The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-27
MUCH INTEREST
IS BEING SHOWN
TO QUESTION OF CON-
SERVATISM.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. Eth |
tons of the conservation commission. |
of which Clifford Pinchot is chairman, |
and the national rivers and harbors !
congress. of which Joseph e. Ransdell. |
of Louisiana, Is president, is largely on |,
the increase, as is shown by the dis |
| cussions throughout the country during |
the past few weeks. The meetings of !
these two great bodies, in December
next. givs promise of being most large |
ly attended by the representative men, |
of the nation interested in the con- |
servation of our natural resources and
in waterway Improvements. !
Although no special effort has been
made to bring together the leading ex-
perts and enthusiastic workers for the
causes represented, letters received by
the president of the rivers and harbOrs
congress and the secretary of the con-
servation commission show that the
week of December 7lh in Washington
will be crowded with important meet
ings. The conservation commission
will meet on Tuesday the Sth, while the
national convention of the rivers ana
harbors congress will be held on che
9Th, 10th and 18th of December, at
which 5000 delegates are expected.
Among the governors who have al
ready indicated their intention of be-
ing present at the conservation COM
mission meeting. and who will remain
over to attend the national rivers and
harbors congress, are: Hoggett, Of
Alaska; F'rear, OF Hawaii; Wilson of
Kentucky; Guild of Massachusetts,;
Warner, of Michigan; Johnson of Min
nesota; Glenn of North Carolina Post,
of Porto Rico; Cummins, of Iowa;
Brooks. of Wyoming and Sheldon, of
Nebra ska.
These state executives have init
mated their presence in Washington
during the period mentioned, while
many others are yet 20 be heard from
1t is expected that in conjunction
with the annual national conventions
of the rivers and flarbors congress and
the national conservation commission,
President Roosevelt will ask the at
tendance Of the governors of all the
states into conference largely patterned
after the wonderfully successful meet
ing at the White house last spring, and
from which vast benefits have already |
accrued.
During the next month or six weeks
both the president of the rivers and
harbors congress. Representative Rans-l
dell, and the chairman of the cOnServa
ton commission. Chief Forester Pin
chot. will be busily engaged in ad-
dressing conventions upon the sub
jects of interior waterways and the
conservation Of natural resources. Mr..
PinchOt, and. in all probability, Mr.. |
Ransdell will address the National Ed !
itorial association to be held in Boston,
August 21-27 Mr.. Ransdell will speak i
before the national irrigation congress
to be held at Albuquerque. New Mexico, |
September 90 to October 3. Vice Presi- |
dent Fairbanks and President Ransdell |
are scheduled for addresses at the con-
vention Of the Upper Mississippi Riv
er Improvement association, to be held
at Clinton. Iowa, September 2224. Both
Mr.. PinchOt and Mr.. Ransdell are eX-
pected at the Farmers National con-
gress. to be held at Madison, Wiscon-
sin. September 24-2S.
Chairman Pinchot and possibly Rep
resentaoive Ransdell will address the
American Bankers association which
meets at Denver September % to Oc-
tOber l.