The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-06
Two Speeches on the Days
Schedule, Leading One on
Conservation
ONLY OCCASIONAL CHEERS
FOR COLONEL IN MINNEAPOLIS
The Auditorium Was Filled With a
Rush, However, by Those Who De.
sired to Hear His Address Before
the Congress This Morning.

the Congress This Morning.
st. Paul, Sept. 6.-This is Roose-
velt day in the twin cities. Col.
Roosevelt arrived In Minneapolis from
Fargo early this morning and after
taking breakfast was escorted to st.
Paul where he was scheduled to make
two addresses. one before the Nation
al conservation congress in the morn
ing and one at the state fair grounds
in the afternoon.
Col. Roosevelt was greeted by
crowds of cheering men, women and
children along the entire route from
the Minneapolis hotel to the state
capitol at st. Paul. Flags and nation
al colors were displayed on stores and
residences throughout the two cities
and numerous large pictures of the
distinguished guest were displayed in
the windows and on the fronts and
sides of the, buildings.
Two hours before Col. Roosevelt ar
rived at the auditorium the crowd be-
gan to file into the building by the
doors reserved for those holding tick
cts. At 10:30 o'clock the doors were
thrown open to the general public
and within five minutes there was on
~ standing room left. That was soon
taken and the immense hall was pack
ed.
At 1880 O'Clock President Baker
called the meeting to order and call
ed for the report on the committee
on resolutions, pending arrival Of Col.
Rnn1ovo1t yxhn
ence at the st. Paul hotel with the
newspaper men.
Roosevelt's speech on conservation
was received with the. widest ap-
plause. It was several minutes after
he arose to speak before he could
make himself heard, SO persistently
did the throng cheer him.
In his speech the colonel outlined
his ideas as to conservation, saying
that the reckless and uncontrolled
waste Of past must be stopped. He
declared himself in favor of rigid
steps to preserve the country's ma
tural resources for the benefit of the
whole people and to check the power
Of the monopolistic corporations.
Much that have to say on the
subject Of conservation will be but
q repetition of what was so admir-
ably said from this platform yester-
day." said Col. Roosevelt. This COM
pliment to the president was received
with cheers.
Minnesota" he said has been one
Of the first states to take hold of the
conservation policy in practical
fashion. and" he added" she has
dOno.a 0raat uorL ond bo, hoo,, nm
admirable example to the rest of us,
doing the work representing the
policy we'll set forth in your COVER
nor's address delivered yesterday. I
am glad that this congress is held in
such a state where we can listen to
such addresses as have been made by
your governor who had right to
speak for conservation"
In speaking of the control of the
waterways by the railroads Col.
Roosevelt warned the people not to
sit supine and let the railroads get
control, only to say later that the men
at the head of the railroads were very
bad men.
The ex-president then turned to the
question Of drainage, departing from
his prepared speech. Where the land
to be drained lay entirely within one
state," he said, 1T might be we'll for
the time for the states to take control
Of the matter. "Swamps extending
over parts Of more than one state" he
said, Should be improved by the fed
eral government" and he thought it
would be better If the state swamp
lands should be ceded back to the
general government that 1t might do
drainage work. "All friends Of con-
servation," he continued, should be
in the heartiest agreement with the
policy which the president laid down
in connection with the coal, oil and
phosphate lands, and am glad to be
able to say that at its last session
congress fnallv completed the work
Of separating the surface little to the
land from the mineral beneath"
THE aerage American is an efficient
may" he added. "He can do his busi-
ness and 1t Is recognized throughout
that that Is his type. There is q great
reason to be proud Of his achieve
ments but there is no reason to think
that we cannot excel our past
Speaking Of the railroad situation
Col. Roosevelt said. there are classes
of bulk freight which can always go
cheaper and better by water II there
10 an adequate water way, and the ex-
istence Of such type Of waterways in
itself helps to regulate railroad rates"
The Kansas Trip.
Referring to his recent trip through
Kansas a. showing the lively interest
the people there have In spending
their own money for the improvement
Of their waterways the colonel held
up as an example that should be
emulated by other states the course
that has been followed by Kansas.
When he came to that part Of his