Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-27

morning. and leaving for Washington
on the eastbound Santa Fe limited at
geo last evening He was an exceed
ingly busy man yesterday, and a large
number OF persons called on him ~
the office of Forester A. c, Ringland.
In the third district forest headquar-
ters. where he spent most of the
time. When seen by Morning Jour
] nul representative yesterday after
noon, Mr., Pinchot expressed himself
as being delighted with the satisfac-
tory condition OF affairs in the local
offices of the forestry service paid q
high compliment to Governor George
Curry, for the successful manner In
which he Is administering the affairs
of the territory and declared that
everything In New Mexico which re-
lated TO the conservation of natural
resources Is In gratifying condition.
Speaking OF tho mission which
brought him TO Canada and to Mexico
as the special ambassador of Presi-
dent Roosevelt MIR. Pinchot said
~ have Just returned from the City
OF Mexico, where | carried an invita-
ton to President Diaz, Of that repub-
lie. from President Roosevelt. asking
Mexico to join with Canada and the
United States In Joint international
conference of the North American ma
tions on the conservation OF natural
resources President Diaz accepted
tho Invitation most cordially. as the
Canadians had already done. The
nine men representing the three coun-
tries viii meet In Washington on Feb
ruary ls. Each country will be rep
- Al. At. A.,
Of the conservation movement Is TO
use foresight in dealing with all the
natural sources of wealth, so that the
development of our country may pro-
cecd unchecked on such lines that
waste will be almost entirely eliminat-
ed and so that we shall make the
most of what we have. The idea Is To
use every opportunity In the fullest
and most permanent way and to make
the United states and the country ad
jaccnt TO it, the richest and the best
country to live in. that can possibly
be made with its natural endowment.
Many persons think that conservation
means only the preservation and the
prevention of waste on the contrary.
it means development just as much as
IL means saving.
AilbktlHti lilf L iittu HbdtiH ONnS
nearly 1000. 900 square miles, and we
want to make the best use OF It, both
1T the present and for the future. BY
tho end OF this century we shall have
$50. 600. 600 people In the United
states by tho middle OF tho century
,va shall have $50, 900. goo. We must
plan TO feed them to house them and
supply them with the necessaries of
D a Il 0 I. .ta terlaf IN
begin to think about It now. That Is
what the conservation OF natural re-
sources means II is serious prob
lcm and requires the best thought OF
our best men"
Local offices In Fine Shape.
''Thc third district headquarters.
located in Albuquerque. Is the first one
have been able to visit since the
work or the forest service was divid-
cd into six field districts last Decem-
ber." said Mr.. Pinchot. "and I am
certainly delighted with the way
things are being conducted. visited
all the offices this morning. accom-
panied by Mr. Ringland. forester for
this district and found everything In
fine shape. l looked through the
files. accounts and went into the in
spection work as far as possible with
the short amount of time at my dis
posal and was very much pleased
with the condition In which found
things. I never had the slightest
doubt but that the plan of conducting
the administration of the service from
field headquarters would be success
ful. and am more glad than ever that
the plan was put into execution since
/ visited the Albuquerque headquar-