Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-26


safeguard of the nation.
President Taft's speech to the Ma
| tional Conservation Congress was de-
voted almost exclusively to the con-
| serYation Of the soil He reviewed the
history of farming and farm produc-
| ton in this country for the past Sc
years, and then said that while he
didn't agree with those who say that
in 80 years the United States will be
unable to feed It's own people, there
was need for intelligent understanding
~ farmers OF the trend of events.
The President added that if the pop
ulation of the nation increased pro-
| portonately in the next so years the
United States would have doubled the
number of its people 1t is necessary
| then" he said, that not only our
acreage. but cur production par acre
must increase proportionately so that
our people may BE- fed We must real
lie that the best land and the easiest
land to cultivate has been taken up
and cultivated and that the additions
to improved lands and to total acre
age in the future must be of land
mach more expensive to prepare for
tillage. The increase per acre of tho
production, too. must he steady each
year and each year an increase is
more difficult.
Still even in the face Of these facts
there is no occasion for discourage
ment. We are going to remain self
supporting country and raise food
enough within our borders to feed our
people. .
Mr. Taft said the states should take
the question Of increasing the produe-
ton eff farms Much had been done.
he said, ~ agricultural education, IN
colleges and schools ana the improve
meut through such Institutions was
bound to continue. Speaking of a pro-
5osaI to organize ! force of 360l men
20 be paid part by the counties. part
tly hv the states and partly b. the
ederal government. who shall conduct
experiments in every county for the
education Of the farmer the President
said that while generally he was OPP
posed to such collaboration he could
not conceive of q wiser plan for this
particular purpose.
.Dn the whole said the President,
in conclusion, Il THINK our agricultural
future is hopeful I dc not share the
pessnistic views Of many gentlemen
| whose statistics differ somewhat from
mine and who look forward to Il
strong PROBABILITY of failure of self
support in food within The lives OF per-
sons now living. We may look forward
Ia the middle of this century when
| 2ao 0eq, 600 people shall swear fealty to
| the Starry Flag as time when Amer
| lea will still continue to feed her mill
lions and feed them well out of her
own soil"
| Cofeyville. Kan. sept. 25.-President
| Taft arrived here at $50 this morning and
was given a rousing reception. The town
| was handsomely decorated in his honor,
Senator Curtis and Congressman Camp
! bell came with the President to Coney-
vile, but Senator Brstow and Governor
Stubbs, who welcomed him TO the state,
| left last night and will rejoin the party
| later The Presidents train pulled into
Cofeyvile early this morning but hun
dreds of people were up waiting and hun
dreds more lined the streets when the
! President passed through on his way TO
| breakfast at the Country Club.
| The President faced a crowd of several
| thousand at the Plaza and told them of
his tariff views. The crowd at times
was beyond the control o. the police and
constant confusion resulted,
| Those who could hear the President.
however, listened most attentlyely aud
/ occasionally there was applause
| Mr. Taft said he was not here to apol-
ogize for his vetoes. but the explain them
| He devoted much of his time to a discus
sion OF the cotton bill which included a
revision of the chemical schedule The
| Presidents address was largely technical
and he made no attempt at a popular APP
peal
| President Taft spoke at independence
to crowd that filed the street in front
of the platform for two blocks.
| The President drove 10 the plaza
| through lines of cheering school children
| I've been studying your history said
] the President, land | known you have
to come through Hell to get to Heaven
! L have been IN Coffeyviie this morning
This sally to the rivalry between hide
pendence and Coffeyville made the GROVE
cheer and laugh for several minutes.
The Presidents spoke on the need of uni
| form laws in the states for subjects thai
cannot be regulated by the federal gov
ernment, especially emphasizing the neet
of uniform marriage and divorce laws
/ Cherryvalc, Kan, Sept. 25.-Presiden
Taft arrived in this city at 11.50 A. NJ
Every whistle in the city blew as tn,
train drew into the station. The Presl
dent remained here 80 minutes before de
|parting for Chanute, Kan
l
Chanute, Kan. Sept 25.-Prcsdent Taf
arrived in this city at 125. All business
houses in the city were closed for al
lhour Several thousand persons gathere,
lat the train to hear the President speai