Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-30
Other Prominent Delegates.

other Prominent Delegates.
Other delegations include Andrew Car
negie, John Hays Hammond. El.hu Root.
Alton b. Parker. w. r. Wilcox. Henry
Wade Rogers, Samuel Gompers. John
can, w. G. Lee, NJ. E. ingalls,. Thomas
Fisher, James R. Garfield. John c. Rich
berg, Walter George Smith. Amasa
Eaton. John 6. Milburn. Francis Lynde
Stetson. Charles Thaddeus Terry. William
Allen White a; A. w Goddard R Theodore =
Brown. H. =. Miles. Frederick n Jud-
son, Selden p Spencer, ]. NJ. White
head. Charles E. Mccarthy. Ralph W.
Breckenridge. John L. Webster, c. b.
Aycock, L. e. Holden. George F. Cham
berlain. c. A. Woods, E. E. Hunter, Q.
M. Barber. DR.. Edwin A. Alderman, w.
s. Allen and Charles NJ. Fassett-
THE purpose Of the National Civic Fed
erat on in holding this conference. said
Mr.. Easley. lis to develop the universal
ity of the need for uniform state legis--
latior by having all important national
organizations. promoting uniform ty IN
any field, state before the conference
desire. There are many propositions
which the committee on arrangements
believes need only clear, explanatory
statement to gain general assent
I'm the first place, there are number
OF bills which the National Association
Of Uniform state Law Commissioners. a
body formed some eighteen years ago on
the initiative of the American Bar AS
ISOLATION, after ten or twelve years OF
hard patient work has unanimous in
dorsed The commissioners are the Of
fciai representatives Of their respective
states.
The measure are the negotiable In
st-uments act, which has already been
| adopted by thirty-ei states; the ware
house receipts act. adopted by eighteen
states and territories: the sales of goods
act, adopted by six states and terri
| tories; the divorce act, adopted by three
states and bills on stock certlhcates and
| bi Is OF lading. which have just been ap.
proved by that body after four years
discuss on.
Other Subjects to Be Considered.
"Other subjects which will be presented
are conservation of natural resources
| taxation, regulation of Interstate railways
and quasi-public utilities. control of cor
porations, life insurance. fire insurance,
automobile regulations. road building, vi
tai statistics, public health, safeguard.
| ing dangerous machinery, factory and
mine inspection. compensation Tor acci.
dents, convict-made products, pure food
regulations, determinations against mar
ried women as to the control of theiI
| children and the holding of property.
ION some OF the above topics definite
propositions will be presented by organi.
| cations that have been working for years
on uniform state regulation. In other
| cases the need for uniformity is to be
presented. and committees appointed Il
| frame bills to meet the special needs.
For instance, on the railway regula-
ton proposition. the National Association
| OF state Railway Commissioners. the in.
terstate commerce commission, the Amer
lean Railway Association and a number
| OF the shippers organizations have agreed
| in conference on such subjects as the uni
| form warehouse receipts bill. bills oi
| iading act. the handling of explosives
and they are studying such subjects as
safety appliances, car service and car
| distribution and uniform accounting.
| 1.-The National Grange. the automobile
| associations and the good roads organiZa-
| lions have held national Joint conferences
| and have agreed on certain propositions
/ in respect to which they will ask for
| state uniform legislation"
The governors conference will proba-