The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-28
P|NCHOT IDEA OF
FEDERAL CONTROL
FINDS NO FAVOR IN THE WEST
STATE SRlGHTS" CANSERVA-
TION PROBLEM-FlRM.

control their natural resources. They
are willing to share them with
those who assist in developing our
wealth, but they protest against di-
viding them with those who have
dissipated their own and now insist
they have the right to participate in
ours without compensation In the
way of development
In these words Governor Hay Of
Washington, who has just returned
home from st. Paul. sounded the key
note for "home-control," which it is
believed by many in this part of the
country, will rapidly resolve itself
into a movement of nationwide pro
portion.
Governor Hay, who was dele
gate to the National Conservation
congress, discussed the steam-roller
in St Paul at a luncheon in the
assembly hall of the Spokane cham
Der of commerce. where more than
800 manufacturers and business men
were gathered
Supporters of the Pinchotian idea
of conserving western natural re-
sources were raped over the knuc-
kles repeatedly in an address which
occupied 90 minutes, the governor
declaring that for the autocratlc use
of authority and power those who
controlled the St Paul congress had
put Uncle Joe Cannon in the role
of a novice.
p A few of the Dany striking par
agraphs in Governor Hays speech
are incorporated in the following:
THE cards were stacked against
those who did nc. completely in
dorse the Pinchot Propaganda, while
those who favored President Taft's
practical conservation were labeled
frauds.
The man who invented the sys-
TEN of frenzied find nee is con
servative man according to the ideas
we heard advanced at the so-called
!. conference.
Members OF the TIM er trust told
us how we should stand for conserv.
ing our forests for unborn genera
tions while they are adding 30 cents
thousani leet to their stumpaSe
prices
we heard reformers argue long
and loud how they planned to sell
power, coal and lumber to the peo lie
at practically cost, and in the next
utterance they told us how they
proposed paying no small share of
= the governments expenses from the
earnings of the natural resources OF
+, the western country.
The action of the supporters OF
Pinchot gave us the greatest war
rant to believe that we were right
in the position taken by the dele
cations from the western states, in
+ which % l-2 per cent of the coun-
trys natural resources are located.
The eastern conservatlonists want
us to bear the cost Of government
while the profits from our natural
: resources flow to the federal treas
ury. Let them first turn over to
the government the revenue they re-
P ceive from their mines and power
sites.
1--WE believe in forest preservation
and reforestation. We also believe
the states should participate in the
benefits of their water powers. Our
constitution gives us these rights,
but the Pinchotian demand IS that
the federal lands, where the water
power sites are located, should be
withdrawn and leased for the profit
and at the pleasure of the United
States government
There seems to be some misun-
derstanding as to the position taken
by those who advocate home con
troll or our great resources. FROM
time immemorial there has been a
struggle between the people on the
one hand and the reigning power
Of the financial interests on the
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nies by whom our members are en-
ployed have recently enormously in
creased their operating expenses and
fixed charges by reason of a general
increase in WAGES and the increased
demand of the public for improved
facilities and service"
In letter 20 NJ. Flannery chairman
of the executive committee of the en-
gineers at Buffa'o. Chief Stone ex-
presses himself in thorough sympathy
with the movement. One thing is
sure he writes. 'if the railroads are
10 continue to exist some way must be
found 10 meet the constantly inCreaS-