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JIKDFORH. ORROOX. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1909.
No. 271.
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OREGON 10
CONSTRUCT
RAILROADS means much
Constitutional Amendment
Being Preared-Senate
Kills Killapor Bill By 8
Majority.
HAL KM, Feb. ii. An amendment to
Die constitution of the state of Oregon
is being prepared today, which will on
r.hle the state upon its passage to under
take the stale construction of .railroads
end provides for their operation and
competition with those uf the ITarrimnn
lilies. -
In the house today the lluehnnnn bill
to regulate the commission merchants'
ojifrntions was defeated, as was the bill
to put nil of the higher educational in
Kt it ut ions under one board of regents to
be named by the governor.
The governor vetoed two house bills.
One provided that the sheriffs of Mal
heur and Harney count ies retain the
fees now paid to the state on tin
giottuds that it returned to the fee sys
lorn, which the stale hail previously
abolished, and the other was a bill rais
ing the salaries of the county superin
tendents of schools. The house passed
both bills over the governor's head.
In tho Senate.'
The eight-hour bill that was inl ro
duecd by tint Clackamas county delega
tion ami passed by tho honsewaa killed
in thefsonnto today In such quiet man
lier that lis passing was hardly noticed.
At 11 hnu t the same time the senate also
(balUi. a i death blow, to Kitlapor'biU
removing the $f."Ou limit on liabilities
for tho death of employes.
A lively debate over this action oc
curred, but it was indefinitely contin
ued by. a vote of 1H to 10. Senator
A bra haul announced t hat he received
ouesting him lo oppos" any reform meas
ure, the Killapjor bill among them. He
declared that he believed that, an or
ganized effort is being nmde by the
corporations to defeale certain legisla
tion proposed in the interest of the pub
lic. OLD DEED IS
Filed iu Josephine County
After Waiting 50 Yeaas
Written in 1858
GRANTS PASS, Or.. Feb. 2. Per
haps what was one f the oldest unre
corded deeds in Josephine county was
recorded here January 'Jo, ;"0 years after
t he date of its execution. This old
instrument was mad June I'll, 1M:"i.
tind conveys an old dona! ion land claim
tfilcen up by dunu Kerby, in the Illi-
nois valley, where rh- historical town
mid once the county sent of Josephine
county now stands, to ll. C, Kerby
and J. U. Short. It wt from the Kerby
family the famous milling cantor re
ceived its name.
Tho deed, a; it appeared for record,
i' written with pen and ink upon old
fashioned foolscap paper. The descrip
tion of the land to br conveyed is very
meager, being without metes or bounds,
or reference to government corners, with
the quantity of land conveyed coming
first in the description. Several omitted
words may be found in the body of the
conveyance. A reference is made to
the records of the Umpqua land office
concerning the donation claim.
li. H. Moford and T. (i. Spear of Jose
phine county, territory of Oregon, are
T.itnesses to the instrument, which is
attested by James M. Pyle. clerk of
the Third judicial district, by R. B.
Moford, deputy.
HER PAPA WOULD NOT
KISS HER; FOUND DEAD
PIUI.A1H:I.PHIA, Pa.. Feb. 2.
"Papa won't kiss me." complained i
year-old Marie Punn. who lives with
her mi rents M it-H'l Vorth IVtuhth
street, to her mother u she came fnm
her father's bedroom. Mr. Dunn went
uprtairs and found her husband John,
whom he had left alive when she wnt
downstairs to prepare btenkfas. lying
in bed dead.
A phyrieiau who wa-' rnm:iioiied aid
thnt the man had succumbed to heart
disease, from which lit. wns suffering.
PUT OMR
TELEPHONE CO. IS
AFTER FRANCHISE
10 MEDFORD
New Building Will Be;
Erected-Payroll Would!
Result-Big Improvement
Application will bo made to the city
oinicil tonight by I'. A. Marsh of the
Citizens' Telephone company, a nt wly
;nui.od concern, with local stoek-
eis, for a franchise for a telephone sys
tem in Medford. Similar upplit-nl ions
have been made at Grants Pass and
Ashland by similarly organized compa
nies, who will install, if franchises are
granted, up-to-date phono systems in all
valley towns.
Now Phono Building.
The plans for a telephone building
iu Medford have been completed and
provide for a neat structure, mission
style of architecture, U cost from jJOOflO
to $10,000. The features 'of the pro
posed system nro e. central energy sys
tem and individual rings on party lines.
