The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-08
MANY STATES ARB
REPRESENTED BY
THEIR GOVERNORS
National Conservation Con-
gress In Session at
Washington
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Meets Tomorrow.
sOUTHs COMMERCIAL CONGRESS

Washington, DSc. s.-Governors
from many states and hundreds o,
prominent men of various sections
are attending the general conserva-
tion conference this afternoon. Rooss
welt and Taft and Governor Chamber
lain, of Oregon, are the principal
speakers.
The conference will last several
days. The whole subject of conser-
walton viii be covered. Chamberlain
in mis- speech advocated the policy of
giving the federal government abso-
lutte control of streams, forests and
mineral resources. He urged an in
terstate conservation commission
with wide powers.
The southern commercial congress
attended. This body will complete
its permanent organization tonight
and arrange 10 hold annual meetings
Washington, Dec. That the
fifth annua. conven,ioL Of the ma
tional rive.s and naroors congress.
which viii. convene heTa on Wednes-
day, will be the largest in the history
OF the organization. IS assured. Two
thousand delegates we're present. at
the congress year ago. cut this year
the indications are that this number
wiz be doubled and that every sec
tion of the country will have dele
gates present to give emphasis to the
platform of the organization, "a pol
icy and not project" toward the
waterways OF the republic.
Cardinal Gibbons will deliver the
Invocation at the opening session on
"Wednesday morning. after which
Vice President Fairbanks will wei
come the delegates and incidentally
speak in behalf OF a comprehensive
policy for waterway Improvement.
According to a statement given out
by officers of the organization II is
expected that President Roosevelt
viii take a pronounced stand in
favor of improving the waterways of
the country in his message TO con-
gress. At the opening session Am
bassador Bryce will deliver an ad-
dress upon the improvement of water
highways on the British Isles, with
some reference to the waterway pol
icy OF Germany. Ambassador Ma
buoo will speak of the achievements
in developing the rivers and harbors
of Brazil.
Canada will be represented by two
delegates under appointment of Pre-
mier Wilfred Laurier, Secretaries
Garfield and Wilson will represent
the presidents cabinet; Speaker Can
non, Representative Champ Clark, of
Missouri. and Senator owen, of Okla
homa. the legislative branch of the
government.
Among those who viii address the
convention are Andrew Carnegie,
James W. Van C,eave. president of
the National Association of Manu-
facturers; Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent OF the American Federation of
Labor; j. Horace Mcfarland. presi-
dent of the National Civic Fedora
ton; +. f. Skene, chief engineer of
the Erie canal commission; Major J.
A. Ockerson, of the Mississippi river
commission; Capt. Isaac NJ. Mason,
of st. Louis, for many years presi-
dent OF the st. Louis and New Or
leans Anchor Line, and one of thu
Oldest steamboatmen living. and
James Rawlings, of Memphis. Tenn.
who will represent the National Com
mercial Travellers association. Half
a dozen governors of states also will
deliver addresses.