The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-17
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STATE CONSERVATION.


the capital, of Minnesota, this week.
This congress, since it was called ny
Governor Eberhart, has broadened It's
scope until all phases of develop
ment, as well as of conservation. have
been included. The topics for discus
sion include proper seeding and Gull
tivation to conserve the strength of
the soil. live stock and dairy inter.
ests, agricultural and industrial ed
ucation, good roads drainage and
water powers, forestry and mining
pure food, public health and SANTA
ton, State advertising and the set
tlement of farm lands.
Before the sessions end Saturday
it is expected that virtually every
township of the eighty-fve counties
of the State will be represented.
Hundreds of delegates will represent
womn's clubs, the Governor having
made a special effort to interest wo-
men in the project. The exhibits are
notable 4 good road eighty-live feet
in length mas been constructed on
,he St. Paul auditorium stage by the
state engineer. Every county has an
exhibit, so arranged that the types of
grain adapted to each section may
be compared Maps. charts, machinery
used in production, a model of a lake
ore barge and other things represent
State mining interests. Samples of
stone, brick and pottery Quarried
or made in Minnesota are shown
There are exhibits of live stock and
farm sanitation, forest products game
and FISH, grains, and model farm
rooms, arranged by domestic scient-
lists, and farm draining and grain i'll
spection and grading demonstrations.
After the congress some of these eX-
hibits will be sent through the East
in a special car to advertise Mime
sofa.
Among the speakers on the pro-
gram are Secretary of the Interior
X. A. Ballinger, Archbishop Ireland
James J. Hill, former Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot, Governor Eberhart
and many other officials and scien-
lists.
The principal reason for the gath
ering is said to be the fact that al
though only 100000 of the $4,000
900 acres of Minnesotas arabic land
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seekers have crossed the State to seek
lands in the Northwest. The slogan
of the congress is, Minnesota, know
thyself and let the world know you.
Vermont would do well to borrow
that slogan, at least 20 apply the ides
expressed TO conditions in this State
ter, her resources developed and un
developed, her possibilities agricul
tural, mineral, and commercial. Tc
come nearer home, Montpelier needs
to know herself better and then It
blow her own trumpet more vigorous
ly that the world may hear her voice
more clearly.
South Caroline has just held a gen
eral conference for the conservation
of public health, said to have beer
the first meeting of the kind TO be HEX
in any State in the Union. The Boston
Globe describes this conference a.
follows:
THE vitality significant feature c
the conference was the presentatio
CT what was NEOWn as tentatiV
outline of program or policy fo
public health education and admir-
is,ration in South Carolina. The con
nittee who framed this program out
lined plan for all the people with
view to adequate ana effective OF
ganization of health machinery fo
the State and for 'nsuring the &C
operation of all the people whic
would make that machinery effec
i've.
1T is intended under the plan sue
gested to divide the responsible
ior health welfare into three group
viz:
First, the State and the cities {
towns and the counties.
Second, the medical profession
which has already become an acti,
force in the prevention of diseas
as well as for its relief and cure.
Third. the people. through the
volunteer organizations and institv
tons, which include the press, IL
pulpit, the school and other associ;
tons not formed primarily to fu
ther health measures.
THE committee has recommend
that every club, church, lodge, unto
society and other body which is il
terested even remotely in health ma
tiers shall hold a meeting with
the next 80 days in which the pole
outlined at the conference shall
read, followed by preliminary di
cussion as to its ACCESSIBILITY, al
where plans will be made seekil
to get all members to study and di
cuss the several parts of the pr
gram during the next six month
1t is also intended in the autun
and winter to hold delegate meetin
all over the State, so that there W
be no cessation of effort to impro
the health policy of the State"
Both the Minnesota and the Sou
Carolina conferences should result
great good. 1t is hopeful sign VIII
the people of a State are sufficient
interested in these important pre-
lens to send delegates from all 81
tons to exchange ideas and gain
SEPARATION for better work. The r,