The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-05
TAFT TALKS
CONSERVATION
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He Asks the Power Of Land
Withdrawal.
IA BUREAU OF HEALTH
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President Speaks to the Farmers in ST.
Louis-says He Favors the Eco
nomical Betterment Of Water
ways.
A BUREAU OF HEALTH

st Louis. May o. Addressing a Joint
meeting 81 the farmers union and the
people Of st. Louis at The Coliseum yes
tcrday President Taft devoted himself
20 technical discussion Of conservation
4 He declared the term covered a wide
range Of subjects "Bat as concerns
Congress at this time. he added, econ.
servation resolved itself into the neces-
tsity 81 passing at once the bill which
Twin give to the executive unquestioned
lauthority 80 withdraw lands for power
sitee and other purposes. with this
power in the hands Of the president
We can sit comfortably By and discuss
and devise the best means Of disposing
Of the great public domain to the bene-
ift 81 present and future generations
The president reached 81. Louis yes
terday morning shortly after eight
ofloek, hreakfasted as the guest Of
the Commercial club At the St. Louis
club he went from there direct 70
1.-THE farmers convention, where a crowd
which almost flled the enormous
structure gave him an enthusiastic
greeting
Few people were on The street when
the president reached the city, but when
be left the Coliseum TT 80 70 the South.
ern hotel as guest Of the Business Mems
league a. luncheon, it was the noon hour
and the streets were thronged. Mr..
Taft was warmly greeted. Governor
Hadley introduced the president at the
farmers convention and declared that
the great movement Of conservation had
mo more earnest, sincere and effective
friend than President Taft"
The president called out laughter and
applause from the agrieulturists hy an.
'nouncing that he was probably the on
ii man Ia public life in the country
who would admit that he had never
had any farming experience Turning
90 the subject Of conservation Mr.
Taft said thore were few people who
had q definite idea as TO just what con
servatiou really means.
The first great subject Of consarva.
ton, he declared. bad to do with human
life In this connection he again urged
the establishment Of 4 national bureau
Of health The president spoke Of the
great strides that are being made IN
The fight against consumption and ean-
Ger and said that the government might
we'll furnish money to provide the
means Of combating disease and bring.
Ing about the mastery Of the interest
over natural foes
Speaking 81 The conservation Of the
water supply and The improvement Of
rivers and harhora, President TAFT stat
ed anew his position that projects pro.
vided for II the river and harbor bin
must prove their feasibility and pre-
disability.
His statement in this respect was
especially interesting ii view 81 the re-.
cent reports that he eontemplates
veto Of the biz that IS to pass the
present Congress
Any waterway Improvement which Is
found worthy" said the president
should be put through as economically
and as quickly as possible But wa.
terway bill ought to constitute e pork
barrel OF be passed for The purpose
Of sending somebody back to Congress
TIC should be devoted to putting
through crest enterprises to making the
waterways useful snd effective IN rega-
lar rates Of transportation
II was reported yesterday that an
attempt would be made to hand the
president labor petition not ID at
tend the Cleveland.St Louis baseball
game yesterday afternoon because the
Cleveland park was built by non. union
men
Up to lunch time the paper mad not
reached Mir Taft AS BE does not an
prove Of boycotts he announced that
such petition would not deter him.