The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-05

tions' Use Is Merely Rob-
bing the Present
St Paul, Sept. 5.-Leaden skies and
rain soaked bunting greeted President
Taft when he stepped from the train
here this morning and the prospects
were that before the day was over the
rain, which came down Internationally
during the night, would fall again.
Ihe weather conditions, however,
did not detract in any way from the
Warmness Of st. Paul's welcome to
the nations chief. Early In the morn-
Ing the people began to gather in the
down town streets to witness the
passing the president from the union
station to the reviewing stand in
front of the postoffice where he watch
ed the parade of the labor hosts at
9 o'clock.
In his address before the national
conservation congress President Taft
made plain his position on the whole
subject of conservation. His speech
was an exhaustive one and prepared
with greater care than any public ut
terance he has made since his in.
auguratfon. The president showed an
exact knowledge of the subject which
surprised many Of his hearers. The
central keynote of his address was an
appeal for practical common sense in
conservation.
for halt in general rhapsodies over
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every known good in the world: for
after public attention has been
aroused such appeals are of doubtful
utility and do not direct the public to
the specific course that the people
should take, or have their legislators
take. in order to promote the cause of
/ conservation.
; Real conservation involves wise,
non-wasteful use in the present gem
GRAFTON, with every possible means of
preservation for future generations.
The problem is how to save and,
how to utilize. how to conserve and
still develop"
Inc presidents concluding sentence
was plea that when men come for
ward to suggest evils that conserva-
tion will cure they be invited to point
out specific evils and specific rene
dies. That they be invited to come
down to details SO that their Discus
sions may flow into channels that
shall be useful rather than into pc
RODS that shall be entertaining with.
out shedding real light ON the sub
iect"
President Taft announced that he
would submit to congress solution
of the problem for adjusting the con-
troll OF water power sites as between
states and the general government.
Conservation Address.
The presidents address in full fol-
lows:
Gentlemen of the National Cunserys-
ton congress:
Conservation as an economic and
political term has come to mean the
preservation Of our natural resources
for economical use. SO as to secure the
greatest good to the greatest number.
In the development Of this country, In
the hardships of the pioneer, in the
energy OF the settler. in the anxiety
OF the investor for quick returns, there
was very little time, opportunity OF
desire to prevent waste Of those re-
sources supplied by nature which
could not be quickly Transmitted into
money; while the investment Of capi-
tai was SO great consideration that
the people as q community exercised
little or no care to prevent the trans
fer Of absolute ownership Of many Of
the valuable resources to private In
dividuals, without retaining some kind
of control Of their use. The impulse
OF the whole new community was to
encourage the coming Of population,
the increase Of settlement, and the
opening up Of business; and he who
demurred in the slightest degree to
any step which promised additional
development of the idle resources at
hand was regarded as q traitor to his
neighbors and an obstructor to public
progress. But now that the communi.
ties have become old, now that the
flush Of enthusiastic expansion has
died away, now that the would-be pio-
neers have come to realize that all
the richest lands in the country have
been taken up. We have preceived the
necessity for change of policy in the
disposition of our natural resources
SO as to prevent the continuance of
the waste which has characterized
our growth in the pastde-benersh
our phenominal growth in the past
To-day we desire to restrict and re-
tain under public control the acquisi.
tion and use by the capitalist of our
natural resources.
1.-The danger to the state and to the
people at large from the waste and
dissipation of our national wealth is
not one which quickly impresses it.
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