Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-25
NATURAL RESOURCE
INVENTORIES
PLANNED
ASKED TO JOIN
IN GREAT MOVEMENT
Local Organization Similar toI
That Effected in Conference
Called by President RooSe-
welt Proposed,
Morning Journal Bureau
6I3 Munsey Building


Inventories Of the natural
II every state and territory are pro-
posed ia a plan just announced by the
Joint COMMITTEES on conservation in
this city. The joint committee is ma
ti0nal headquarters for the conserya-
ton movement and has offices in the
Wyatt building.
Not only that, bat an If the forty
eight big national organizations o"
working with the joint committee
through their conservation commit
tees are to be asked 20 help, each in
It's own special field.
The plan contemplate the practi-
cal application by the states ana ma
tional organizations Of the conserYa-
ton principles declared by the COVER
nors and presidents Of the great ma
tional organizations in their notable
conference at the White House a year
ago. Letters explaining the plan
have been sent out to the chairmen
Of the official conservation commits
sions which the governors of thirty
eight states have appointed, and let
ters to the national organizations Will
follow. The list OF conservation COM
missions IS constantly growing and the
II the national organizations cooper
ating with the joint committee are the
National Board Of Trade. the National
Association of Manufacturers, the
American Federation OF Labor, the
National Council OF Commerce, the
big lumber organizations. and others
representing all the great national re-
sources OF the country.
The plan for corporation by the
states and national organizations was
proposed by the governors and the
representatives Of national organiza-
lions themselves. Details have been
worked out by the joint committee on
conservation, which they established
Ut their second conference in this city
last December. Meeting with the
governors in that conference were
state conservation commissions, con-
|serVation committees ana represents
dives of national organizations, and
the National Conservation Commits
lion. Both President Roosevelt and
Presidont-etect Taft took part.
The joint committee has been at
work on this plan since March, when
II took up the work Of the National
Conservation commission, which was
prohibited from continuing its work
under the government by the Tawney
amendment to the sundry civil act
on account OF tho varied natural re-
was a general plan applying to the
whole country rather than to any state
or section or TO any one class of re-
sources. The joint committee sug
gests early meetings OF the state on
scrvation commissions to take up, first
the most pressing conservation prob
In the respective states. For in
stance, ia Louisiana 1t is the terrific
waste Of natural gas, which the state
conservation commission is already
to stop. In oregon, "A pressing
has been watcr power, which
Is also "a leading issue just now ia
Michigan and Wisconsin. In many
states II is tho forest question. The
question Of the conservation OF water
power takes a front rank in a great
many states. and IL is becoming more
and more Of a general issue.
In suggesting Inventories Of state
resources, the pinn calls for definite
statements as to what we have, where
4 is, what we use and waste, and what
need to do The joint committee
suggests TO the state Commtssion5 that
natural be classed so far
rs practicable under live general
heads CD Waller resources, CD
resources. CD Land resources
ma tl) mineral resources ana con
idefeo ~ ftlalloh TO Co lubiie
''el'h' statement Oh conditions
IN ~ st''' ~i'9""'''s arc 10
act only natural ana coinInerclal re-