El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-06
CONSERVAT|ON|STS
ADDRESSED BY :
/. k. SMITH
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lowed the president to the state fair
grounds, and then surveyed the other
governors who We're on the platform.
The people of this country should
erect monument TO Clifford Pinchot,
began governor Stubs. He deserves
it for saving the coal lands of the coun-
try if for nothing else. L don't know
why it is that corporations and others
that want to steal power sites and tim
Der want the control of natural re-
sources vested in state legislatures.
Anyway, l don't take any stock in this
Ballinger idea of running things. If 1
Were president of the United States 1
would kick him out of office in min
ute 1 would like to see some of these
Alaska coal thieves. I would put them
where they belong"
THE governor from Kansas added
that Mr.. Taft in his address had said
some true things, and said he: Il want
to give him credit for it,
Norris Interrupts.
This brief but pointed address, deliv
cred in vitrolic style was called forth
by remarks of governor Edwin L. Nor
ris, of Montana, who in advocating
state control of natural resources de-
clared that Montana had begun the
conservation Of her resources before
the federal government ever began TO
think of it.
isn't it a fact, governor Norris" de-
manded governor Stubs, that the ma
tional government has led in the devel-
opment of irrigation in the west?"
yes in the last three or four years."
came the answer.
Mr.. Norris would have made further
answer. but governor Stubs was again
addressing the audience.
yes. in the last three or four years.
Why the movement only got started
when Mr.. Roosevelt and Clifford Pin
chOt got busy The nation ought to
erect monument TO them" The Kan
san at this point smiled as If amused
at his own heat and said more calmly:
at did not come here to make a
speech I kind of forgot myself. Ny
intention was to introduce governor
Vessey. Of South Dakota"
BaIIinger Has Two Friends.
When the meeting was over. COVER
nor Hay of Washington, walked down
the aisle with him.
81 want TO say, governor Stubs. that
you are no whittier man than Richard A
Ballinger," observed the Washington
leader To this Mr. Stubs made no
answer and land commissioner Ross,
also of Washington, Joined Mr.. Hay.
81 want to add said Mr. Ross. that
Mr. Ballinger is as white a man as
Roosevelt ever had in his cabinet; that's
what we think Of Mr.. Ballinger out in
Washington
Il said what I thought about Pal
linger and TIL say what I please about
him" answered governor Stubs.
Other governors present were, De-
neen, of Illinois: Brooks, of Wyoming,
and Noel. of Mississippi.
Illinois Can't BE Trusted.
Governor Deneen came out for ma
in DOING hriaSlV
referred to the scandals that have
arisen concerning legislation.
We have Il legislature in Illinois,
he said, that has held both regular
and irregular sessions. At present, it IS
somewhat below par"
This was greeted by laughter.
Governor Norris says the Montana
legislature can be trusted added Mr..
Deneen. II am sorry cannot say that
about ours"
He said that the legislature had fall
ed to enact legislation to give the state
the benefit of the water power devel-
oped by the drainage canal.
What the influence was I do not
pretend to state" he added.
Herbert Knox Smith Talks.
In addressing the convention on the
subject of water power, Herbert Knox
Smith, United States commissioner Of
corporations. declared that the close re-
lations Of water power companies
throughout the country, and the fact
the power, by means of electric trans
mission. can be distributed over a wide
area-from one state to another
makes conservation Of this great force
a proper duty of the federal govern
ment. He stated it as his personal be-
lief that the national government has
full constitutional and statutory auth
ority to assume the task
TT is obvious that local monopoly
of power covering simply one market
area is as complete in its effects Oh
the inhabitants of that area as If 1t
covered the entire country. Conditions
IN separate sections are therefore i'm
portant.
I'm California, for example, four
principal hydro-electric companies
dominate the water power industry.
Conditions somewhat like this exist in
the Puget Sound territory in the