Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-07
Nebraska
CONSERVATION MEET CALLED
Governor Issues Proclamation fol
State Conservation Session.
PROJECT STARTED BY MEETING
Session Held at Lincoln Commercial
CIuB-PrObIems for Nebraska
Advancement win BE
Discussed.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, March 6-(Speoial)-At a
meeting held at the Commercial club
rooms yesterday it was decided to hold a
Nebraska Conservation and State Develop
ment congress on Tuesday and Wednesday,
March 20 and 30. 1910, at Lincoln.
It is proposed that a committee Of seven
take charge Of the preliminary arrange
ments and George w. condra, state con
servation commissioner, was elected tenn
porary president and w. r. Mellor, secre-
tary Of the State Board Of Agriculture,
temporary secretary.
The subjects to be treated are: Con
servation OF Natural Resources" Good
Roads" seed Corn" Problems Of North
western Nebraska" Public Health" and
other kindred subjects
Governor shallenberser today issued a
call for the convention, during which he
says:
The benefits to be derived from i'm
proved methods Of cultivation, the improve
ment Of our grasses and grains and OF the
live stock upon the farm are things which
must be brought home to every farmer
Our dairy interests are ever growing and
should be fostered and encouraged as one
Of the most important sources OF our ma
terial wealth. Good roads should be built
to enable the producers Of our products to
reach the railroad markets easily and
quickly. Practical and intelligent work
upon our country roads can be made
easily possible II careful attention is given
to this matter by those who make Out
laws and they who make and use the
roads. A great deal is being said about
the value to be derived from the improve
ment Of our inland waterways, but still
greater benefit will follow a systematic and
thorough Improvement of the roads ovei
which the farmer must transport his raw
material to market.
Problems of DEVELOPMENT
There are problems of development and
proper conservation Of our natural re-
sources which confront the people Of west
ern Nebraska that are to be considered
along entirely different lines in the east.
ern portion Of our state. The representa-
tives of the different portions Of our state
should meet in a state conference once Q
year to consider these question and com,
TO mutually understand the needs and re-
quirements Of each section and discuss
those matters that are essential to every
portion Of the state and necessary to d
EGanIdIlOn OF ali InS pOSbiDlltleB OF tnS
future. 1t would be OF vast benefit tC
u.s. II for no other reason than it would
open the eyes of our people and the coun'
try generally to the matchless opportuni.
ties for the development Of material pros
perity and a representative citizenship ii
Nebraska.
with a firm belief that vital benefits
would come to, the people of the state .by
calling a convention Of representative mer
from every county in Nebraska, to NEE
at the capital city OF the commonwealth
to consider the vast problems which
have briefly touched upon as essential t
our further advancement. 1 hereby pro
claim and call convention to be held a
Lincoln. SePl March p and 30 1910 to bi
known as The First Nebraska Conserva
! tion- and state Development congress, ant
| earnestly request the entire citizenship o
the state to cooperate in carrying out
plan for this gathering. so that it may re
suit in making for the further developmsn
OF all the natural resources Of our stat
and opportunities for manufacture and i'm
proved agriculture as we'll"