Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-11
Governors Of States Are Ap-
pointing Representatives
to Advise National
Group.
MANY SOCIETIES =,
OFFER IHtlS 10
Inventory of the National Res,
Ces is Now Going Rapidly For
ward Win the Help of Every
State In the Union Gdnnett
to Compile Data.

Washington, Aug. 11.-An inve"-
terry of the natural resources of the
United States, in cooperation between
the national conservation commission
end the executive departments Of the
government, is now going rapidly for
ward. At meeting with the chair
man of the commission shortly after
the organization of the executive COM
mittee the chiefs of bureaus con-
cerned went over the general plan NJ
work, made valuable suggestions re-
garding it and cordially offered active
cooperation in the collection Of ma
terial needed for the preliminary re-
port of the commission on January l.
Other chiefs of bureau, who were un-
able to be present, have since Offered
their assistance, with the result tnat
the collection of material for the
forthcoming report is actually IN
progress in every bureau concerned.
The compiling of the informati )A
furnished by the executive depart
ments and from other sources has
been placed in the hands of Henry
Gannett, whose wide experience ana
achievement qualify hlm eminently
for the task. Mr.. Gannett, VINO Is
lust now finishing his work as ds-
sistant director of the Cuban census
has already taken up his duties tor
the conservation commissIo. and ' In
daily touch with the bureaus in Whlcn
the material is being gathered. IN
order to hasten the work, the presl-
dent has asked that Mr.. Gannett De
detailed to him to assist the COM
mission as soon as his duties upon
the Cuban census will permit, SO tnat
he may devote his full time TO the
compilation of the material obtalnei'
The president has also addressed 10
each chief of bureau engaged IN the
collection of material for the COM
mission a letter expressing his pleas
ure at the enthusiastic co-operanon
offered, and expressing his sense oi
the Importance of the work.
While much of the necessary ma
terial is either already available n
the executive departments or obtain
able by them, the commission WI
also gather information from other
authoritative sources. 1t looks for-
ward to valuable cooperation Wlth
the conservation commissions Of tht
respective states and with national or
carnations which were represented
al the difference of governors at the
Whit iiouse last May. The commits
sion has announced, through letters
to the governors and to the repre-
sentatives of these organizations, lnd'
1: welcomes suggestions and informa-
tion along the line of its inquiries.
The comm. sslon is emphasizing the
need of vigorous work in order tha'
the executive committee may have ths
material collected in final form to LAY
before the commission at its hrs
meeting IN Washington, on TUESDAY
December l. and likewise for th'
meeting of the commission with the
governors or their representatives one
week later, on Tuesday. December
Cooperation between the states anC
the national conservation COMMISSION
has become a marked feature of th'
conservation movement. Within les
than one month from the date of th'
president 5 letter appointing the com
mission and advising the governor
that he had done so, the governors o.
five states have nam, | conservation
commissions. These were Governo
Norris of Montana, Governor Cham
berlain of oregon, Governor Folk o
Missouri, Governor Lea of DelaWar'
and Governor Fort of New Jersey
IL addition, Governor Warner %
Michigan has advised the chairman o
the commission of the existence o
the forestry commission of MichigAI
and also a commission of inquir!
charged with the duties of securing
oil information and data possible re
Pardiug forestry.
The governors of several othel
states have announced their intention
10 appoint conservation commission
I'm the near future. Other governor
lave expressed their intention =
make stronog recommendations TO
the appointment of such commission
TO their respective legislatures durini
the coming winter. The governor
generally express commentator
the action OF the president in a2
pointing the national conservation
comm ssion and pledge their heart.
cooperation in any plans Of the com
mission for forwarding the conserva
tion movement. Such co-operatioi
has been promised by Governor Hanll
of Indiana, who announces his pur