The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-10
CALLS MEETING
Of GOVERNORS
NJ. E. Hay, Chief Executive of
Washington, Is Out With
Invitation.
SOME MISUNDERSTANDING
ABOUT OBJECT OF CALL
Reports Say He Is Opposed to
Federal Control of State
Resources.

Governor NJ. L. Hay Of Washington
according to dispatches from st. Paul
Mimi, Tuesday evening, has called a
conference of the governors of the
northwestern states 10 discuss the adj
visibility of attending the National
| Conservation commission in st. Paul
September D. but thls is not the under
standing here.
The understanding in Utah is that
the conference has been called to map
out concerted line of action to keep
the conservation congress from going on
record in favor of the authorization
by the next national congress of the
taking over by the federal government
OF water power and other natural re-
sources of states, including timber and
coal lands.
According to the st. Paul dispatches
there is q misunderstanding out some
where, or else there is Il great big rift
in the lutte. These dispatches say that
Governor Hay has written officials of
the congress that he will not he present
and will name no delegates to the meet
ing unless granted an appointee of his,
who VIII be given one hour at least to
tell of the Washington Idea which
is TO keep water power and coal and
timber lands from federal control. Gov
ernor Hays opposition now has crystal
lied into plans for a conference seek
governors of northwestern states, ac-
cordlng to the st. Paul adviccs.
Spry Extends Invitation.
Governor Hay originally proposed a
conference of the governors of north
western states to map out line OF ;ic-
tion TO keep the conservation congress
from favoring federal control of nat
ural resources and Governor Spry was
one Of the first to fall in with Cover
nor Hays idea. Governor Spry lmme-
diately telcCraphed Governor Hay a cor
dial invitation. to make Salt Lake City
the conference place, but yet is await
ing a definite reply. If Governor HAY
wants q conference TO keep governors
of northwestern states from attending
the conservation congress national
meeting in st. Paul Governor Spry
knows nothing about 1t. Executives of
nine northwestern states have been IN
vited to meet in conference here, pre-
fcrably between now and the 10Th OF
this month. and discuss conservation
problems with view to the adoption
of harmonious policy. Said Governor
Sprv Tuesday evening:
"I have learned from Governor
HAYS communications to me Tuesday
that Governor Hay feels strongly over
some Of the matters that Will come up
Mt the conservation congress and thinks
it advisable for the western and north
western governors to get together IN ad-
vance in order that they may be pre-
pared for concerted action. AS to
whether his grounds are well taken |
am not prepared to say. but have cX-
tended the hospitality of Utah TO such
officials as may desire TO take part in
the conference. Ny last Information
was that Governors Morris OF Mon
tana. Brooks of Wyoming and Shafroth
Of Colorado favored the conference idea,
but that Governors Brooks and Shat
roth wanted the meeting held IN Denver,
! have no information as to the attl-
tude of the other governors invited "