Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14

erosion of such lands and the conse-
quent filling up of rivers, ponds ana
lakes. The forests and water power or
Maine constitute the larger part OF her
wealth and form the basis of her in
dustrial life. and the question SUBJ
mitted by the Maine senate to the SUI
preme court and the answer of the
supreme court alike bear testimony to
the wisdom of the people of Maine and
clearly define policy of conservation
of natural resources, the adoption or
which is of vital Importance not mere
ly to Maine. but to the whole country.
The court of errors and appeals OF
New Jersey has adopted "A similar view,
which has recently been sustained by
the supreme court of the United Staes
These decisions reach the root of the
idea of conservation of our resources III
the interests of our people.
Finally. let us remember that the
conservation of our natural resources
though the graVest problem of today, is
vet but part Of another and greater
problem to which this nation is not yet
awake. but to which il will awake In
time, and with which il must hereafter
graphic if IL is To liVe-the problem or
national efficiency, the patriotic duty OF
insuring the safety and continuance OF
the nation. When the people of the
United states consciously undertake to
raise themselves as citizens, and the
nation and the states in their several
spheres. to the highest pitch of excel
lence in private. state and national me-
and to do this because II is the nfst OF
all duties of true patriotism. then ana
not till then the future of this nation,
in quality and in time, will be assured.
The presidents speech ended the
morning session. The governors ana
delegates were photographed with the
president on the portico of the White
House The picture will also snow
William j. Bryan. Andrew Carnegie,
J. ]. Hill and Gustave Schwao' spe-
eially invited to participate
At the afternoon session the real
work of the conference began and the
| session. which opened at Pas and last
ed until 5:05 proceeded at rate that
broke all speed records. 1t developed
first that the president finds it impos-
sble to devote his entire time to the
conference meetings. He Will, as he
did today. call to order each session and
then designate governor to preside.
This honor fell today on Governor
Noel of Mississippi. with the intima-
ton that tomorrow he should call upon
Governor johnson of Minnesota. Then
after this announcement, as if his po-
litical instinct had received a shock,
the president suddenly called upon Mr..
BRYAN to interrupt the program and
1ltlutIiidllN lilt ~ 81 tAANh etNNNAA
Andrew Carnegie and address the
meeting Mr. Bryan acknowledged the
enthusiasm his name brought by lift
ing his hands and then indicated de-
sire to speak on Friday.
II was from the utterances of Mr..
Carnegie and those who followed him
that the gravity of the problems to be
| considered We're given weight. These
! facts he bore home with detail, but
good naturally limited that he would
| be disputed "by my friend. j. j. Hill.
| There were ways by which both the
coal and iron supplies might be con-
served, according to Mr.. Carnegie-by
| economicy in mining and in the use
and development of water transporta-
ton. which he said required less 70 both
| products.
"The Conservation of Ores and Re
| lated Minerals was the subject of
Andrew Carnegie. He said
"Mr President and Governors: You
have begun to make history today, for
never before has the national governor
called all the state governors into con-
ference. The president has acted upon
the axiom that while it is we'll TO fol-
low good presidents, it is better to
make them. Washington in 11S5 invited
| the commissioners of Maryland and
| \ irginia to Mount Vernon when they
conferred at Alexandria upon the
| Joint regulation of the Potomac. This
was the first slight revelation of the
| important interstate problems which lie
| Embedded in our federal system. 1t is
| no new question with which you have
| to deal NY province today is to ask
| your attention to the situation as al
| fected by our mineral supplies, chiefly
| iron and coal.
! the data, facts and much else used in
| this address l am indebted to govern
| ment officials of the geological survey
and other scientific bureaus, the extent
and variety of whose knowledge have
much impressed me, although l have
long known that our government Is cell
| ebrated for the range and thoroughness
Of its Investigations and the amount of
| statistical information it has acquired
| and keeps up to date regarding the ma
ton and people. | have heard more
than one prominent public man of
other lands express their admiration for
our governmental reports.
iron Most Useful
"Of all the worlds metals, iron is in
our day the most useful. The opening
of the Iron Age marked the beginning
of real industrial development. The
mining of copper and tin and the max
ing of bronze implements closed the
stone age in Europe and Asia, but 1t
r was not until the smelling of iron
started i'm Africa and spread TO Europt
that industrial progress began; In all
| countries the highest civilization has
u followed the use of iron in the arts and
crafts Today the position of nations
may almost be measured by It's produc
ton and use.
Iron and coal are the foundation OF
our industrial prosperity. The value OF
each depends upon the amount ano
nearnesS of the other. In modern times
5 the manufacturing and transportation
industries rest upon them, and, giver
2 sufficient land area and fertile soil
= these determine the progress of any
2 Deoplc. When the United States en-
t tered upon it's uneXampled career the
extent and value of our deposits of irol
and coal were unknown. 1t was only
? through the growth of population, in
crease OF knowledge and invention tina
they gained such value as to rendel
their quantity an important public
question,
r Iron smelling began with charcoal
20 made in neighboring forests Electrlca
4 smelling by means of water power ha!
r only recently been tried. Today the
reduction of our ores and the manu-
+ facture of iron practically rest upol
the extent and availability of our coal
Coal Consumption
+ "When the republic was founded there
] were according to recent expert es'
Inmates, approximately 2,0OO,0O000ooo'
S tons of coal in the territory now form
{ i,,, tho TTui+e6 States. Practically