Evening star., 1909-08-27
GENERAL FEELING OF RELIEF
SHELVING OF BALLINGER-PIN-
cHoT CONTROVERSY.
Committee on Resolutions Of Con-
servation Congress to Ignore It.
Conference With Lumbermen.

SEATTLE. Wash. August 27-When
the second days session OF the national
conservation congress met today there
was a general feeling of relief that the
BaIlinger-Pinchot controversy had been
shelved. 1t was stated. semi-ofiicialiy,
that the report of the committee on reso-
lutions will make no reference to the dis
agreement between the Secretary of the
Interior and the chief forester.
A majority of the delegates are anxious
to ignore the controversy
Joseph N. Teal OF Oregon presided at
the morning session. and Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot was the principal speaker,
his subject being Principles of Conser-
vation.''
Bear Roosevelt Mark.
Mr.. Pinchot said, among other things:
Conservatism, the application OF
common sense to common problems for
the common good. will lead directly to
efficiency wherever it is given control.
We are coming to see that conserva-
tion will have two great results-to
conserve our natural resources, which
guarantee our welfare. and to lead our
people to greater wisdom and effective
ness in every department OF our COM
mon life. The outcome of conservation
is national efficiency.
President Roosevelt himself said that
the policy Of conservation is the most
typical example Of the policies which will
bear his mark. Fruitful, vital and benef-
icent, these policies are both deeply need
ed and widely cherished by our people AS
a nation we are fortunate at this time, as
l said in my recent speeches at Spokane.
in this fact above all others-that the
great man who gave his name to these
policies has for his successor another
great President whose administration is
most solemnly pledged to support them"
tative Of the American Civic Association,
spoke on Conservation OF Human Life
and HEALTH" and Mrs. J.. Ellen Foster OF
the Department of Justice. Washington.
] McGee the saltwater expert. delivered
an address on Relative Importance of
Our Natural Resources"
Henry Barker of Rhode Island spoke on
Conservation in the Civic Aspect" and
Gen. Marion P. Maus, Y. s. A.. COM
rnanding the Department of the Column
bia, on Conservation In the Military
Aspect"
Conference x ith Lumbermen.
Mr.. Pinchot and representative lumber
mon Of Oregon, Idaho and Washington
held a conference here today to devise
a method OF gathering accurate informa-
ton and quotations for use in the MONTH
ly and quarterly reports Of the forest
service.
The reports are intended to hold posi-
ton with respect to lumber similar to
that Of the government reports OF wheat,
cotton and tobacco.
The chief forester was assured by the
lumbermen that he will have their hearty
cooperation in his plan for improving
the work of the forest service.
The meeting was the result Of dissatis-
faction on the part of the lumbermen
with the forest service reports. They
complained that the reports contained
elaring Inaccuracies. 1t was practically
decided that the association shall aid in
compiling the reports. furn 'shing figures
ON the market value of lumber products
and gathering information concerning
forest conditions.
Mr.. Pinchot told the lumbermen that
he thought they had made a great mis-
take in not taking the public into their
confidence long ago.
e. G. Griggs OF Tacoma. president OF
the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers
Association. said he felt sure that
publicity would convince the public that
there was no lumber trust. and that conf
ne ition was keen. He added that no
iumberman had made any money durins
the last two years.