Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-17
TAFT POURS OIL
ON TROUBLED
WATERS
INTERVIEWS TO END THE
PINCH0Y- -BALLINGER FEUD
Expected Continuation Of Con-
troversy at TranSmissiSSippi
Commercial Congress at Den
Ver viii Likely Fail,

Iny Morning Journa; Special Leased w;rsl
Denver Colo, Aug, 10 The Bai-
liugor-Pmchot fcud may not be car
mcd from spokane to Denver.
The controversy between friends Of
the two officials which was feature
of tho National irrigation congress at
spokane last week, II was expected.
would bc resumed at sessions of the
Nansmisslssippi Commercial congress
which win bc Formally opened here
tomorrow morning
Many delegates to the congress are
said TO bo opposed to recurrence OF
hostilities and to be making efforts to
have discussion of the controversy
barred from the convention.
lallnger was expected In Denver.
but Is not coming There Is a report
among the delegates that President
Tart hintcd to his secretary of the In
terror, that If would be wen TO absent
himself and let The controversy with
Pmchot cool down.
Pmchot viii be here and, as any
delegate. MAY bring M any subject az
amy session aud as irrigation rcclana-
il'll anu hhiiAffiN Nil'll VI l1ii'iiht -
sources are among the most important
OF the many to he acted upon. 1t Is
possihle that further reference to the
rcud may be made.
Tomorrow morning win bo takcn up
largely with opening addresses and II
viii uot he until afternoon that sub
lccts of Importance win be discussed
Thcn President Thomas r. Walsh OF
Donvcr viii deliver his annual ad-
dress
The executive committee met this
rvcpins aud completed arrangements
for the conventions Reports of vart
ous committees were approved.
Wiu, the pinchot .Ballinger fcud
suppressed freight rates, irrigation.
deep waterways and conservation will
be the big subjects discussed. Each
state while enthusiastic for each has
its particular hobby, and twelve COM
caucussed tonight to be
decided upon action in the congress.
The central western states are work
Ing for larger appropriations for irrl-
Cation, \ Denver man, Cornelius j.
Gavin. has the only entirely neV pro-
I'Ala li' Nill l'i'l''f'' All''h ~ 'N''
"a ess endorse Il public hiyhwoy from
El Paso, Texas, through Ycllowstonc
park to the Canadian border IL Is
said to have been wen received so
far His plan entails the building by
zach state affected of the highway
within its borders.
The Texas delegation is continuing
.o work for the establishment of
naval station at Corpus Christi TINS
matter has been before congress,
where report by a committee en-
podicd almost the exact lang aase OF
he commercial congress was pre-
,cnted Colorado * opposed to PIN
not. New Mexico and Arizona always
ringing up the question of separate
tatchood Delegates from Grand
Junction, colo. ask a S26.O00,OOO APP
by congress for reelama-
lon purposes. Colonel Ike T. Pryor
II san Antonio. Texas, chairman OF
ne executive committee ls being
rgcd for the presidency Ills home
itv also ls after the next congress
Ike r. Pryor of san Antonio, VIII
robably be elected president. Tonight
hc Missouri delegation ia caucus lie
lar,d that tn tongrc should not go
% far away FROM the center OF pop-
Iation tu Get next year and further
hat st. Louis was entitled to the
onor.
The boom for this city sprnng ~
ithou notice spread rapidly. The
ana Antonians urge IN suppcrl of th"ir
ItV's claim the custom previously iol-
,wcd of sending the congress 10 the
onr city Of the newly elected presi-
rut