The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-19
GOVERNORS REVEAL THEIR ;.
OBSERVATION ATTITUDE

hibition enforcement, and thus con
serve the morals of all our people
their sober minds and high standard
of intelligence and energy will at
complish conservation, progress and
prosperity in many other directions
and build in happiness and prosper
ity for the future as we'll as the pres
emit"
Real ConservatiOnists.
The other governors whose mes
sages were given out today speak
more especially of the conservation OIL
mines, forests and water supply. Gov
ernor william e. Glasscock or West
Virginia quotes the state geologist OF
that state as saying that I'VE are
wasting 500, 900, 900 cubic feet of gas
every day. enough, the governor
says, to run many large mills and
factories, and If sold at reasonable
price to provide more than sufficient
revenue to meet the expenses of the
state government. The waste extends
Governor Glasscock says ito our coal,
OIL soil and every natural resource
with which we have been provided by
an all-wise Providence. What can
women do to help this great crisis? |
answer, assist in calling those matters
to the attention of the voters of the
country, helping to educate the
masses as to the crime we are com
hitting against posterity. Whenever
the intelligent citizenship shall have
been fully informed on these subjects
then and not until then shall we see
the evils which exist righted."
East Believes in 1t.
The substance of messages from
the other governors includes these:
Draper of Massachusetts: "a great
er conservation of forests and trees
would result in our being able to de-
velop very much more water power
than at present"
Pothier of Rhode Island: "Imme
date steps should be taken to pro-
tect our woodlands from denudation
and to promote forestation on the
idle lands of the state. We should
also proceed to some definite plan for
securing an adequate fresh water
supply in future years, both by pro-
tecting our water sheds and by ma
king pfOV1SlOH lor the StoidSc VI
waste waters"
Preservation of Forests.
Prouty of Vermont: 1.-THE greatest
effort in the line of conservation be-
ing carried on at this time in this
state is looking towards the preserva-
ton of the forests and incidentally
our water powers. This seems to us
very important matter and the last
legislature provided for state fores-
ter and for securing lands to be held
as forest reserves"
Pennewell of Delaware: mot hav-
ing any minerals beneath the soil of
this state, the only thing l conceive
that would be the object of conserva-
ton is the fruit. I feel that any
thing that can be done to conserve
encouraged"
Sanders of Louisiana: Louisiana
has three important conservation
problems-drainage, reclamation of
our swamp and marsh lands and the
conservation of our forests and of
our inland waterways.
1.-The one in which we are probably
most vitality interested, just at this
time, is that of the reclamation of our
swamp and marsh lands. The rec
lamation of these lands will throw
open to~the settler millions of acres
Of the richest and finest agricultural
lands in the world"
Arizona Interested.
Sloan of Arizona: "The branches
of conservation work which especial
ly concern the people of Arizona re-
late to the protection. development
and wise use of our forests, public
waters and grazing lands. There is
necessity for educative work direct
ed towards the creation of healthy
public sentiment and conscience on
the subject"
Morris of Montana: by virtue of
my recommendation to the legisla-
tive assembly, laws conserving the
lands and forests have been enacted.
AS yet no definite action has been
taken towards conserving the water
| resources Of the state. This is very
important problem and l am giving
to it's solution my earnest considera-
tion."
Denver in Line.
Governor Deneen of Illinois notes
with pleasure the desire of the D. A.
r. conservation committee to aid in
any feasible way the work of conserv-
ing the states natural resources and
says: This work has been confided
to state commission known as the
State Conservation Commission, who
Will be glad to receive such sugges-
tons as the conservation committee
Of your organization may have to Of
fer and will welcome it's co-opera-
ton"
Governor Kitchin Of North Caro-
lima, and Governor Ansel of South
Carolina send brief word Of encour-
agement in general terms.