The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-28
GOVERNORS ANSWER
INVITATION
FOURTEEN STATE EXECUTIVES
AGREE 70 ATTEND BIG
MEETING IN BOISE.

| MEETING IN 8OlSE.
Boise. Idaho. July 27,--Fourteen
western governors have announced
their intention Of being at Boise Au-
gust 1 to attend the first annual meet
ing OF the Western Governors associa-
! ttun. The principal subjects to he
taken up at the conference will be the
various phases OF the public land
questions In which the west Is inter-
ested: good roads, the convict. and a
few other subjects receiving more or
less attention. The meeting will last
three days and will be followed by a
trip over. the state of Idaho In spe-
cial train provided for the purpose by
b wise Commercial club.
The Western Governors association
is an outcome OF the western gov
ernors' special. the train which was or
ganized and sent through the east by
the Western Development association
under the presidency OF James II.
Brady, former governor of idaho.
the special and they formed the per-
manent organization with Governor
Edwin l.. Norris of Montana as pres
ident and Governor Oswald West of
Oregon as secretary. All the public
land states were invited ~ Join the
movement and their governors re-
quested to be present at the Boise
conference. This includes the states OF
Montana. Washington. oregon, Idaho,
California, Utah. Arizona. Wyoming.
Colorado. New Mexico. North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas.
Oklahoma. Nevada and Minnesota,
and the governors of IA OF these have
already responded that they will be
present.
Tho Program.
The preliminary program as sent out
by Governor Norris Is as follows:
Employment and Reformation OF
Convicts oswald West Of
Oregon.
THE Good Roads Factor In West
ern Development"--Gove James H.
Hawley OF Idaho.
tional Exposition Means to the Whole
West'-Governor Hyrum II. Johnson
OF California.
Entertaining the Exposition Visitor
on His Journey Through the Vest
Governor Tasker i. Oddie of Nevada.
Conservation Of Water Power
Governor John II. Shaffroth Of Colo
RADIO.
state Supervision of Investments"
Governor Marion Il. Hay of Wash
ington.
'Reclamation Of Arid Lands"--Gov-
ernor Joseph NJ. Carey of Wyoming.
"Taxation"-Governor Chester H.
Aldrch OF Nebraska.
States ources"-Governor John
Burke Of North Dakota.
Storage and Use Of Flood Waters"
Governor William Spry of Utah.
Western Investments and Sc
curities"-Governor Robert S. Vessey
of South Dakota.
Governors Arc Experienced.
IT is probable that the real discus
sion will center around the land
question which is indicated partly by
the fact that only the executives Of
those states having public lands are
invited to participate. In the tour
made by the Western Governors spe-
clal 1t was discovered that not all
the governors think alike on this
question and that wide divergence
Of opinion could be looked for when
ever they should assemble for the dis
cusslon of the different points at
Issue. Many of these now holding
governorships are well known ma
tionally and have been participants In
the development of the public land
policy of the national government,
either In the way of assisting or fight
Ing against that policy az 1t now
stands. Governor Joseph NJ. Carey
wrote and introduced the well-known
Carey act when he was in the United
states senate and Governor John r.
Shairoth was In congress when the
iirst reclamation act was passed.
Governor John Burke of North Dakota
has been chief executive OF that state
NOW for six years and was in the
'""'i' NHsh tuese questions were In
their early stages. Governor James
II. Hawley of Idaho Is one of the
leading attorneys of that state and
known as the expert of the northwest
on irrigation and public land law
Governor Oswald West OF Oregon rep
resents state in which practically
none of the governments funds for
reclamation have been expended and
the people Of which want To know
why. New Mexico and Arizona are
not old enough in statehood to have
mad much experience. hut will listen
with attention to the experiences OF
their sister states and no doubt will
develop some original IDEAS Some OF
the governors have wide regulations
as fighters. Governor Edwin L.. Norris
mas a way of making 1t known that
ne believes In his own judgment and
VIII fight for the same until there Ia
no nope He Is a very forceful speaker
uses no extra words but talks like a
Aense hammer and pounds his ideas
ihlo ms listeners He also has some
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