Show MANY GOVERNORS WilL BE PRESENT I Chief Executives of Fourteen States to Attend Convention Convention Conven Conven- tion at Boise I IMPORTANT Q QUESTIONS UP I. I I. I Meeting to Last Three Days and Will Be Followed by Trip Over Idaho r Special to The Herald Boise noise July 24 Fourteen western governors have hare announced their tl tim n of ot being at Bolso August 1 i to at attend attend attend at- at tend tho the first annual of or tho the Western Governors Governors' association The Tho principal subjects to be bc taken up tip at nt atthe the conference will be the tho various phases of or tho public land aid question In which the tho west cst Is Interested good roads tho the convict and a a. fow few other subjects subjects subjects sub sub- receivIng moro more or less attention The meeting will last Jast three days das and will iII be followed by a trip over tho the state of or Idaho In a special train provided provided pro pro- vided for the tho purpose b by the Bolso Commercial club Outcome of Sp The Tho Western Governors' Governors association I Inn Is Isan isan an nn outcome of or tho the western governors governors' special the tho train which was organized ors and sent through the thc east cast b by the Western West Yest em ern Development association under tho the presidency of ot James H. H Drad Brady former ormer governor of oC Idaho There were vere nine nino western governors on tho the special and they formed the permanent organization ors tion with Governor Edwin L. L Norris of at Montana as president and Governor West of oC Oregon as secretary All l the public land states were invited to Join the movement and their governors govern Sovern ors ore requested to be bo present at the Boise Bolso conference This Includes the tates of at Montana Washington ton Ore Oro- Kon Iton Idaho California Utah Arizona Wyoming Colorado New Mexico North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska KAnsa Kan KAn- sa sas Oklahoma Nevada and Minnesota and the governors s of ot fourteen of or these a vo already responded that they will willbe foe be present presen t. t Program of Me Meeting Tho The preliminary program as sent Bent out 4 tI y Governor Go Norris Is as follows I t Employment and Reformation of at I Convicts Governor Oswald West cst of or Oregon The Good Roads Factor in Western Development Governor James IT II Hawley of or Idaho What lat hal tho the Pana Pana- ma Pacific International Exposition Means to tho Whole hole e 1 West t. t Governor Hiram II 11 John Johnson on of ot California Entertaining Entertaining En the Exposition Visitor on Hi His us Journey Through h the West Vest Governor Gov GO Tasker I I. L. L of or Nevada ovalla Conservation Con ser atlon of OC Water ater Power Governor Go John H. H of or Colorado Supervision of ot In Investments vest men ts Governor Marion Marlon E. E Hay of at Washington toni Reclamation Reclamation mation of ot Arid Lands Governor Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph M M. Carey of ot Wyoming Taxation Governor Chester H. H Aldrich of or Nebraska ka ha States Resources Resource Governor Go John Burke Burko of North Dakota Storage and Uso Use of or Flood Waters aters Governor William Wil Wil- 11 liam Spry of or Utah and Western estern Investments In Investments In- In vestments anti and Securities Governor Go Robert S. S Vessey or of South Dakota To Consider Land Que Quest tl Ions u It is probable that the tho real discussion discussion discus discus- sion slon will center around the tho land Jand question question question ques ques- tion which Is la indicated partly by the fact act that anI only the executives of or those states slates having public lands aro invited to participate In th the tour made b by the western governors governors' governors governors' gov gov- o special it was discovered cred that not all aU tho the governors think alike on this question and that a 1 wide divergenCe divergence diver diver- gence of ot opinion could be bo looked for whenever they thoy should assemble for the tho discussion of or the different points ut at issue Many Ian of or these now holding governorships goy gov are well known nationally national and have havo been participants in tho the de development development development de- de of the public pUblio land policy of the tho national government either cither in tho the way of ot assisting or fighting against that policy as it now flow stands Governor Joseph M. M rt c. Carey Caroy wrote and Introduced tho well-known well Carey act when he was In iii tho the United States Senate and Governor Governor Gov Gov- John F. F was In Congress Con- Con gresa gress when the tho first reclamation act was passed Governor John Burke Burl e of North orth Dakota has been chief exeCUtive executive tive tire of that state now for six years oars and was in the tho saddle when these questions wore In their early stages Governor James II H. Hawley of or Idaho Is one ono atthe of at the leading attorneys of at that state and known n na as tho the expert of oC the northwest on Irrl Irrigation atlon and public land law Governor Go Gov Oswald West e ll of or Or Oregon gon represents pre r a In which practically none of the governments government's funds for reclamation mation matlon have been expended anti nd the people of or which otate estate want to know Jeno wh why New ew Mexico and Arizona are not old enough In statehood to have havo had much c experience but bul will liston with attention to the experiences of or their 51 cl states and anti no doubt will dove lop somo original Ideas Idea JItu linn e f Fighting Some Somo of or tho the governors have havo wide wille as t fighters Governor GO l-il- l win L L. L Norris has a wa way of or making It known that he believes In his own Judgment and anti will sill fight tight for tor the same samo until there Is no hope He lie Is IR a very vory forceful speaker uses no extra words but talks like a n sledgehammer and t pounds his Ideas into Inlo his listeners lie also has some thoughts on the public land lanzl question f which will vill arouse a groat grat deal of or sympathy and meet with tho the thoIn In Indorsement ors t of or man many people Th The Tho political complexion of or the tile conference con con- ference will be various arlou There will he bo members of oC ol old and ne new nev parties and amI some ome who are arc almost without a party part It I is freely felt however that all po politIcal political po- po feelings t will be dropped and the tho different questions assigned to tho the J governors governors gov gov- O taken tin with the sole Idea of or casting as much light upon thorn thom ns as po possible The governors o will be well entertained enter enter- during their sta stay In tho the capital of or Idaho Governor II I C will start tho the social features with a dinner at atthe tho the executive mansion and every en cven- cven evenIng evening even even- ing will be filled ter that The Tho th tho great falls Thousand train will carr carry the governors to springs Twin falls nils the Reel Red Fish lakes where the they will see soo and anti enjoy enJo the rU rugged lcd scenery of or the tho west wesl at Its or very best |