The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-11-27
NEWSY BUDGET FROM
The NATIONS CAPITOL
The Conservation Movement
Growing 10 favor--A Step In
The Right Direction.

-aalked-of inventory Of tie Majors
resources is now practically completed
To consider tie material 1t has
brough together the National Conser-
walton Commission mas just announc-
ed lbs first flu meeting for Tuesday,
December l, in washington. AT that
NEE Ding the first steps VIII be taken
toward putting inc tangible shape the
results of tie six months hard work
on taking stock of The country's wat
ers. fores S, lands. and materials.
One week later, after the Commits
sion has gone over the inventory. II
will hold join meelig in Washing
ton with the Governors of the States
and Terri ories, or their representa-
tives. At this meeting the inven DRY
will be further discussed and the re-
port whcih the president mas request
ed the commission to make % him
by January l, will be formulated.
With less than six months in which
to make the inventory the four branch
es into which the Commission is divid
I'D, aided by the cooperation OF the
Government department S, have brough
together what is probably Ire most
useful collection OF fac r about the
material things on watch national in
dus Ty and progress sle based that
has ever been assembled al one time.
Reports presenting q ese facts and
pointing cut tleir significance have
been prepared. These reporis, sum-
married aud iadeXed. viii Je submit
led 10 tie Commits Ol 1T 3 coming
meeting.
All through rHc an nor general in
5erest in s. work eli oijec, Of ne
Conserve. ION Commiss .on has been
growing. Tie public is Low we'll posted
on a subjec Of vile oily IL few spec
IA isis lad knowisdg- oti.c Jine of
the Conference of Cove ncc and eX-
port al the Whi House IN May.
The Governors carried d q spirit Of
The conference home with trem 20 their
own people, and have kept things
moving ever since 10y sppo.nting S ate
Commissions to study -ocal problems.
by writing and speaking upon the
subject Of conservation, and by keepin
in close and helpful oucn with the
National Commission. They are ready
10 take part in the approaching point
meeting. The bare encouragement mat
it mad been set for December Sth result
I'd in a number Of aCceptauces before
The formal invitation Of tie Commits
sion had even got into he mails.
When lie conservation movement
was started, specific information about
D he actual STATE Of our resources was
part wan ing, partly accessible.
Certain facts were broadly known. 1t
was at least UNREASONABLE hat our
resources had been wastefuily used,
mines. were sure in time 20 be COM
pletely exhausted, while others. for
example tie forests, cuold still be
EAp perpetually useful by cqgut man.
agement The first work was TO get
the fac Is, TO SLOW exactly what the
situation was and low it cou d be i'm
proved by measures At would work.
without an In ven cry q tie re-
sources which should snow tie pres
net condition Of the resources and the
way 10 develop tdem to TIE best ad-
vantage, conserva ION was IN danger
of Saying up in the sir.
But he work Is now pract ically done
The facts are there. in dollars and
cents, tons of coal, board feet Of tim
ber acre-feet and horsepower of wat
er. acres of land. And ire possible
yeform measures have been weighed.
The final report 70 the President will
Ne the necessary supplement 10 the
addresses % the White House Confer
ence. The note of these addresses was
"a note of warning. The report is ex-
pected to show hat the warming must
he needed If the exhaustion Of natural
resources is noe one day. IN ilnpoverish
the nation, and it will also undoubted
ly bring out bow the coun rvs re-
sources can be developed so as to last
the longest possible time and serve
The creates good of the people.