The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-22
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Gov. Hay, Of waahington, 1sv
Hand Of Presidents q Gseo
Northern and Northern ~
cihc Railroads in Affair.
Rail Magnates Plan ssiEuSs q g.
servation Congress That Or
in st. Paul in septsmbsr.
eY w. a. shEPHgRp.

6Y w. a. ShEPHERp.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. ~
22.-The great secret of the oonsu
ton congress IL out
They couldn't keep II long enOQ
to fool Mr.. American Citizen, bat ~
had Mr.. Citizen scratching his ~
a good deal lately about the thl1
he'd heard in advance about the
Paul meeting. Y
The much heralded revolt Of e.
far western governors against 4
program OF Pinchot, Roosevelt n1
the other leaders Of couservatiou
a frameup, and here are the two -
who have framed up the trick:
Louis Hill. president Of the 0eo
Northern railroad, SON Of JAIME
Hill.
Howard Elliott, president Of G.
Northern Pacific railroad.
I have this from Gov. b. ~. T.
Hay of Waah1nG44
state, who Ii in great alarm eo1I
for a conference OF western Govr
nors to meet In this city and -
action to protect states rights G.
servation' at the conservation e.
gress in St. Paul In September.
Yes, said Gov. Hay. In answer
my question, Louis Hill and Pre-
dent Elliott both entered into CO.
respondence with me some time 1|
ter the program of the congress ~
first arranged, warning me that g.
st. Paul congress was q DohG
against the western states. I tn
got busy and asked all the weoto1
governors to meet me In Salt Lax
where we could talk over the ou4
ton OF either staying away from IN
conference or else laying out = CO.
paign for fighting for our ideas a.
the congress"
Western Governors Warned.
Thus were the western EovernoH1
warned" and the alarm was sour
"a ~ the two presidents Of ne ~
railroads that today hold teun
Thousands of miles Of the pubic 4&
main; that hope to get much NOR
by working individual state legio)
lures; and that fully intend, now thu
the day of steam locomotives r. near
ly over, to pick up for nothing the
best water power sites between -
Paul and the Pacific shore line!
And such was tho source OF tn
warning" that brough panic to Gov.
Hay of Washington state, Gov. Joh1
Fl. Brady of Idaho, Acting Gov. Joy
Bowerman of Oregon. Gov. b. -
Brooks of Wyoming, Gov. John Shat
roth of Colorado, Gov. Dickerson g.
Nevada, Gov. Gillett Of CALIFORNIA;
and Gov. VIM. Spry Of Utah.
It's the old Wall-st on the joo
again, and he's cleverly disguised.
The great western states are proud
of their lordly territories. The peo-
pie believe in conservation. The
state officials pretend to be, too, but
are largely owned by the big ran
roads running through them. When
the conservation congress program -
st. Paul was announced the westSrn
governors seemed satisfied and ap-
pointed delegates to attend.
Then Wall-st., neatly attired ana
completely disguised In sleeps cloth
ing, came on the scene and through
Hill and Elliott told the west that the
whole Pichot scheme was to sefxo
territory OF western states and hold
II for the benefit OF the east Then
the powder magazine blew up.
Try to Change Program.
The activities of ouis Hill did not
end with alarming the western gov
ernors. While the latter were plan
ming to meet in Salt Lake to discus
she danger pointed out by Hill
and were accusing Pinchot Of trying
to work steam roller on them and
generally criticising Roosevelt and
Pinchot policies, Hill was working
with the st. Paul local COMMITTEES Of
jobbers, shippers and business men
to change the program outlined BY
Pinchot and other conservationisto
for the congress so that President
Taft would have a place on the pro
gram, giving a chance TO overshadow
and shout down everything else. The
first day or the congress-, therefore,
was set aside as Presidents and
Governors day"
Thus, thanks to the railroad In
fiuence, which ia in reality the tnfiu-
ence OF the big interests OF the coun-
try. you have the western GOVERNOR
so stirred up that they are appoint
ing new delegates and preparing for
n campaign In ST. Paul against =
conservation that really conserves-
Whether any OF the western gov
ernors are knowingly parties to the
attempted seizure Of the conservation
congress by the big interests 10 .
question. but the fact remains that
they have been placed In a position
of doing just exactly WHAT those IN
terests want them TO do.
The American people win hear lots
about states rights" conservation -
the St Paul congress-. but enough 10
now known OF the conspiracy to Pre-.
vent many from being misled by u
It's a good thing for us all to rememr
Der that this cry was started by the
two western railroads. who represent
wall.st.. and that the big interestn'
are urging the western governors -
make this cry at the tip OF their
lungs.
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