Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
Women s Clubs
Nj. n. f. BRIDGHAM

Our National Resources was the
subject of an interesting address Civ
en- before the Ebell club yesterday af-
ternoon by Senator Frank P. Flint.
Prior to the conservation congress
held in Washington last spring" said
the speaker, every other congress
called had been for the purpose of con-
sidering the development of our coun-
try, but at this time a company of eX-
ecutives, practical business men, came
together to consider ways and means
for the conservation of our nearly eX-
hausted national resources.
"Our timber is diminishing so rapidly
that unless the supply is kept up by
reforestation there will be no timber
in the southern states in ten years.
"Our waterways are among the most
poorly developed in the world, and
many of them are not in as good con-
dition as they were fifty years ago.
LAS an instance of this, l would cite
our own Sacramento, the river bed of
which has become obstructed until it
has a depth of only eight feet.
when the ships of the Pacific fleet
arrived at San Diego last spring they
could not enter the harbor because the
channel was so shallow. With an eX-
penditure of only $250,OOO this barbor
could have been made safe for our fleet
to ride al anchor.
"One recommendation of this con-
servatlon congress was that our an
nual river and harbor appropriation
be increased from $50,000,000 to $780,
900, 900, and this not only for the good
of our waterways but also that our
farming products might be handled
more economically.
TT is Indispensable that our present
wasteful manner of dealing with farm
ing lands be discontinued and better
methods established. Eastern farmers
have left their impoverished farms for
the middle west, and these again for
the Pacific coast, only to find in some
sections of Southern California the
standards of good farming"
Senator Flint closed his address by
saying power companies may combine
to take possession in perpetuity OF
vater-b bearing lands now held undel
specia. franchises and thus rob me
people of a possession more valuable
here in California than II the state
we're underlaid with coal and gold.
The California Business Wornen's as
sociation will meet this evening in the
club rooms ON West Third street. I'm"
portant business will come before the
meeting, and Mrs. Florence Collins
Porter will speak on current events.
s.
Mrs. Catherine COllette ScnWdnk
gave a delightful vocal recital before
the members of the Woman's club Of
Santa Monica yesterday afternoon. In
the absence of the president, Mrs. Ben
s Hunter opened the meeting AMI
Mrs. D. p. Stevens presided as tempo
rary chairman. In Mrs. Mclaughlin
absence Mrs. Jessica Clark filled the
position of secretary.
Mrs. Schwank rendered twelve selec-
tions from English, French. German
and American composeds, and capti-
w ed her audience by her beautiful
vG'ce and charming persona ity
French folk lore song was particu-
larly pleasing to her hearers. Not the
least factor i'm the afternoons enter
talnment was the sympathetic work OF
the accompanist Miss Crawford.
The meetings of the club are taking
on new interest this winter and the
following namec were presented for
membership at Yesterdays meeting:
Mrs. John Daher, Mrs. f. r. Schiller
Mrs. Duckels, Mrs. Il. Grigsbv and
Mrs. T. II. Smith