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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND NATIONAL CONSERVATION CONGRESS AT SAINT PAUL, SEPTEMBER 5-8, 1910 ***
ADDRESSES AND PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Second
National Conservation Congress
HELD AT
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
SEPTEMBER 5-8
1910


BERNARD N. BAKER
Baltimore, Md.
President, Second National Conservation Congress

PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Second
National Conservation Congress
AT
Saint Paul
SEPTEMBER 5-8, 1910
"Let us conserve the foundations of our prosperity"
(Declaration of the Governors, 1908)
WASHINGTON
NATIONAL CONSERVATION CONGRESS
1911

W. F. ROBERTS COMPANY
PRINTERS
WASHINGTON, D. C.


HON. J. B. WHITE
Kansas City, Mo.
Chairman, Executive Committee, Second National Conservation
Congress and Third National Conservation Congress

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1909-10

President
B. N. Baker, Baltimore

Executive Secretary
Thomas R. Shipp, Washington, D. C.

Secretary
L. Frank Brown, Seattle

Vice-Presidents
John Barrett, Washington, D. C.
James S. Whipple, Albany
E. J. Wickson, Berkeley
Alfred C. Ackerman, Athens, Ga.
Henry A. Barker, Providence

Executive Committee
J. B. White, Kansas City, Mo., Chairman
B. N. Baker, Baltimore
J. N. Teal, Portland, Ore.
A. B. Farquhar, York, Pa.
L. H. Bailey, Ithaca
Thomas Burke, Seattle
Henry E. Hardtner, Urania, La.
W. A. Fleming Jones, Las Cruces
Mrs Philip N. Moore, Saint Louis
Mrs J. Ellen Foster, Washington, D. C.

Local Board of Managers for the Saint Paul Congress
Hon. A. O. Eberhart, Chairman
Frank B. Kellogg, Vice-Chairman
J. S. Bell, Minneapolis
H. A. Tuttle, Minneapolis
George M. Gillette, Minneapolis
B. F. Nelson, Minneapolis
L. S. Donaldson, Minneapolis
Joseph H. Beek, Saint Paul
George H. Prince, Saint Paul
Reuben Warner, Saint Paul
Paul W. Doty, Saint Paul
Theodore W. Griggs, Saint Paul
W. C. Handy, Secretary

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1910-11

President
Henry Wallace, Des Moines

Executive Secretary
Thomas R. Shipp, Washington, D. C.

Treasurer
D. Austin Latchaw, Kansas City, Mo.

Recording Secretary
James C. Gipe, Clarks, La.

Executive Committee
J. B. White, Kansas City, Mo., Chairman
B. N. Baker, Baltimore
L. H. Bailey, Ithaca
James R. Garfield, Cleveland
Frank C. Goudy, Denver
W. A. Fleming Jones, Las Cruces
Mrs Philip N. Moore, Saint Louis
Walter H. Page, New York
George C. Pardee, Oakland, Cal.
Gifford Pinchot, Washington, D. C.
J. N. Teal, Portland, Ore.
E. L. Worsham, Atlanta

Vice-Presidents

Alabama, Hon. Albert P. Bush, Mobile; Alaska, Hon. James Wickersham, Fairbanks; Arizona, B. A. Fowler, Phenix; Arkansas, A. H. Purdue, Fayetteville; California, E. H. Cox, San Francisco; Colorado, Murdo Mackenzie, Trinidad; Columbia (District of), W J McGee, Washington; Connecticut, Rollin S. Woodruff, Hartford; Delaware, Hon. George Gray, Wilmington; Florida, Cromwell Gibbons, Jacksonville; Georgia, Hon. Jno. C. Hart, Union Point; Hawaii, Mrs Margaret R. Knudsen, Kanai; Idaho, James A. MacLean, University of Idaho; Illinois, Julius Rosenwald, Chicago; Indiana, F. J. Breeze, Lafayette; Iowa, Carl Leopold, Burlington; Kansas, W. R. Stubbs, Topeka; Kentucky, James K. Patterson, Lexington; Louisiana, Newton C. Blanchard, Shreveport; Maine, Bert M. Fernald, Augusta; Maryland, William Bullock Clark, Baltimore; Massachusetts, Frank W. Rane, Boston; Michigan, J. L. Snyder, Lansing; Minnesota, Ambrose Tighe, Saint Paul; Mississippi, A. W. Shands, Sardis; Missouri, Hermann Von Schrenk, Saint Louis; Montana, E. L. Norris, Helena; Nebraska, Dr F. A. Long, Madison; Nevada, Senator Francis G. Newlands, Reno; New Hampshire, George B. Leighton, Monadnock; New Jersey, Charles Lathrop Pack, Lakewood; New Mexico, W. A. Fleming Jones, Las Cruces; New York, R. A. Pearson, Albany; North Carolina, T. Gilbert Pearson, Greensboro; North Dakota, U. G. Larimore, Larimore; Ohio, James R. Garfield, Cleveland; Oklahoma, Benj. Martin, Jr., Muskogee; Oregon, J. N. Teal, Portland; Pennsylvania, William S. Harvey, Philadelphia; Philippine Islands, Maj. George P. Ahern, Manila; Porto Rico, Hon. Walter K. Landis, San Juan; Rhode Island, Henry A. Barker, Providence; South Carolina, E. J. Watson, Columbia; South Dakota, Ellwood C. Perisho, Vermillion; Tennessee, Herman Suter, Nashville; Texas, W. Goodrich Jones, Temple; Utah, Harden Bennion, Salt Lake City; Vermont, Fletcher D. Proctor, Proctor; Virginia, A. R. Turnbull, Norfolk; Washington, M. E. Hay, Olympia; West Virginia, A. B. Fleming, Fairmont; Wisconsin, Charles R. Van Hise, Madison; Wyoming, Bryant B. Brooks, Cheyenne; National Conservation Association, Gifford Pinchot, Washington.

