The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
Conservation Congress Settles
Down to 0ne-Man Affair,
Ruled by Ex-Forester.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
UNDER PINCH0T'S THUMB
Men Who Favor State Control of
National Resources Out
Of the Game.

dazzling presidential and expression
tial luminarics shedding their powerful
rays, the light of the Nataioual Con
servaton congress became visible to-
day. The two sessions today, addressed
by James j Hill, Senator Beveridge
and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
were well attended and enthusiastic.
Mr.. Hill let fall showers of cpl
grams at the expense of the national
government and was applauded.
Senator Bevcridgc waxed eloquent to
quite different purpose, but the crowd
noisily approved.
Clifford Piuchot, who was almost lost
sight of during the period of presiden-
| tial presence, suddenly found himself
In the limclight and received an ova-
tion almost hystericnl Tears sprang
to his eyes, and were still in his voice
when he said n few words of thanks.
Another feature of the day, but of
which the spectators know little If any.
thing. was the closing Of the Edward
| &. Hines incident.
Hines in Fighting Mood.
Mr.. Hines defied the Illinois delcga-
tion which had protested against his
being chairman of the credentials com
mittec on the ground that public gos-
sip had connected him TO closely with
the alleged purchase Of Senator Lor-
inner IS seat In the senate. Mr.. Hines
told bis fellow Chicagoans that he had
been appointed chairman and that since
| they had chosen to play ''penny pol
itics' he would fight them all along
the line.
N B. Baker, president of the con
grcss, understanding that Mr.. Hines
did not desire to serve, had appointed
Professor G. e. Condra Of the Univer-
sity of Nebraska. Professor Condra
suggested compromise, which Mr.,
Hines accepted, namely, that Condra
should report on the number of dele
gates present and then ask that the
committee be discharged, This was
done and the incident declared closed,
Senator Bcveridgc spoke during the
forenoon session, Mr.. Hill and Secre"
tary Wilson in the afternoon.
1t was the senator from Indiana who
stirred the crowd to the big ovation
for Mr.. Pinchot The applause burst
at the mere mention of The former for
ester s name. 1t started as a good
honest round of applause. Mrs. Eliza
beth G.. Grams of New York, who is at
leHulnS the congress WIN MID. bar oi'
lette, wife of the Wisconsin senator,
stood up, waving handkerchiefs In both
hands. She afterwards said that she
was so excited that she scarcely real
lied that there was anyone III the hall
but herself. Her example was all that
the crowd needed. Everybody arose
and it was full minute before Sena-
tor BeVeridge could resume.
Pinchot Much Moved.
When he had concluded, cries for
P1nchot came from every part of the
house. He was finally dragged forward
and in a shaky voice said;
"There are but few moments in a
man s life like this. 1t is magnificent
TO hear the principles of conservation
of natural resources acclaimed as you
have done. / have fought many years
for conservation, and conservation has
won. / thank you.
Mr.. Hill spoke. with vigor of gesture
that gave the lie to his gray beard.
The following excerpts stood out from
his address:
''The need of the hour is to conserve
conservation,
''The time is ripe TO distinguish be
tween real and fanciful conservation,
Favors State Control,
"The national machine is too big and
too distant, slow, cumbrous and
costly,
"1rrigation would have been more
cheaply done If turned over to private
enterprise or committed to the several
states
''Coal mining must be carried on
upon large scale TO be commercially
possible.
While we lament the exhaustion of
our coal supply, we maintain tariff
that compels us TO draw upon it con"
tInuously.'
f'What the United States needs, is
neither reckless destruction or an en-.
barge upon our splendid western COM
monwealths by locking up a consider
"Thc west believes in forest prescr-
vation, practically and not theoreti-
calIy.n
"The use of water within a state is
the property of the state and cannot be |
taken from it. -
1.-The worst scandals of state land |
are insignificant when
compared to the record of the nation"
The soil is the ultimate employer Of
all industry and the great source of all
wealth.
''ln 1908. the excess of American ex-
ports over imports was $666. .000. 900; by |
1910, it had fallen to S1S7 900, 900
Impending misfortune, only the CON
of a neglected soil and all the
connected with it can avert
"Spendthrjft man and spendthrift ma
tion must face at last the same law and
the same penalty
- Any conservation movement worthy
Of the name must place nigh upon its
the saving of capital and of
credit from tho rapacious hands of So
ciahst as well as monopolst.
GA tariff on any raw material for
bids the conservation of similar natural
resources here.
Whoever attempts TO make conser-
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