The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25
CALLED To ORDER.
Third National Conservation
Congress Assemblies at X. G.
Delegates From Every State in
the Union Are Present.
TO LAST THREE DAYS.
Every Branch of American Busi-
ness and Social Life
Is Represented Among the $500
Members in Attendance.
TO LAST THREE DAYS.

Kansas City. Sept 25.-Determined to
give an added impetus to the cause OF
conserving the nations natural re-
sources, $500 delegates to the third
National Conservation congress assem-
bled in this city today. Nearly all the
leading champions of the policy OF con-
servation in the United states were
present when the congress was called
TO order by it's president. DR.. Henry
Wallace of Des Moines, Ia
Statesmen, scientists. educators, farm
ers and representatives OF every branch
of American business and social life
were in attendance. Every state in the
Union was represented and Thomas r.
Shipp, executive secretary Of the con-
gress, said this years meeting was the
most representative the congress has
ever held. The congress will be In ses-
sion three days. three sessions to be
be beld each day The program has
been arranged with view OF sustain
ing interest as the most important
speech VIII be delivered every day at
the last session.
President Taft. as the guest OF the
congress will deliver an address to-
night 1t has been freely hinted that
thls speech prOba bly, will be the most
important the president will deliver
during his present tour. This city Is
surgency and at no other place is the
president likely to meet so large a body
or nationally representative men dur
ing his present trip. on Tuesday night
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. chief OF the
bureau of chemistry in the department
Of agriculture. will deliver an address
on the subject. The Health of the peo-
pie" William Jennings Bryan will be
the principal speaker at the last ses-
sion on Wednesday.
Many Distinguished Speakers.
Among other DISTINGUISHED men
scheduled to participate in the proceed
ings are Walter L. Fisher, secretary OF
the interior; Henry 8. Graves limited
States forester: Walter II. Page OF New
York and Judge 3. b. Lindsey OF Den
/ Yer.
While the program this year en-
/ braces every phase Of the subject OF
conservation, the officials Of the con-
/ gress planned to make the two nara
! mount questions the conservation o.
the soil and the betterment OF the con-
ditions of country life. To this END.
| the greatest soil experts in the cotin-
| try are among those scheduled 10
I speak. and women speakers will lead a
/ discussion which il is hoped will start
a nation wide movement for the estab-
lshment OF community clubs in every
/ farming district of the country
In addition there will be discussed
| the country schools, country churches
and every phase Of country life 1t Is
planned to begin an educational cru
/ sade to make the farm home more Al.
tractive 10 the boys and girls so they
| will not be tempted by city life.
| The program of the morning session
! today was largely routine as the or
/ ganizatiOn Of the congress and the de-
livery of welcoming speeches and the
/ responses thereto occupied much OF the
time. Governor Herbert G Hadley OF
| Missouri. delivered an address of well
! come to which President Wallace and
oh IA Of I1r a.
committee cf the congress responded.
The afternoon program today includ-
! ed an address by Judge B. b. Lindsey
/ of Denver whose subject was "The
Country child VS.. the city Child" A
conference Of the governors and o1her
representatives Of the states was sche-
duled for the afternoon session.
Speakers Use Plain Words.
Plain words were used by speakers
! in pointing out that the continue ton OF
! present day farming methods win re-
suit calamitously for the country. Not
| only change in the treatment OF the
soil but OF the country people as we'll
/ was urged. Only by betterinr social
conditions on the farm. IL was declared.
/ could the young persons be kept there.
! Governor Herbert S. Hadley OF Mis-
| souri,. in welcoming the delegates to
the state. urged advanced agricultural
/ methods. He asserted that fully 40 per
cent Of the land IN this country IS being
farmed so that it's productive qualities
are decreased.
Henry Wallace Of Des Moines. presi-
dent OF the congress. in replying 70 the
welcome. assailed the farmer as "a soil
/ robber and pleaded for more scientific
farming. He cited that land In the
United States produced crops but one
half the size Of those grown on poorer
land in Europe. In his plea for back
to the farm movement and a better
ment of social conditions in the coun
trv he said the city uses up men and
families as it uses up horses"