Pho coining of the new system means
the investment and expeiidituro of $"it,
ooo in Mi'dford, according to Mr. Marsh
and local stockholders. Mr. Marsh will
himself reside in the valley and be i
large stockholder. He is an electrical
engineer ami put in the Home telephone
svstem at Tacoma and other cities. It
understood that the new concern will
allied with the Home Telephone com
pany and thus afford long distance con
nections.
Arguments by Company.
The following is the argument made
in behalf of a new phone system by the
t.'it izens Telephone ct.uihnuy:
CLASSIFIED BENEFITS.
What doos home enterprise mean?
Why spend our money advertising
abroad?
Why we need more payrolls in our
city.
Who objects to payrolls in our city?
What will this mean to our city The
Citizens Telephone Co.
What have other cities done, and
why?
TELEPHONE POINTS.
What Does Home Enterprise Moan?
Simply an enterprise at home, owned
n. 1 controlled by people who live in
our own locatitv. To invest our money
in something that h:,s a commercial
value, something thai will employ the
unemployed people of our city and to
use ihe supplies bv the sale of which
our merchants make their profits, or in
i.thor words, their daily bread. It
means that every business man in our
town shares the monthly pay" of those
r.( employed. It means that those em
ployed are making a comfortable and
convenient living, and that will bring
happinesn and good cheer.
It means that onr grocery bills are
paid promptly, which in turn makes it
possible for our merchants to pay
promptly and get the benefit of Ihe dis
counts. It means that we put onr money in
circulation, whereby we increase our
school tax. onr general tax assessments
on those who have heretofore carried
the wh.de burden.
It means our children are not de
prived of schooling, and. Sunday school
and church privileges, and in fact it
I means everything to our people to make
them good, happy, well educated, well
i dressed and contented.
' Tt makes our good streets, public
(parks, libraries, commercial clubs, and
:hist but not least, our entire lives are
! shaped by home industry and home
! pride.
j Why Spend Our Money Advertising
Abroad?
I P.ecaio.e we desire-to call the atten
tion of others who do not live in our
1 vicinity to the chances that prevent
(themselves, such opportunities as "iir
farming lands, our timber tract -. Mid
to the needs of improved tnnel-iii' ry,
skillid workmen, our mining res tin es.
our sehools. our churches, men h.mts,
jour water power, and in fnct. we bold
'out inducements to every business ;md
.professional man, woman and child, im
ploring them to take advantage of ihe
vast and unlimited opportiiuit ies.
"Come one, come all." You are wel
' ciime. We will give to the man or
woman who cants their lot with n n
'fair deal, we will be unbiased an' bad
f helping hand to thrwp who pome t'-is
jway. We encourage the building up '
our cities, we invite outsiders i -i eiir
miiM. we meet ihem with a glad ha-.d.
' we show them we an- people of u nv hp
honesty, that onr advertising nn-1 r -ur
t-.e:tl beyond rcproe.ch. that el.ddien
' ,miv point to the record made .y us
with pride, even after we have 1ng
-once been laid to ret.
Why do we advertise abroad! shoe Id
it be said by any man. "T ac. ep'. tl
vimr invitation. I came in your 'nidst.
but yon did not tr-nt me jnstl- and
(Ooattnnd on Psfe 4.)
IEXI OF THE
CO'Sjpi
Franchise is for Period
of Fifty Years-Provides
For Work in Future
The following is the text of the ap
plication for franchise request id by (he
Citizens Telephone Company for Mod
ford, as filed with city , off ieinls for
eonsidcratioii.
Telephone, t !o:.rii h and mcsseuiFor
fordiuanee. intmdiu,d bv
City of Medford, Jackson county, Ore-
con. this dav of. . .'
A. P. Hunt.
Ordinance No.
An ordinance g lining to the Cili
.ens Telephone ei.a'iy, its associates,
their executors, administrators, siteoes
cors or assigns, the rlit tu construct,
erect, maintain and . perate iu the city
of Medford, county of Jackson, state of
Oregon, and in the streets, alleys, ave
nues and Ihoroughf.v'Ts thereof, wires,
conductors and other appliances for tho
transmission of elerl i if-:!; for telephone.,
telegraph and messenger service, for the
purpose of currying uii a tulephono, tel
egraph and messenger business in said
city.
