The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-19

governors. which Will be held at Salt
Lake City on August is. l shall urge the
other western governors to take similar
action
Fight for Truth.
/ read that letter to my brother gov
ernors simply to Indicate the attitude
that Wyoming has taken in this matter.
] know that the governor OF Colorado
has appointed his delegates To that con-
yen;ion. Feeling as l do in the matter.
would certainly feel that. even though
other western states differed with regard
TO II and did not care TO send delega-
lions TO that convention. that Wyoming
must be represented. We must show
what we believe 10 be true in regard 10
the effect Of the attempted conservation
movement upon our view. | earnestly
hope that every governor of all the west
ern states will get busy and send Just
as large delegation to that ST. Paul
convention as possible.
Failing so to do. there is danger that
was indicated In Wyoming weeks: and
may say months, ago. Tho call for that
convention is rather broad. Accredited
convention from Wyoming. l Will say.
could be present without my knowledge.
They might be gentlemen connected with
the forestry service. They might by sym-
pathzcrs with the national conservation
movement as it has been outlined so far,
and they might participate In that con-
TO represent the true sentiment OF the
state OF Wyoming. and that would go
forth throughout the nation and would
be very difficult TO overcome or combat,
l. feel that 1t IL imperative, so far as
Wyoming is concerned that large dele
cation should attend that convention and
make as good presentation present Of our our
the result. whatever~it 1t may be. very
gracefully.
To Get Together.
| l will only take just one minute now
TO take up the second proposition about
/ hn nnt. Inc Eh.,. on Ia
matter. / do hope before we adjourn
that through an executive session by the
governors and the representatives Of the
! governors from these western states that
We can get down TO brass tacks and
agree among ourselves TO what line
wo will pursue in the future considcra-
! ton of this conservation movement.
Wyoming Is like all OF the other west
ern states. We are struggling. and have
been for years. 10 develop a state that
Will be credltable. We have many re-
lands in the state, eight or ten millions,
and that Included in tho national forest
reserves,
We have other matters other things
That arc more important than our for
! ests. We have our coal underlying 20
per cent Of the total arca-twenty-fivc
million acres OF coal land probably At
present the coal output OF Wyoming is
eight million tons year controlled
largely by two or three great corpora
uions. The price of coal TO the consum-
cr IS excessive, considering the fact that
coal Is so abundant and so easily and
.Choapy produced Under this conscrya-
siOn movement as at present followed. IL
Us absolutely impossible 10 open new
coal mine In the state of Wyoming ON
government land. consequently the state
development is stopped and the consumer
Us paying more for his coal than he
should.
We don, want our resources held in
cold storage. We think they should be
available for present material rs well az
future development. We have vast oil
fields, second TO no other state in the
union but development is checked.
Tho Real Question.
But. after all. this talk Is secondary
The one great proposition Is whether the
resources OF Wyoming, vast and tro-
nGn1ous AS to be impossible for me 10
Gcscribe 10 you'll wouldn't attempt it in
the time If l had il all-are to he taxed
ahd The revenue derived thcrefron,
turned TO the federal government. oI
whether any revenue that may be de-
rived from these resources should be d.
verted into the state treasury and uscd
Ito build UP our schools and cur roads and
our public institutions and make the
state great and prosperous as II should
be. That Is the question that Is con-
fronting Wyoming people today. and
IasSurc you that with all The various is
ucs and iSms that are being interIccted
into politics al the present time by all
sides and all people, that the one great
Question before The western people Is the
Question of conservation and is the uucs-
lion that the people of Wyoming ar,
Turning their attention 10 almost cxcill-
Iuf nf gii ~ npIs