The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-19
Messages of Governors on
Conservation of Resources

1 There is no field of conservation
work in which women may be more
helpful than in conserving human
Health and life. The most important
is the care of the health of the child.
Americas standing army is the Ameri-
fcan child and his health and strength
are the very center of American great
ness"
! Governor Judson Harmon, of Ohio,
addresses himself especially to the
women Of his own state, who he says,
"can be of very great assistance of
amelioration of conditions which tend
to send the girls and boys to industrial
schools and to supplement the work
of those institutions after the boys
and girls have gone out therefrom by
every form of encouragement in look
ing for and following up lives of hon
orable industry AS for the subject
of material conservation (which this
state seems now most in need, and in
which the women of the state may
play no inconsiderable part" Cover
nor Harmon refers to a communica-
ton from Prof. w. R. Lazenby, of the
Ohio state university, as setting forth
that subject.
From Wyoming, Governor Bryant B.
Brooks sends a declaration that the
women of that state are pursuing sue
cessfully three lines of social con-
lservation; First, their efforts to i'm
prove and elevate home life and home
surroundings both in the cities and
country are very helpful Second,
their great interest in church work
improves moral conditions and bene-
fits society generally. Third, our
Wyoming women take a great inter-
est in educational work in all grades,
and by frequent visits to our public
schools and close attention to our
compulsory educational law encourage
the teachers and increase school at
tendance Aside from these three
particular branches, the interest taken
in civic improvement generally, as
well as along many other lines, is most
encouraging and unquestionably bene-
fetal"
Conservation of morality and So
briefly is the burden of the reply of
| Governor G. N. Haskell, of Oklahoma
in whose opinion first energies should
be devoted to the conservation of the
morals of the people of our several
states. In Oklahoma if we can ac-
complish this purpose by prohibition
enforcement, and thus conserve the
morals of all our people, their sober
minds and high standard Of intelli-
gence and energy will accomplish con-
semation, progress and prosperity in
many other directions, and build in
happiness and prosperity for the fu-
ture as well as the present"
The other governors whose mes
sages were given out today speak
more especially of the conservation of
mines, forests and water supply. Gov
ernor William e. Glasscock, of West
Virginia quotes the state geologist of
that state as saying that 1--WE are
wasting 5OO,OoO,O00 cubic feet of gas
every day. enough the governor says,
to run many large mills and factories,
and if sold at reasonable price to
provide more than sufficient revenue
to meet the expenses of the state gov
ernment. The waste extends, Cover
nor Glasscock says. ito our COAL oil,
soil and every natural resource with
which we have been provided by an
all-wise providence What can wo-
men do to help this great crisis? |
answer assist in calling these matters
to the attention of the voters of the
country, helping to educate the masses
as to the crime we are committing
against posterity. Whenever the in
telligent citizenship shall have been
fully informed on these subjects, then
and not until then shall we see the
evils which exist righted."