulated.
 With less than six months in which to make the inventory, the four branches into which the Commission is divided aided by the corporation of the Government depart ments have brought together what is prob ably the most useful collection of factS about the material things in which nation al industry and progress are based that has ever been assembled ct one time.
 Reports presenting these facts and point ing out their significance have been prepar' ed. These reports, summarized and index ed will be submitted to the Commission at its coming meeting.
 All through the summer general interest in the work and object of the Conservative Commission has been growing. The public ia now well posted on subject of which only . few specialists had knowledge at the time of the Conference of Governors and experts at the White House. in May.
 The Governors carried the spirit of the conference home with them to their own neople and have kept things moving ever Commissions fa study local problems. by writing and speak ing upon the subject of conservation. and by kAepinK in close and helpful touch with fife National Commission. They are ready to take part in the approaching joint meet ing The bare announcement that 1t had hasr ast for December resulted in a num- her of acceptances before the formal tAVi@ tktion of the Commission had even Rot in- to the mails.
 when the conservation movement waA started, specific information about the act uaI state of our resources was partly want ing. nartly inaccessible Certain facts were broadly known. It was at least unouestion- ahle that our resources had been wastefung used and that some of them, uotAoiy .sss mines. were sure in time to De conpiS.sg exhausted, while others ,tor exaniple lS forests. would stlll be kept perpetually use flI by right uaanagement The frst woEs was to get the facts. to show exactly "hA thA situation was and how 1t could pc iI1' proved by measures that would worA VII VII out an inventory of the resources wa.sa iss should show the present condition ot tns resources and the way to develop Lnem a s tha hest advantage. conseFsstlsm N@S ." SsS~sr oT staying up in the air.
 Ys,,t the work ia now practically done. Ips ,.ata urs tbsra. in dollars and cents. tons og ns.S hoard feet of timber. acre-feet sna horse-power of water. acres of lana. @ Ans the possible reform measure l4 s tSs rsrssS. Soat viII bs the necessary supplement to me ssareSses ss ss.s at the whi@ House Conference: The note of these addresses was n'sS sSaS, S1 1arping. The report is expected to snow that the warning must Do heeoeu not sThauxtion of natural resources IS nos oas day- to inpoverish the nation. and 1t vii, also undoubtedly bring out how the ~rr, sn,,,tTrss resources can be developed so as to iast the longest possible time and serve the greatest good of the people,