Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-05-20
;AG((f[A4 CONFERENCE

FL HiElRf UUNl NHVUl
b@oveu1o Many States and
p President Mees.in Council
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|yNotsalhJlffr hJffrr GGfRaf safsrasseGhe First Of s1tss
eLKiad cieths sHistog of America
! sissum sEhtsr aAuzmcious CirepmI
fq came1theiae white House. 4
ks 9esbiessaasS espesadAsTw Two i aea}
ez nEeTEsgpsteTial e EfI progress n
first Of the three days conference at
| HgWhite House at WHICH Presi6 6ent
pRobsevelt, the Governors of IA
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tives and experts are participating in
efforts to reach conclusions on ahf
ibeshuuathods of conserving the lsatf
I Ira1 resources OF the United StasesI !
- a4e-krsseiJ chat permanent org gant
ization1bstYeea the States and the hat
FtifbiaS ttifbbia IS isl nessssafy and will likely result
from the present conference toi Sacf
complish the end sought. The Ise9-
Dnd, suggested by Secretary Roots is
b HAT 4hhst thsfesis !iHitgtienihy % e! the eon
stitntion to the agreements wlllcH
may be made between two STATES,
subject to the approval of CongtRssi
The two ideas fully developed, il il
spradietsac fToad result in the Gont
servation Of the energies and SreT
sources of the nation through uniform
jasd danne ts iag saWSse natiiahna
The idea that the conference shHlld
be perpetuated developed in the form
Bof resolg6S6s adopted fr3ater conI
4 sideratioE Governor #Elenn, / Of
North sspl MaS GoysrnRhlFf Eolk,s Of
Miss0a raa dMsry atBe bgt'a bar!
Iimefftary move TO save TINE sent
chem, to committee for considera1
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States of the Union sat ON gilded
chairs in the historic East Room 5 Of
l4her4Fiinite IFease'7an clhattet from 10
10 II O'Clock: Five hundred other
persons taxed the capacity Of the
room. III They were Cabinet = officers,
k6upreme,4 Court, JUSTICES, 8 Senators
IL Representatives and experts in all
\ lines of Industry. WitA aihourish Of
lrumpets the President and vice pres
dent. entered at, II O'Clock and thp
conference the first Of its kind ih
The history Of the nation, begun.
1aa T6o DECEPTION of president wa S
4sbd first. elsmax of the day. Ifeientel|
IAdbtlIe Easto Room at Ii o'clock as
! tlle, Marine 1Rand rendered the presi-
Dental hoaors. The Governors arose !;
they .clapped their hands, they shout
.d. The demonstration became tu-
t-sfu t-hsfufftu0Gs. Then followed hush
The venerable Df. Edward Everett
1Haley ehaplaini aofrthe oisenate, ireaH b
lbfxom the Scripture 1theI description
! stthe1 fertility GOETHE 1aid Lpromisea q
the children of4Israels and followed It
with "a suppl lieaticn for guidance ih
the present. undertaki kiDg.u..-,.,.o.,-
President Roosevelt here begup his
fsdplanatidal 6f nhe reason for the
EcoHfspepce.I o His. ft:y.minutei Speech
was many times interrupted 2:By zap
plauseu and when he finally reacheH d
his point Of praise to the inland wa.
teswayse commission; md declared
with characteristic -vigos that should
Congress, neglect to perpetpatei til e
commission I will do it myselfs,,n he
n,eaptIred"' the assemblage., Tile
Governors stood up and shouted, Sen
at6rs !ahi CongressmeTni added a laug h
itG dtheit APPLAUSE, and general as:
}jsentl was given the sentiment. i''''-
knciil The Presidents Address" ao9
) eThes President spoke IN part as fol-
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! Governors oG Several States1and Gen.
tlemen: a'ra'. 1GIb ,noa
! ! welcome You te this conference ct
Sthss E5i III ElsEie f4ae5sf e M M5eGa INDY
Join together to consider the questid n
of the cb9ssrYatan! ahd fse of tie
great fundamental soIrcces Of wealtl,
| of this, nAtiop.o,So. vital fis this queS.
lAepsahat.for tbhfrst tiu1etaogui hip
tory the chief executive Officers G tho
States sseperatelylid theo States
togetheroZ Zfurgning the snationpi5h have
Met tYdoehsiaef ass1:i ~eN 'aqmEL
With the Governors ecs6bh ecs6bha qhg II FRO b
tses sfatsachbsahufb for theiq Special a ;.
ouaintance WltBetkelet eAFamsftln6f1 the
unehlea tbstoqs 9befGreua1s?nA Amo1g
eAeal arriexpssfS isr a9trat 9tesourcff
a1id dYlrepreseptatiaps eofeMhtieaal Of
7aa2iaatiansseJncefned1ih the ;deSelop
ment and ageeT thgss2es ffts 9dTeeg3i tie
Senator'S Gsna Re syesh4a ayes in Cor
gress; 1.-The iSdp5f9@tfhnss' C0uft,, the 'CabF
tnst,ea99aa nstb,aea99a;sa a aAerIglsnR EIg y ateryayge e04
| mission EuLe>llhESSlSS-~yeel llNltSu y
the conferehcee, %hthf is therefof
naticna' ma peeplar sergeUA
A. Weighty Problem.
~Ttfs conference On me c66sefVatfdl
natural resources is in etfest |;
Emeeting of the representative, sH al
fhe people Of the United Stat$ Saapld1'
IIta consider the ,weightiesE praHleh
ao@ before the nation; an3a tie ehca
sleHfer the meetiag lies-tin ,thN faf
.hab.sthe natural resources OF
t&Mtsy are in; dangerspf exhausted
, five permit the old4wasteful method
Of sxpioiting them longer to continuF
Wish the rise, ,of peoples from sai !
age9; 10 civilization and with the co
seqssnt growth in the. oxtent and va
rieEys9f the needs Of the average ma t
tbsys fories: d steadily; increasing
saasss a the amount deAaaAaa b
this average man from the actual rk