The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-08

y ion as to the controversy be- \
tween state and national control !
Of water power sites. :
st. Paul, Mimi. Sept. 7.-prcsidenl
Taft In an address before the National
Conservation congress here today COW
cred the whole subject of conservation
The speech was an exhaustive n and
prepared with greater care than any
| public utterance Mr.. Taft has made
since his inauguration. The central
note of his address was an appeal for
practical common sense in conserva-
| ton.
THE tircc ras come" he declared,
for a halt In general rhapsodies
over conservation, making the word
mean every known good In the world,
for. after the public attention has been
aroused. such appeals are of doubtful
utility, and do not direct the public to
the specific course that the people
should take, or have their legislators
take, In order to promote the cause Of
conservation.
Development His Keynote.
Real conservation involves wise,
non-wasteful use In the present genera
ton, with every possible means OF
preservation for future generations.
The problem is how to save and how
to utilize, how to conserve and still
develop
The presidents concluding sentence
was n plea that when men come for
ward to suggest evils hat conserva-
ton will cure, they be invited to point
out the specific evils and the specific
remedies; that they be invited to come
down to details so that their discus
sions may flow into channels that
"shall be useful rather han into Pc
RODS that shall be entertaining with
out shedding real light on the sub
ject."
President Taft that he
would submit to congress the solution
of the problem Of adjusting the control
OF water sites as between the states
and the general government. He re-
fused to express any opinion thereon.
Mr.. Taft gave repeated credit in his
speech to Colonel Roosevelt for his
work for conservation, but he appa-
rently took a fling at the Snew nation
alism" when he said:
I'm these days there Is a disposition
to look too much to the federal govern
ment for everything. l am liberal In
the construction of the constitution
with regard to federal power, but 1 am
firmly convinced that the only safe
course for US to pursue is to hold fast
to the limitations Of the constitution
and to regard as sacred the powers Of
states"
When President Taft was introduced
the entire audience stood and cheered.
No effort was made, however, to pro-
long the demonstration.
Cheers for Teddy.
Tho presidents first mention Of Mr..
Roosevelt called out another demon
stration which lasted about as long as
the one in greeting to him. While ii
continued the president took off his
reading glasses and smiled good ma
turedly on the audience.
Mr.. Taft was constantly interrupted
by cheering. Leaving the conservation
congress. the president was escorted to
the st. Paul hotel, where he was enter
tanned at luncheon. The president will
make his address at the state fair
grounds at 4:30 p. IN, II after spend
Ing the late afternoon In Minneapolis
will leave for Beverly at S:15 p. m.
The president reached st. Paul at 9
a.. m. He was greeted with applause
and occasionally cheers as he was
driven from the station to the review
ing stand. Immediately after the pa
rade he proceeded to the auditorium
to address the conservation congress.
With every prospect OF a warm fight
for control between states rights
delegates and those "a voring national
control, the second national conserva-
ton congress opened here today. The
crowd began arriving early at the au-
ditorium to get a glimpse of President
Taft, who was on the program for an
address.
Before h convention vas called tc
order by President 3. n. Baker, dele
gates gathered in little knots discussing
the reports Of packed delegations made
by one side or the other and comment
ing on Clifford Pinchot's move last
x,to1,t q. r.,,i n ,af;0-a -@..-.tG-
for the purpose Of systematizing the
work OF state commissions and bring
ing them into harmony with the ma
tional congress.
Eberhart Talks.
THE economic value of conserva-
tion,'' was the subject Of an address by
Governor Eberhart, of Minnesota. The
governor said in part:
ANY theory Of conservation which
does not provide for the present as well
as the future, does not cover the entire
field and annot possibly bring the best
results. From every economic stand
point it is desirable that the present
generation should be preferred, since
future discoveries and inventions may
render present Of less value
III Importance to the coming genera
lions.
BY far the most important of all
natural III Is the soil and the
maintenance and increase of it's fertil-
ity must, therefore, be given the great
est consideration.
Loss in Farm Values.
1.-THE loss in farm values in nearly
all of the states. as shown by the cen
sus records from 1880 to 1900, varies
from $1,000. 900 TO $3.50, 900, 900 in each
state anu aggregates the enormous tot
al of more than 81, 900, 0O0. 900. Is this
not sufficient to rouse the entire ma.
ton M cause such a wave Of reform