The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-05
FOR
A.WARM FIGHT
States Rights Delegates Form.
ing Against Those Favor.
ing National Control =

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ing National Control
st. Paul, Sept. with every pros
pect of warm fight between the
| state rights" delegates and those fa-
voring national control the second ma
tional conservation congress opened
here today.
The crowd began arriving early at
the auditorium to get a glimpse Of
President Taft who was on the pro-
gram for an address, the preparation
of which is said to have occlpied many
hours of careful consideration at Bev-
erly. Before the convention was call
ed to order by President B. N. Baker
the delegates gathered in the little
dome discussing the reports of the
packed delegation made by one side
or the other and commenting on Gif-
ford Pinchctt's coup last night in
forming q national commission for
the purchase of and systematizing the
work of the state commissions and
bringing them into harmony with the
national congress.
| AS many Of state commissions rep
resent states which are opposed to the
Roosevelt policy of national control,
the path Of organization formed last
night by Pinchott's adherents ap-
peared none too smooth in the eyes of
those discussing the subject. 1t was
l admitted hnUavor thof Dinnh0tk hpI
made the political move to strengthen
his position. -
The afternoon program includes a
conference of the governors and ad-
dresses by them.
Governor Eberhart Spoke.
The Economic Value of Conserva-
tion." was the subject of an address
by Governor Eberhart. The governor
said In part:
ANY theory OF conservation which
does not provide for the present as
we'll as the future does not cover the
! entire field and cannot possibly bring
results. From every economic stand
point it is desirable that the present
generation should be preferred since
future discoveries and Inventions may
ASoShe ACoOu1SCo VI lGoo value
importance to the coming generations.
by far the most important of all
national resources is the soil and
maintenance and increase of it's fer
tility must therefore be given greatest
consideration.
"The loss of farm values in nearly
all the states, shown by the census
records from 1880 to 1900. varies from
s., 100000 to $16O.0O0,OOO in each state,
and aggregate enormous totals of
more than s1,00O,0O0,0O0. Is this not
sufficient to arouse the entire nation
and cause such wave of reform as
will put into activity every agency
and instrumentality for scientific and
progressive methods of agricultural
reconstruction.
eve have the special honor of en-
tertaining and hearing three truly
grea men who have contributed so
much to the actual achievements of
the conservation movement, and they
are the three most distinguished
guests Of this congress, President
Taft, Col. Roosevelt and James ].
Hill. Minnesota appreciates the hon
o rand will prove herself worthy
thereof. AS her chief executive, 1
earnestly hope that the deliberations
of this congress may bring results far
beyond our hopes or expectations"
Gibbons Letter.
The following telegram from Cardi-
nal Gibbons was read:
In reply to your letter of July 25,
allow me to say how earnestly wish
the congress every success in the
much needed work of national conser-
vation. t.. 1t is said that the French
and Germans could subsist on what
we waste and fear very much that
to a stranger visiting our country IT.
must seem that in 100 years we have
consumed four natural resources
more than the nations of Europe have
done in all ceutries of their existence.
But If we have been reckless in the
past wasting, like vandals, our rich
Inheritance. 1t Is most consoling and
full of promise for the future that
with the strong aid of our president,
Col. Roosevelt and the leading citi-
try, we may look forward to a wiser
use Of our forces in the near future.
II am more than hopeful Of sue
cessful congress fro mthe fact that
there is no political issue involved in
the great subject before it, which
might threaten to divide your coun-
sells and breed discomfort But that
the sole motive that actuates the
congress is to conserve and t..lcrease
our natural resources and tn. sby to !
contribute to the material prsHperity ,
Of our country. g