The city of Mcdl'.ird ordains as fol
lows: Section 1. The right and privileges
are hereby granted to the Citizens Tel
ephnue company, its ; :sm i:ites, their ox
( "iitors. administrator1', successors or as
sign, to construct, lay, maintain and
operate in the city f Medford, county
of Jackson, state t" Mvgoii. including
all the streets, alleys, avenues and thor
oughfares thereof, pair, wires and other
conductors iieces.-ury for the transmis
sion of electricity f" '! the purposes
heroin set forth, mentioned and des
cribed, and to mal. :!ie necessary ex
i avalioiis, ci nst rile t - I 1 tPd and main
tain a telephone, telegraph and messen
ger service nid to i if., phone, tele
graph and tv.csien,- r -rv! -e business
in said city.
Such win pdc -'el ;r-r fixtures
:iid app'iavces Vommonty used in such
uork a:vl construction. : -( to be placed
iu proper t lace'i and at (''. ..roper dis
tances l '".- and below l :c ground as
the case may require, and such other
apparatus shall be set in place and main
laincd so as not to interfere with the
free use of said street, alleys, avenues
and thoroughfares.
Section 2. It shall I- lawful for the
said grantee, its associates, their execu
tors, administrators, successors or as
signs, to make needful and convenient
repairs and excavations in any of said
treets, alleys, avenues a ml thorough
fans iu said city of Mcdf-nt. for the
purpose of erecting poles, placing wires,
cables and other appliances and fix
tun s and to maintain the an e for tli-
purposes aforesaid, when done in accord
ance with the resolutions and ordinances'
of said city of Medford.
Section ;i. Whenever said grantee, its
associates, their executor-, administra
tors, successors or assigns, shall disturb
any of naid streets. I'I'eys, avenues and
thoroughfares thereof for the purposes
aforesaid, the. shall restore the same
to as goo I order and condition as when
before doiuibed, as .0011 :t possible
and withori Minieceiry ,,...y, and fail
ing so to do. the ci'y council or other
governing body of said city of Medford
shall have the right to fix by revolu
tion a reasonable liui" within which
such repairs and restoration of streets
shall be completed, and if repairs are
not (umplete at expiration of time fix
ed by council, then the city can cause
such repairs to be made (by resolution
of council) and make a reasonable
charge and collect samo from said grant
ee, its associates, etc.
Section 4. The grantee, its associates,
their executors, administrators, succes
sors or assigns, shall at the 'imp nf con
struction ns aforesaid and set forth
h-Tein, file with the t :ty l oum d a plat
showing the local ion on such t reets,
alleys, avenues and thoroughfares as is
to be co occupied, aid the --iir 'liall be
presented to the e'ty comic" tor appro
val.
The maximum rat . ;' telephone ren
t.;ls to be charged for each telephone
service shall be a d signaled in the
following table, showing the various
kind of servi.-e with their respective
rates:
Vi.fiO per month for individual main line
business service.
?l,'."i,i per month for two party selective
-'.oi) per month for individual main line
rendeti.-e rvicc.
H.-.o wr month for two party selective
ritii.'i"K service.
per month for four party sebctive
ringing ervic
It is hereby under,! I ami agreed
that tho above tnble of rate xhall h
iii;int;iimd an a permanent .igrement
ONTO SALEM
IN A BUNCH
Tl
Large Delegation Leaves
Tonight for Capital-Law
Makers Will Be beseiged
ByEnthusiasticWorkrs
If X can boost
To make some union vote right, and in
duco A change in resolution in sumo legislu-
tor'd mind,
tr e'on impart
due fact one argument, to make him
start
Along the way wo want him to pnss by;
If 1 can lend
My aid to the Crater road or defend
The cause against c single envious
strain,
My trip, though hare. i
IVrhaps of pleasure, full of care,
And much expense, will not have been
. in vain.
Tonight in train 1(1 will leave for tho
state capital as capable a bunch of hot
nir artists as" ever came down the pike
and descended upon tho sleepy old capi
tal city. Medford boosters they will bo,
and their slogan is "Crater , Lake."
TImv are going for the purpose of bring
ing back to Medford I ho slate appropri
ation of $100.HHI with which to con
struct the Crater lake boulevard. And
it might be stated at nice that they will
get what they go after for they are
from Medford and therefore hvo ones.
At the special meeting of the Com
mercial club held Monday evening n
lerge number of local business men sig
nified their intention to go to Salem.
As large n number a possible is wanted
to go, as thorn is a vast, argument in
numbers. And those going will be a
fine a bunch of representative citizens
r.s could be picked out in a year.
From Ashland cotner the good news
that a number of their leading citizens
are planning to make Ihe trip, and will
meet tho local delegation in thin city.
