Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-05
PLANS FOR COMING CONGRESS
Meeting OF National Conservation
Association in September Which
Roosevelt VIII Address.


Washington. May 4.-Theodoie Roose-
vet's acceptance of the invitation to ad-
dress the national conservation congress
has brought the National Conservation
association. in the Colorado auildtns
here. inquiries from all over the coun.
try as to what the congress is going to
be.
The national conservation congress is
to be held At s. '.ul MINI, the M st
week in September. 1t will ne a con-
gress in foct representative Of the vari-
Gus official and unofficial conservation
bodies and Of industries and associations
from Maine to California. The governors
of all the States and Territ itories, includ :
ing Hawaii Porto Rico and Alaska, will
be invited and the additional representa-
ton from State conservation commits
sions boards Of trade. chambers of com
merce, State and municipal bodies and
individual citizens Is expected to bring
the attendance far up into the thou
sands.
Plans for the big meeting will be made
by the executive committee Of the con-
gress and the executive committee Of the
association working together. The con-
+
is an annual meeting, Ike the national
rivers and hatb.rs congress and the ma
tional irrigation congress, TO which dele
gates are sent from the several States.
The National Conservation association,
of which Clifford P1nchot is president. is
made up OF an individual membership Of
both men and women who are interested
In seeing the principles OF conservation
put into practical effect, 1t now has
members In every State and is worlSin Z
to bring its membership UP to 10000.
The membership fec is two dollars. The
association is the national fighting force
for conservation. Besides that. ii Is a
national Information bureau for the con
servation movement. 1t keeps In close
touch with proposed conservation legis-
lation both in Congress and in the States,
and advises its members promptly OF the
situation. II also gives specific informa-
tion In answer TO inquiries.
The president of tho national conServa-
ton congress Ia Bernard \. Baker, of Bal
timore. Md, who for Is years WAS at thf
head of the Atlantic Transport line. Tho
chairman OF the executive committee Il
Cant T. B white OF Kansas City, Mo.
one of the big lumbermen of the country
The officer in inmediate charge OF ar
rangements for the congress is Thomas X
Shipp, secretary of the National Con
| servation associl tion and executive secr'
tary of the congress. The other Officers
OF the Congress not only represent differ
eut parts OF The country, but different or
ganizations and industries.
The first National Conservation con
gress was held at Seattle, last August II
| connection with the alaska Yukon ex
| position Last January headquarters o
the executive committee We're established
in connection with the National Conserva
uon association. in the Colorado building
here. where tho officers OF the execut!v,
secretary are located
| II is regarded by the officers OF the ma
tional conservation congress as particu
l.rly fitting that President Roosevelt, who
invited the first conservation conference
nj the White House in May, 1898. shou,'
address the great national congress, whicl
ia the resul, OF the White House confer
| ence