Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-20
Governors at Washington
Discuss the Subject.
Discussion Opened by GOV.
Quinby Of New Hampshire.
Governors Draper and Hughes in
Favor Of Control by State.

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than Yesterday. The formal address
of the morning session was by Cover
nor Ouinbv of New Hampshire, who
smoke on Forests" There was a gen.
eraI discussion of the subject. The
governors were guests at dlhher To-
night ar the White House.
Governor Pothier Of Rhode Island
presided at the morning session, the
discussion being opened by Governor
Quinby of New Hampshire.
Governor Quinby made strong plea
for conservation of forests under the
direction of the government. Governor
Quinby spoke particularly of the de-
vastation Of the great forests OF the
White Mountains, Of over a million
acres. Under the constantly increas-
ing demand for lumber and pulp wood,
these forests, the governor declared
were being cut clean, especially on the
mountain sides where timber could be
logged to advantage, ana with the
timber cutting the small groWthS. not
fit for commercial use, ar" being cut
to the ground and allowed to decay
and invite forest fires.
Governor Quinby heartily supported
Senator Gallinger's bill for conserVa :
ton Of the forests, now in the senate,
and declared that the time had arrived
when Congress must take action that
| the interests Of the many may not
| be sacrificed fer the few.
Why is America laggard in pre-
venting the waste OF her timber, in re-
| foresting her denuded forest tracts ana
| in establishing reserves that IMPROVE
| 81 inc "a o.
| vented?" asked the governor THE
nations of Europe are alive to these
interests and are active in tree plant
| ing and cutting the growths so that
future generations may derive inesti-
mable benefits from their wisdom
THE senator from New Hampshire
| has introduced a bill to conserve even
| forests. Can we not rely upon those
whose opponents are not directly in
terested in the question of supporting
| it.
Contrasting the conditions in the
nations of Europe and in our own
country, it would seem that by Gov
eminent Intervention our forests can
be conserved and a profit made for the
state and nation, and the owners OF
forest land will eventually be the gain
ers"
Governor Draper advised states
whose waterpowers had not been de-
veloped to get control Of and develop
them Governor Hughes said that the
state. so far as it could, should own
and preserve its own forests
IN his address on automobiles before
the governors meeting today, Governor
Epen S. Draper of Massachusetts de-
c!arod that regulations should be ar
ranged as TO prevent reckless driving,
that the rights of those not using such
machines should be respected, and that
the state should receive proper
amount of money to compensate for in
jury to tie highways.
The greater portion of the address
was occupied in careful review OF
the recently adopted Massachusetts
law relating to automobiles. Governor
Draper said that the question Of the
regulation of the automobile could not
be considered without taking up the
subject of good roads and their con-
struction by the state. Massachusetts
has 800 miles of state highways which
have cost the commonwealth directly
:5.00O,0O0. There is in addition $50 miles
of parkway, while cities and towns
have spent large amounts on their
roads and joir ed with the state in the
highway construction.
He noted the marked increase in the
horsepower of the automobile as well
rs the number of accidents which have
resulted from the increasing of the
m ,tor vehicle.
lie quoted copicusly from the Massa-
chusetts laws, especially in regard to
regulation, qualification of drivers,
speed limits and penalties, fees and
fines. In closing he said:
'"Fhe proper basis for automobile
regulation is reckless driving. Were it
possible to at all times determine what
reckless driving is, | should say speed
limits We're unnecessary, but in the
present development of the industry 1
believe it is necessary to have proper
speed limit established as prima facie
evidence of law breaking.
The examination of all chauffeurs
and operators of machines should be
severe and thoroughly enforced. This
should be in the hands of a commits
sion which is familiar with the bust
ness. The power of revoking and an
nullirg licenses of chauffeurs and op-
orators should be in the hands of this
commission.
"The records kept in garages have
a very deterring effect upon Joy
riders b. cause With proper law If an
automobile is taken out without the
consent of the owner. the person so op-
Grating it is guilty OF crime.
II do not know of any proper way
TO regulate the amount that should be
charged for the use Of automobiles in
travelling from one state to another,
but unless this travel is continued for
a cansidera BILE length of time or unless
very peculiar conditions apply l think
no charge should be made"
Washington. Jan. 19-Refore adj
journing its 29th annual meeting here
Wednesday the American Forestry AS
sociaticn endorsed the bill now before
Congress to create a government for
est preserve in the south Appalachian
system and the White mountains.
Curtis Guild. Jr. former governor of
Massachusetts,, was reelected presi-
dent. The association will meet again
1 in Westminster next wear