Central Point will also bo represented,
and the chances are that some H0 or -10
leading citizens of tho county will des
cend upon the legislature Wednesday
and that all day tlw slog-in "Crater
Lake" will fill the air.
From Portland comes Ihe chfering
rews that a large delegation of citi
zens will bo on hand, including mem
bers of the Portland Commercial club
and officials of tin Southern Pacific
railroad. All in all, there should be
some 00 men in Salem tomorrow intent
upon getting the stite to appropriate
the $11)0,11011 for the Crater lake road.
Most, of the delegation will return to
Medford on Thursday morning's (rain.
It was duo to tho courtesy of the rail
road commission and John II. Scott that
the low rate was given the local dele
gation to Salem and reluni.
until said grantee shall have installed
and operating throiiih said exchange
tli fin ne thousand connected
telephones. When the actual number
of operating telephones shall nave ex
ceeded one thousand connected tele
,.l ,. M,.r ices, then said LTantee, its
associates, their ex-cutors, successors.
administrators or assigns, shall navo uie
right to increase the nbovo mentioned
,,.tH rntei. not to exceed fifty cents
per month for each telephone service so
onnected and in service,
u.. ;.,., i; Vothini' in this ordinance
shall be so construed ns in any wise to
prevent Ihe proper authorities ot sain
city of Medford from sewering, grad
ing, paving or-ft-pairing or altering any
of the streets on whi-h said grantee, its
associates, their executors, etc., are op
emting on.
. Section 7. The grantee, its associates,
their executors, administrators, succes
na.i.Mm shall i.ft or receiving no
lice from the proper authorities of said
city of Medford, remove, raise or i..--.
its wires, cable, etc, on any of the
streets of said city, to admit free pas-
wage of anv house or houses whien art
being moved upon "aid streets by the
:m,lioritv given bv said city, said notice
TAFT TO BE MADE
A MASON ON BIGHT
t CINCINNATI. ., Feb. 2.
President-elect T-.ft will receive
4 the rare honor of being made a
Maon on sight when he arrives
i .... t.l.ninrv 1 . Here is
. ...... .imilnr instunce in con
ft rring Masonic degrees on sights
: a. in.i hondi-ftl venrc of Ma-
historv in Ohio. Several
noil li
rar .il'o in another state a situ
ilnr honor wnc given Rear Ad
mi ml Schley.
TO H
ANTI-JAP
TWO LEGISLATURES
NEVADA URGES
CALIFORNIA ON
Resolution Reported Fa
vorably to Legislature
Telling State to Go Ahead
CARSON C-ITV, Xov rYh. 2. A
strong anti-.Japancstt rcsolutiou for strict
laws against the little brown sons of
Nippon, and criticizing President Koose
volt ' attitude todards California log
islntiou and further chuructcrizing the
Japanese an parasites of tho world, is
pending in tho legisinturo hero.
Tho resolution was reported favora
bly to tho legislature yesterday and will
be Jho spec inl ordr of tho day this
nftcriioon.
Tho resolution urges tho California
legislature to ignore (he threatened in
terference on the part of the federal
authorities.
There is every prospect of the reso
lution being adopted during the after
noon. NEW ATHLETIC
Will Deal in Ail Lines of
Sports-Louis Walters
Will Direct Training
Tlic Meilfim! Atlilrtir oliil) in Mm hit
rat iliKt i t ii t inii among tho itthlntii- In
dined In Medfol-il. 'IVi.ipnmry nrgim
izr.tion nils perfected tit n meetiiij; held
Mnnrtay owning m ihe skating rink
h.v the elect ion of Floyd Hippey tin pren
identt and Lunis Wiilterx im manager.
It in the intention of I ho clnh to deal
ill all liraileheH of a. Iilet ie. I.i.nix Val
tern will direct the training nn, will
form physical collar., clnlm among Med
ford InisincHs inoa, aft well iih Htimnlnt
ing the younirer men to oiiirrnm in vti.
ri.pti!! forniH of athletics. A iiecond meet-
mg will lie held on Wednesday night.
to ho served upon said grantee. Its ns
sociatcs, their executors, etc., not less
M:an tlnrtysix hours heforo such re
moval of said wires, cahles or other fit
tore, is required.
Section H. la considerate f Ihe
rights heroin grunted, the cily of Med
ford, by its properly authorized offi
cers, shall hnye the right to suspend
open Hi- pnh's piece) ,y said giauloo,
its associates, their ixcculors, succes
sors or assigns, in lh" streets as afore
said, nay or all Ihe wires which may lie
required for fire alarm or police tele
graph services and for no other purposes
vai-.-jh ii iiicniioneu 111 tins section.
