The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-28
TO PRESERVE RESOURCES
CONTAMINATION EMIGRATION HE- GINS IT'S WODkk.
MsAsea by Dr. Eilst and Baehea sy Prssiasnt Taft, Offices Are
 Opened h New

New York. Oct a7.--Nationai In its
 scope and backed with the enthusias-
 tic endorsement of President Taft .
 movement was launched here teddy to
 appeal to the people of the United statss fof concsrtsd action In preserve ins the natural resources of the coun- | try.
 The National Conservation Associa- |stion with offices here and m Waen- ington will carry on the proposed vig- orous campaign under the leadership of pr. Charles VI. Eliot president emeritus Of Harvard University. militant orSanisatioa with the general object of Recurring practical appiica- tion through ,iegisIative and adminis- trativs measores by the states and by | the Federal government of the con- Servation principles adopted by the governors of the United states ~ thsir conference with President Hoos- eysit at the White House in May 1908. The association .is the outcome of plar.. on which men of national prom | lin1nee have been at work with for msr President Eliot for many months Presidsnt Taft evinced his interest by, eiving the organization hts hearty 1 approval ana by being enrolled as its lfirst member
 InciudSd among the officers and lmemtjArship are some of the most l prominent men of affairs in the unit
 Cd states.
 General offices were opened in the Fifth avenue buiidlng. in this city to- day where # was announced that tne association already had the orsaniza- ttion wsll under way and that applica- tions for n1snbership were pouring in lfrom aiI parts of the country It IS expected that as the work of the orr ~anixation advances branch offices will be established in different sec- l tions. Mr. Eliot 10 personally direct | ins the work of the association. The men,bership. which is open to every American citizen is expected to reach into the hundreds of thousands. | The officers of the association are: Prssident--charlss W. Eliot, Cam l brtdRe MAns.
 vice Vice rrssidsnt--waltsr L: Fisher.
 of chicago.
 aeuretary--Thomas R. shipp. Tn. dianapoiis. Ind. who was secretary Of I the white House conference of gover-
 nors and secretary of the Nationaf lConservation Commission.
 The chairman of the executive conn I mittee is John F. Bass. of Chicago
 I and the executive director is Royal l..
 Meiendy. of Chicago. I T an glad. to hear that the Ma
 tional Conservation Association mas .tbesn formed under such distinguish
 l ed ana capable leader" says President
 ! Taft in q letter made public today
 | land with a membership open to every American citizen our people cannot do d more useful thing for themselves and for posterity than to give person
 al Consideration to the great issues l that are involved In what we have come to call the conservation move ment It Is of great importance that this movement should proceed both 1 wiseiy and effectively and then Na- tionai Conservation Association should be valuable instrumenta,ity Tor ac. com pIishinE this result, l shall pc xiad to have you enroll my name in | its membership"
 Ths purposs Of the associat tion. af- 1 ter reference Is made to the principles Snunctated by the conference Of gov srnors with President Roosevelt IS
 ss'ss I've I shsrsfore form tbis association ssgs & sa IS Sops,Sn ess,p reprssentatives of definite and practi- fC4f H883uItt bo c2ftttfsS ANs~S~f ling principles into effect and to op- pose in all appropriate ways all ae- l fion which is in conflict with these priucipies. whether such action Is at. tempted by individual citizens. mem ibers of legislatures or administrative Eofficiais.s s sssss x
 | Among. the most important measures Advocated are legislation for the in corporation into all future grants Of 1 water power rights. by State or na- tion of provisions to obtain prompt | development. payment of reasonable Ecorn ne ,sation for the benefits granted tby the people, the limitation of all such | grants to periods, of not exceeding fifty years and recognition of the | right of the authorities to make req ! sonabie regulations as to rates ana lservices. .ss-.--..s.as..ss The association declares that it de- sires to further all legislation design | ed to diminish sickness. prevent acci- dents and premature death and in- k Ecrease the comfort and joy of Ameri- | can fife, believing that human effic- Eiency, health and happiness are natur- | iai resources as important as forests waters; lands and minerals.
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