Standing Committees

Forests—H. S. Graves, U. S. Forester, Washington, D. C., Chairman; E. M. Griffith, Madison, Wis.; E. T. Allen, Portland, Ore.; J. Lewis Thompson, Houston.

Lands—Governor W. R. Stubbs, Topeka, Chairman; Dwight B. Heard, Phenix; J. L. Snyder, Lansing; Murdo Mackenzie, Trinidad; Charles S. Barrett, Union City, Ga.

Waters—W J McGee, Washington, D. C., Chairman; E. A. Smith, Spokane; Henry A. Barker, Providence; J. N. Teal, Portland, Ore.; Herbert Knox Smith, Washington, D. C.

Minerals—Charles R. Van Hise, Madison, Chairman; Joseph A. Holmes, Washington, D. C.; D. W. Brunton, Denver; John Mitchell, New York; I. C. White, Morgantown, W. Va.

Vital Resources—Dr William H. Welch, Baltimore, Chairman; Professor Irving Fisher, New Haven; Dr H. W. Wiley, Washington, D. C.; Dr J. H. Kellogg, Battle Creek, Mich.; Walter H. Page, New York.


HENRY WALLACE
Des Moines, Iowa
President, Third National Conservation Congress

CONTENTS
page
CONSTITUTIONix
OPENING SESSION1
Invocation by Archbishop Ireland1
Greeting from Cardinal Gibbons3
Address by Governor Eberhart3
Welcome by Mayor Keller13
Address by President Taft14
SECOND SESSION34
Induction of Governor Stubbs as Chairman34
Address by Senator Nelson35
Address by Governor Noel48
Address by Governor Norris52
Address by Governor Deneen59
Address by Governor Hay64
Announcement by Professor Condra71
Address by Governor Brooks72
Remarks by Governor Stubbs75
Address by Governor Vessey77
THIRD SESSION79
Appointment of Credentials Committee79
Action on Constitution of the National Conservation Congress79
Remarks by Director-General Barrett80
Remarks by Governor Stubbs81
Invocation by Reverend Doctor Montgomery81
Address by Ex-President Roosevelt82
FOURTH SESSION93
Address by Miss Boardman94
Address by Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith101
Modification of Credentials Committee106
Address by Honorable James R. Garfield106
Address by Ex-Governor Pardee115
Remarks by Delegate Horr, of Washington120
Address by Ex-Governor Blanchard121
Address by William E. Smythe127
Address by Walter L. Fisher129
Address by Colonel James H. Davidson132
FIFTH SESSION134
Invocation by Bishop Edsall134
Address by President Finley135
Report of Credentials Committee145
Address by Senator Beveridge146
Response by Gifford Pinchot152
Address by President McVey152
Discussion by Chairman White158
Address by Mrs Welch, of the General Federation of Women's Clubs160
Address by Mrs Hoyle Tomkies, of the Women's National Rivers and Harbors Congress163
Address by Mrs Sneath, of the General Federation of Women's Clubs166
Report by Mrs Howard, of the Daughters of the American Revolution167
SIXTH SESSION168
Induction of Senator Clapp as Chairman168
Address by President Craighead168
Postponement of Call of States171
Address by D. Austin Latchaw171
Address by James J. Hill177
Discussion by Henry Wallace188
Address by Secretary Wilson194
Discussion by Representative Stevens201
Address by Professor Bailey203
SEVENTH SESSION213
Address by Professor Graves214
Address by Alfred L. Baker222
Address by Frank H. Short226
Address by Director-General Barrett237
Address by Honorable Esmond Ovey243
Action on time for election and report of Resolutions Committee246
EIGHTH SESSION246
Appointment of Nominating Committee246
Induction of Governor Eberhart as Chairman246
Address by Dean Wesbrook247
Address by Wallace D. Simmons257
Address by Commissioner Elmer E. Brown264
Address by Mrs Scott, President of the Daughters of the American Revolution270
Action in memory of Mrs J. Ellen Foster276
Presentation by Mrs Howard to Gifford Pinchot276
Response by Mr Pinchot277
Address by Francis J. Heney278
Address by Gifford Pinchot292
Expression by Governor Eberhart298
Statement by Professor Condra298
CLOSING SESSION299
Commencement of Call of States299
Response by Delegate Harvey, of Pennsylvania299
Interlude by E. W. Ross, of Washington302
Report of Nominating Committee303
Nomination by Chairman White303
Second by Gifford Pinchot304
Election of and response by Henry Wallace as President305
Election of other Officers306
Resolution of thanks to retiring President Baker308
Response by Mr Baker308
Report of Resolutions Committee308
Adoption of Resolutions312
Interlude by E. W. Ross, of Washington312
Remarks by Delegate Horr, of Washington313
Ratification of Vice-Presidents313
Resolution in memory of Professor Green313
Resumption of Call of States314
Response by Delegate Purdue, of Arkansas314
Response by Delegate Bannister, of Indiana314
