Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-11
FORTY WILL Be HERE
Governors to- Confer on Our
Natural Resources.
MEETINGS AT WHITE HOUSE
Discussion to Be Opened by the
President.
-vrr,nTc WITT pEAn pADEDC
EXPERTS WILL READ PAPERS
Sessions Will Be Held in the East
Room, Will Begin "Wednesday and
End Friday Afternoon.

Program of governors conference:
May 10.
1000 a.m.-"Conservation as a National
DUTY" Theodore Roosevelt, President
of the United States.
30 p.m-Mineral resources:
'.Ores and Related Minerals" Andrew
Carnegie: Mineral Fuels" DR.. /. c.
White professor of geology, University
of West Virginia and state geologist
West Virginia.: general discussion
opened by John Mitchell former presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America.
May IA.
1000 am.-Land resources:
Soil" Prof. 7. C. Chamberlain, Uni
versity of Chicago. formerly state
geologist of Wisconsin. president Uni
versity of Wisconsin and geologist
United States geological survey, For
ests." R. A. Long, president of the
Long Bell Lumber Company. Kan
sas city, Mo. Public Health" DR..
George NJ. Kober. dean of the medical
department. Georgetown University,
Washington. d. C.. formerly president
of the Medical Society of the District
go p.m.-Land resources:
Reclamation by Irrigation and Drain
age" DR.. George c. Pardee, former
governor of California: Grazing and
Stock Raising" j. a. Jastro. president
of the American National Live Stock
Association; THE Public Lands and
Land Tenure" Judge Joseph NJ. Carey.
formerly United States senator from
Wyoming.
May Is.
1000 a.m.-Water resources:
Transportation" James ]. Hill. pres
ident Of the Great Northern railway;
Navigation Prof. Emory r. john
son, professor of transportation and
commerce, University Of Pennsylvania.
formerly isthmian canal commissioner;
Water Power" H. 5. Putnam. Ameri-
can Institute Of Electrical Engineers.
2:3O p.m.-General discussion.
1t Is perhaps safe to say that no gather
ing of public men ever held in the United
States is attracting so much general at
tentiOn as the governors conference TO
be held this week at the White House.
AS an evidence of the widespread interest
that is being taken in this conference. 1t
may be said that the committee having In
charge the arrangements has been, within
the last two weeks. absolutely swamped
with requests for admission cards. and
such requests. to the number of several
thousand. have been refused.
Meeting in East Room.
The sessions of the conference are to be
held in the east room of the White House
and the limited space, together with the
large number of specially invited dele
gates. has made it necessary to cut down
the allotment of tickets in every possible
way. Publications and representatives of
influential press organizations that or
Il t1nd
tent and without question have in this
case been allotted from ten to twenty-five
tickets OF admission, and this allotment
is expected to stretch out over member
ship that would ordinarily call for at least
ten times this number of admission cards.
Particular pains will be taken to prevent
the transfer of cards of admission. and d
double system of identification will be en-
forced during the sessions of this confer
ence. When it is remembered that at this
conference practically the entire govern
ment of the United States will be gath
cred together in single room the neces-
sity for extra ordinary precautions will be
recognized. Considering he fact that the
governors of practically all the states and
territories. the Congress of the United
States. the United Stat Supreme Court,
the Presidents cabinet and the President
himself will be in attendance. it will be
seen that the part of wisdom dictates the
adoption or every possible safeguard
Dinner at the White House.
President Roosevelt will give a dinner
tomorrow night to the governors at the
White House Justices of the United
States Supreme Court. Secretaries Wilson
and Garfield of the cabinet. their depart
ments being particularly concerned in the
conferences; members of the inland
waterways commission. and Messrs.
Bryan, Mitchell. Hill ard Carnegie com
plete the list of guests. friday afternoon
Mrs Roosevelt will entertain the govern
orS al garden party in the south
grounds of the White House.
Governors Who Have Arrived.
| Gov. Joseph II. Kibbey of Arizona Gov
Walter F. Frear of Hawaii. Gov Wilson
| of Kentucky and Gov. y. o. Pindall of
Arkansas have already arrived. The gov
errors of California. Oregon. Georgia
Massachusetts. New York and Texas will
| not be here Each governor has appoint
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