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Show CHIEF TOPICS AND SPEAKERS AT CONFERENCE FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES At the Natural Resources Conference White House May 13, 14, 15 | AND IT’S SUCH A LITTLE THING TOO! Mr. Luggins made a wild dash for ar ip-town subway express and 1issed it by the tenth of an inch Then he walked back to the center of latform and stopped forgotten something,” he mut I know I've forgotten some Now, M iggins ms and pock were 5 filled with bundles. that € itterly ridiculous for him say he | anything Yes he I have for ten some 1 what in thun is 1 can’t make out It’s not Susan's hair ribbon, for that’s in my upper vest pocket; it’s not Ann's tooth paste, for that’s in my lower vest pocket; and it's not Bobbie's collars, for I’m sure I stuffed them in my hat Now, what in the dickens can it be? It can’t be the stove polish, or | the picture wire, or the bird seed, or the sample package of Peeled Wheat, or the toothpicks, for they're in this bundle; and it can't be the carpet tacks, or the spool of No. 40 cotton, or the bottle of marking ink, or the | colored post cards, for they're all Maybe its— Yes, Grace—Now, when you ask papa, in that bundle by heavens, that’s it! I've forgotten face him like a man. Harry—You bét I will. I’m not go- to buy the piano!"—J. P. Rome, in Judge. ing to give him a chance to kick. Topics Some of Under the Chief Discussion Talkers ‘ 6 resident of the American Institute of Mining Engineers; Senator La Follette, Senator Knox and Secretary Root. master General Meyer, John Hays Hammond, In the outer circle, beginning at the top, John itchell, Seth Low, Samuel Gompers, Secretary Cortelyou, Gov Folk of Missouri, Justice Moody of the supreme court, Gov Haskell of Oklahoma, Goy. Curry of New Mexico, William J. Bryan, Andrew Carnegie, James Wilson, secretary of agriculture; Gov, Hughes and dov. Johnson of Minnesota. On the margin are pictured mining, cattle raising, railroading, farming, river transportation, manufacturing, building material and forestry President Roosevelt himself were mem bers of the cabinet, judges of the su- | fertility and decreased production. The question of “Forests” was ex- | pounded by R. A. Long, president of the Long-Bell Lumber company of Kansas City, Mo., who explained their early use and destruction, present extent and value, rate of consumption, estimated duration, prospective prices of forest products, the influence of forests on soil, ground water and springs, rivers, floods and low water, waterway improvement and navigation, and the relation between forest control and crop production, com- | preme court of the United States, governors of all the states in the union, including the executives of merce and population. Dr. George W. Kober of Washington Alaska and Hawaii, and Andrew Car- | negie, William Jennings Bryan, James in a paper on “Sanitation” spoke of J. Hill, the railroad magnate; John the development of systems of com munity water supply, relation between Mitchell, the labor leader, and prom inent scientists and business men purity and clarity of water for community supply, mortality and disease from all over the country. Political differences, opposing issues due to impure water, and the action of national questions and business required in the interests of the public rivalry were laid aside to discuss the health. “Reclamation,” by Hon. George C. ways and means of conserving the nat ural resources of the country Pardee of Oakland, Cal., dealt with the extent of arid and semi-arid rePresident Roosevelt opened the con vention with an exposition of the why gions, development and extent of irand wherefore of the conference and rigation, growth of concepts concerning water-rights and water as a basis an outline of his views of the mat of property, influence of irrigation on ter. While on his trip dow: the Mis production, commerce, population, sissippi river last fall, with the gov consumption 0 of water and other re ernors of 16 states, under the auspices sourees, reclamation and stream con of the Inland Waterways association trol by drainage, and extent of swamp he is said to have obtained the lands and increased nucleus of the idea which resulted in and overflow value available by drainage, protection the present conference and flood prevention It will be remembered that Presi dent Roosevelt on that trip expressed the opinion that the question of the conservation of the natural resources of the country was of more import ance than the regulation of the rate question A number of papers, prepared at the president's request, were read and discussed James J. Hill, the railroad king spoke on “Relations water dealt ith such growth of rail tribution and Between Rail and His paper subject as the n, its d € of systems, cost and present value, traffic and earning capacity, estimated cost of the cultiva tion of tre for railroad ties and their preservation, increasing railways to meet prospective requirements, etc Regarding water tr Hill dealt with its « ities, relation to rail transportation pressing lines of devel lation by business int influence of cheapened transport on production, etc Under the general head of