Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-21
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Los Angeles Congress Likely to Develop Sharp But Hon est Difference of Opinion on Conservation Subject

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20. (Spec- iaD.-word has been received from the managers of the Congress, that the representation at the coming convention will be more general this year, from every portion of the North American continent than ever before in the preceding annual gatherings held by this international organization
 Even from Mexico City. deleg 4 tion will attend. something that has never before occurred at a American Mining Congress convention, while coach loads and even special trains will run from many of the leading mining sections and states both east and west
 Among other notable subjects to be discussed at the coming convention it is plain that conservation will play a very conspicuous part Clifford Pinehot has been especially invited to study western conditions in an ef- fort to induce him to father a policy that may meet the support of west ern operators. In the event that Mir Pinchot, who has just completed a tour of the old fields of California, is not able to satisfy the actual oper- ators in the field who profess will ingness to cooperate with anything reasonable in aiding conservation, pro viding their enterprises are not in terrupted, does not sound policy that meets a condition of present semi-stagnation. it is likely that that branch of the Congress at least will endeavOr to formulate a western conservation in opposition to Pin chot policy and the same condition of affairs is quite likely to occur among metal and coal operators, as well, if some happy compromise is not possible.
 The presence of many western gov ernors. in person or by special re presentation. adds force to the belief that nothing can prevent the fran, ing of ringing western policy that is quite likely to come in sharp con iict with the ideas advanced at the recent Conservation Congress in St Paul. There is no doubt that de cided feeling of resentment has been engendered because of what many western operators believe was scani courtesy afforded them at St. Pau meeting and this feeling is certain to break out with more or less yiru lence when the meeting assemblies.
 Senator Borah, of Idaho. and Gov ernor Clark of Alaska are expected to lead the forces opposed to exist ing conservation laws and the depart mental regulations based on these laws. while Senator Smoot of Utat and others are expected to bring out some entirely new ideas regarding necessary laws which the fedora congress should be asked to adopt, a! against measures now pending 1T Washington which have been intro duced by eastern conservationists.
 Western men object to being cate goried as anti-conseryationists. jus because they oppose certain theories of the eastern conservationists, claim ing that there are just as strong con servationists among them as can b found in the east. They insist, how ever. that western men, acquaintei with actual operating conditions. ar far better qualified to frame bene ficial laws that. while preserving COT servation theories, nevertheless vii not tend to interrupt existing indus try and enterprises. That a bal tie royal is likely now seems certain