Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-27
THE CONFERENCE
 Of GOVERNORS Two Score of States Repre- sented at Big Gathering of
 Distinguished Men.
DISCUSS GOOD ROADS
Many Topics of Importance to the Executives and Their States
 Are Programmed.

Governors of nearly two score of states were present here today when the five days session of the Cover aor's Conference, which wasloriginally an informal meeting and now has become valuable institution, opened at the Antlers Hotel. While discuss. ions of many interesting and vital i subjects are scheduled it is expected that conservation, although not on the program. will be one of the prin- 1 cipal topics. Governor Ammons of | Colorado, who i'll a sense is acting | as host to his colleagues, is deeply 1 interested in the subject and will { bring it up before the conference i ends. The Western Governors hope l to interest the Eastern chief eXecu- tive in the subject.
 Good roads will be gone into 1 thoroughly. 1t is said that Governor Foss, of Massachusetts. will present resolution asking the Conference to indorse the plan of the National Highways Association, which urges as q, first step to insure Federal aid for road building. the passage of a bill by Congress creating national l commission to study the question, unite on plan for road building by l the Federal government. and make such recommendations to Congress as it may deem best.
 .Other subjects on the programme for discussion are:
 "A State Department for Efficiency and Economy to be presented by Governors Cruce. of Oklahoma, and Lister. of Washington.
 ''Distrust of States Legislatures. The Cause. The Remedy" to be presented gy Governors O. Neal, of Alabama Hunt of Arizona. and Hodges. of Kansas.
 "The Growth of Administrative Commissions" to be presented by Governor Dunne. of Illinois.
 State Assumption of Nomination and Election Expenses" to be pre- sented by Governors Baldwin, of Conn, and Carey, of Wyoming.
 In addition to the subjects assigned for discussion there vii be presented to the Conference report by the Conference committee on Co-opera- tion created at Richmond, Virginia, last year. The resolution creating this committee reads as folows Resolved. That committee of nine members of this Conference be appointed by the Conference to pre- pare a bill to be submitted. after it's approval by two-thirds of the Cover nors. to the legislatures of the sev- eral states by the Governors thereof, to provide for the establishment Ol rural credit banks, and land mortgage and cooperative associa- tions for the purpose of both buying the articles required by the farmer and selling his crop. with provisions sufficiently elastic to meet the con- ditions of every section and to meet the needs of the people of the United States engaged in agriculture" The members of this committee are Gov ernor O'Eeal of Alabama (Chairman) Mann. of Virginia; Ex-Governor Harmon. of Ohio; Ex-Governor Hand ley of Missouri: Governors McGovern of Wisconsin; Foss, of Massachusetts Carey. of Wyoming; Johnson, of Cali fornia, and Ex-Governor Plaisted, or Maine.
 The papers on the subject "A State Department of Efficinency and Economy will be watched with in- terest. The Governors assigned this topis are students of the subject. The state of California. Washington. New York, Massachusetts, Illinois and Wis consin have departments of Efficienc! and Economy, and much beneficial discussion and many beneficial views and experiences will be forthcoming The Washington Department has done wonderful work and Governor Listers account of it will be atten- lively received. Information with respect to what these departments have done in the other states will give the Governors of states in which no such institution has been estab- lished mass of material and au- thority for future recommendations. It is expected that a great field will be covered under this title. These departments of Efficiency and Eco nomy generally act in an advisor! 1 capacity to the heads of departments, to the Governors and to the legisla' lures. The Governors participating in the presentation and discussion ] of the subject will advocate many