The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-20

Norman pointed out that. by attending
the congress. the governors would have
an opportunity of meeting the mon en-
gagged in the development of oil lands
in California and Nevada and else.
where. and thus they would be enabled
to inform themselves on this great
phase of conservation at first hand.
The governors went on record as be-
ing heartily in favor of the great ex-
position to be held in San Francisco in
1915, III celebration Of the completion
Of the Panama canal. A resolution was
introduced and adopted in which the
governors lend their support to the en-
terprise. The resolution reads.
Favor San Francisco Exposition.
Whereas The completion OF the Pan
anna canal viii bring the Pacific coast
states and the countries OF the orient
into closer touch with tho Atlantic sea
boards eliminating 1000 miles from the
distance by water between the Atlantic
and the Pacific coast states, and mark
dentcd era of commercial development of
the Pacific slope and the great west; and
Whereas. The completion Of this titanic
project. the greatest engineering enter
prise in the history OF the world, should
and is to be commemoratcd by a. great
international exposition. and
Whereas, The city Of San Francisco
has slgnihed It's intention to hold such
an exposition in tho year 1915, TO be
known as the Panama Pacific Inter
national exposition. and has with the aid
OF the citizens OF the state OF California
raised the sum of 100000 600 TO defray
In part the expenses OF such eXposition
now. therefore. be it
Resolved, That we, the governors and
ernors of the states OF Utah. Nevada
Idaho. Montana. Wyoming. Colorado
Washington. Oregon. Minnesota and Cali
fornia. in convention assembled. hereby
Francisco and OF the state of California
In their laudablc and commcndablc ef-
forts to secure congressional recognition
in behalf of such exposition.
Most of the governors expressed their
intention of including in their messages
to the legislatures recommendations for
appropriations for the purpose OF send
ing creditable exhibits to the cxposi-
tion.
All of the official action on the part
of the governors was taken in executive
session. This session was held in the
private Office of Governor Spry Friday
forenoon, beginning Mt o clock.
Good Results of Conference.
The visitors expressed themselves un-
qualified rs holding the opinion that the
had resulted in incalculable
good to the western states, and they
were unstinted in their approval of the
step taken by Governor Hay of Wash
lngton,
"It is the first time said one of the
"that the governors have real
ly got together on this great question.
|, for one, am pleased beyond express
sion with the results obtained by the
We are now no longer
about, each with his own
idea of how things should be done We
now have firm basis upon which to
proceed and we viii make progress with
swiftness henceforth. You
Just watch us,'
Most of the governors left for their
homes Friday afternoon and evening,
An invitation had been extended the
governors to make the trip to California
on the newspaper special over the
Western Pacific which leaves for the
coast this morning, but owing to press
ing business In their home states, the
governors were compelled to decline.
The governors have had good time
during their brief stay in Salt Lake
and they were not backward in express
ing their appreciation of the hospitality
which they had enjoyed.