Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-22
Alma is Represented at the Great ST.
Paul Meeting
NATL CONSERVATION CONG.
Mrs. King also Attended The Meeting as Del.
egate from wOmens Clubs


Michigan which were represented at
the second National Conservation
Congress, held recently in ST. Paul.
Minnesota. We were doubly repre-
sented, in fact, inasmuch as there were
two delegates at the convention from
our fair city Mr.. Francis King was
sent as a delegate from Michigan, APP
pointed by Governor Warner, and
Mrs. King was sent by the Michigan
Federation of Womcn's Clubs. There
were ten gentlemen from Michigan in
attendance Besides Mr.. King the
Wolverine roll contained the names OF
II. c. Van Evera of Marquette, c. V.
r. Townsend of Negaunee, and L. L.
Hubbard of Houghton, in the upper
peninsula, and J. F. Porter of East
Jordan, ]. L. Snyder of Lansing,
Henry Ballou of Cadillac, L. H. Baker
of Lansing, Gustavus d. Pope of De-
troit and II. n. Loud of An Sable
The Michigan delegation made their
headquarters at the Saint Paul hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. King reached St. Paul
week ago Tuesday morning, just in
time TO hear the principal address Of
the day, that of Theodore Roosevelt,
who spoke to the convention on the
subject, National Efficiency"
On the day of their arrival the Mich
igan people met for the purpose of
organizing their delegation. The
meeting was held in the ST Paul hotel
and was called to order by Delegate
Baker. Delegate Ballou was chosen
chairman and Mr.. Baker secretary
After outlining the purposes Of the
meeting, Chairman Ballou called for
nominations for the Michigan member
of the general resolutions committee
Francis King was nominated by Mr.
Townsend Of Ncgaunee. the nomina-
tion being seconded by Mr. Hubbard
Of FIoughton. Henry y. Loud OF Au
Sable was nominated by Mr. Ballou
of Cadillac this nomination being sup
ported by Mr. Porter OF East Jordan
The result OF the ballot was the cleo
tion of Mr.. King as the Michigan
member of the general resolutions
committee. President J. L. Snyder Of
the Michigan Agricultural college, Of
Lansing. was nominated and unani-
mously elected as Michigan's vice
president of the National Conserva-
tion Congress. Mr.. King was then in
structed by the delegation to present
at the meeting of the general resou-
tions committee the following resou-
tions. as expressing the sentiments OF
the Wolverine members as TO the most
vital of Michigan's interests in CON
servation, the conservation OF created
resources in cities and towns:
Whereas. The average annual fire
, waste in the cities and towns of the
United States is $250,0O0.000; and
Whereas. This represents per
capita loss eight times greater than
that in the six leading countries in
Continental Europe; and,
"Whereas, The property thus de
stroyed by fire is an absolute and ir-
reparablc loss to the community, a
loss which may be replaced but not
restored
"Bc it Resolved, That the conscrva-
tion of Our created resources in cities
and towns is of vital and pressing i'm
portancc; and.
Resolved That this congress de
clare itself in favor OF the appointment
of a commission by the president OF
the United States. TO consider ways
and means for the reduction OF this
enormous drain on our resources and
10 recommend suitable legislation y
Following the adoption of the mo-
ton instructing Mr. King to present
these resolutions, the meeting was ad-
journed.
Aside from the direct interest in the
Michigan representation, most of
Michigan's attention was centered on
the many men of national fame. For
the convention was truly of national
import its speakers including men Of
the highest standing from New York
to California, from Minnesota TO Ari-
zona Perhaps there has been no
more brilliant list of men speaking be
fore any convention in recent years
than before this convention There
were men of nearly every business and
politics. President VIM. II. Taft,
Theodore Roosevelt, governors of
states. senator's. congressman, maga-
zine editors, newspaper editors. rail-
road magnates, university presidents
all addressed the twelve hundred dele
gates at the congress, and visitors.
The official program shows that the
convention or congress, as II is OF
ficially called. covered five days, Sep
tember 5 to Q inclusive. The prin-
cipal address of the first day was de-
livered by the president of the United
States. On the next day Theodore
Roosevelt delivered his address. Here,