The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
GOVERNORS IN CITY
Many Executive Comes to the
White House Conference.
PRESIDENTS GUESTS TONIGHT
Visitors Who VIII Discuss COnser-
walton of Natural Resources VIII
Take Dinner with MIR. Roosevelt.
Sessions Open I'm East Room To-
morrow MOrning-The Programme.

Never before in her history, unless dur
ing inauguration days, has Washington
entertained as many governors at one
time as there will be in the Capital to-
morrow and the two days following. tine
/ occasion being the convention called by
the President to consider measures for
the conservation of the countTy's natural
resources.
Il also will be the first time in the his
tory Of the United States that the Presi-
dent has conferred with all the governors
% the country at the White House on a
subject which is of interest to every sec
tion OF the Union.
The advance guard of the State execu-
tives arrived here Sunday and yesterday,
and the rest will make their appearance
to-day and early tomorrow morning
The following governors have arrived
and are registered as follows: Joseph II.
Kibbey, of Arizona. New Willard: Wal
ter FTear. Hawaii. New Willard Acting
Gov. Y O. Pindall. of Arkansas Raleigh:
Edward +. Noel Of Mississippi. Raleigh:
Frank r. Gooding. Idaho. New Willard;
Charles S. Deneen. Illinois, New Willard;
Joseph X. Toole, Montana, New VIII
lard Braxton R. Conner, Alabama, Riggs
former Gov. Pardee, California, Airing
ton. and George Curry. New Mexico, Eb-
bitt.
Others Expected To-day.
Cows. Glenn of North Carolina. and
Harris, Of Ohio, are expected to-day. and
will be at the Ebbitt; Cows. Hoch. of
Kansas and Cutler. OF Utah. will be at
the Raleigh, while Gov. Johnson. Of
Minnesota. will make the New Willard
his temporary home, where Seth Low IS
also registered. William J. Bryan will
make the Raleigh his headquarters and
Is expected 10 arrive to-day
The Connecticut delegation. headed by
Gov. RolHn s. Woodruff, viii arrive to-
day, as will, IN fact most al the gov
ernors and delegations. Owing 10 the re-
cent severe illness Of Gov. Guild, OF Mas
sachusetts. it looks as if ne would be
unable TO attend the conference.
Gov. Malcolm r. Patterson, of Tennes-
see, is so deep in his Csrmack campaign
that he can not spare the time 70 attend
the conference. About half a dozen will
not attend
The President viii entertain the COVER
nors at dinner at the White House to-
night. Justices Of the Supreme Court
Secretaries Wilson and Garfield. men,
bers Of the Inland Waterways Commits
sion. and Messrs. Bryan. Mitchell. Hill,
and Carnegie complete the list Of guests.
Conference opens Tomorrow.
The conference tomorrow will be
opened by President Roosevelt with an
address. He viii be followed by Andrew
Carnegie, who viii speak on Ores and
related minerals" James J. Hill will
forecast future needs OF the country in
railroad extension. Emery r. johnson.
professor Of transportation and commerce
In the University OF Pennsylvania. will
discuss Navigation" II. S. Putnam,
electrical engineer. New York. Power"
T. c. Chamberlain. professor Of geology
in the University of Chicago. Soil wash
waste r. A. Long, OF Kansas City,
Forest conservation;" Dr. George NJ.
Kober, of this city, Sanitation" George
c. Pardee. Oakland. Cal. Reclamation"
Judge Joseph NJ. Carey. Cheyenne. Wyo.
Land laws" II. A. Jastro, Bakersfield,
Cal, stock raising" Dr. l. c. White
State geologist of West Virginia, 'Dura-
tion of mineral fuels" and John Mitchell
viii lead the discussion Of coal mining