The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-10
MANY MATTERS
OF IMPORTANCE
Continued from PAGE I

harbor Improvement, leasing or public
lands. dry farming, Alaska. statehood,
parcels post and postal banks, trans
Pacific trade, closer trade relations
with the Latin republics, public own
ership of utilities Panama and the
canal, Hawaii and the Philippines i'm
migration, livestock industry. national
and state aid for highways, sugar beet
industry. Alaska-Y ukon-Pacific expo
sition, national finances, an enlarged
and improved consular service in the
far east. the Pan-American railroad,
interstate commerce.
The executive committee directs Spe-
cial attention to the conservation of
natural resources, which was recently
emphasized by President Roosevelt in
conferences with governors of various
states, held in Washington, d. c.,
May 16, 1908. AS this question closely
affects the reserved rights of the states
of the Mississippi in relation to
the forests, the natural reserves, the
leasing of the public domain, internal
waterways and the utilization of the
power and the development of mineral
and other resorceS, etc, IL is the de-
sire of the executive committee that
"A full analysis of these matters should
be made to the end that the admins
tration may be afforded such intelli-
gent cooperation from these states as
may be consistent with the general
good. In order to obtain the best re-
suits, the executive committee has
made special provision. in the pro-
gram for the commission, and an in
vitation has been extended the men,
bers to appear personally before the
congress.
Mines and Mining.
While the executive committee feels
gratified at the action of the national
house of representatives in passing the
bill for the bureau of mines and is
pleased with the assurance that favor
able action viii be taken by the sem
ate, and that the president will sign
this bill, yet, nevertheless, the execu-
tive committee enumerates among the
special subjects for discussion that of
a department OF mines and mining.
believing that the great mineral in
dustry will not be adequately recog
niZed until q department of govern
ment is created coordinate with the
department of agriculture.
The action of President Roosevelt In
recreating the inland waterways COM
mission brings the subject of a sup
Elemental system of cheap transporta-
ton again 10 the attention of the bust
ness interests of the country. The ex-
ecutive committee, believing that the
questions herein involved are not only
of great Importance to the people of
the Mississippi valley and those upon
the tributary streams, but is of equal
importance to the people Of the Pa
cific coast and the Pacific northwest
and to the inland states of the trans
mississippi section. especially calls the
attention of the western commercial or
CARNATIONS to this action. with the re-
quest that delegates be appointed with
special reference to this matter.
In addition TO the above, upon which
recommendations and resolutions may
be made, any delegate may submit sug
gestions germane to the objects of the
congress. 1t is the desire of the exec
utive committee to have free discus
sion OF all matters of interest to the peo-
pie of the transmississippi country.