Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-23
Ex-President Opens Long
Speaking Tour at
Utica, N. Y.
LAUDS CONSERVATION
Also Declares Cultivation Of
Contentment Is Matter of
Importance. >s~

Oyster Bay. Aug. zS.-RooseveRt Left
here this morning for New York, where
he win make q start for a speaking
tour through the country which will
continue until Sept IL. Although Roose-
velt declares he is not going west to
talk partisan politics, his trip is TO
garded as of political Significance. He
Is to make II speeches, most OF which
will deal with public questions which
figure In party platforms, and Will de-
clare his beliefs In regard TO them
During the trip he viii also hold many
conferences with political leaders In
the west
First Speech at Utica
Roosevelt is to make the frst speech
today at Summit park, near Utica
Along the entire line Of travel elabor
ate preparations are being made to TO
ceive Roosevelt At many towns and
cities where no stops are scheduled be
yond The regular stops OF the train,
committees have been appointed 70 re-
ceive Roosevelt, who is expected to
make numerous speeches from the rear
platform Of his car.
In Private Car.
Roosevelt In accompanied by VII
liam B. Rowland, Ernest Hamlin Alb
bott, Harold J. Rowland and Frank
Harper, his secretary. He will travel
in the private car Republic A car III.
ed with newspaper men starts with the
Republic from New York and oarr4ea
II representatives OF news agencies and
newspapers. Another newspaper car
win be added at chicago, making a
total of about 35 Journalists who Win
travel with the colonel on this trip
The three special cars win be attach
ed TO the regular passenger trains, thus
following regular schedules.
Speaks at Albany.
Albany, N. Y, Aug. 28.-Rooseveafa
train arrived at 1 AS and Left five minS
utes later for Utica Roosevelt made
brief speech.
Addresses 6rangera.
Utica, N. Y, Aug. 23.-Ex-Presideut
Roosevelt arrived here this afternoon
and spoke before the state grange.
Mr.. Roosevelt. IN his addreaA.
contended that there are no two
public questions OF more vital I'm
portance To the future OI tnis country
than the problem of conservation and
the problem Of the betterment Of pub
lie Life. Moreover. these two problems
are really. 4nterdependent. for neither
Of them. can be successfully solved
save on condition that there IS at least
a measurable success IN the effort TO
solve the other. In any great country
the prime physical asset-tbe physical
asset more valuable than any other
lis the fertility of the soil. All our
Industrial and commercial welfare. all
our material development of every
kind. depends in the last resort upon
our preserving and increasing the fer
tility of the soil.
Soil Great Resou<ce.
This. of course. means the conserva-
ton OF the soil as the great natural
resource. and equally. of course. it fur
thermore implies the development OF
country life. for there cannot be per
manent improvement of the soil II
the life of those who live on II and
make their living out OF II is suffered
to starve and languish TO become
stunted and weakened and inferior TO
the type of life lived elsewhere.
We are now trying TO preserve. not
for exploitation by individuals. but for
the permanent benefit OF the whole
people. the waters and the forests, and
we are doing this primarily as n
means Of adding to the fertility of the
soil. although in each case there is n
great secondary use both of the wa
ter and of the forests for commercial
and Industrial purposes. In the same
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