The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-25
CONSERVATION
OF RESOURCES
Twenty-Five States Represented
at Third National Congress
Opened Today
DISTINGUISHED MEN TO SPEAK
Farmer and Soil Fertilities Principal
Subjects to be Considered at
Kansas City.

| Kansas City. Mo, Sept. 25.--The
presence of President Taft Secretary
of the Interior Fisher, ex- Secretary
James II. Garfield and DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, together with half dozen GO
Vernors, several United States senators
and many of the foremost educators,
agricultural experts and business men
of the nation, at the National Conser-
walton Congress which opened in this
city today, lends added dignity to n
convention the Importance of which
To the country at large can scarcely
be overestimated.
This Is the third conservation con-
gress to be held. The first was held
, In Seattle i'm 1909 and was devoted
chiefly to the consideration of the saw
ing OF the forests. In ST. Paul last
year the public land question was
foremost. At the present congressfthe
farmer and farm life forms the general
tonic, with especial reference to the
question of soil fertility, its mainte
nance and Improvement.
Taft To Give Views.
During the three days of the con-
Vention addresses and papers will be
presented that will command the at
tention of the nation, not only be-
cause of their importance to the agri-
cultural interests. but because Of the
prominence of the men who will pre-
sent them.
Beginning with the opening dis
course tonight by President Taft on
the general subject ofN"Conservation,"
the. thousands of interested auditors
who will fiji Convention Hall tomor-
row and Wednesday will listen to adj
dresses by noted men who know how
the natural resources of the country
have been wasted and who are best
qualified to speak on the subject of
their conservation.
Other Prominent Speakers.
Secretary Fisher and former Secre-
tary Garfield will speak on the same
general subject assigned to President
Taft. Senator Joseph l.. Bristow of
Kansas, who was formerly assistant
postmaster general will tell of "'rhe
Farm and the Postal Service and
Senator Gilbert N. Hitchcock, of Me-
braska. will speak on Conservation
In Congress"
Charles s. Barrett of Georgia. presi-
dent of the Farmers Education and
Cooperative Union of America, will
be heard on the subject Of Cutting
out the Middle Man" DR. Harvey w.
Wiley. the famous pure food expert,
pie" other speakers on subjects Of
general interest and Importance will
include Governors Hadley of Missouri
Stubbs of Kansas, Blease of South
Carolina. Vesey of South Dakota and
Kitchin of North Carolina.
Many Agricultural Experts.
An imposing array OF agricultural
experts will deal with the practical
side of farming and farm life. For
mer Governor w. ID. Hoard of Wiscon-
sin, who is Americas foremost author
ity on dairying, will talk on Dairy
Ing and Soil Fertility" Other noted
agricultural experts and their subjects
are as follows: "The Live Stock Farm
and Soil Fertility" DR.. Frederick h.
Mumford, of the University of Mis-
souri, "Wornout Soil" Prof. Il. G..
Hopkins of the University of Illinois,
Methods of Cultivation" Prof E. M.
Ten Eyck of Kansas State Agricul-
tural College; "The Trend of the Con-
servation Movement" DR. w. j. McGee.
of the bureau of soils of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Many States Represented.
In addition to the problem of soil
fertility the congress will discuss good
roads, the country school, the country
club, the farmer and the railroads. the
farmer and water transportation, the
community club. the rural home, CO.
operation among farmers, the live
stock industry. child life on the farm,
and the farmer and tho Government.
Twenty-Five states are represented
by delegates at the congress. Some of
thom are represented by their COVER
nors and the others by delegates APP
pointed by them. Numerous organi-
cations also have sent delegates, among
them the American Live Stock Asso-
citation. the Grain Dealers National
Association, the American Institute Of
Mining Engineers. the Pacific North
west Association of Engineers. the Ne
braska state Association OF CONNER
cial Clubs. the Cleveland National Live
Stock Association, and the Isakes-to-
Deep Water Way Associa-
tion. The Dominion Government has
given evidence of its interest In the
congress by sending w V. Atkinson,
forester TO the Canadian commission
OF conservation.
Taft Captures Kansas.
Baldwin Station, Kas., Sept. 25-The