The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-15
Taft TO GIVE
FIRST ADDRESS
Conservation and Uniform Laws
to Be Considered By Two
Big Conferences.
many FLOCK TO WASHINGTON
Governors Will Assemble Next Week
to Consider Conservation of Ma
tional Resources-NationaI
Civic Federation Meet.

Washington, Jan. 15.-For the las
few days every train arriving in Wash.
ington brought a number OF distin.
guished men from different parts ot
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 insur-
ance companies, financial institutions
and large industrial corporations
prominent merchants, labor represent
atives, heads of agricultural organiza-
tions and professional men of all kinds
The hotels are rapidly filing up and
by tomorrow night, it is expected
practically all the delegates and mem
bers who will attend the two import
ant conferences to be held here next
week. the annual conference of the Ma
tional Civic Federation and the annual
conference of governors i'm the interest
of the conservation of the national re-
sources. will be assembled here.
The conference under the auspices
of the National Civic Federation will
begin on Monday and will continue un-
til Wednesday, The conference of the
governors will begin Tuesday and close
on Thursday. The sessions of the Ma
tional Civic Federation conference will
be held at the Belasco theater, those
OF the National Conservation confer
ence OF governors in the east room OF
the White House, rendered by Presi-
dent Taft for that purpose. AS the
objects of the two conferences coincide
way. tend in the same direction. the
state governors gathering here for
their annual conference on conserva-
tion are expected TO take an active part
i'm the deliberations OF the civic con-
ference, the scope of which includes
every civic and corporate
interest in an effort to bring about uni
of state legislation. The Ma
tional association of Uniform State
Law commissioners is included in all
state delegations and will take a prom
inent part i'm the conference.
The Civic Federation conference will
be opened by Seth Low president of
the National Civic Federation, and
President Taft has consented to deliv-
err the opening address. He will be
by Alton b. Parker chair
man of the program committee, and
Governor Augustus f. Wilson of Ken
tucky 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 am
pie opportunity will be given to dis
cuss the propositions that may be sub
mitted. The purpose in holding this
is TO develop the recogni-
ton of the need for uniform state
legislation by having all important
national organizations. promoting uni
'ormity in any field. state before the
conference clearly and succinctly just
what they desire.
Among the distinguished represent
itives of national organizations at
ending the conference will be Louis
:. Pearson. who heads the delegation
rom the American Bankers associa-
ion: Charles w. Eliot. from the Ma
ional Conservation association: John
:. Dryden, from the Association of
life Insurance Presidents: Joshua
Strange, from the Farmers National
congress-; A. A. Sprague. from the
Wholesale Grocers' association: Fred
rick w. Lehman. president of the
american Bar association: Charles J.
lonaparte, president of the National
league; J. Horace McFar-
and. president of the American Civic
associations: David Heineman, presi-
lent OF the League of American NUM-
ipalities: Joseph f. Ransdell. presi-
lent OF the National Rivers and Har-
,ors congress: Irving Fisher president
II the National Health associations
,urtis Guild, Jr.. from the American
forestry association: Andrew Carnegie,
-ohn Hays Hammond, Elihu Root, AL
on u. Parker, Henry Wade Rogers,
samuel Compers. John Mitchell. War
EN- 6. Stone. James Duncan. Walter
=. Fisher, James r. Garfield. John G.. |
iilburn, William Allen White: Eu-
rene S. Benjamin, president of the Ma
ional Association of Clothiers; Martin
!. Decker, president of the National
ssociatlon OF state Railway commits
oners; Allen r. Foote president OF
he International Tax association; Jas. |
!. Cannon, George II. Cortelyou, Geo.
>. Seward and David r. Francis, rep
esenting the New York chamber OF
commerce: w. c. Gorgas. chief sani-
ary officer OF the Isthmian Canal COM
mission. who heads the delegation OF
ne American Medical association; ID.
|. Tompkins. president of the Appa
achian National Forest association; |
ohm A. Hartigan. president of the ma
ional convention of Insurance COM
nissioners: Murdo Mackenzie OF the
american National Livestock associa-
ion; Charles ID. walcott OF the Ma
ional Academy OF Sciences; N. ].
,acheldcr, Master OF the National
irange; ]. Il. Sterrett, president OF