The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-07

Clifford Pinchot received an ovation
that furnished the most dramatic mo-
ment of the congress. The former for
ester, the object of a wild demonStra-
tion by the audience, stood with tears
streaming from his eyes, until the out
burst of cheers had subsided and thu
spectators were again in their seats.
Just what Senator Bevertdge was try
ing to say complimentary to Mr.. Pin
I chot was drowned in the roar that
arose the moment the trend of his re-
marks became apparent
Clifford Pinchot'-said the speaker
and the outburst started. 1t grew un-
til every one was yelling and the whole
house was on its feet, waving hats and
handkerchiefs.
Senator Beveridge had no sooner re-
tired than cries of "Pinchot, Pinchot,"
rang through the house. He was
dragged forward by President Baker.
His voice shook as he spoke.
"It is magnificent he said, ito hear
sound policies of conservation ac-
claimed as has been done here today.
Conservation has won out. I thank
you"
Senator Beveridge sounded his key
note in the statement that the United
States is one nation. not 46 nations"
Mr.. Hill said there were dangers in
separable from national control. The
machine was too big and remote" he
said. "and its operation too slow and
costly"
Congress Begins Business.
st. Paul. Mimi, Sept. with the big
features of the National Conservation
congress over with namely the address
of President Taft and former President
Roosevelt, the delegates expressed their
determination today to get down to
business. The meetings of Monday and
Tuesday were fairly lost in welcoming
the distinguished speakers. leaving the
balance of the program to all but empty
benches.
Chairman Pardee, of the resolutions
committee, called that body to order to-
day before the congress resumed
The membership of the committee is
said to indicate that the platform &c
be recommended to the convention will
be strongly along the lines of national
control as favored by Col. Roosevelt and
Clifford Pinchot. The committee is COM
posed as follows:
George C. Pardee, California, chair
man; John A. Fox. Arkansas; P. T
Coolidge, Colorado; w. ]. MCGEE, Dis
trict of Columbia; Alfred L. Baker, H.
linois; William H. Dye, Indiana; Robert
Hunter, Iowa; Alex Mitchell. Kansas;
G. G. Gresham. Kentucky; Mr.. Minden
Louisiana; Cyrus c. Babb, Maine; Mr.
Meekins, Maryland; E. A. Starp, Mas
sachusetts; E. B. Robinson and ]. A
Dubois, Minnesota; Francis King, Mich
igan; H. D. Whitefeld, Mississippi;
Won Tobel and L. E. Newman, Montana
woodruff Bait, Nebraska; F. w. Kel-
sey, New Jersey; w. A. Fleming Jones
New Mexico; ]. S. Whipple. New York
J. E. Boyle, North Dakota; Charles l.
Pack, Ohio; Benjamin Martin, Okla
homa; Malcom A. Moody, Oregon; NJ
P. McCraig. Pennsylvania; H. A Bor-
der. Rhode Island; S. H. Cowan, Texas;
Harden Bennion, Utah; l. c. White
West Virginia; William ]. Irvine Wis
consin, and Jerome ]. Day, Idaho.
Wilson'S Address.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ad-
dressed the congress as follows:
THE most important feature OF
farm conservation is the soil. The
farmer prospers while the soil re-
spends to his work and yields gooo
crops; he ceases to do well when the
soil refuses to respond to his labor
THE people of the older nations
take care of soil fertility as a matter
of prime necessity and long ago as.
certained the proper succession o.
crops, their relation to the soil. anc
1.-THE feeding of man and animals. They
knew the soil must be fed and the
proper physical conditions to main.
tain, and learned from experience how
to do it. They learned that the de
caying plant returned to the soil wa,
the best food the growing plant coulc
have. They became aware that tn,
removal of crops from the farm re-
suited in soil deterioration unless III,
equivalent was returned from som,
source. Ancient history tells us tina
the legume was used in rotation he
fore Hellriegel discovered it's offic,
IN nxlng nitrogen in the soil; tn
value of bones was known as a fertili
zer before Liebig gave us their analy