Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-23
PRESIDENT OUT WITH MES
SAGE ON RESOURCES
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than twenty-five to more than fifty
years. This span of life is increasing
wherever sanitary science and pre-
ventive medicine are applied. 1t may
be greatly extended.
Our annual mortality from tubercu-
losis is about 10000. Stopping three
fourths of the loss of life from this
cause, and from typhoid and other
prevalent and preventable diseases,
would increase our average length of
life over fifteen years.
There are constantly about S,000,-
600 persons seriously i'll in the United
States, of whom 100000 are consump-
tives. More than half this illness is
preventable.
If we count the value of each life
lost at only S1,100 and reckon the av-
erage earning lost by illness ass $500
per year for grown men. we find that
the economic gain from mitigation OF
Dreventable disease in the United
States would exceed $1,000, 100000 a
year. In addition, we would decrease
suffering and increase happiness and
contentment among the people. This
gain, or the frightening and strength
cnirg of life which it measures, can
be secured through medical investiga-
ton and practice. school and factory
hygiene. restriction of labor by women
art children, the education of the peo-
and through improving the efficiency
of our health service municipal, state
and national. The National Govern
ment has now several agencies exer-
cising health functions which only
need to be concentrated to become CO.
! ordinated parts of a greater health
| service worthy of the nation.
The permanent welfare of the nation
demands that it's natural resources be
conserved by proper use To this end
TIL, States and the nation can do much
by legislation and EXAMPLE BY far the
| greater part of these resources is in
! private hands. Private ownership of
natural resources is public trust;
| tn should b. administered in the in
terests of the people as whole. The
| States and nation and lead rather
than follow in the conservative and
| efficient use of property and under
| their immediate control. But their first
duty Is to gether and distribute a
| knowledge of our natural resources
and:'of the means necessary to insure
their use and conservation, to impress
the body of the people with the great
| inheritance of the duly, and O pro-
mote the cooperation of all. No agency
state, federal corporate, or private
can do the work alone.
! finally, the conservation of our re-
sources is an immediate and vital con-
Germ. Our welfare depends on conser-
walton. The pressing need is for 6
general plan under which citizens
States, and nation may unite in ar
effort to achieve this l5reat end. The
lack of cooperation between the States
Themselves, between the states and the
nation and between the agencies OF
the National Government, is y k2oten
cause of the neglect of conservation
among the people. An organization
through which, all agencies, state, ma,
tional, municipal associate, and in.
dividual, may unite in common eff
fort to conserve the foundations O.
our prosperity is indispensable to tn,
welfare and progress of the nation
To that end the immediate creation O
national agency is essential. Man.
States and associations of citizen
have taken action by the appointment
of permanent conservation commits
tsions. 1t remains for the nation to q
likewise, in order that the States an,
1.-THE nation, associates and individuals
Emaw join in the accomplishment o
this great purpose.
Accompanying this report, an,
transmitted as a part thereof, are de
tailed statements by the secretaries o
tn, several sections. and many papr
and illustrations prepared by expert
at the request of your commission.
CLIFFORD PINCHOT,
Chairman.
w. J. MCGEE
Secretary, Section of Waters.
OVERMAN w. PRICE,
Secretary, Section of Forests.
GEORGE w. WOODRUFF,
Secretary, Section of Lands.
j. A. HOLMES,
Secretary Section of Minerals
Attest:
THOMAS B. SHIP,
Secretly to the Commission.
December Z. 1908.
1t is certain that in time additions
buildings will be needed and these cal