land resources, Prof. T. C. Ch 1 of in a pat », of Chic the University “Soi on ural y ‘ ment and country I 5 ealt τ oss Hon. H. A National 1 Jastro, president of the Stock association of Bakersfield, Cal delivered a paper on Grazing a Stock Raising.” He development of the in treated on dustries in United States, their extent and lue, grazing in the arid and semi-ar regions, methods and results, comparative cost and profit and relation between stock raising and comme Under the general head of mineral resources, I I. C. White, state geo logist of West Virginia, in speaking of mineral i with the coal jelds of the nited States, methods of mining, losses in mining, estimated duration of sent methods of min ing and t use mprovements and use, Cor m and t tween enric erosiot mates I Judge Joseph H. Carey of Cheyenne, Wyo., in a paper on “Land Laws,” dealt with their early policy of dis posal, tran under state charters especial grants, ete., development, ef fect of cr ion of national parks r forests and ot reserves, advantages of making 8 a nation of homes and home owners state and federal action required, et tion mining with coal produc n, relation be coal troleum in esources, an gas and pe possible ibstitutes ed Andrew ( negie € m “Ores | “And a man,” rejoined the strongminded female, “begins to feel the weight of them on his twenty-first birthday, and it takes about 15 years for it to wear off.” —Chigago Daily (All from #tereographs, copyright, 19085 by Underwood & Underwood, New York.) Ingenious news Photograph, showing at a glance a most remarkable, epoch-making conference, the first of its kind In the history of elvilization. In the center, Mr. Roosevelt. In the inner circle about him, beginning at the top and passing fromleft to right, are Speaker Cannon, Forestry Chief Pinchot, Post- When the conference of governors of states and mendistinguished in political life of the nation met at the White House in Washington, May 1314-15, in behalf of the preservation of the country’s natural resources, the strangest, and, perhaps, the most important convention ever held in the capitol was inaugurated. Among those invited to attend by YOO LATE TO BEGIN. The Weight of Years. “A woman,” remarked the observer of things and events, ‘doesn’t begin to | feel the weight of years until she discovers herfirst gray hair.” py } So Good of Him. Mrs. Kindhart, who had “Well,” said !| answered the ring of the front door bell, “I suppose I can give you some| thing, but you'll have to go ’round to sure you that I heartily agree with | the kitchen.” your conclusion that the conservation “All right, lady,” replied Hungry of the natural resources of our country | Hawkes, “I ain't too proud ter be acpresents a problem demanding the commodatin’. House cleanin’, I supbest thought of our times is superflu- | pose, an’ yer dinin’ room ain’t fit fur ous. We have been exploiting our | use, eh?”—Philadelphia Press. resources with no thought of the morON THE BRINY DEEP. row, and the claims of posterity upon us should certainly be taken into account.” In his letter of invitation to the | conference President Roosevelt said: “There is no other question now before the nation of equal gravity with the question of conservation of our natural resources, and it is the plain duty of us who, for the moment, are responsible, to take inventory of the natural resources which have been handed down to us, to forecast the and Related Minerals,” their produc-! tion in the United States, price, estimates of available quantity, duration of supply, processes of mining and quarrying and probable consequences of exhaustion of standard minerals. On May 12 President Roosevelt entertained at dinner the cabinet, the members of the supreme court, the governors and the other more distinguished guests. Gifford Pinchot, chief of the forestry division, gave a reception to the governors and the Inland Wa'erways association on May 14. On the afternoon of May 15 Mrs. Roosevelt gave a garden party on the | White House grounds for all the dele-| gates to the convention. At the vari-| ous hotels in Washington arrange-| ments were made for smaller receptions and dinners. needs of the future, and so handle the All of the. governors who accom- great sources of our prosperity as panied President Roosevelt on his Mis- not to destroy in advance all hope of sissippi river trip last fall were pres- the prosperity of our descendants.” ent. They are: Comer of Alabama, The need for such a conference is Broward of Florida, Deneen of Illi- illustrated by a few facts vouched for nois, Cummins of lowa, Hock of Kan- by investigators. Government experts 8 Blanchard of Louisiana, Folk of say that between 300,000,000 and 400,Mrs. Debrown- Sorry I've been away Missouri, Shelton of Nebraska, Cuny | 000,000 tons of coal were lost in 1906 so long, dear. I've been interested of New Mexico, Burke of North Da- by penny wise and pound fooiish reading about a prince who threw up kota, Frantz of Oklahoma, Chamber:| methods, and that the total so wasted his kingdom to— lain of Oregon, Davidson of Wisconsin since the beginning of the industry Debrown (faintly) Was he on board and Brooks of Wyoming. | is 50,000,000,000 tons. Millions