The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-20
ROOSEVELT To
VISIT ATLANTA
Will Talk To First Southern Con-
servation Congress To Be Held
October z and 8.
(From q Special Correspondent.

ATLANTA, Sept 20.-Theodore
Roosevelt. Hoke Smith, governor
elect of Georgia, Clifford Pinchot, DR..
Harvey w. Wiley, Chief Forester Hen
ry S. Graves and other leaders OF the
conservation movement Of national
reputation, have accepted invitations
to address the first southern conserva-
ton congress to be held in this city
Oct. and 8. The congress is the
Arst one OF the kind held to attack
the definite problems of conservation
in large group OF states.
E. L. Worsham, state entomologist
and chairman of the committee on ar
engagements of the congress. has re-
turned to Atlanta from st. Paul, where
he attended the national meeting.
from Washington, where he conferred
with government officials and officers
of the National Conservation associa-
ton. At both places he was promised
the support OF all the leaders in the
movement who contributed to the sue
cess of the st. Paul congress.
Roosevelts addresses will be made
at the end of the last days session,
and the topic assigned to him on the
tentative program which has just been
prepared il Conservation" which
means that he will be at liberty to
take any or all phases Of the question
he desires. Hoke Smith, governor
elect of Georgia and former secretary
OF the interior under President Cleve-
land, will divide the last sessions pro-
gram with the former president, ad-
dressing the congress on the subject
OF The relation Of state governments
to conservation"
Governor Brown, OF Georgia, will
open the first days meeting and the
mayor of Atlanta, Robert F. Maddox
will follow with an address of W.
come. Clifford Pinchot will address
the congress on the Principles Of
conservation" Charles s. Barrett
president of the Farmers Union. who
has been leader In the movement
In Georgia. will speak on the Con
servation OF Farm Resources" Among
these to address the congress at other
sessions are the following: B. N. Bak-
er, the retiring president of the Ma
tional Conservation Congress-; DR.. c.
willard Hayes, chief geologist, United
States geological survey; Dr. A. NJ
Soule. president Georgia State Agri-
culture college; H. 8. Graves, chief
forester Of the United States; DR.. w
J MCGEE, saltwater expert, United
States department of agriculture;
Frederic J. Paxon, president Atlanta
Chamber OF Commerce. Paul Nor
cross, Atlanta; Dr. III. +. Harris, state
board Of health; X. G.. Matheson, pres
ident, Georgia School of Technology;
Rev. G. B. Wilmer and Rev. ]. w. Lee,
Atlanta; Mrs. II. M. Willett, Atlanta;
DR.. Alfred Alderman, professor OF for
estry, University Of Georgia; Mrs. j.
X. Ottley, Atlanta; and DR.. Joseph
Hyde Pratt, president Southern APP
palachian Good Roads association.
Secretary James Wilson, of the
department of agriculture; Henry
Wallace, OF Iowa, the new president
of the National Conservation Con-
gress: Governor Stubs, OF Kansas:
former Governor Blanchard, OF Louis
lana, and all the governors Of the
southern states, various state officers
and mayors Of cities have been invit-
ed to attend and a number OF them
are expected to be on the program
as finally made up to address the
congress.
A number Of states In the south now
have organizations OF one kind or an
other which are interested in the wise
utilization of natural resources and
the prevention Of waste, cost OF living,
pure food and good roads problems,
and IL Is expected that a number OF
state conservation associations will
be formed the first day OF the NEE
ing. In fact, the congress Is the out
growth OF the plan to call together
state conservation leaders TO organize
an association in Georgia The move
ment had not gone far when IL was
found that the interest OF the other
states was so great that II would war
rant congress to discuss the interest
Of the whole south, to which the ma
tional leaders In conservation would
be invited to take a part In assisting
the state officers in the work.