The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-02
D. A. R. IS FOR
CONSERVATION
SPECIAL COMMITTEE URGES ALL
MEMBERS TO WORK TO
SAVE RESOURCES.
WOMEN WANT TO HELP
Asked the Governors of States How
This Could Be Done, and Very
Comprehensive Plan Has
Been Mapped Out.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The conserva
tion committee of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution appeals to
every member of It's organization and
to all patriotic women to begin the
new year with determination to use
all honorable means to support the
conservation measures being carried
out all over the country.
That is the keynote of what might
be called a resume of the first few
months work of the conservation
committee of the organization, which
is composed of members from every
state and territory in the union.
Conservation Of all Of Americas re-
sources is the concensus of the senti
ment of the governors of sixtEen
states and territories who were asIed
to answer the questions, What MS
the especial need Of conservation in
your state?" and How many won len
help?"
The replies Of the governors DIT.
line a definite comprehensive plan OF
action which would seem capable OF
producing results. The conservation
committee realizes that the support
of any measure to be effective must
be intelligent, and to this end con
seryation bulletin will be started and
will be sent out every two or three
weeks to the public and private
schools of the country in the hope
that the fundamentals of conserva-
tion may find root there. 1t will be
the principal aim to get the bulletin
into the hands of people who do moi
see the daily papers, and In that way
teach the principal of conservation
where 1t could not be taught other
wise. The conservation committee
of the d. A. r. was last April at the
Continental Congress made national
committee.
The replies of the governors indi.
cate perhaps some difference of ap-
plication, but the principle of conser
walton is there. In Connecticut, the
particular interest leans to the pre-
vention of the pollution of streams
and preservation of forests. Governor
Gilchrist, of Florida, emphasized the
protection of song and plume birds.
Protection of the forests is the thing
needed in Idaho, said Governor Brady
and the women OF that state have
manifested greater interest in the
work
Governor Carroll, of iowa, thought
the efforts of the women towards con-
servation might we'll be turned to
the establishing of better social rela,
tions in the rural districts and to a
promotion Of the general welfare Of
the agricultural opportunities of the
state. Kentucky as whole is not
engaged in conservation work. wrote
Governor Wilson. but she is the
largest contributor to public schools
In the United States. Governor Fer,
nald of Maine, endorsed the educa-
tional feature OF the work.
Governor Warner, Of Michigan said:
IF he had done nothing else to win
the gratitude of his country, the fame
of Roosevelt would be secure because
OF the impetus he gave the cause of
conservation"
The reclamation of overflowed lands
in Mississippi is one of the needs of
that state where conservation can
play part, wrote Governor Noel. I'M
provement of waterways, conserva-
tion of forests, conservation of water
power and the building of good roads
are all subjects for the conservation
movement, Governor Hadley of Mis-.
souri, wrote.