The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-12-11
cARNEolE AND HILL AT coNsER-
WALTON CONFERENCE
Washington. Dec. 1. 1908.

AlH"hAAA ANI. OIaAd
Andrew Carnegie and James J. Hill
win both take part in the joint con-
servation conference which opens
here on the eighth. when the national
conservation commission, with the as
sistance OF the governors Of the
states and It's other co-operators, will
get under way the most important
part OF Us work so far, the report to
The president due the first of the
year. These two leaders in the in
dustrial world were prominent fig
ures in the conference OF governors
m the White House last May, which
vas the immediate cause Of the crea-
ton Of the national conservation com
mission. The iron masters speech at
that time on the mineral resources Of
the country was the first on the three
days program after President Roose-
Nelts opening speech. and the rail-
road organizer began the second days
session with a discussion of the land
resources OF the United States,
which has been more quoted than per
haps any other single address at that
conference. When the national con-
seryation commission was formed
both were made members.
The participation of these two hard
headed and practical men in the COM
ing conference will be of even great
er value than IL was at the White
/ House session because the time has
come now for the preparation of a
definite and workable program Of ac-
| ton TO meet the situation that was
partly disclosed at the White House
meeting. and has been made more
clear by the researches of the nation
al conservation commission since
then
The attendance Of the joint cOnser-
I Walton conference will be composed of
4 men who have been active partiCi-
pants in the work for conservation
/ since the White House conference.
About half of the governors have def
initely said that they will be present
and the others will send representa-
fiNps az their states. These govern
Ur.. or their representatives, will be
accompanied by the members OF the
state conservation commissions which
have been named during the summer
auE all. IN addition to these there
viii boz present the special conserva-
zion committees which have been
formed by twenty-five or more nation
/ aI organizations.
The session of the morning of the
eighth will be- a more or. less informal
gathering in the red room of the vii
lard Hotel for the purpose of organic
iug At AIS o'clock that afternoon
comes the big general meeting at the
Belasco Theater. at which President
Roosevelt and President-elect Taft
viii be- among the speakers who will
/ address the members of the joint con
servatiOn conference, the rivers 2DC
harbors congress, the southern com
mercial congress and other organi
. cations with allied objects whose ses
sions in Washington at that time will
help 20 make up what has been called
conservation week" After that tbs
joint conference will take up it's bus
mess in earnest ar the Hubbard Mem
orial Hall The plan is to take VI
one after another the main subjects
which the national conservation com
mission has been studying-waters
lands forests. minerals.
The much talked of inventory o
. natural resources" is completed nov
a. far as present knowledge can go
. The national conservation commission
has not made any of its findings pub
, DC 30 far. but the members of the
commission declare and the countr!
as a whole is convinced that the state
of affairs is one that requires imme
date and effective action. The prob
, lem that the joint conference mus
. help 90 solve is what form this action
must take, and in what direction
, must bee pushed 10 be most effective
\, This is a task which demands tn,
. -hrewdest Judgment which the nation
90 conservation commission can cal
Goo IT'S aid and is one for which botl
b. + Carnegie and Hill are eminently fiji
Ted. The commission realizes that i
- las reached the critical point in it
work All the information it ma
b. gathered i'm its months of study vii
result iu nothing of permanent valu
unless it can be made the basis of
practical program of constructive al
uyity. The advice of such men a
Hm and Carnegie will be of the u
most value in selecting the point