Show TAFTS CONSERVATION POLICY President Indicates His Attitude by Withdrawal of Land and Appointment Appoint-ment of Reclamation Board I Beverly Mass President Taft has taken the first step In his own conservation con-servation policy by signing orders of withdrawal covering 8495731 acres of power sites phosphate and petroleum lands The president also appointed five engineer officers of the army who will constitute a board to pass on the reclamation re-clamation projects to bo completed un I air the recent appropriation of 20000000 It Is hinted that there aro other Important Im-portant announcements to come with regard to the conservation policy of the administration The president has summoned Secretary Balllnger for a conference Tuesday Tho withdrawal orders signed by the president are the first spe clfi call authorized by the new law Mr Roosevelt as president inaugurated inaugu-rated the policy of withdrawing public pub-lic lards under the general theory of tho right of the executive to do any thing In tne interest of the public domain not prohibited by law President Presi-dent Taft also signed orders of withdrawal with-drawal covering public lands and lands in national forests In Alaska In which workable coal Is known to occur cur thus ratifying and continuing In i full effect the withdrawal made by former President Kosevolt on November Novem-ber 12 1906 |