Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-27

N. Y, read a paper on High Potential
Line Phenomena" ~ r
Among the speakers at the sectional
meetings were T. l. Jones of BROOKLYN c.
N. Stannard Of Denver, Herman Russell Of
Rochester, N. Y; Douglass Burnett of
Baltimore and A L. Holmes Of New York.
< Criticism of Pinchot.
I IF President TAFT viii cail Id man
trained in the school of responsibility, 5wh ,
have Carried on the development work of
the. country. he VIII find that trtia. Goa
servation means something more than pub.
licity to fictitious stories, RESTRICTIONS to
development the closing OF pub &c lands
to production of farm products and tn /,
petty pickering and mud Singing Of public
officials" said Henry l.. Doherty of New
York in his address ..:qt
In an official report to President Roose-
welt, Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of
corporations, charged that Dohetty aim d
to control the water power of the United
States
II think II was a mistake for Mr. Pin
chot," said the speaker, ito adopt a sub
terfuge to withdraw many water power
sites from entry. Unfortunately our whole
conservation movement became embodied
In the personality Of one man and those
I who could not agree with his intole ant
opinions have been denounced as traitors 10
the public cause.
"A busy public applauded the efforts OF
the last administration to establish a
movement to converse our natural re.
sources and our present admins ration
stands committed to this movement"
Doherty said the available water powers
are capable OF producing power In excess
! Of the amount OF power now genera ted
| either by fuel or water and that il our
public officers dealt IN facts rather thar
fiction this situation should be apparent
to them.
He advocated turning coal into nitrogen
GUS fertilizer and using it to enrich the
land instead of wasting 1t in developing
power,
Electricity and the Farmer.
Looking toward the day when electricity
shall be the servant OF the farmer as II
is now of the manufacturer, HERMAN Rus
sci of Rochester N. Y, spoke today Of
the use of electricity in irrigation Of farm
lands. He said in part: ea
! The. farmer OF the future TO be success
full must insofar as possible be independ
ent Of the elements. He must push int
position which will ENABLE him to ge
most possible out of his land.
IF we are to feed this country and keer
the present high price OF all food products
from going still higher farmers must very
materially increase their yield per acre.
speaking from the point OF view of al
eastern farmer, 1 believe 1t is essentia
J to supplement our rainfall by irrigation
There is no section OF the country at tn,
present time that does not suffer almos
every year from drouth during the growinl
| season.
I'VE so to great pains to insure ou
homes and places Of business against les
by fire and yet we stand idly by and watel
our farms burn Up.
us 1t not time that the farmer take gu
drouth insurance by installing an irriga
ton system"
After citing statistics to show the rea
sonRbleness OF his position. Mr.. Russell
concluded by saying:
II look forward to a time not far dis
tant when electric lines in the country Wi
be as common as telephone and Telegram
; lines are today and the present enormou
idle investment OF our central station com
panies will be employed in making ou
farms more productive and life more wort
living for both the farmer and the CON
pany-at good profit by each"