upon a ship? That the conference attracted world- | millions of horsepower are going to The Flippant Youth. properly to wide interest was evidenced by the waste through failure “You knowit all now, my son,” said fact that many of the foreign diplo- | utilize and conserve the waterpower of the old man, “but when you have mats at Washington followed the af the United States. fairs of the convention closely The construction of reservoirs at reached my age you will find you Those who were in close touch with | the sources of streams in which flood know comparatively nothing.” “I guess that’s right dad,” replied | the conterence arrangements declare waters may be stored to be released “I’ve often heard they have never known another move- at periods of low water is expected the flippant youth. ment which has been greeted with not only to keep the waters at a con- that one forgets much in his declin such quick and enthusiastic popular tinuous level, but prevent the destruc- ing years.”—Chicago Daily News. tion of property by floods, maintain approval Exaggerated Language. An indication of public opinion was constant levels for navigation and to Son (who has been caught reading afforded by the great mass of corre- develop water power. a penny dreadful)—Unhand me, ty At the present rate of timber conspondence which poured into the rant, or there may be bloodshed. White House on this subject. Organi- sumption it is estimated that the price Father—No, my son; there will be | zations of all sorts expressed realiza- of every kind of lumber will be about nothing more serious than toolshed double the present price only one de- Come, that is where the strap hangs. tion of the greatness of the enter cade from to-daw. prise It is said that the total iron ore A Better tdea. That conservation of national re ox Clara Winterbloom—tThere is only sources is nothing about which the available in the world to-day is £9,| 000,000,000 tons of which three-fifths enough to about half fill this trunk political parties wish to raise an isShould the What shall I do—fill it with papers? sue is indicated by the attitudeof the is in the United States. rate of consumption continue to inMrs. Winterbloom—No, let your faDemocratic leaders. Both William J crease in the United States in the ther pack it. Bryan and Gov. John A. Johnson leading candidates for the Democratic same ratio that it has in the course of Absence of Mind. the last score of years, at the end of presidential nomination, wrote to Browning — So your engagement be no President Roosevelt expressing their two centuries there would with the rich widow is broken off, eh? approval. Equally emphatic indorse | more ore to be mined ment, it is understood, has been voiced In the United States there {= an area What was the trouble Greening—Oh, one of my famous by Grover Cleveland Mr Bryan's of 175,000,000 acres of land susceptible letter to the president read: ion, and 500,- bad breaks, as usual In an unguard “I great to reclamation byirr ly appreciate your kind invitation and 000,000 acres of western public range ed moment I asked her if I was the shall take pleasure in attending ved.—Chicago which ma} be made available for in- only man she ever Daily News restrictcreased preduction of meat conference on the conservation of nat ural resources. I I beg to assure ing the grazing and reseeding portions ts which have been destroyed by unre Facts in the Case grazing With this area Singlet Can a ve as cheay yse of the conference, and I have no stricted ljoubt that the discussion +} sub made available once more, it is esti y after marriag τ before ject will be very helpful to us a mated that its n producing capac Wed Ν feels chea Gov. Joh *~n’s letter read T er.—Chicago I 5 ity will be nea doubled Ϊ “Why did old Skinem insist that his wife should give away the bride when his daughter was married?” “O! He said he'd never given away anything yet, and he was too old to begin!”’—Northern Budget. Why Not? Tommie was having his hair cut, and the barber got the shears pretty close to the boy’s head, so Tommie began to ery.” “Oh, fie, Tommie!” said his mother; “you don’t cry when I'm cutting you a piece of pie!” “Well, I do if you cut it too short!” —Yonkers Statesman A Wise One. “That author keeps his identity closely concealed.” “Yes; until I read his books thought it was due to modesty.” “Isn't it?” “No; discretion."—Sacred Heart Review Too Great a Sacrifice. “When a man whistles at his work, I suppose he’s happy?” “Yes,” answered Mr. Sirius Barker, but I hate the sort of man who can’t be happy without making every one else miserable.”"—Washington Star Space. “So you are still working on the study of space “Yes,” answered the popular astron omer. “In the heavens or in the magazines ?"’—Washington Star Those Dear Friends. Nan—This is Jack's latest picture. Don't you think he looks better in prot view? file than in a fr Fan—Much better, dear It doesn’t showhis bald spot.—Ch icago Tribune. It Would Crowd Him. “Simpkins refuses to have his flat papered reported the agent of the building What's the matter now?” inquired the owner He enough claims as it the is haven't room 1dge Very Likely { KNOW is burg € x every |
