The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-16
PINCHOT CANNOT
SPEAK IN RICHMOND
Series of Mishaps Prevents
His Receiving Invitation
In Time.
LEIGHTON SUBSTITUTES.
CHIEF HYDRoGRAPHER OF U. s.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY coNSiD-
Erred ONE OF BEST DEPART
MENT SPEAKERS.

E. M. Haas, secretary of the Rich
mond Commercial club, was disap-
pointed this morning by receiving a
letter from w. ]. MCGEE, secretary of
the United States Inland Waterways
commission, announcing that it would
be impossible for Clifford Pinchot,
chief of the United States Forestry bu-
reau, to deliver his address on Con
serving Natural Resources Wednes-
day, before the Indiana Federation of
Commercial clubs. A letter from Mr..
Pinchot also explains why it is i'm
possible for him to be here.
On October 21 Mr. Haas was assured
by Mr.. McGee that Mr.. Pinchot would
come, but it seems that series of mis-
haps prevented him receiving his invi-
tatiOn in time to make arrangements
to speak in Richmond. This is ex-
planned by the following letter receiv-
ed today from Mr.. MCGEE:
Returning from an absence of sew
eral days, your note reaches me; and
finding that Mr.. Pinchot has already
written explaining that he will be I'M
able to address your convention of
clubs on Wednesday next, | have ia
ken what seems to me the best posi-
BILE action in the premises, and am
just wiring you as follows:
Both Pinchot and l unavoidably
will be prevented from meeting you
Wednesday. photographer Leigh
ton'of the Geological Survey will
speak as substitute. Letter follows"
The missed connection is due to a
series of accidents. When | first
wrote to you Mr.. Pinchot was out Of
town, as explained to you, and my in
formation as to his engagements was
obtained from an attachc of his office.
When he returned l YVES absent. Be-
fore l returned the attachc was called
out of the city for some time. Then
during my last absence your communi-
cation to Mr.. Pinchot arrived and
found him already committed to an
important local business matter, abso-
lutely demanding his presence here
Tuesday evening and Wednesday
morning. On first writing l had 1t in
mind to act as Mr.. Pinchot's substitute
in case of emergency; but an engage
ment in Baltimore on an open date
since set for Wednesday stands in the
way.
Fortunately Mr.. Pinchot and l have
been able to enlist the good offices of
Mr.. M. 0. Leighton, chief hydrograph-
er of the U. S. Geological Survey, who
stands in close relations to the Ma
tional Conservation commission and
the Inland Waterways commission,
and who will make far better address
than l could-indeed better than al
most anyone else connected with the
conservation movement.
While I greatly regret the crossing
of lines l cannot help congratulating
you on the outcome for no one in
Washington could serve your needs
better than Mr.. Leighton, who will re-
port to you some time Wednesday
morning. Sincerely yours,
"W. T. MCGEE.
Mr.. Pinchot in his letter regrets the
fact that he finds it impossible to
speak here and concludes by saying Il
am delighted to learn of the interest
of the Indiana Federation of CONNER
cial clubs in the movement for the
conservation Of our natural resources
and want to send you my best wishes
for a thoroughly successful meeting