New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
NEW HEALTH BOARD
WR. TAFT F.lTORS 1T.
To Hare National Scope
President Lfaues augusta.

Augusta. Gs Hov S-Fresident Taft to
dsv opened tho Georgia Carolina Interstate
Fair. rode over the streets ~ Augusta sniid
the cheers ~ his fellow citizens" and let
The city az r. M. for Florence, s. =.
IN his address at the fair the President
spoke on 8 number Of questions ~ national
Importance. The feature of his address
was national sanitation. He believed that
national board Of health should accom-
plish for the United States what this coun-
try had Jone for others In cuba. Panama
ana other places He also advocated esis-
lation 20 aid the merchant marine
After declaring that there is LADY IN
Washington that 7 am very anxious - see.
and nothing could restrain the haste with
which 7 would 20 back TO the capital city
except the pleasure 81 meeting ms and her
friends IN Augusta" he spoke In part as
follows:
n seems ~ me that the most important
subject and the most important collection
Of subjects Is that which relates 10 the
conservation Of our national resources Un-
less WN can secure UNIFORM sale operation
uniform state legislation with reference 20
the preservation Of our forests and the
ogi.s liEatiou OF the water which tails irom
the clouds and the preservation Of our soil
from being washed out 10 sea We shall n7t
he able 90 carry out the programme set tor
eyeTv thoushtfuI man must commend itself
as Of The highest Importance 10 tho safety
and preservation ~ our nation.
Another subject which. under the IN
fuenCe OF the growing manufacturing IN
terests brings itseif into ones mind. even
though IL NAV suggest the subject OF paTti-
san difference. n the question or our meF-
chant marine Mess our country eNfT-
ciers move control over the mercantile
are going ~ nnd yourselves - ~ great dis
advantage IN seeking markets ~ the world
IN 81 birh to dispose of YOUR products
Another subject that must 10 considered
~ tho national government. -y1th more car,
and with the expenditure 90 much more
MONEY than - has heretofore put into the
inv. sfis1ttou &c the question ~ sanitation
ans the ueaith - the inhahitants ~ MS
country. ~ rs %, ar't SO ~ the SCUM.
No hevN now various bureaus IN Wash
iEEfon which have functions Connected
with the S1Irpree eSicn of diseases and the
STUDY 0f tho different diseases. bot they
arc scattered and they need n be united.
Now m rs true that the health NJ the
citizens i- directly committed 10 the state.
but ~ is also true that the question of asr'-
~ tho state Nevertheless the Asricrit-
ural Deper rtnoent has found much that With
the mems an its hands, ~ can DO 10 assist
thr agriculture Of the CoUntr-
7 expect % recommend 10 Congress that
there he "a union Of an the experimental
departments 90 the Sorerrmenf for the dis
diseases.
Nov with respect - tho Southland. mv
feCF pflrn has neef iHatEht NAtn sweet
qualification 10 me because ] have felt that
the pe0pia 81 tha South were clad 10
me and were glad 90 show me by their re-
Cen-iOn that the viii lCin me IN what 7
III " hen 7 l,vcr1iEed ln nv administration
80 make completely forgotten sll sectional
lines and everything thof would tend 10
zaparote re. not 10 forget 0ur cherished
fraGIt ItlOnr not SEQ forget the heroes of cur
particular section m that awful struggle
that We call the civil War in the North
and vcU oal the Ulr between the states.
nor t0 ap1te one biz Of our pride that has
Americans. but 10 rejoice that while those
grave times showed the character or heroes
and fhe character OF American self-saCri-
nee. 20 rejoice that - rs now M the past
aud the future before us with UlthinC bat
harmony and love between all our people.
The President defeated his host. Major T.
p Cumming. IN . game of golf
'Tv' Cobo. the bau PLAYER. vas intro
dured 30 the President at tine golf course
hr captain Butt
y am very glad 70 meet ono ~ GeorEia's
most popular citizens" said the President.
Ia he glad ~ give yoU whatever poQu-
laritv ] have" repied cobb
Florence. g g.. Nov s-Frasident Taft
was here three hours TO-DAY.
Ia his speech here tonight. before start
Ing ~ N T. nm. for Wilmington. AR. Taft
warned the people of the South not 20 1T
the proeperir- Of 1--eert cotton run away
with them. but % demand I'm al business
affairs tha standard Of intessity and moral
Iry outlined tv Theodore Roosevelt