The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-05
ST. PAUL IS READY
FOR CONVENTION
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TO the Auditorium. where later he will
address the conservation congress.
Every spot that might conceal trou-
bic for the head or the nation has
been located. and police arrangements
for the control Of the crowd have been
approved.
States rights" in the matter Of con-
serving national resources held sway
today among the delegates gathered
here TO attend the second national CON
servation congress. which. beginning
tomorrow. viii continue until Friday
night.
There viii be addresses dealing with
everything from water power sites to
conservation OF bird life-plenty Of
them-but the real interest OF the con-
vention lies in the expected fight Of
their own natural resources. rather
than by the federal government.
Predictions are that there viii be a
fight in the resolutions committee and
again on the floor OF the convention
As to the relative strength OF the two
factions. nothing definite is obtaina-
BILE tonight. The public land states
viii. it Is said. be represented by fun
delegations. Less interest IS said to
have been shown I'm the order states
where public lands are not a local
issue.
Governor Hay Ready.
According to present plans, the
friends Of national control Of public
II
never been a thought OF state control.
They do not intend to start any
thing. They admit that IL viii not be
necessary. Governor Hay Of Washing
ton and legion OF others will attend
to that at the first opportunity. on
the opposite side from Governor Hay
stands former Governor Pardee OF
California. who held an impromptu re-
ceDtiOn i'm the lobby OF the hotel to-
About 90 per cent of CALIFORNIA;
water power. developed and otherwise.
has been gobbled up said the Cali
formia. Il am for national control. per-
sonaliy. but the delegation appointed by
the governor is headed by a state
control man. Judge short
Capital Is Represented.
"The conference Of governors at salt
Lake demanded that capital be prop
eriy represented on the st. Paul pro-
gram. and Judge Short. who is attorney
for a number OF water power com
Danies. was selected.
The program calls for addresses by
President Taft tomorrow and Colonel
Roosevelt Tuesday. James J. Hill. who
is a leader or the states rights people.
and Senator Beveridge viii address the
convention Wednesday. Clifford Pin
chot. former national forester. and
president OF the National Conservation
association. does not speak until the
last day. Henry s. Graves. the present
chief forester, will talk on The Forest
and Nation" on Thursday.
Two thousand delegates is the psti-
mate OF the local convention. The ract
that the President and Colonel Rose
welt viii be among the speakers and
that the state fair begins tomorrow.
is expected to add other thousands to
the crowd. The sessions will be held
in the Auditorium. which can seat 10. -
600 persons.
President Taft's Address
President Taft will deliver the prin-
cipal speech tomorrow. He will be
followed by Senator knute Nelson OF
Minnesota. who is chairman Of the SEN
ate committee on public lands as well as
head Of the Ballinger investigation
committee In the afternoon there will
be a conference OF governors of states
and addresses by such OF them as de-
sire TO be heard.
Night sessions are on the program