The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-16
But He Declares Il Must Be
Wise to Appeal to
Him
M|INE0n'S FIRST CONSERVATORY
CONGRESS AusP|C|0UslY OPENED
Governor Eberhard Called the ses.
sion to Order and Archbishop Ire.
land Presided At the Morning ses.
sion-Noted Speakers.

si0n-Noted Speakers.
st. Paul, March 16.-Back of the
drop which divides the st. Paul muni-
cipal auditorium In two sections. the
Dig stage resembles a miniature county
fair. Everything that grows out Of
the soil iof Minnesota and what ID dug
from under. the surface in the way
OF ore and copper, including peat, is ON
y exhibition together with the machin-
4 cry for its extraction.
In front of the scene, the first state
8 conservation congress ever held in the
& United States, is holding forth,
D. promptly at 10 O'Clock, the hour set,
\ Governor Eberhart and Archbishop
Il ireland accompanied by Bishop Nc
3 Golrick of Duluth, Clinton R, Wood
run OF Philadelphia, secretary of the
4 National Municipal league, walked to
the front Of the stage and were re-
4 ceived with an outburst of applause
from the 1,500 delegates present. Tho
band played america" while every
Sone present stood and at its conclusion
Governor Eberhart called the con-
4 Eventton to order. He outlined the plans
sSof the convention and welcomed the
delegates. Among other things that
Governor EberhartN said was that the
convention was to be q permanent an
SAual affair. To that end he entertained
40 motion to appoint a committee on
permanent organization and a. COM
smittee on credentials. Both commit
tees were Immediately appointed after
which Governor Eberhart introduced
Mr.. Woodruff who, he said, was OBJ
liged to return east and would there.
fore be heard at once,
Mr.. Woodruff, in brief address.
told the delegates that, the east was
In hearty accord with the west in the
matter Of conservation Of the re-
sUurcesgo OF the country; as. we'll as the
west was interested I'm the affairs of
the east. The organizations he repre-
sented were interestd In the Minne-
sofa conservation movement because
It meant not along the conservation
Of the physical resources of the state
and country, but It was the f0rerunner
of nationwide movement for the
z conservation of the mental, moral and
spiritual forces of the entire nation.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Woodruff's
] address Archbishop Ireland was in
troduced as the first presiding officer
of the convention. WheQs1e arch
bishop stepped forward to deliver Lis
address he was greeted with hearty
cheering.
Secretary OF the Interior. R. A. Bal
linger was the principal speaker on
the program Of the afternoon session.
AS ardent an advocate Of wise con-
servation as the most radical was the
way in which Secretary Ballinger ex-
pressed his policy In regard to the
public land question. But" he added,
lit must be. wise conservation to ap-
peal to me-"
s Secretary Ballinger declared him.
self out of sympathy with those radi-
scals who fear that all natural re-
sources are being used up without
amy consideration for future genera
Stions.
"Our country" he said, sis the. rich
est of all in natural resources. Its
soil, it's minerals. its coal, its iron.
its granite, its limestone, its. water
power and it's climate possess i'm
measurable wealth, and, II properly
utilized, contain sufficient resources
to care for all probable increase in
i the population Of our country in the
years to come"
He said that while "the doctrinaires
figure that the coal deposits of the
4 United States and Alaska will be ex-
hausted in period of about one hum
( dred years, the fact is that. accord
ing to the production of coal in the
United States at the close of 1908,
only. O.4 of one per. cent Of the orig
inal supply of coal had been exhaust
cd leaving as the apparent supply
still available 99.6 per cent OF the
original supply, or coal enough to last,
as some claim, for period Of 1000
years"
III ~ "After long indifference on the part
OF the people as to the public do
main," he declared. "a deep concern
has suddenly arisen respecting the
remnant of the national estate, with
wholly exaggerated notion OF what
should be done with 1t by the govern
fment. There is much talk about the
conservation Of our national resources
nebulous theories that sound good to
the ear. but are impossible of prac-
tical application to existing condf-
tions, are advanced. Between the hys-
teria that exists on the one side and
the tendency to despoil the public do
main on the other, we will, 1t is hop
ed, be able to find the true policy OF
the. .governmnt.
A He expressed the opinion that "a
\ greater obligation rests upon the
states than upon the general govern
1 mont to inaugurate laws to prevent
Wsste in the utilization OF national
iresources." There has been q gross
~ exaggerated notion among some
people, he declared. as to wha. the
|. general government can do IN coneerv-
Ing the natural resources that lie IN
@the deposits of minerals, and are con-
Gained in the soils and the streams.
For the most part. he pointed out,
they have passed into private owner
,sS.