Heetion II. The grantee shall furnish
end uuiiiiluin free one telephone sorv
ice in th fire deportment mid one tele
phone seryiee in the cily council chain
her two in till.
Mention HI. Hai.l grnntee, its assn
ciates, their successors, etc.. agree to
login actual work an the' things men
lioied i i this ordinance with .. nionlhs
from its passage nnd Inking effect, and
prosecute same with diligeni-i til
practically complete.
Hection II. Maid grantee, its nsio
ciateB, Iheir succesvors. etc., fuillo-i
ngrco thnt to yiolate i-uy of the enn
ditioni: herein set forth will he suili
cient e.-iuse to :nnu all the pri vilcj....
lor "ill set forth, llient io-le.l ned ties,
crihed.
S.-ction IJ. The rights, prjyih ges :;i. I
Tl.'-lcnis - lo-rein grante.l stiall cnotnioc
an', he in foil force fo- per.-,. of fifty
(oil) years from III - pus-age of this or
dieeiice and no longer.
Hoction Kt. Kaid gri-iilee shall ivilliin
ten days after the p:rago of this ordi
nance file with th.. city el.-rlt th.-ii
written acceptance of this franchise.
Section I I. This o.-dinaio-e shall hike
effect and he in foil force from ir.ol
after it:t passage, applovnl and post
ing.
Kissed this dav nf
A. I). l!l'l!l.
Signed by me iu rut'icnticilinn of its
passage this dnv of . f)
lWlil.
(Signisl)
Max-or.
Attest:
CLUB FORMED
LAWS IN
CALIFORNIA IS
KEEPING IT UP
Johnson Quietly Gaining
Strength in Order to
Put Through His Bill
SACRAM KNTO, Cnl., Feb. 2. Iu
spite of the threatening attitude of tho
icieral authorities, U seems thnt tho
California legisinturo cannot resist from
"abiding with anti-Japunoso meauureji.
It' wnB announced this morning that
i, tier legislation had boon traded about
o that a suititblo majority has been ar
ranged to pass a stringent anti-Japan-
se law. Whether iiiitttcient strength
will develop to pass any laws over the
veto of Oovernor Gillotto or not has
uot been determined r.s yet.
Grove 1. Johnson has intimated thai
le has laid aside tho matter for a few
lays only. It is reported, not ant lion-'
tieally, that the crafty old legislative!
treugth in the hontie and senate nnd
t hut when tho time comes tho anti-Jap
anese nets will be paused in n hurry.
Johnson linn stated that in his belief
the attitude of the federal government
will change, as soon as they more clenr
Iv under.-itund the matter.
WILL PLACE HEAD
OF LINCOLN ON COINS
WASIIIXtlTOX, Feb. 1. President
RooseveU has given his couseut to the
placing of the heml nf Lincoln on one of
tlx. popular coins. Ho conferred today
with Director l.ench of the mint about
the matter and tho details aro now un
der advisement. It is probablo that the
half dollar piece will be selected ns the
coin to hem- the Lincoln head.
WALTER J0IIN80N WILL HANG
ON NEXT FRIDAY, FEB. 5
S.M.KM. Or.. I'Vb. I. Invitations nro
being prepared for the execution of Wnl
ter Johnson, the llillshnro murderer.
Johnson is to be hanged at the peni-
teutinry next l-rnlay. l esteruay .lonu
son 's mother visited him from Hills
bero and it is understood that Johnson
hns given up all hope of reprieve.
FAIR WILL BE
RIGHT! TIME
Buildings are all Nearly
Complete Could Open a
Month Early
SKATTI.K, Wash., Feb. 2. With four
inoiit lis to go to the opening day of
the Alas Yukon-Pacific exposition, the
exposition is 110 per cent complete and,
should hurry orders come from the di
rectors to open on May 1 instead of
June I. it could be done with every
thing in its dace.
Wit b t he exception of the govern
merit buildings, nil of the principal
-t'riietures on the grounds arc finished
io far as exteriors are ooacernod. Some
little interior decoration and finishing
remains to be done, but to all intents
;tnd purposes the buildings aro ready
tor the installation of exhibits.
