El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-21
CONSERVATION CONGRESS VOTES
TO HAVE PUBLIC RETAIN CONTROL
Clifford Pinchot Wins Fight Against Delegates Who At
tempt to Have Water Pc wer Control Vested in the
Separate States-Pubic Control Advo-
Gates Hoot Down Opponents

majority or minority reports, which
differed as to state and federal con-
troll Of water power projects, was made
in the report Of the resolutions COM
mittee to the convention.
Sustain Public Control.
When the report had been read,
Clifford PinchOt, former chief forester
Of the United States, and father of the
minority waterways report in the con-
gress, moved as an amendment to the
report, a declaration of principles on
waterways control similar TO the ideas
in the minority report signed by him
self. former secretary of war Henry
L. Stimson and Joseph n Teal. of Ore
gOn. This amendment was adopted by
a vote of 81 to 90, after one offered
by representative Burnett. of Alabama,
which injected into the resolution the
matter Of state control of waterway
projects, had been defeated, SIS to 1872.
The Pinchot amendment, which was
approved after repeated attempts to
adjourn had been made by some south
ern and western delegates, declared
that monopolistic control of water
power in private hands was increasing
In the United States far more rapidly
than public control thereof" and that
increasing concentration OF water
power in some hands" was accom-
panied by growing control over the
service companies of the country.
Oppose Sales. OF sites.
It continued
Whereas, this concentration, as in
the past, by outright grants of public
powers in perpetuity, viii inevitably
result in a higher mOnoDistic control
Of mechanical power, Therefore, be it
resolved, that we recognize the firm
and effective public control of water
power corporations as a pressing and
immediate necessity urgently required
IN the public interest; that we recog-
nize there is no restraint so complete,
effective and permanent as that which
comes from firmly 1ntrenched public
ownership Of the power site and that
it is the solemn judgment of the Fifth
National Conservation congress that
hereafter no water power site owned
by the public, should be sold. granted
manner from the public ownership,
which alone can give sound basis OF
permanent control in the interests OF
the public"
Vote Down state Control.
When this resolution had been read
Intellectual efforts were made to de-
clare II out Of order. Representative
Burnett moved to amend. it by insert
ing state control" instead of public"
IT was upon these amendments that the
convention was brought to a stormy
close.
Motions to adjourn were made be-
fore the final roll calls, but were
hOoted down by the convention.
The congress elected Charles Lath-
rop Hack, of Lakewood, y. J., as pres
ident to succeed himself Mrs. EmmOns
Croker, Fitchburg. Mass, vice presi-
dent; n c. McLOud, Washington. re-
cording secretary; DR.. Henry s. Drink
er, South Bethlehem, Pa. treasurer,
and VIM S Shipp, indianapolis, cor
responding secretary.
State Fighters Bolt.
Efforts of the Arkansas delegation,
headed by Walter Powell. of Little
Rock, which bOlted the congress. to
spread the revolt. failed but another
effort to have state rights delegates
meet with the Arkansas faction viii
be made If there is any response to
the Arkansas appeal plans for another
conservation congress will be made.
The majority Of the delegates, how
ever, left Washington last night