Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-09
Fvtgrso1r fAvass lsVEutA1
Mcssrs. Bryan and TAFT Have OecIar-
ed for Conservation of Natural Re.
sources OF country-Governors
Stimulate interest.
Stimulate interest.

sOrS OF HatuFdi Tesoul'fF- = - y
haps bigger Job than 4" 4: FIRST sns-
perted hut indications ar" that he Is
going to get through II III COOL time.
Very likely it mas cut hort IN va
cation plans OF som Cf rs best help
ers, but there has been no complaint.
His corps OF investi:"'r"S, statistic
ians. experts and scientists hav" buck
led down closely to the work all sum
n..i'
Inquiries have been going "u. from
.ttis and that Governs ~. office ~
tn, Thousand. They ha'. gone &c
srcc.al agents In the II "a. TO IA gov
eminent stations here AMI there. to
bureaus of statistics all over tho cnun-
try, to county clerks, to township as
SCISSORS. to manufacturers, to lumber
dealers, to railroad and steamboat
companies, ard 70 farmers. The chiefs
of the government bureaus have been
wanting TO- know about lands-iarn
lands. timber lands. mineral lands
about crops and crop productions
about swamp and overflow lands
about irrigation: about navigation
how far the use OF our inland water
ways has decreased and the reason Tor
the decrease: the cost of water trat-
fic as compared with railroad rates:
the use of water power and its pos
sibilitics: about all phases nf the
forests and timber and lumber; about
how much of minerals we have ler
and the probable duration Of the MN
erar supply. and about livestock AMI
game and fish.
This is only the most hurried KIND OF
general sum-up of the Schedule OF
INQUIRIES" Of the national conservation
commission. Just what ii really -
can be seen only by studying copy
of this unusual document. the Schea'
ule." on which Uncle Sam is hasing the
first inventory he ever attempted 10
make Of his natural wealth. It can
be obtained by writing letter 10
Thomas r. Shipp. secretary OF the
national conservation commit s,oh'
forest service. Washington. ID. c. Tse
conservation commission also gets
ont Bulletin OF Progress when
show Just how rapidly the conserVa-
ton movement, started at the WHITE
House Conference of Governors, Is go
ing forward These also may be Cd
tanned from the Secretary.
Since the governor and the great
national organizations have SHOWN SO
great an interest in the conservation
of resources the movement has spreao
all over the United States. New state
conservation commissions are report
ed 10 the national conservation CON-
mission at the rate Of three or four
n week and large national orGamza-
tions are rapidly coming forward with
conservation committees OF their own.
The conservation movement may be
said now to he firmly established
All the government bureaus are rap
idIv pushinc work on the inventory OF
resources in order that a preliminary
report NAV be male to the national
conservation commission at its meet
ling in Washington. Tuesday, Decem-
Ger l. One week later. Tuesday. De.
cember s. the governors Of the states
and territories with the commission.
Already. although the invitation mas
not yet been issued. the governors OF
some twelve or fifteen states ana
territories have announced their in
teution 20 10 present at the meeting.
Among those are Governor Frear. OF
Hawaii. and Governor Hogsatt. OF
Alaska.
That the conservation movement
absolutely nonpartisan is shown In
the vigorous declarations in the plat
forms Of 10th lead;ng political parties
in favor of conservation Of natural re-
sources. Mr. BRYAN. who spoke at IN"
Governors Conference. has declared
himself strongly in favor Of conser-
!ya,;en and Nj. Taft. in his speech oil
accordance went on record as an al
vncata OF tn movement. II is anes-
ticn on which the American Feder
,tion of Labor and the iNafIona! As
ISOLATION OF Manufacturers agree.
Justices of the Suprsme Court OF tn'
limited STATE have written Pres
iicn, Roos"ye!: expressing unqualiftd
apnroval Of the movement 10 save the
Na,;on's natural wealth. and Cardinal
Gibbons. iu.t before leaving TO b"
preseu; a, the pope's Jubilee in Rome.
rayc out a strong statement as to the
duty involved in making provisions TOT
suture generations by taking care 81
the resources Of the country.
The work ri compiling fhe great
mass Of na;C-iaI resulting from the
inuuirics sent out by the different
Brrraus VII undoubtedly
Ss ons o. graf responsibility and on"
recurring rxT~r' knowledge AID pecH'-
Tar ability F0r this task President
Roo vol, has selected Nr. Henry
Cuane,t WIN one Of the best known
mon IN tho gOycrumsnt work AZ NaSh-
,ne,on Is Just nov finishing the com
piIatior 81 the census 81 Crba NJ
,hc coEciusiru 81 that. by direction OF
rte President. hn viii dcyo'" al NJ
his time 70 The compilation n thr
material which xhcr conpici ID. vii
maxi m ~" Trsi inventory 81 natural
-ceourcrg eyer ATTEMPTED in the United
Siat"E
SoncSr" IS laying nsorn for fur
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