The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
First Annual Meeting Western Gov
errors Association.

First Annual Meeting Western Gov
errors Association.
FOURTEEN western governors have
announced their intention 70 being at
Boise August first to tened the first
annual meeting of the Western Gov
errors Association. The principal
subjects to be taken up at the confer
ence will be the various phases of the
public land questions in which the
west is interested; good roads, the
convict, and few other subjects re-
ceiving more or less attention. The
meeting will last three days and will
be followed by trip over the state
of Idaho in special train provided
for the purpose by the Boise Com
mercial Club.
The Western Governors Associa-
ton is an outcome of the Western
Governors Special, the train which
was organized and sent through the
east by the Western Development
Association upder the presidency of
James H. Brady, former governor of
Idaho. There were nine western
governors on the special and they
formed the permanent organization
with Governor Edwin l. Norris of
Montana as president and Governor
Oswald West of Oregon as secretary.
Allthe public land states were invited
to join the movement and their gov
ernors requested to be present at the
Boise conference. This includes the
states of Montana, Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, California, Utah, Arizona,
Wyoming. Colorado, New Mexico,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebr-
aska, Kansas, Oklahoma. Nevada and
Minnesota and the governors of four
tie of these have already responded
that they will be present.
The preliminary program as sent
QUIT by Governor Norris is as fol-
lows:
Employment and Reformation of
Convicts," Governor Oswald West of
Oregon.
"The Good Roads Factor in West
ern Development" Gov. James H.
Hawley of Idaho.
What the Panama-Paci6c Inter
national Exposition Means to the
Whole West" Governor Hyrum H.
Johnson of California.
Entertaining the Exposition Visitor
on His Journey Through the West.
Governor Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada
Conservation of Water Power,
Governor John H. Shafroth of Colo.
RADIO.
Estate Supervision of Investments,
Governor Marion F: Hay of Wash
ington.
Reclamation of Arid Lands" Gov
ernor Jos. M. Carey of Wyoming.
| Taxation" Governor Chester H
Aldrich of Nebraska.
Estates Resources" Governor Johr
Burke of North Dakota.
| Storage and Use of Flood Waters,
Governor William Spry of Utah.
| Western Investments and Securi
ties" Governor Robt. s. Bessey O
South Dakota.
Il 1t is probable that the real discus
sion will center around the land ques
ton which is indicated partly by thu
fact that only the executives of thos'
states having public lands are invitee
; to participate. In the tour made b,
the Western Governors Special it wa
discovered that not all the governor
think alike on this question and tina
; wide divergence of opinion coul'
} be looked for whenever they shoul'
assemble for the discussion of tn
different points at issue. Many o
these now holding governorships ar
we'll known nationally and have bee
. participants in the development O
the public land policy of the nationa
government, either in the way of as
sisting or fighting against that polio
! as it now stands. Governor Jos. N
Carey wrote and introduced the we
: known Carey Act when he was in tn
, United States Senate and Governo
{ John F. Shafroth was IN Congress