La Junta tribune., 1914-10-10

tee OF the Colorado Federa-
.tion Of Womsn's Clubs. prepared
very interesting report on what
was done In La Junta along tho
line Of school gardening during
the past year The address was
read before the annual meeting OF
that body held In Greeley : ON
Thursday OF this week and 10 Civ
en- below.I
The recommendation made BY the
Conservation Committee Of the Gen.
eral Federation Of Women's Clubs.
which were outlined In the report Of
the Conservation Committee Of the
Colorado Federation Of Women's
Clubs to the southeast district con-
vention . year ago. and copies OF
which we sent TO the presidents Of
the northeast and Western Slope
districts. have been taken up pretty
generally BY the clubs Of the state.
and . considerable interest has bsen
manifested BY them In these subjects
Of national importance.
However. in spite Of the efforts Of
our committee to reduce to things
practical the work along conservation
lines. We have yet the feeling that
club women are inclined to look up
ON Forestry" Waterway" "Riv-
er Regulation" and the like subjects
~ having 70 do with the making Of
twenty first century history: and be-
ing Of only remote interest to Us Of
today.
Nor IL this notion confined TO club
women. The Chicago Record-Her-
aid characterized as ''ornate" and
"rosy-hued" the address Of Prof. FIJI
ibert Roth. OF Michigan University.
and Hon. George A. Maxwell. Of
WsshipGton. d. C.. before the Twelfth
DG6hial Convention Of the General
Fsdssation Of women's Clubs At Chi
caso . few weeks ago. when these
tises,s authorities presented
49, sevs os ~ tye ssAisess msn-
tioasd above. -
However that may b.. We OF Colo
RADIO have OCCASION 10 pride ourselves
on the interest displayed In the Rural
Life Problem. the observance Of Ar
bor Day. and the interest In school
aud home gardening. all Of which
are recognized BY the Fathers Of
Conservation In America. ~ belong
Ing 10 . subject which has 70 do first
and chiefly with that most import
ant OF all the nations resources
the fertility Of the SOIL"
Sir Horace Piunkett. the great
Irish authority on Conservation. says
that Il Il this recognition Of the Ru-
raj Life Problem that has made Of
Conservation IN America . national
policy. In which Mr. Roosevelt aud
Mr. Bryan are equally Interested.
"lf The townvard tendency cannot
b checked. Il viii ultimately bring
about The decay Of the towns them
selves. asA Of our whole civilization.
for ths tovas draw their supply Of
poSuiatssa froa ne eountsy. More
over. he wasss es natusal rsseufcss,
asd possibly ths alasnins iacssass Ia
ne price Of food. which have lats)y
attsactsd - nucA aetsat3on 10 Amer
Iea. ars largely dus u ths fact that
tAsss wAs sall1saes ~ lan1 - noe
intsad 70 spsad thslr lives uDoa Il.
aad without . rshsbilieatjoa Of eeua-
~ life thsss eas ~ 10 sueesss for
The coassrvatioa pollcy."
Il sssas 70 ~ that this liss at the
root Of he natter. asd for that rsa-
~ ws Are giaA - rspest II our state
sucA wils spTsad iateeose ln the
tAinss that pertain - ~ soll.
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