The Holly chieftain., 1910-09-09

Is 81. Paul. MIMI. Sept. 6.-Speaking
- National Efficiency" before the
enservation congress today. former
President Roosevelt Impressed on
rs hearers the fact that conservation
has become . national duty and must
- looked at from . new point of
11sW and accomplished by new meth
bds Of developing and using the nat
3Dfal resources Of the country. His
5hAdress was the feature Of the days
rogram and was listened to by .
Wrong that tested the capacity of the
ALI and that frequently applauded
E&As colonel's vigorous language. The
\ ddress In full was - follows:
III Americas reputation for efficiency
lands deservedy high throughout the
orld. We are efficient probably to the
1ll-limit that any nation can attain by
- methods hitherto used. There II great
Dason to be proud Of our achievements.
nd yet no reason to believe that we cam
\ ,ot excel our past. Through . practically
nrsstrsined individualism. We have
Y sGoached q pitch of literary unexampled
q Material prosperity: although the distrt-
q ution of this prosperity leaves much to
4 y desired from the standpoint Of Justice
md fair dealing. But we have not only
1iowed the individual free hand. which
akas In the main right: We have also al
S{ewsd great corporations to act As though
Hhey were individuals, and to exercise the
41ghts Of individuals. in addition to using
NE vast combined power OF high organi-
\ gation and enormous wealth for their own
dvantage. This development Of corpo-
ss9ate action, It IL true. II doubtless in
S1args part responsible for the gigantic de-
'vslopnaent Of our natural resources. but Il
afAt IA -1H IL H~~ @~AA A..N
zion. and monopoly on an equally gigantic
scale.
v The method of reckless and uncon-
trolled private use and waste has done
Sor Us all the good It ever can. and It is
time to put an end to 1t before It does all
the time when needless waste and de-
struction. and arrogant monopoly are
( any longer permissible. Henceforth We
must seek National efficiency by new
and better way. by the way Of the or
dsrly development and use. coupled with
the preservation, Of our natural resources
by making tho most of what we have for
the benefit Of all Of u.s. instead OF leaving
the sources Of material prosperity open
to tndiscriminate exploitation. These are
some Of the reasons why It 10 wise that
We should abandon the old point Of view.
and why conservation has become \ pa
triottc duty.
waterways Development.
One of the greatest Of our conservation
problems is the wise and prompt Develop
mont and use Of the waterways Of this
Nation. The Twin Cities. lying as they
do at the headwaters of the Mississippi.
are not upon the direct line OF the pro-
posed lakes to the gulf deep waterway.
Yet they are deeply interested in Its
prompt completion. as well as in the
deepening and regulation of the lHssis-
sippi to the mouth Of the Missouri and to
the gulf. The project for a great trunk
waterway. an arm Of the sea. extending
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great
Lakes. should not be abandoned. The
lakes to the gulf deep waterway, and
the development Of the rivers which flow
into It, should be pushed to completion
vigorously and without delay.
In nearly every river city from st. Paul
to the gulf the waterfront is controlled
by the railways. Nearly every artificial
waterway in the United States. either di-
rectly or indirectly. is under the same
control. 1t goes without saying that (un-
less the people prevent It in advance) the
railways will attempt to take control Of
our waterways as fast as they are I'M
proved and completed: nor would blame
them, II we, the people, are supine in the
matter We must gee to 1t that adequate
terminals are provided in every city and
town on every improved waterway. termi-
mails open under reasonable conditions to
the use Of every citizen, and rigidly pro-
tected against monopoly; and we must
compel the railways to cooperate with
the waterways continuously. effectively,
and under reasonable conditions. Unless
We do so the railway lines will refuse to
deliver freight to the boat lines either
openly or by imposing ,prohibitory condi-
tions, and the WATERWAYS once improved
will do comparatively little for the bene-
ut OF the people who pay the bill.
Adequate terminals properly controlled
and open through lines by rail and boat
are two absolutely essential conditions to
the usefulness of inland waterway devel-
opment I believe Furthermore that the
railways should be prnhb'ted from own
ing. controlling. or carving any interest
in the boat lines on onr rivers. unless
under the strictest regulation and control
of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
80 that the shippers interests may be
fully protected
The National Forests.
n any proof were needed that forest
destruction of forests In the west by fire
would supply 1t. Even with the aid of
the army added to that of the forest
service the loss has been severe. With
out either 1t would have been vastly
greater
protect the National forests against fire.
1t makes them practically and increasing
~ useful as we'll During the last year
for which have the figures the National
forests were used by 1900 cattlemen
with their herds. 5000 sheepmen with
their flocks. 5000 timbermen with their
crews. and $4,000 miners, More than
5000 persons used them for other special
industries. Nearly $4,000 settlers had
the free use of wood. The total resident
population Of the National forests is
about a quarter OF million. which Is
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