The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-15
SOIL WASTE AND
FOREST DEPLETION
ARE DISCUSSED IN THE CONFER
ENcE OF GOVERNORS AT
WARRINGTON.
HILL PREDICTS A REVOLUTION
And Political Chaos In the Future 40
a Result of Our Wastefui Meth.
DDS In Using Natural
Resources.

1
was the warning sounded Thursday
at the conference Of governors at the
White House OF the danger the ma
| tion confronts in soil waste and forest
| depletion. The governors listened
and talked and applauded, but took
no action.
The resolutions committee was in
morning. A supplementary meeting
of a number of governors followed
the days session, and committee
consisting of the governors of Ken
lucky, Missouri and Nebraska was
! appointed TO bring In q suggestion for
a permanent organization of govern
ors, independent of any other organ
ization which may be formed by the
conference. The president opened
the r1orning and afternoon sessions,
which were thereafter presided over
by Gov. Johnson of Minnesota and
Gov. Dineen of Illinois. respectively.
James ]. Hill Of the Great Northern
railroad, who led long list of speak
ers. treated the depletion of the ma
tion's resources in very impressive
way. He presented conditions re-
specting mineral. soil and forest,
showing wanton waste in each in
stance. and drew picture of politi
cal chaos when all were gone where
I'm the people would tear down the
very pillars of government Mr. Hill
believed such results could and
should be avoided by prompt action.
Soil waste and forest conservation
received expert treatment by Prof. T.
c. Chamberlain of Chicago and r. A.
Lang Of Kansas City, after which was
ton TO engage in general discussion
The demand to be heard was insist.
ent. and the same general eagerness
was manifested at the close of the
afternoon program, which included an
address on irrigation by ex-Gov. Par
dee of California; paper on grazing
and stock raising, read for ". A. Jas
tro of California. who was taken III
during the day. and general observa-
tions in the west by ex-senator Carey
of Wyoming.
Secretary Wilson met a hearty re.
sponse to a practical talk on mistakes
in farming and the remedies. The
same crop each year on the same
land. as he showed. was rulnous. Di-
verslty OF crops and keeping the
proper quantity Of organic matter in
the soil was the secret of larger pro
ductioD and benefit to the land.
what New York state has done
and is doing for her forests" was set
forth with spirit by J., s. Whipple,
forest, fish and game commissioner of
the Empire state. In 20 years, he
predicted. not single saving stick
of timber would be standing in that
state, unless a halt was called in cut
ting. This Notwithstanding that the
state was planting more trees than
all other states and nations combined
Yale university is graduating prac-
tical foresters at the rate of 80 to 40
year, and all OF these are obtaining
positions. This desire for experts led
that the people OF the nation would
be aroused and educated to true con
ditions IN 20 years and would then
assume the burden of conserving the !
resources Of the country without |
state or national aid.
Gov Glenn OF North Carolina won |
applause by declaring "in the Ian
guage of one OF the greatest sages |
and statesmen OF these United States
Grover Cleveland-It is a condi. |
ton and not a theory that confronts |
us to-day" Forest protection was
the nations present duty, and he ad- |
vocated cooperation between the
states and the nation. Gov. Glenn de.
manded that the conference leave no
doubt on the mind OF congress OF |
what was wanted and as an entering |
wedge he wanted resolutions indoors |
Ing the pending bill creating the |
White Mountain and Appalachian for.
est reserves.
Following the reading Of papers on
the afternoon program. Gov. Folk of |
Missouri gave his Endorsement TO
what Gov. Glenn said about congres
sional action. He declared he should
go home and appoint a forestry com
mission, and urged all governors to
do likewise. expressing the belief that
state legislatures would ratify the act.
Issue was squarely Joined rs TO
some OF the methods pursued by the
government in the regulation of for
est reserves by the governors OF wy,
oming, Utah, Idaho and Montana
James A. Garfield. secretary OF the
interior, replied TO these criticisms
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