The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-07
James J. Hill and Senator
Albert Beverage Before
Congress.
/, Former Defends Principle Of
Site Rights.
LATTER ~ FOR FEDERALISM.

ST. Paul. Sept. 7.-senator Bey-
crldgc's mention OF Pinchot In his
speech today before the conservation
congress created the greatest demon
stration In the conservation sessions.
After three minutes of reckoning
and cries for Pinchot. the former for
ester came forward and said. "The
idea OF conservation by the federal
government Is sweeping the country
and has swept this convention" Ed
wand Hines. the Chicago millionaire.
war removed as chairman OF the ere
dental committee on complaint OF
Illinois. who said be had been con
ncctei with the election OF senator
Lorimcr.
y State rights ". federal authority
was presented from the opposing
Viewpoints before the National Con-
servatlon congress here today by
James J. i'm and rcnator Albert Bow
eridgc.
James D. nm, chairman of the
board OF directors of the Great
Northern road, spoke ON Practical
COMBINATION. lie claimed the credit
for hf.s pointing out to Americana
The danger Of soil spoilailon and de-
clarci that conservation Il self must
be contervcd.
In an address four years ago
!. fully stated the soil problem he
\ said
I'm has been used 10 forward the
Nloas error of policy. the extension
4 q the powers and activities OF che
I national government at the cxpcnse
OF those OF the states.
The machine u too big and too
distant. its operation Is slow. cum
bcrsome aud costly so slow II Il
that settlers are waiting In distress
for water promised long ago. SO
fau,t, has been the adjustment OF
tine and money that congress has
bad TO authorize the issue OF $40
No1 eao Of national obligations 20
complete projects stlll hanging in the
air
80 expensive Is Il that estimates
have been exceeded time and time
again. The settler has had TO pay
either more than the cost figure he
rolled on or seek cheaper lands in
Canada
Toward the conservation OF min
eral resources little can be done by
federal action. The output Is deter
mined no; by the mine owner. but by
the consumer. The withdrawal OF
vast areas OF supposed coal lands
/ tends to Increase price BY restricting
the area OF possible supply. II IL
foolish TO talk of leasing coal lands
In small quantities TO prevent mo-
nopoly. Mining mus, be carried on
upon large enough scale to be CON-
mCrcially possible. The people OF
the west see little difference be-
tween resource withheld entirely
fgcm urc and resource dssipated
or exhausted They understand by
conservation the most economical de-
vclopment and best of care.
"The west enters strong plea
against some of the forest theories.
There we're by the last report of the
forestry service over 1914 500. 600
arres Withdrawn from use In our for
est reserves on June 80. 1909. or
thic over li2.000.0OO. or $4,000
square miles. lies In six western
staicgl That IL an area equal to
six-scvenihs OF the size of Germany
or France.
"The whole west protests against
the demand that federal lands form
ing water power sites should be
withdrawn and leased for the profit
and at the pleasure of tho federal
government. The Attempted federal
A,gnrol of waer powers is illegal be
cause the use of the wat within a
state IL the property of Ia. state and
cannot he takm away with II.
"That the state may and actually
does perfectly safeguard it's water
powers from monopoly and make
them useful without extortion has
been concluslvely shown by Senator
Borah in speech IN the United
States senate. The worst scandals
OF state land transportation. and
there were many. are significant
compared with the record of the ma
ton"
The Other Side.
" 5. Senator Albert ]. Beverldge,
Indiana. in an address before the
National Conservation congress to-
day. strongly advocated national over
state sovereignty of natural resour-
cos.
Dwelling on history from the days
OF colonial America to the conserya-