The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-26
Third National Conservation
Congress Meets
State PLEDGED TO TAFT TAFT SPEAKS TONIGHT
Many Other Prominent Men Will Ad-
dress Gathering-Farmer and
Farm Life Topic, With Special
Reference TO Soil Fertility, Its
Maintenance and Improvement.

Kansas City. Sept. 25.-The pres
ence Of President Taft, Secretary of
the Interior Fisher, ex-Secretary
James r. Garfield and DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley. together with half dozen
governors, several United States SEN
ators and many Of the foremost edu-
Gators. agricultural experts and busi-
ness men Of the nation, at the Ma
tional Conservation Congress which
opened in this city today, lends add
ed dignity to convention the i'm
p0rtance OF which TO the country at
large can scarcely be oyerestimated.
This is the third conservation con-
gress TO be held. The first was held
in Seattle in 1909 and was devoted
chiefly TO the consideration of the
saving Of the forests. In st. Paul
last year the public land question
was foremost. At the present con-
gress the farmer and farm life forms
the general topic, with especial ref
erence to the question of soil fer
tility, its maintenance and improve
ment.
During the three days OF the con-
Iyention addresses and papers will be
presented that will command the at
ltention of the nation, not only be-
cause of their importance to the
agricultural interests, but = >ause of
the prominence Of the men who will
present them.
Beginning with the opening dis
course Il night by President Taft on
the general subject OF "conserya-
Ition," the thousands OF interested
auditors who will fill convention hall
tomorrow and Wednesday will listen
to addresses 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.
Secretary Fisher and former Sec
retary Garfield will speak on the
same general subject assigned TO
President Taft Senator Joseph L.
Bristow, Of Kansas, who was former
" assistant postmaster general. will
tell Of THE Farm and the Postal
Service. and Senator Gilbert y.
Hitchcock. Of Nebraska. will speak
on Conservation in Congress.
Gilbert $. Barrett. OF Georgia,
president Of the Farmers Education
and Cooperative Union or America,
viii be heard on the subject OF Cut
ting Out the Middle Man Dr. Har-
sey w Wiley. the famous pure food
expert. will talk on "The Healt' or
the I feople. Other speakers on sub
jects of general interest and Impor-
tante will include Governors Hadley,
uf Missouri: Stubbs. OF Kansas:
Blease. Of South Carolina: vesey. OF
South Dakota. and Kitchin. OF North
Carolina.
An imposing array Of agricultural
experts will deal with the practical
side of farming and farm life.
Former Governor w. n. Hoard, Of
Wisconsin. aho Is Americas fore
most authority on dairying. will talk
on "Dairying and Soil Fertility"
Other noted agricultural experts and
their subjects are as follows THE
Live Stock Farm and Soil Fertility"
Dr Frederick o Mumfofd. Df the
University Of Missouri. Wofnont
Soil. Prof l.. O. Hopkins " the
University Of Illinois: Methods of
Cultivation. Prof. r.. " Ten Eyck,
81 Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege: THE Trend or the Conserya-
tion Movement" Dr. ~. ]. Niece,
Of the bureau Of soils OF the depart
Inent Of agriculture.
ii 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. cooperation among
farmers. the live stock Industry.
child life on the farm. and the
farmer and the government.
Twenty-Five states are represented
BY delegates at the congress. some
Of them are represented By thier
governors and others By delegates
appointed BY them. Numerous or
Eanizatlons also have sent delegates,
among them the American Live
Stock Association. the Grain Dealers
National Association. the American
institute Of Mining Engineers. the
Pacific Northwest Association Of En-
Eineers. the Nebraska State Associa-
tion Of Commercial Clubs. the cleye-
land National Live Stock Associs-
ticn. and the Lakes-to-the-Guif Deep
Water Way Association. The DO
minlon government his given evil
dence OF its interest In the congress
BY sending W v. Atkinson. forester
70 the Canadian commission OF con-
lsefvatiou.