The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08

ways, an accurate census OF the lnduS.
| trial resources of the state and the
setting aside of part of every farm
in the state for the planting of trees
are some of the important resolutions
adopted unanimously:
We, the members of this first con.
seryation congress held in Nebraska,
| recognizing the fact that the future
well being of our people entirely de-
Ponds upon the proper use and care
of the natural resources of the state
and also its Importance of the preser.
| walton of the vitality and vigor of its
| inhabitants and that their intelligence
and comfort is carefully controlled by
the education and economic fertility of
| the state.
Resolved, That from the fact that
agriculture being our basic industry,
we recognize that the proper use and
are of its lands within the borders
of our state is of primal Importance
and to the end that the fertility of
our soil shall be maintained and nour-
| ished, we pledge our earnest effort
that by both word and deed the doc
trine of conservation of soil fertility
shall be brought to the attention of
our people and the absolute necessity
of its being practicable.
Believing, that to put to the fullest
| use the lands within our borders, the
people who live upon them and those
who dwell in our towns and cities.
must be vigorous and healthy, both
bodily and mentally, urge that it is
the paramount duty of the state to
protect the lines and safeguard the
health of it's inhabitants. Thousands
of avoidable deaths occur annually
| from violence, disease, and negligence
that are wholly preventable. The So
| luton of our streams and watersheds,
| the cutting of ice from infected ponds.
sanitation of railroads throughout the
state, the spread of tuberculosis and
social disease are serious menace
| to the highest welfare and develop
ment of the state. The state should
assume the responsibility and expense
| of quarantining communicable dis
eases and the subsequent disinfeCting
| of premises where such disease pre-.
walls. Diphtheria anti-tOXine should be
| furnished free by the state to the
proper officials in each community
| The state should undertake to guaran-
tee the purity of our milk, meat and
other food supplies. To this end
| means should be placed at the dis
| posal of officials for laboratory work,
| for criminal prosecution, for COmpen-
| satiOn for quarantine, for sanitari.
um for COnsumptives and sanitary in
SpeCtiOn of the state and for all those
purposes necessary to conserve public
| health and promote vigorous prosper.
| ity. The state should provide a pub.
| lie lecturer on health and should en-
| force medical inspection of pupils IN
| our public schools and pass such laws
| as shall compel the observance of pro-
per sanitary conditions in and around
| every school house in the state, which
| shall include sewerage, heating, light
| ing water and ice supplies
| Also that this congress realizes the
| imperative necessity for the enact
ment of a comprehensive and up-to-
| date road law, providing for the praC
teal and scientific improvement and
maintenance of the highways, bridges
and culverts of the state in unifol m
manner under competent and expert
supervision of a state and county sup
ervisor of public highways who are
competent engineers.
We believe that the time has now
arrived when the state should have
an accurate inventory made of it's
natural assets, and we recommend
that our next Legislature shall make a
sufficient appropriation to accomplish
| this.
We are also in favor of the fore
station of our waste lands and the
preservation of present growths, and
we also urge the setting aside of some
portion of every farm in our state for
the planting of useful and ornamental
| trees.
We would also urge the conservation
of our available water supplies, which
are adapted for agricultural uses and
farmer sites, believing that these are
most valuable assets of our state.
This congress voices its approval Of
the establishment of experiment sta
tons in the irrigable and sand hill re-
gions of our state, believing that the
lands in the area of these districts
have ability to produce much wealth.
Finally, we place ourselves on re-
cord as being in favor of the careful
and intelligent conservation of all of
the natural resources that the nation
possesses to the end that our people
and the peoples to come may enjoy the
heritage, which is rightfully theirs.