Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-27
GOVERNORS OF THE.
WEST TO GATHER
At BOISE ON
AUGUST /
Executives Of Fourteen States
Including New Mexico and
Arizona TO Discuss Live
Problems Of the Hour.
THREE-DAY SESSION AND
EXCURSION AFTERwARD


Especial Telegram 20 Evunfne 8eraIal
Boise Idaho, July 2T..-Fourteon
western governors have announced
their Intention OF being az Boise Aug
ust 1, to attend ths first annual
moeting Of the westofn Governors
association. Tho principal SUBJECTS TO
be taken up az the congosenoa win bo
the various phases og the public land
questions IN which the west Il inter
eatedi good roads, the ponylct and a
few other subjects receiving more OF
leHs attention. Tho meeting viii lRst
three days and Will b. fallowod BY a
trip over the state Df Idaho IN a ape
oial train provided Tor the purpose
BY the Boise Commercial club.
The Western OovernorB nssocla.
tlon IN an outcome of the Western
GOvernors' special. tho train which
was organized and sent through tho
east by the Western Development as-
sooiatlon under tho presidency of
James u. Brady, former governor Of
Idaho. There were nine western Rov-
ornorn on the special and they form
ed the permanent organisation with
tana, as president. and Oovernoy O9-
wald West Of oregon az secretary
All the public land states were In
vited to join the movement and their
governors requested 20 he present at
the Boise conference. This Includes
tho states of Montana. Wo4hlnnton,
Oregon, Idaho. California. Utah. Arl-
EOna. wyoming. Colorado, New Mex
leo. North Dakota. South DRkota, Ne-
braHin. Kansas Oklahoma, Nevada
and Minnesota and tho governors 0f
fourteen of these have already re-
apondod that shny VIII be present,
The preliminary proBrNm ~ rent out
by Oovernor VlNfla n ~ fDilcWns
"Icmplcymont aud reformation "
convicte." Governor Oswald West oe
oregon.
"Tho uood Roads Factor la West
crn Development" Governor James
"a. IIawioy of Idaho.
What the Pnnania- Pacific later
national Exposition Means 10 tho
Whole West" Governor ifyrum II.
Johnson Of California
"lentarlng the Exposition Visitor on
Ills Journey Through the West.
Governor Taskor l.. Oddle of Ncvadu.
"Conaorvation OF Water powcr,"
Governor John n. shnfroth OF cclo-
RADIO.
state Supervision of Investments"
uovernor Marion E. Hay OF WASH
lnEton.
"itcclumation of Arid i.ands." Gov
crnor Joseph "a. carey ot Wyoming.
Taxation" Governor Chester a.
Aldrloh at Nohraskn.
"state's Resources" Governor John
Burke of North Dakota. ltff
storage ana Use ~ Flood Ma
,ora," Governor William Hpry 81
Utah.
''vVpainrn Investments aud Se-
d, ouritieg' Governor Robert \. vonaey
of South Dakota.
\ II III probable that fhe real discus
sion Will center around The land
question which ~ Indicated partly by
tho fact that only the executives or
thoaa states having public lands are
Invited to participate, ~ the tour
made by tho Western Govcrnors'
spcrmi Il was discovered that not an
the governors think a, ke on thia
queatiou and that a wide divergence
OF opinion could bo looked ior
whenever they should assemble FOR
The discussion af the different points
ai issue Many of thnaa now holding
RovcrnorHhipn are woil known nation
ally aud have been participants Ia
the development 0f the public land
policy OF the national government.
either IN the way of assisting o.
, fighting against that policy as a npw
stands Governor Joseph ~ Carey
wrote and introduced the wolf kn1wn
! Carey act when he whs Ia tho United
. IItat... ...sssN. aud ffHuQrNng Inhn
shnfFOth was In congress when tho
firm reclamation Rot WAS passed.
Governor John Burke OF North pa-
ikOta, has been chlcf executive Of that
state now for six years. and WAS in
, 1.-The saddle when those questions were
jan their early stages. Governor
. JAMES H ilawlcy Of Idaho. II une ~
I the leading attorneys OF that stafe
and known hn the expert OF tho
northwest on irrigation and public
. land law. ootornoF Oswald West -
= Orcgon, represents q state IN which
practlonily none of tho aovefnmeiipa =
FUNDS for reclamation have bnnn OK
pended ana the people Of which wnn'
10 know why. New Mexico ana Afl.
Q xOna are not old enough N statehood
4 10 have had much experience, hW'
+ VIII listen with attention % tho ~.
porlanoos oT their sister Nfale8, and
no doubt viii dovolop somo original
4 ldoRa. Governor Mopoald and 0ev.
ornor Hunl wiz 30 present some q
Il the RovornoN havc wide roputavoul
a. fiahsera. Governor ndwin ~ Nor
:. rin has u way OF nnhlne n known
\ that ha believes n his own iudHmen'
y land viii fight for the same pnil
a There A no hopQ Ne II 3 VeEb gpHeN
u fil anDakers uses no esifa words nq
4 talks like u Hlca9o HaNlmeI ans
= pounds his ideas Into n|a iMleN40N
q sIa a,no hna a6inn lhnnehla a. EN|
pubIl6 land auoslloR which Vll