The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-18
Delegates TO Civic Conven-
ton Not All Backed by
Home Organizations.
NEW FREIGHT BILL
STARTS TROUBLE
Numerous Topics of Proposed
Legislation Discussed
by Delegates
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house being erected. lumber 10 make
three other boards is being burned in
forest fires somewhere. and that but
enough lumber TO make 60 new board
is being added by growth TO the forest
at the same time
UsinS thus three times every DAY
what We grow. and wasting as much
as We do. We can see the end Of wood
in the United States
FouI-ffths Not Public.
''Of the total remaining forests. one
fifth is in Federal possession. and four
fifths is privately owned Ali Of The
latter is being cut destructiveIy. The
trees Of a thousand years are 5eing
removed with no thought for The e1-
tension Of the supply, and absolute
denUdation Is proceeding al a rate
which VIII wipe out the privately owned
forests Of America in d little more than
a generation Of present use
What I have just stated is bu-
% per cent true Tor there Is a maxi
mum OF 1 per cent Of the privately
owned forests upon which Derpetua tfr.-
forest methods are being used, such
a characterize the forests Of England
France, Germany, and India
As President Taft stated v-sSser,7s-
the Federal Government is pOEerless
in this matter All the Dovrs- re-s-
with the sovereign States II IS for
that reason that I now call vou~ az
tenriOn TO the GeSiraUilitv of T1n5for-,
or relatively uniform. State legislation
frT control by the public OF privately
owned forests
Banking laws were next on the pro-
gram IUT discussion addresses heinz
made by Pierre jay. OF the Narf00a7
ASSOCIATION or Supervisors of State
hanks, Lewis Z Person president OF
a A
Under the title OF control OF corDor7-
lions, the next subject taken up John
g RlchbuTE and James r Starrett
made strong recommendation for mi
form laws.
Address of Mr.. Richberg-
Maintaining that present day com
TGerce and business demanded some. re-
lief from the chaotic differences
throughout the States ia incorporation
laws John @ Richberg. president Of
the Illinois Commission on Uniform
State Laws. today advocated a plan for
legislation which should create harmony
out Of disCOrd-
Nj Richberg was not certain that
President Taft's voluntary incorpora-
ton law would solve the situation He
desired the enactment OF a law which
would create Federal interpretations
To carry on an interstate business
corporations TO do business within their
borders, with the further prOviso that
the State Incorporation laws shall ali
he similar The best solution, he de
Clared, was the banding together Of an
organization Of corporate interests 10
encourage the enactment by the States
OF a uniform incorporation law.
Corporate Form Abused
Cusssng this proposed organization Of
corporations, has been reid responsible
for too many OF the evils OF political
conditions. too many OF the results Of
passive public conscience, TOO many of
the effects OF uudevelOped standards Of
business integrity H6sJy theorists, fall
ing 10 md the substance, have atJasked
the form Undoubtedly the corporate
entity IS = ready CLOAK Tor WrOn51O-
ing and may he used TO conceal many
bane1ul activities Every developing IN
stitutiOn provides a means for the IN
ScruPulOus 10 OuJWit The EneducaJed-
But the development or our great re-
sources, the necessities Of economic pro
duCtion, the utilization OF costly and
elaborate methods or T5uFltacJUre-a
The great modern commercial tendencies
demand the service Of the corporate
form whereby the interests Of many
partners can be responsibility admins
tered Those who recognize this who
are real captains or industry and not
mere eEplOiterS Of the weak. should jOin
IN an effort TO respond 10 Just condem-
alton OF corporation enterprises with
reform and refUte the attacks Of the
unjust"
Uniform Taxation Discussed.
Edwin r A SeIismaa, chairman oF
the department OF taxation Of the Civic
Federation, made an extended adress
on Uniform taxation. and his sent
ments were Endorsed by Edwin r
Cook The consideration Of road and
automobile laws was then taken UP,
an address on the necessity OF greater
uniformity in automobile regulations
being made ~ Charles T. Terry. gen
craI counsel Of the American AutomO-
bile Association The other speakers
on this subject were not present when
their names were called, and their ad-
dresses were permitted to 90 over
Before adjournment for the morning
President Parker announced the ap-I
pointment Of committee to consist Of
Seth Low. Frederick ". Lehman Of 4
Missouri: Charles z Libbey. OF Maine. (
Walter George Smith. Of Pennsylvania
Peter W 1Ieldriul, Of Georgia. Rome s.
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