Response by Delegate Miller, of Iowa314
Response by Delegate Young, of Kansas314
Response by Delegate Baker, of Maryland314
Response by Delegate Thorp, of Minnesota315
Response by State Geologist Lowe, of Mississippi315
Response by General Noble, of Missouri315
Response by Chairman White316
Response by Professor Condra, of Nebraska317
Response by a Delegate from New York318
Response by Delegate Nestos, of North Dakota318
Response by Delegate Krueger, of South Dakota319
Remarks by Delegate Johns, of Washington320
Privileged statement by Land Commissioner Ross, of Washington322
Response by Delegate Fowler, of Arizona324
Response by Delegate Hunt, of District of Columbia324
Response by Delegate Barker, of Rhode Island324
Response by Professor White, of West Virginia325
Response by Delegate Worsham, of Georgia325
Motion for adjournment by Delegate Martin, of Oklahoma326
SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS327
Laws that should be Passed, by Senator Francis G. Newlands327
Conservation of the Nation's Resources, by Chairman J. B. White328
Practical Aspects of Conservation, by A. B. Farquhar331
Report from Arkansas, by Sid B. Redding333
Report from Colorado, by Frank C. Goudy334
Report from Florida, by Cromwell Gibbons335
Report from Idaho, by Jerome J. Day336
Report from Indiana, by A. E. Metzger336
Report from Iowa, by A. C. Miller337
Report from Louisiana, by Henry E. Hardtner339
Report from Maine, by Cyrus C. Babb341
Report from Massachusetts, by Frank William Rane and Henry H. Sprague343
Report from Missouri, by Hermann von Schrenk344
Report from Montana, by Rudolph von Tobel345
Report from New Mexico, by Colonel W. A. Fleming Jones347
Report from New York, by J. S. Whipple347
Special report from New York, by Henry H. Persons352
Report from North Dakota, by Professor Waldron362
Report from Ohio, by Professor Lazenby364
Report from Oklahoma, by Benj. Martin, Jr.365
Report from Oregon, by E. T. Allen367
Report from Rhode Island, by Henry A. Barker368
Report from South Carolina, by E. J. Watson369
Report from South Dakota, by Doane Robinson369
Report from Texas, by Will L. Sargent370
Report from Utah, by O. J. Salisbury372
Supplementary report from Utah, by E. T. Merritt372
Report from Vermont, by George Aitkin373
Report from Washington, by E. G. Griggs375
Report from West Virginia, by Hu Maxwell376
Report from Wisconsin, by E. M. Griffith377
Report of the American Academy of Political and Social Science379
Report of the American Automobile Association380
Report of the American Civic Association383
Report of the American Forestry Association384
Report of the American Humane Association385
Report of the American Institute of Architects386
Report of the American Paper and Pulp Association388
Report of the American Medical Association389
Report of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association392
Report of the American Railway Master Mechanics' Association393
Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society394
Report of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks397
Report of the Carriage Builders' National Association410
Report of the Delaware State Federation of Women's Clubs411
Report of the Farmers' Union of America411
Report of the General Federation of Women's Clubs412
Report of the Lakes-to-Gulf Deep Waterway Association413
Report of the League of American Sportsmen415
Report of the National Board of Fire Underwriters416
Report of the National Board of Trade419
Report of the National Business League of America420
Report of the Missouri Valley River Improvement Association420
Report of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association421
Report of the Washington State Federation of Labor422
Report of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association423
Report of the United Mine Workers424
Timber Conservation, by George H. Emerson424
Forests and Stream-Flow, by William S. Harvey428
The Conservation of Minerals and Subterranean Waters, by George F. Kunz, Ph.D.429
The Question of Land Titles, by Franklin McCray430
INDEX431


1. Gifford Pinchot, Vice-President (1910).
2. James R. Garfield, Vice-President (1910).
3. Henry A. Barker, Vice-President (1909-10).
4. A. B. Farquhar, Executive Committee (1909).
5. W. A. Fleming Jones, Vice-president (1910).
6. E. L. Worsham, Executive Committee (1910).
7. George C. Pardee, Executive Committee (1910).
8. J. N. Teal, Executive Committee (1909-10).
9. Walter H. Page, Executive Committee (1910).
10. L. H. Bailey, Executive Committee (1909-10).