The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-05
l[LBEF|GHT ON
ICONSERvAT|ON
stion of State or National
COntrOl of Resources
Main Issue.
GRESS WILL OPEN
n in ST. PAUL TODAY
lcipal Speech of First Days
'ISesSion to Be Made by
! Taft.

4 PAUL. Mimi, Sept 4.-Gifford
.ot tonight inaugurated the fight for
ol OF the National Conservation
ess, which will begin u five-days
ntion here tomorrow.
J Pinchot had intimated during the
hat the faction favoring state con-
II national resources would have 10
|, the first move II there was TO be
1t. However, he said he was not
ii for publication. Meanwhile Wis
tffer visitor came 10 his rooms at
,Otel. and when not talking with
The was busy at the telephone.
I Significance Of all this ill-concealed
! became apparent tonight. when a
I[sBIon was formed for the avowed
Ee of bringing the state committees
ouch with each other and into har-
with the National Conservation
ess. Officers were elected and a
dttee appointed 10 confer with the
Iai body. The officers and members
b committee are known as friends
,chot and national control Of natural
ices. G. Z. CoundI1 Of the Unlver-
II Nebraska was elected president
! C. Gipc of Washington, D, C. sec
r The following were placed on
omnittee:
Members Of Committee.
sIdent Baker OF the National Con-
Ion congress: o. NJ. Griffith. Madi-
MIS-; a. G. Hardtncr. Urania. La
4 Douglas, Seattle. Wash; w, a,
Rg-Jones, Las Cruces, n M; w II,
indianapolis q. l.. Worssam. At
! Henry a Barker. Providence, K,
u 4. T. Allen. Portland, Or.
Re are forty-two state conservation
Issions, which We're appointed after
lent Roosevelts famous conference
'Pernors at Washington. The then
Pnt at the same time appointed
iaf commission, which was 10 act
sort of solar center, TO keep the
commissions in their orbit, Last
an amendment 10 the sundly
oil, Congressman Tawney knocked
he. national commission, and since
The state commissions have been
,ug according to their own lights,
q by Mr.. Roosevelt, They were
I cred by the delegates here, by rea-
z their lack OF central control, as
'uiarly open TO the persuaSions of
'cpntrol faction, OF which j. j, Hill
,jeHder
'opight's coup, Mr.. Pinchot is said
f6 played mastery politics in be-
~ the national control people, of
n he Is considered tile field COM
q State Advocates Active.
.z3rts We're current In the hotel lob
.pnight that the state control peo-
we been playing q game Of .hcir
r IL has been reported that the
H0f the report could become known
q the floor OF the convention, but
s. had II that three states not far
7lLake Michigan would send dclcsa-
ntltc members of which are inter-
saln water power sites.
!; atates concerned have been cCnsid-
pfely In the national control camp
&C best TO await confirmation of The
,rsrding to present plans. the friends
i aonal control OF public resources
!. pceed as IL there had never been
.Eht OF state control.
do not intend to start anything.
ENdmlt that il will not be necessary
rpr Hay Of Washington and legion
: yirs will attend to that at the first
:, nifty. Or the opposite side from
@pr Hay stands Former Governor
eh Of California, who held an I'm
. y reception in the lobby Of the
might
,tspt 80 per cent OF California's
'eT)ower. developed or otherwise. has
nlDbbled up" said the Californian.
ef Ior national control. personally, but
egation appointed by the COVER
headed by state control man.
n Short.
- conference of governors at Salt
sSemandcd that capital he properly
: nted on the ST. Paul programme
u uge Short, who Is attorney for
of water power companies. was
Many Notables to Speak.
Dbrogramme calls for addresses by
qlfnt Taft tomorrow, and Colonel
<1t, Tuesday. James j. Hlll, who
-~4dcr OF the states rights people.
aator Bevcridgn Will ADDRESS the
&ston Wednesday. Clifford Pinchot.
national forester and president OF
Conservation association.
uSt speak until the last day. Henry
r. es. the present chief forester, vii,
The Forest and Natlon," ON
thousand delegates is the esti-
the local convention. The fact
~ president and Colonel Roosevelt
Among the speakers and that the
60 Siir begins tomorrow Is expected
- Iother thousands To tho crowd
.<fsions viii be held in the Audi
a,sTl (which can seat 10000 persons.
scrf Taft's Big Speech.
'oslpeut Taft will deliver the princl-
tnsrfh tomorrow, Ho Will he followed
5pnefor Knutc Nelson OF Minnesota
cuychairman Of the senate commit
'nc public lands, as well as head of
niger investigation committee. In
Il Dtt,rnoon there Will be IL conference
DO ppors of states, and addresses by
Them as desire TO be heard.
vn's< Eessions are on the programme
rdlpltdny. Wednesday and Thursday
] DrnchotS room was scarcely large
est 20 accommodate the visitors who
: - MIN today in an almost unintcr-
rocession, He did not care TO
plsv fiewed for publication. but with
gy contortions In dumb reply tc
lcnl iestions, let 1t be known that he
Ineta light. and a hot one. He left
oncF ght 10 mako n speech at Rochcs-
wbo ~, In Congressman Tnwney's dis
g. pehalf OF d, S. Anderson. the
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