Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-07
CONSERVATIONISTS
COVER WIDE RANGE
IN DECLARATIONS
Oeadwood Man Raises Conten-
ton Over Rights of State
in Certain Lands.

Pierre, S. D., July 5.--South Dakota's
first conservation and development
congress came to a close late yester-
day. Governor Vessey, it's president,
and all the officers on the ground, are
more than satisfied with results. The
oppressive weather has kept down the
attendance somewhat, but interest
among those here has been unflagginG.
No meeting held in South Dakota has
brought together leading opponents of
the states best thought and experience
like this one.
The net result is that a permanent
organization has been perfected for
conservation and development. Meet
ings will be held annually and will be
supplemented by a dry farming con-
gress for the Black Hills section. The
movement for a state immigration de-
partment has been given momentum
and is nearer realization today than
ever before.
Counties Represented.
There is force in numbers and the
registration books show that the meet
ing was a fine success. Every county
in the state was represented save Han
son and Custer. Not counting Hughes
and Stanley, both being home" coun-
ties, the registration of delegates was
500 in round numbers. Sully county,
which was awarded the silver loving
cup for the county having the largest
attendance. had 126 registered. Hughes
and Stanley were barred from this
competition. The counties which made
good showings on the registration
books are as follows. Bookings, It;
Brown, %: Buffalo, "a; Campbell IL;
Charles Mix, 1G; Codington, IS; Grant,
10; Hand, q; Hyde, 80; Jerauld, 13;
Kingsbury, 16; Layman "A; Miner, Is;
Minnehaha, 20; Pennington, IT: Sphinx,
IA; Turner 16. Representation from
the railroadless county of Buffalo was
more than 10 per cent of the entire
voting population.
Many Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted after much
discussion, were as follows:
Resolved, That the South Dakota de-
velopment and conservation congress be
made a permanent organization and that
an executive committee be named by the
president with full power and authority to
select officers, appoint committees, and
make arrangements for holding the next
meeting of said congress. We most
heartily indorse the movement for the
conservation and development of the pub
lie domain and natural resources of the
country, especially with reference to coal,
minerals and timber lands and water
power with q view to preserving such re-
sources for the use and benefit of all the
people Of this and future generations.
We favor and commend the policy of es-
IaDIlSlinB experimental ana GGmOnStra-
ton farms in different parts of the state
under the direction of the state expert
mental station. and recommend that such
policy be continued until one such farm
Is established in each county.
We recommend that the graduates of
our normal school be trained to teach the
elementary principles of agriculture in our
public schools.
We recommend that at the various state
farms only pure breeding stock be kept
and that all said farms be conducted as
far as practicable along the most ad-
vanced lines of scientific agriculture.
We recommend the Improvement of the
highways of the state.
@rhat all taxes for that purpose be paid
into the public treasury and the system
OF working OUT the road tax be abOl-
ished.
We believe that the nation, state and
county should share the expense Of i'm
proving and maintaining public roads
We recommend that the state take con-
troll of the underground artesian water
supply, with view Of conserving, pre-
serving and extending the same We
favor adoption by congress OF a Compre-
hensive plan for the Improvement and de-
velopment of the inland navigable water
ways of the country.
We favor the establishment of a bureau
of immigration at the state capital in
charge of a commissioner who shall be re-
CURED to give his entire time and atten-
ton to said bureau.
We :ndorse the aims and purpose of the
dry-farming congress to be held in RAPID
city, July Is and 49, The conservation of
moisture by proper methods of tilage is of
vital Importance in successful scientific
farming; the teaching and work of that
congress should t4 be very valuable;
by our people of home manufactured
goods.
Resolved, That the thanks of the con
gress be extended to the city of Pierrs
and its people for the courteous am
splendid hospitality extended to us al
during this meeting.