Vow thai spring is at hand, some
dea is to be had of lite beauty of the
L-ardeiiN, which are shot, through the
whole exposition reservation. Many of
i lie plans have been in the ground
liroiigh the winter and warmed by re
nt sun the an everywhere bursting
im!.) loid and bloom. The landscape
trdeiiei-M wit It scon s of men are put
nig in the pausies, geraniums, violets
:tnd other blooms which later wilt make
ihe iriounds a riot of color and every
wlieie is going in Ihe cactus dahlia, the
official flower of the exposition. Flow
ling tr
f ruin
ery clime nro heing
t out and many of them have not
waited for transplantation to break
into bud.
TJIO LUMBER ADVANCE
IM BRITISH COLUMBIA
, (H'VKll. It. C, Feb. 1. Lum
ber priees iii Vancouver have advanced
t- per thousand feet on common grades
and within n Very short time there will
be an ad vance affecting all outside
point-. It i stnl d that the price of
logs has advanced considerably since
Inst summer and will remsin fairly high
WIND
IN ASHLAND
LAST NIGHT
Blows I ver Several Houses
Cloudburst In The Moun
tain, to Southward-Al
Trains Tied Up
A heavy gale and downpour of rain
ha, raged from Aahlnr.d couth during
the past few days, finding its climax
Monday night, la Ashlnml sovernl
houses worn blown down nnd other dam
ago done hy the high wind. Along the
Southern Pacific line Monday night the
downpour was terrifie over three and
mio luilf inches of rain fulling in less
than an hour,
A landslide ut Castle Crag 50 feet
wide nnd four deep has buried tho track,
delaying traffic from tho south. All
mail from southern points is thus do
inyeu unit though "he morning train is
chnlked up nt tho depot nt 3 o'clock,
it is unlikely that it will nrrivo hv that
time.
Tho high wind nnd gnlo still continue.
The dainngn dona in Ashland wns In
tho northern nortion of the citv. The
houi:is blown over wore rnthor old. N'o
or.o wns injured.
All telecrranhic communication u-itli
tho south lins boon seriously impaired.
Dunsmuir !s reported as being fluod
'd nod partially under water.
WAHHlXtJTON', l-Vli. 2. Arrnnire-
nienls for the North American conserva
tion conference, between representatives
of the United .States, Canada nnd Mex
ico, nt the White (louse February is
are going forward rapidly, following
the cordial acceptance by Sir Wilfred
I iti liner, nnd Karl tlrey, governor-general
of Cnunda, nnd President Dinr. of
Mexico, of President Roosevelt's in-
vitniotn to send deelgates. Tho confer
ence will discuss the situation with re
gard to tho natural resources of the re
spective countries and help prepare a
gonoral plan adapted to promoto th
welfare ot tho nations concerned in ac-
cordinance with President Ifooseyolt 's
HUggestion.
This international conference will
meet at the White House by President
Roosevelt's invitation. Ii will not he
a largo gathering, ns wns tho confer
ence of governors at the White House.
last May, or the joint conservation con
ference last December between the na
tional conservation commission and Ihe
representatives nf state conservation
ommissioners and conservation com
mittees of national organizations. Tho
attendance wilt be limited to the rep
resentatives of cannda and Mexico and
representatives nf the state department
of the United States government and
t other executive departments which
can render particular assistance to tho
conferees in their deliberations, and
the national conservation commission.
Canada Takes Steps.
Canada has nln-ndv taken nctive step
in preparation for the conference and
recently sent to the national conser
vation commission a number of care
fully prepared maps which show the
present status of the pnblic lands of
the dominion as well as the dintribu
tlnn of its transportation svstems. The
Canadian authorities hnve also gather
ed together and sent to the chairman of
tjie commission a comprehensive col
lection of government documents bear
ing on t he nat urn resources of the
oinitry. These have been carefully in
teted and bound together according to
subjects. They will be used at the forth
nmiug coi ference.
President Roosevelt feels that the
onncctioti between the United States
and the two nations which lie to the
north nnd south is so intimate that they
can consider hejr mutual interests with
regard to natural resources from the
standpoint of the general welfare of
the continent with small regard to tho
political boundary lins which separate
them. Indeed, it is said that he con
sidered inviting Canada and Mexico to
Ihe first conservation conference at
the White House, but that he refrained
fiom doing so became he was unwilling
te nin the remotest risk of asking theso
two nations to associate themselves
with the conservation movement before
it was certain that it wns going to sue
eced. Vow that success Is assured,
he feels that sinpe the two nations have
identical interests nnd identical aspir
ations, they enn work together along
conservation lines just as the represen
tatives of the states work together
without regard to nlnto boundaries.
CONSERVATION
FOR CONTINENT