The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-13

waterways. preservation of forests,
etc II will be composed of the gov
errors of every state in the Union,
the presidents cabinet. the United
States supreme court, senators, rep
resentatives in congress and as
special guests, others of the nations
most noted men who will come pre-
pared to consider a question which
has been declared to be one of the
fundamental problems now before the
nation-the conservation of the
country's natural resources.
Practically every governor in the
United States has now accepted the
presidents invitation to meet with
him IN the White House in May.
Nominations of three citizens of each
state. whom the president has asked
the governors To name as guests are
beginning to come in. They represent
the most prominent men in the
various states-lawyers newspaper
men and state officials,
II is striking fact that the con
ference Will be composed not only OF
the nations most distinguished men,
but also of its greatest specialists on
the questions To be discussed. Among
these. under the general head of
water resousces. are rail and water
Transportation navigation and water
power. Under land resources, are
soil. forests, sanitation, grazing and
stock raising. And under mineral
resources, are mining, fuels, ores and
related minerals.
While the names OF the men who
are 10 discuss these topics have not
been announced. they are to be reeog~
nized experts On the subjects assigned
them. For instance, It is generally
understood that James J. Hill. the
great railroad builder, will discuss
the relation between rail and water
transportation. Mr.. Hin is not only
an authority on this subject, bnt has
shown his deep interest in the subject
of water transportation in al his re-
cent public utterances on the subject |
The great feature of the conference, !
however. will be the open discussion |
among the various governors Of the |
points brought ont by the papers pre-
scented. These papers will be very |
brief and then the subject will be
open for discussion among all the |
EpNfi III ~ Win a hAtN ~ EtNAAAt a /
consensus of opinion Of the whole |
United States on The particular sub |
iect in hand.
All the sessions of the conference I
will he held in the east room of the /
White House and for that reason the /
will be necessarily limited /
The seating capacity of the east room 4
is not more than 500. The president /
himself will open the conference at 4
10 clock on the morning of Wednes- /
day, May J.. II is also expected that /
he viii preside at all other sessions. /
There will be two sessions of the con /
ference daily, at 10 o'clock and at I
2:30.
After the conference assemblies. the /
president will give a dinner TO the /
governors AT which mem beers OF the /
and members OF the United 1
States waterways commission will be /
present A great public mass meeting |
on some evening of the conference |
has been suggested. but 1t is hardly 4
thought that this will be practical. |
These sessions will continue three 1
DAYS.
Just what the conference will lead |
to will rest with the conference itself. |
No attempt has been made TO lay I
down any lines for 1t TO follow. On |
the contrary. every effort has been |
made 10 insure a free and untram- /
meled conference The object of the /
meeting is TO get down to a practical |
working basis in the several states on |
the conservation and use of the ma |
tons resources.