The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-01-18
PROMINENT
Men From All Over The
Country In Washington
To Attend Two Important
Conferences
Relative To Conservation And
Uniform Laws


last few days every train arriving in
Washington brought a number Of dis
tinguished men from different parts of
the United States to the national cap.
ital, among them governors of states,
other high state officials. representa-
tives of railroads and other transpor-
tation companies, officials of insurance
companies, financial institutions and
large industrial corporations, promin-
ent merchants, labor representatives,
heads OF agricultural organizations
professional men of all kinds. The ho-
tells are rapidly filling up and by to.
morrow night, it is expected practical
will attend the two important confer
ences to be held here next week, the
annual conference Of the National Civ
ic Federation and the annual confer
ence of governors in the interest of
the Conservation of the national re-
sources, will be assembled here.
The conference under the auspices of
tn national Civic Fe leratIo1 will te-
gin on Monday and will continue until
Wednesday The conference of the
governors will begin on Tuesday and
close on Thursday. The sessions of
ence will be held at the Belasco inca
ire, those of the National Conserva.
ton conference of governors in the
East room of the White House, n
dered by President Taft for thac p,lr-
pose. AS the objects of the Two con
ferences coincide IN many respects
and, in a general way, tend in the
same direction, the state governors
gathering here for their annual con-
ference on Conservation are expected
to take an active part in the deliber-
ations of the civic conference, the
scope which includes practically ev-
cry g. ic and corporate interest In an
effort to bring about uniformity of
state legislation. The National Asso-
citation OF Uniform State Law Commits
sioners Is included in all state delega-
tlons and will take prominent Fart
in the conference.
The Civic Federation conference will
be opened by Seth Low, president Of
the National Civic Federation and
President Taft has consented to de.
liver the opening address. He will be
followed by Alton B. Parker, chair.
man Of the program committee and
Governor Augustus E Wilson, of Ken
lucky, chairman of the committee of
governors. According to the plan
mapped out by the program committee
the various topics OF discussion will
be introduced one after the other and
ample opportunity will be given to
discuss the propositions that may be
submitted. The purpose in holding
this conference Is to- develop the rec
ognition of the need for uniform state
| legislation by having all important ma.
tional organizations. promoting uni
formlty in any field, state before the
conference clearly aud succlnctly just
what they desire
Among the distinguished representa-,
| tiyes of national organizations attend
ing the conference will be Louis H.
| Pearson, who heads the delegation
from the American Bankers associa,
ton; Charles w. Eliot, from the Ma,
| tional Conservation association; John
| f. Dryden, from the Association OF
Life Insurance Presidents; Joshua
Strange, from tho Farmers National
congress; A. A. Sprague, from the
Wholesale Grocers' association; Fred
erick w, Lehman, president of the
American Bar association; Charles j
Bonaparts, president of the National
Municipal league; j, II. Mcfarland
president of the American Civic as
sociation; David lIeinman, president
of the League of American Municipal
tiles; Joseph Il, Ransdell, president OF
the National Rivers and Harbors
congress; Irving Fisher, president ol
the National Health association; Cur
It's Guild, jr,, from tho American For
estry association; Andrew Carnegie
John Hays Hammond, Elihu Root, Al
ton Il. Parker, Henry Wade Rogers
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell, War
rem s. Stone, James Duncan, Walter
l.. Fisher. James II. Garfield, John G
Mllburn, William Allen White; Eugene
S. Benjamin. president of the Nationa
Association of Clothiers; Martin S
Decker, president of the National AS
sooiatlon of State Railway Commits
sioners; Allen II, Foote, president o
the international Tax association
James @. Cannon, George b. Cortelyou
George +. Seward and David Il. Fran
els, representing the New York Cham