Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-02
HOUSE and SENATE
HEAR GOVERNOR
Conservation Of Forests
Is Subject OF
Address
~ ., ,sr y,
HOSE
Tenth Day. Afternoon Session.

For the first lime during the session
of 1909 the gallery of the House of
Representatives contained a goodly
of fades, the occasion being
the Joint meeting Of the House ana
Senate I 0r the discussion of the ques-
tion OF the preservation and conserva'
ton u the natural resources OF the
TER tOry. The Senators In an impos'
ing, square, sat in the open space OF
q 70 quadrangle of desks occupied by
members of the House.
Representative Single acted as
chairman. the others in the dais be-
ing Governor Frear, w. o. Smith,
Judge Dole, Forester r. S. Hosmer
and Dr. Wilcox.
Governor Frear was the first speak
err He began with the statement That
Of all the many important matters
arising from the energy of President
Roosevelt. the one that many people
believe is the most important Is that
of the conservation and development
of natural resources. This movement
has grown with wonderful rapidly
during the past few years, the chief
cause being the conviction that the
transportation facilities Of the country
are entirely inadequate.
This belief gave rise TO the appoint.
ment by Roosevelt of the Inland Wa
ter Ways Commission, to investigate
the matter of inland water ways.
This commission found more than
the fact that their country Is far be-
hind European countries In transport
alton. They found that the public
lands were becoming very scarce, and
that the forest reserve being cut SC
fast that II was necessary to do some
! thing for them. As "A result OF the de
pletiun Of the forests, there was con
stantly increasing danger of great
floods, and that the most fertile soils
were being washed away.
They found the iron and coal mines
were being exhausted.
They found that both the nation and
the States were interested In these
problems, and they advised the Presi
dent to call meeting to discuss these
questions. This meeting was called
the conference of Governors held In
Washington last Maya most won
derful meeting from which great re
suits were obtained. One OF these re
suits was the decision that the Presi
dent should appoint permanent Con
servation Commission, and that the
Governors should each appoint a con
servatiOn commission to cooperate
with the National Commission.
Now another step has been taken,-
conference held last month, at which
all the North American countries were
represented. And | believe he is con
templating the calling Of still great
er conference to take In the whole
world.
Here we do not have to concern our
selves with mineral resources. Blu
the waters and forests must be con
served and developed. These are the
resources that we fortunately possess
We have our water ways already, fol
we are group OF islands, and Con
gross Is developing our harbors.
Our natural resources are chief,
those of the soil and of the forest anC
of the sea. The resources of the set
have so far received little attention
But bill is now pending In Congress
to establish a fish hatchery for Ha
wall. It may be that we will want I,
do something in that line ourselves.
We want to do something for oul