Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-19
! CHIEF FORESTER
GIVEN OVATION
lPiNcHoT cHEERED WHEN HE
PLEADS FOR CONTINUANCE OF
RoosEvELT's CONSERVATION
POLICIES.

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Mississippi congress opened today the
roll of states was called for represen-
tation on the resolution committee.
Following this an hour was devoted
to the introduction of resolutions,
I'D talk on Commercial Conserva-
tion'' and John w. Noble, former sec
retary of the interior, spoke on forest
preservation and that of our other ma
uonal resources.
Pinchot received an ovation when
he reiterated his stand taken at Spo-
kane for the conservation Of the nat
nral resources based on the Roosevelt
policies. His plea for the protection
Of the forests and the reclamation
Of arid lands was greeted with great
applause.
Freight Rate Question Up.
The congress promises to become
The battlefield of a fight for better rate
regulation for the west.
Assertion that the fight on railroad
rates may open at any time and be-
come the predominant factor in the
deliberations of the congress was
made by Col. Ike Pryor of San AM
tonic, Texas, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee. He declared Galveston
and Denver business men would bring
On a resolution demanding an equit-
able revision Of rail and ocean rates
between New York and Denver.
According to Col. Pryor's statement
the ocean rate between New York and
Galveston has been low enough to
provide Denver shippers an incentive
to bring their goods to the Texas port
for shipment over local lines to Den
YER, thus obtaining reduced rate.
1t is now charged that the railways
have increased the local rail rate be-
tween Galveston and Denver to point
where 1t is a matter of choice-wheth-
er goods are brought via ocean or en-
hrely by rail.
Insurance was the topic at the last
evening session and the principal ad-
dress was delivered by Samuel Bos-
worth Smith Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
president of the American Life con-
vention.
He said the people OF the middle
west and transmississippi states paid
In premiums to life insurance com
panies $171. 100000. He attacked the
tax laws proposed in various states
and particularly the tax on corpora
tions proposed by President Taft.
e. T. Campbell of st. Louis spoke on
!. fire waste.
Irrigation to Relieve overcrowdina.
Thomas f. Walsh and John Barrett,
directors of the Bureau Of American
Republics, were the principal speakers
of the afternoon. Mr.. Walsh made a
plea for opening vast tracts of west
ern lands to the eastern farmer and
the city bred man. He believed that
the answer to crowded tenements lies
In the irrigation of the arid west
Mr.. Barrett spoke Of improvements
in reclamation among the Latin-Ameri-
can countries. He said in part:
"The legitimate and successful ex-
ploitation Of this vast field south of
us depends upon four important condi
tions: First, tariff regulations which
permit of reciprocal exchange of
commodities; second, first class mail
passenger and express steamship SER
vice to build up and care for this
trade: third, the establishment of
banks controlled by United States cap
ital as agencies Of business just as
necessary In foreign lands as in the
United States. and, fourth, familiarity
and acquaintance with the habits and
customs of the I.atin-American peo-
pies and local conditions of their de-
mand and supply"