The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-30
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!. Conference

WASHINGTON, Jan, .s.-Arransr.
nlGnts for the North American Conser.
vation Conference between represtn.
tatives Of the United States, Cantda
md Mexico. at the White House, Fab'
ruary IS. arc going forward rapidly.
following the cordial acceptance by
Sir W!lfrid Laurler. Premier. and
Earl Grey. Governor General, Of Can.
;aa, and President D!az. Of Mexico,
Of President Roosevelt's invitation TO
: nd delegates. Tie conference III
discuss the situation With regard to
the natural resources Of the respoc-
I've countries and help prepare q san.
er.l plan adopted 10 promote The vel.
fare OF the Nations concerned Ainicc.
ttrlance with President Rooscve,t's
suggestion. st4ll.i'Ps.
This International Conference viii
IN, ct at the White House BY Prcsl.
Cont Roosevelts invitation. 1t viii
not be large gathering as was the
Conference Of Governors at thu White
House last May, or the point Conaer.
walton Conference, last December he
tween the National Conservation Com.
m:ssion, tie Governors and the rep.
rasentatives OF State Conservation
Commissions and Conservation Com.
mittees Of National organizations The
attendance will be limited to tle rep.
irsentatiyes OF Canada and s'Mexico
and representatives Of the State De
partment Of the United States Gov
eminent and OF other Executive De.
7artments which can render parlicu.
iar assistance to the eonferees In
their deliberations, and the lNatIoral
Conservation Commission. {sf:!ljtBt.
l.. IT . - . + ' Z g.
! Canada has already taken active
s'sps in preparation for the Confer
rhce and recently sent to the Nat'on.
al Conservation Commission a Nun.
Der cof carefully prepared maps which
SHOW the present status Of tie; pub.
lie lands OF the Dominion as well rs
.nc distribution Of the principal MT.
aal resources and the development
ot Its transportation systems. The
Canadian authorities have also gath.
crpd together and sent to the chair.
.nn OF the Commission a con,prearn.
siye collection Of Government docu.
ments bearing on the natural resol, G.
es Of the country. TAcsc have been
csrefully Indexed and bound together
accordins to subjects, They will he
Used at the forthcoming Conference.
President Roosevelt feels that tho
connection between the United States
and the two Nations which lie to the
North and South Is SO intimate hat
they can consider their mutual inter.
erts WITH regard to natural resources
from the standpoint OF the general
welfare of the continent with snail
regard to the political boundary tines
which separate them. Indeed, 1t Is
said tha: he considered irviting Can.
"ia and Mexico to the first Conserra.
ticn Conference at the white House
oat that he refrained from doing 70
because he was unwilling to run the
remotest risk OF asking t.iese two Ma.
tions to asoclate themselves with tne
Conservation movement before It was
certain that It was going to Euccesd.
New tina. success Is assured ne feels
that since the two Nations hive Idtn.
tIcul interests and Identical asplra.
tions they can work together along
Conservation lines jus: MS the repre-
sentatives OF the States work toge>h.
or without regard to Site bo'nta.
'irs. 5tyL