Show WESTERN GOVERNORS ARE FOR FOH SANE conservation governors spry ammons and oddle e will present resolutions and oppose the ferris bill denver A belief in conservation in san bane a con 11 er and a declaration favoring favoring state control by the enactment of laws that will make for tr true ue c conservation on featured the resola resolutions tio n adopted saturday Satu iday by the western governors at their ClOsi closing nIg session here they voiced the belief that as rapidly as the states prepare themselves to carry out such a policy the federal government should withdraw its ita supervision and turn over the work to the states the governors appointed a committee consisting of william spry utah E H al ammons colorado w wd and d tasker haaker L oddle oddla nevada to go to washington and present the resolutions in person to president wilson the same game committee will appear before the house public lands committee committed to pro test against the ferris leasing bill governor ammons on saturday received a telegram from representative edward taylor ot of colorado stating that the committee had consented to postpone consideration of toe bill for ten days to pernile the governors be 1 g tor g cu ural lands specific recommendation for amendments to the desert land act and declarations on state control and the right of 0 states to develop water power possibilities were contained in the governors the governors declaration favoring the opening of mineral land was endorsed indorsed Indor sed and an d the use ot of revenues tor for the reclamation of arid lands urged the elimination of all red tape and prompt action on matters affecting western states wa was urged surged and ap rec tation of efforts in that direction was expressed other recommendations include donation ot of 10 per cent of vacant and lands to the states to la be sold to create creata a fund for reclamation work by the states speedy completion ot of reclamation projects investigation vesti gation of all carey act projects elects pr irrigation districts and like projects with a view to federal aid in hastening their completion and the approval of the governors resolutions of 1913 |