Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-11

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ternoon in the auditorium. began with
declaration OF principles and wound up
with the speech OF Col. Theodore
Roosevelt The audience was the larg-
est OF the congress. numbering fully
5000 people by the time the colonel put
in appearance.
The official declaration Of principles
was a mastery paper embodying the ruli
meaning and significance OF the eonser-
walton movement and outlining IN oeIali
every purpose the southern conserVa-
tionists will endeavor TO carry out II
was drawn by a special committee and
was read to the congress by John W.
Finney. a very bright man. connected
with the Appalachian forest reserve
movement
Following the reading Of it came sew
eraI more resolutions One EXTENDED the
thanks OF the congress 20 Atlanta Tor
~ bosnItahla welcome Another ex-
messed the deep regret felt by every
member OF the congress over the recent
death OF NAPOLEON p. Broward, senator
elect from Florida, who paid for victory
with his life, and whose reclamation OF
the Florida everglades was one or me
most stupendOus achievements or conseF-
vat.on IN the country's history amour
er-resolution declared the conservation
OF health TO be a most vitality impor-
tent nhasa OF this great subject, and
strongly indorsed the idea OF natiohai
board OF health
NEW ORLEANS BOOSTED
All the resolutions were unanimously
adopted, Nand the chairman introduces
Mr.. Werie n. OF New Orleans. who made
an interesting and forceful speech run
OF reasons why the worlds Panama eN--
nosition in 1915 should be held IN New
orleans. He followed up his TAX Win
a resolution indOrsing New orleans ana
the congress adopted II w'th pieasuI
After Mr.. Werlsin came another speech
bv a Louisiana man, State Forester
Grace. who told at considerable length
and most entertainingly OF what his de-
partment has accomplished for the con-
servation OF Louisiana timber. he was
followed by Chairman Worsham. VINO
made a short talk in response, ana miro
duced state Senator West Inc latter
toId how appalling has been the waste
Of timber resources in south Georgia IN
-. 80 decade. Nothing can save It
now. he declared, except conservation
laws and they will have to be specify
enacted OF they'll be TOO late
Few, moments after the close OF MI
Ix-azt,s sneech Colonel Roosevelt arrived
For an hour the crowd had been pouring
into the auditorium through the Gliner
street entrance, after much conf
from trying TO get in at the Washing
ton street doors. As the colonel came
a.. ,bs aisle the vast audience rose
- - three cheers, and when he
-,ounte5 and turned his face 10 the
FONT they shook the building with ap-
THE PRINCIPLES DECLARED.
Tbe declaration Of principles is as FOL
lows:
This Southern Conservation congress IN
session assembled in the city OF AT
lanta. state Of Georgia on this Stn gay
- Oc,obar 1910 after full elaboration
on matters of vital moment 10 the peo-
ule OF the south. and through them, TO
the people of the entire nation. does
hereby adopt and declare the following
statement Of principles and policies.
We. hold firmly and unalterably that
sueh conservation OF our natural re-
sources as IS consistent with their proper
and wise utilization IS q deep moral
Obligation, and that only through reeos-
milton and observance OF this oohga-
ton can the prosperity Of our people
be assured
Pleading for posterity whose rights we
hold TO be a sacred trust We enjoin our
generation against all needless waste OF
those Astounding resources with which
our country is blessed
Holding il within the legal power Of
the state as fixed in the constitution
and established by a decision of the
supreme. court OF the United States TO
prOtect the common interests of the
whole people against individual encroaen-
ment. we urge upon our states fuller
realization OF their responsibility Tor
guarding the interests and rights of their
citizens in the natural sources Of pros
perity-
THE RUNNING WATERS
Recognizing the running waters Of the
country as a great natural resource, we
hold that they should be administered
by the federal government and the
state wovernments within their respective
jurisdictions In the interest OF all the
people: and we urge that the waters be
utilized and conserved in accordance with
the principle OF the greatest good to the
greatest number for the longest time
Viewing purity OF water supply as es-
sential TO the public and general well
fare we urge upon all municipal, state
and federal authorities and upon indi-
viduals and corporations requisite action
toward purifying and preventing con-
termination OF the waters
We urge the enactment OF the Weeks
BIN now pending before the senate of the
United States providing for protective
forests, and we affirm that the federal
government mas the SoAsubuIohdA HAsHe
amounting 20 a national duty to acquire
lands for forest purposes in the interests
OF a future timber supply, watershed
protection. navigation, power and the
general welfare Of the people
URGE STATE FORESTS.
Approving the federal forest policy
and indorsing the service whereby
this policy is carried out we urge upon
our states tho establishment of state