Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-24
A NEW FORCE IN GEORGIA.


The organize state association for conserving
Georgia natural making rapid Roadway
purposes widely and clearly understood It's I'M
petus will increase.
Within the past year word has been constantly on
the lips of the American people and thought has been more con-
tnuay minds than that of conservation The thought IT.
and OF such Keen interest tnat
unfortunate lighted upon shorter more coorui
expressing By conservation is meant primarily the
protection its mines and par
tculary public the preserving of all these for the
good the whole people today and for the 10
all that conservation in its larger meaning I'M
plies It signifies development well the protection OF
and its compest it includes the pro-
public health well the treasures OF the earth
in this extensive meaning that conservation WI" DC
promoted in Georgia
The natural of the United States in the begin
ming idea of this connection never I'M
pressed upon forefahe century and half ago the
forests of this seemed and great oWnlng wilder
conquered rather than to be guarded But
civilization with its exhaustng tendency has advanced ana as
to look the forests
point of view We luckily realizing that
the trees continue feed the present rate shall some
day that many decades hence have land OF ar ea
less plains and that, result our rivers Will SINK 10" WILL"
their beds, fields grow thirsty and sterile
And the movement has begun to save the forests Laws
have been passed setting large woodland and re
atng the which other tracts may be cut in order that
their children inherit America that Is
worth while So it is with water powers
In cases. Alaska there princey stores OF MIN
erals which rghuy belong all the people because they were
bought and government property AT one
time many this wealth was beng gwen away
Rich svndc realizing opportunity began to acquire these
mines monopo them Then began the campaign winch mas
found Clifford Pnchot and which had as us ann Inc
preservation of this treasure for the people whole This
the particular that has resulted IN the IN
vesgaton department of the INTERIOR one OF the most
significant probes in the history of congress-
These however but limited phases OF the conservation
movement To develop as guard natural
that of the larger OF conservatism and tns WI" DC
The
varied than those OF any oner STATE n
union Its capable of producing almost product to
he found anv of the zones capable of prope
inc oian industries It's mines un lamps of Aladdin Its
forests are only yellow pine but in half score OF val
liable woods
These resources comparatively latent Georgia is great
not so much for what she can do ana
will be To foster all these possibilities and to develop them
through application of scientific knowledgehs is to be one
of the prime purposes conservation association
Mr. L. Worsham state entomologs to be creolteo
with originating this in Georgia His afertne 10
the larger enterprises the time has led him to do Tor this state
what Clifford been doing for the nation and wnat
men of science long doing for Germany The Atlanta
Chamber responded with admirable promtness and
Mr. Woham idea 1t has IN turn Inc
boards trade nat
panzation is souarely behind the conservation campaign
hoped that town, every county ana every
city the farm who wants to see Georgia
her opportunities will intellectually IN TINS sPenoio
effort Early next meeting will be held IN Atlanta 10
perct plans this character and to put
on practical working basis At that time Mr. Plnchot VIII De
here Colonel Roosevelt will be here They Will Doth Ieno
their the beginning OF the conserva
ton movement Georgia booming success The campaign
begun auspcousy we DeheVe .na'
years conservation wall be as popular an ioea
foref activity in this state as 1t today In our
national life.