Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-22
COLORADO men
WASHINGTON
GOVERNOR sucHTEL DESCRIBES
THE CONFERENCE AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
SPIRIT OF UEANIMITY
ALL PARTIES AGREE ON POLICY
OF PRESERVING OUR NATION
Al RESOURCES.

Denver.-Filled with enthusiasm
concerning the policies OF President
Roosevelt for the conservation OF ma
tural resources, Governor II. a. Buch-
tel returned from Washington Sunday
after several days spent In conference
all but Ave states In the union and the
heads Of prominent commercial or
sanixations. Justices OF the Supreme
Court and Cabinet officers.
In discussing the conference Cover
nor Buchtel said:
For the first time In the history Of
tho republic the governors OF all the
states were invited by the President to
attend Il conference for the considera-
ton Of matters OF supreme importance
to the people OF the whole nation. Pos.
sibiy half dozen Of the governors
were not present. The members OF the
Cabinet and the Justices OF the Su.
prcme Court were In attendance Mt
quite all tho sessions. Various public
oficials connected with the Depart
mcnts OF the Interior and Agriculture
were present ns the discussions were
concerning matters with which they
are constantly employed. Four scner.
nj subjects were considered. namely.
forests. water. minerals and land. All
tho men In The conference were seek.
Ing points OF contact and not points of
divergence. n any one came upon
discortiant note. by inhticniion. no
one gave II any attention. The notes Of
concord were vigorously appiaudcd.
''! sat for three days where ! could
stretch cat my hand and touch the
President and Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Car
ncri. and John Mitchell and James J.
I'LL. with the governors Of nearly all
the states sitting within a radius Of
twenty-five feet from tho front row Of
chairs. u was indeed worth n journey
across the continent TO scc Mr.. Bryan
and John Mitchell and James J. Hill
aud Andrew Carnegie and aii the gov.
cfnorx appiaudins vigorously and
shouting In approval of what the Pres.
idcnt w1s saying. This happened not
once. but many times. Then II WIS
quite ms delightful to S-c the President
and all the governors appiaudinK with
equal viSor Will. Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
hin AMI Mr.. Carnegie and Sir. Mit.
chcii ~.rc speaking.
The eoufcrcc from nearly all the
states were present and participated
In tho discussions as afforded. coiora.
do had i've confcrccs. namely. =. ~.
cranstcn. W. l.. Hartman and 7. ".
1ayrox by my appointment. =. G.
Gon.iy vas present as tho president of
the National Irrigation Congress. and
Mrs. PiaisDcckcr vas present ms pres
iacnt of the National Federation Of
lss1.. n.a
only woman In attendance at the meet
inrs Of the conference. Mrs. Hart,
man was with her husband and was a
guest at the garden party which Mrs.
Roosevelt gave Friday afternoon TO ail
the members Of the conference and
other members Of their families who
were in Washington.
The irst social function was the
Presidents dinner .on Tuesday night.
The governors and the Supreme
Court and the Cabinet and the special
guests were at that dinner. After
the dinner tho whole company went
out on the west terrace. where an hour
was spent In general conversation.
Each Eucs; had now opportunity 10
make the acquaintance of all tho other
guests. No one ever saw a more dem.
ocraiic gathering. The only place on
earth where such n company Of dis.
tinsuishrd men. thoroughly democrat.
ic in spirit. could be brought together
II n, tn. White House In Washington.
All questions were open and all were
discussed with a freedom which be.
lonEcd to the nobility Of these eminent
men.
AT one moment saw Roosevelt
and Bryan facing each other. in friend.
1y debate. with three justices Of the
Supreme Court. Fuller. Brewer and
Holmes. and two cabinet officers and
four governors listening. Al the next
moment the groups were change
abou, and you saw dozen different
groups. all In jolly humor. No one ven.
tured to tell a story unless he was sure
that I, was good one. But there were
stories in plenty"