The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-11
BIG MEN OF COUNTRY AT
CONSERVATION CONGRESS
Topics to Be Discussed Are Timely and
Speaker, Are Well Known
Authorities.

o. speakers Are well NuOWn
Authorities.
St. Paul, August 1O-(Special -
II know of no public question that
could bring so many representative
men together in a convention as that
of conservation said Thomas r.
Ship, secretary, in speaking of the
coming congress to be held in St.
Paul Fair week.
"A glance at the list of speakers
is sufficient to show that the coun-
try's best men are behind this move.
ment and I have no doubt the
second congress is going to set a
pace that will be hard to follow in
the future"
The list of speakers to which
Secretary Ship referred contains
among others William H. Taft,
president of the United States;
Theodore Roosevelt former president
of the United States; Clifford Pin
chot, Senators Beveridge, Dolliver
and Nelson, and such representa-,
tive men as James J. Hill, Wallace
D. Simmons and James R. Garfield.
There has been a lot of talk about
politics in connection with the con.
gress. That there will be in St.
Paul at that time members of the
United States senate, members of
the house, governors of many states
and mayors of many cities, is suffi-
cient cause to say that there will be
some political pow vows on the side,
but it is the intention of the officers
of the congress to keep politics out
of the proceedings as far as possible.
Insurgency Represented.
insurgency" is pretty we'll repre-.
sented on the program with Pinchot,
Garfield and Senators Beveridge and
Dolliver as speakers. This in itself
is refutation of the statements
that have been made concerning the
Presidents connection with the pro,
gram. 1t was said that the Presi-
dent insisted upon certain changes
being made before he would agree
to speak.
When Governor Eberhardt return
ed to St. Paul after heading the
committee which visited the presi.
dent at Beverly and rendered the
invitation, he said the President
did not even ask to see the pro.
gram and made no suggestions
whatever concerning it.
The program will not be given
out for a few days but it is known
that senator Dolliver will talk on
Cattle, Food and Leather" Such
subject naturally gives the sena.
tor a chance to say something on
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law, but it
is said on good authority that he
will not take the opportunity Of
doing so. The big fight made by
Senator Deliver on the tariff bill
was chiefly in connection with the
hide and leather schedules. How.
ever, it is believed the senator will
insert enough ginger into his speech
to make it interesting.
Garfield On Natural Resources.
"The Natural Resources Belong
to the People," is the subject to be
discussed by James R. Garfield,
former secretary of the Interior.
Mr.. Garfield IS prepared, accord.
ing to reports received in St. Paul,
to handle this subject in way tc
make it interesting. ~.
Francis ]. Heney, who Tough,
the land frauds in the west isgoing
to talk about "Safeguarding the
Public Domain" 1t is doubtful
if person more competent 10
handle such a subject could BIZ
found. ..*r ~. =
The subject given to James J.
Hill, chairman of the Great Northerl
board, is Soils, Crops, Food and
Clothing! Mr.. Hill long has given
much thought to the fertilization o.
soils and he has been helping the
farmer in this respect for years.
Thomas l.. Lewis, president Of
the United Mine Workers Of
America, the greatest labor union
in the United States, is gong tc
t 1 . 4 Gt-f.E. y.