El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-05

voices cheered his appearance On the
stage TO address the Conservation con
gress. His speech completed, the lpresi-
dent left the great auditorium midst
storm of applause. He again entered
an automobile and was conveyed to the
new St Paul hotel, where he was shown
90 his suite for a short rest
Following luncheon with the COVER
nors and other prominent men, the pres
Ident again entered an automobile and
was conveyed to the state fair GROUNDS
where he spoke before mammoIh
crowd in the grandstand-
Governor o. a EberhaTt, of Mime
sofa, delivered the address Of welcome
to the president on behalf of the state
in the auditorium and mayor heIler
welcomed him for the citizens Of 81
Paul
Conservation Congress Opens.
The congress opened at 10 O'Clock
when Bernard N Baker OF Baltimore
president, called the delegates TO order.
Archbishop Ireland, of St Paul, de-
livered the invocation.
There was every prospect of warm
fight for central between the states
rights" delegates and those favoring ma
honal control, when the congress opened
Before the convention was called to or
der. the delegates freely discussed Gll-
ford Pinchot's move of last night IN
forming a national commission Tor tee
purpose of systemizing the work OF the
state commissions and bringing them
into harmony with the national con-
gress.
Senator Nelson Speaks.
Following the address Of the presi-
dent United States senator hnute Mel
son. chairman Of the committee on pub
lie lands, spoke on Our Public Lanos-
AT the afternoon session, governor
Stubs. of Kansas, was the presiding
officer The governors met in con-
ference and there was no set program,
the chair recognizing the various gov
ernors in order as they arose TO eX-
press their views on conservation. II
was believed by the officers OF the con-
gress that these addresses by the var
ious governors would tend to show what
may be expected in the way OF con-
test over the various subjects that are
10 be discussed in the next four days on
the floor Of the convention
STATES Rights" Bob Up.
The recent conference of the COVER
nors Of northeastern states at Salt Lake
CITY was attended by state executives
who believe the resources should De
controlled by the states and not the gov
eminent and this question of states
rights is expected TO be the great prob
dem for this congress to solve The
sneech of the president today and the
one to be delivered by Col Roosevelt
tomorrow show just where these two
leaders stand on the matter. That they
disagree is already known
Gov. Eberhart's Speech
Governor Eberhart in his address
said:
1.-THE conservation of national ne
sources does not consist merely in the
preservation of these resources Tor the
benefit of future generations, but rather
such present use thereof as will result
in the greatest general good and yet
maintain that productive power which
insures continued future enjoyment
while # is true that exhaustive re
sources Ike mineral wealth cannot be
conserved for both future and present
use. except by economic regulations and
the prevention OF wasteful methods,
conservation deals with their distriou-
ton in such way as to prevent thelr
control by grasping corporations and IN
dividuals, who would monopolize them
for their own exclusive benefit at the
expense OF the general public.
I'm its brea6est sense, the conserva-
ton movement IS not limited merely TO
the consideration of natural resources
Every great convention called to con-
slider the problems involved has wild
ened the scope of the movement so that
today it includes the elimination OF
of human activity and the conservation
of All human endeavor SO as to confer
on all minkind the greatest blessings
that A bounteous nature and 20 cen
turies of enlightenment can beStow.
What Conservation Is
every consideration of natural re-
sources for the purpose of eliminating
vasteful methods, preserving and IN
creasing productive power, as well as
regulating operation and control, has
for its ultimate object the conservation
Of humany energy, health and life. the
securing of equal opportunities for all,
and such dissemination of knowledge as
will guarantee the continual possession
and enjoyment of these blessings
BY far the most important of all nat
uraI resources is the soil, and the main
tenance and increase of its fertility
must therefore, be given the greatest
consideration. As long as food is neces-
sary to human life, agriculture must
continue to be the most vital industry