Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
COMING WHITE HOUSE CON

HISTORY will be made at this
weeks White House conference
on the natural resources of the
country. unless all signs fail
For history making the condi-
ton; are remarkably favorable. Never be-
fore has a President of the United States
conferred with all the governors of the
states Never before has the White
House. with its long record Of social and
state functions, sheltered a large conven-
ton called for the consideration of a
great public issue. And never before
has the whole broad question of the
conservation of this country's natural
resources been brought before great
deliberative body the sole subject Of
Its consideration.
The conference will open Wednesday
morning. AS the governors arrive at the
White House they will be received by
the President. Thereafter the President
and the governors will join the delegates
in the east room. and the President
will open the conference with an adj
dress. He will probably be followed by
Andrew Carnegie. who will speak on
Ores and Related Minerals. James J.
Hill. who will speak later. will present
his estimate of the railroad extensions
which will be demanded by the future
needs of the country and their cost. He
will discuss the important question of
terminals-a question which IS givina
river men no less anxiety. And he
will consider the possibilities of CO.
operation between rail and water trans
portation. particularly showing the ne
-essity for waterway DEVELOPMENT to
meet transportation requirements
The subject of navigation will be
presented by Prof. Emory r. Johnson.
professor of transportation and com
merce in the University of Pennsylvania
He VIII give figures on the cost of water
trensl nrtation. will show its possibilities
and will describe its decline in this
country in recent years.
Electr;ficatior of Roads.
Power will be considered by Mr.. II.
S Putnam. electrical engineer. New York.
He VIII present estimates of the power
now developed in this country and the
probable rate of increase. The most i'm
portant phase of his discussion. however
will be that in which he will deal with
the elcctrificat:on of railroads. Mr.. Put
nam is consulting engineer in connection
with the proposed electrification of the
New York Central and the New York.
New Haven and Hartford. and he will
show how the electrifcaton of the rail-
ways and the development by water of
the electricity necessary for their opera
ton can be made TO result In an enor-
nous saving of coal. Mr.. Putnam will
present estimates of the amount and cost
OF development of water power in tile
United States
DIR. T Z. Chamberlain. professor OF
geology in the University Of Chicago will
tell IN detail about the $500 900 GEO waste
which this country suffers every year
Through soil wash. He will develop the
TACT that normally soil ought to grow
rcher with cultivation, and will outline
the way in which erosion can be pre-
vented
r. A. Long Of Kansas City Will make
estimates on the timber supply of the
N will
viewed by practical lumberman of for
est conservation. He will show that the
forests have direct influence on rich
ness OF SOIL. on stream flow and on the
clarity and purity OF water and that
they car be made to play an important
part in waterway improvement as is the
case. Tor instance. in the proposed ma
tonal forests in the White and Appa-
lachian mountains
Water Supply of Cities.
DR. George NJ. Kober of this city, in
presenting the subject of sanitation. will
devote himself particularly to the practi-
cal Dement'S OF d pure water supply for
clt'eS He has prepared figures to show
that the expense OF securing pure water
IS more than met by decreas ed sickness.
Coy George c. Pardee of Oakland Cal
VIII describe the benefits Of reclamation
he wal show that irrigation and the
drainage of swamp lands can be co-or-
dlhated with the checking of floods and
the development of power
Judge Joseph NJ. Carey Of Cheyenne
Wyo. VIII discuss the necessity of good
land laws. and Will show that the coCn-
try's resources will be better conserved
by system of small freeholds than by
the tenartry system
MIR. II A. Jastro of Bake rsfield Cal
president Of the American National Live
Stock Association. will discuss grazing
and stock raising in relation to The nat
ural resources. He will show that over
grazing has greatly reduced the capacity
OF grazing lands in the United States
DIR: L. c. White. state gcologist of West
Virginia and professor Of geology in the
University OF West Virginia will make es-
Inmates on the duration of mineral fuels
He will tell about the improvident system
of mining by which only about so per
cent of the coal is removed. and will ex-
plain how coal is wasted in heating,