THOUGHT IT NATIONAL TRAIT.
Driver Couldn't Understand American
Not Being In n Hurry.
A traveler returned from Jaffa tolln
tale at Ills o\vu expense. Having
Journeyed to the historical seaport on
hla way to .Icinsalein , ho miccoodcd
In hiring a conveyance to carry lilm
to the Htiilion. Uy speech and posture
ho Infornicd the native driver that , ho
wished to ho carried In a lolnuroly ,
sightseeing fashion through as many
nn possible of the | > ilicpal ! thoroughfares -
fares of Jaffa , and to ho delivered at
the terminal just In I line to take the
outgoing train.
Ho had no sooner seated himself In
the vehicle , however , than the driver
whipped up his homo and whirled the
dismayed traveler nt a fin Ions pace
through all the dust and over all the
Btones of the notoriously rough streets
ot Jaffa. The pnnsongor was too bus-
Uy employed In saving his hones to ho
able to sco anything of the Interesting
town.
Arriving at the station , ho found
that ho still had two hours to wait.
"Why In the world , " ho demanded ,
Indignantly , "did you over hurry llko
that ? "
"You American , " responded the
driver , with an oxprcsslro shrug. "All
American llko go very much fast.-
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CHIEF TOPICS AND SPEAKERS AT CONFERENCE
FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Naiural At the
Resources ' /ifff . VJ . . ? n j While House
Conference May 13 , 14 , IS
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* * * * *
Topics Some of
Under the Chief
Discussion Talkers
( All from stcroogrnpliB , copyright , 190S. by Underwood & Underwood. New York. )
Ingenious ncwn Photograph , allowing at a glance a most remarkable , epoch-making conference , the first of Its kind in the history of , civilization.
In the cunt PI' , Air. Uonsovolt. In tbo Inner circle nhout lllni , bcglnnlm ? at the top nml passing from left to tlsht , nro Sponsor Cannon. Forestry Chief I'lncliot. I'oat-
nuiHlur ( iGiiiiuil Meyer , John Unys Ihuninond , president of the American Institute ! of Mining ntiKlneers ; Senator I .a Kollotto. Senator Kno\ mid Secretary Uoot.
In the oittui rli flu. huKlniilnir at the top , John Mitchell. Beth" Low. Samuel Gompors , Secretary Cortolyon. Oov Foil : -Ml.suoutl. . Justleo Aloodv of the Hilprenio
court. Oov. llaukell of Oklahoma , Oov. Cnny of New Mexico. Wllllmrt .1. Bryan , Andrew Carnegie. James AVllson , .secietary of nsilculturo , ( Jov. Hushes and
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota. On the inaiKln aru pictured mining , cuttle raising : , railroading , fanning , river transportation , iiminifactinlng , building material
and foi PS try.
When the conference of governors
of states and men distinguished In po
litical life of the nation met at the
Whlto House In Washington , May 13-
M-1C , In behalf of the preservation of
the country's natural resources , the
strangest , and , peilmps , the most Important
*
portant convention Over held In the
cnpllol was Inaugurated.
Among those Invited to attend by
President Hoosovelt himself were mem-
lini"f-f. tlij cabinet , Judges of the su
preme court of the United States ,
goveinors of all the states in the
union , Including the executives of
Alaska and Hawaii , nnd Andrew Car
negie , William Jennings Uryan , James
.1. Hill , the railroad magnate ; .John
Mitchell , the labor loader , and prom
inent scientists and business men
fiom all o\or the country.
Political differences , opposing issues
ot national questions and business
rivalry were laid aside to discuss the
ways and moans of consonlng the nat
ural resources of the country.
President Rnosovolt opened the con
vention with an exposition of the why
and wherefore oftho , confeienco and
an outline of his views of the mat
ter. While on hla tilp ( low the Mis
sissippi river last mil , with the gov
ernors of 1(5 ( stntDS , under the auspices
of the Inland Wntuiways association ,
ho Is said to have obtained the
nucleus of the Idea which tesulted In
the ptesent confeicncc.
It will ho lemcmlurcd that Presi
dent Uoosovelt on that trip expressed
the opinion that the question of the
conservation ol the natural resources
of the country was of more Import
ance than the regulation of the rate
question.
A , number of papers , propaiod at
the president's request , were toad
and discussed.
James .1. Hill , the railroad king ,
spoke on "Relations Hetwoen llnll and
water Trnnspoitatlon. " Ills paper
dealt with such subjects as the
growth of iall transportation , its dis
tribution and extent of systems , cost
and present value , tralllc and earning
capacity , estimated cost of the cultiva
tion of trees for railroad ties and
their preservation. Increasing railways
ui meet prospective roqulioments , etc.
Regarding water transportation Mr.
Hill dealt with Its coat , ptesont facil
ities , relation to rail trnnspoitatlon ,
presalns ; lines of development , regu
lation by business Inletosts or by law ,
Inlluonco of cheapened tiansportatlon
on production , etc.
Under the general head of land
resources , Prof. T. 0. Chamberlain of
the University of Chicago , In a paper
on "Soil , " dealt with Its origin , nat-
Uial productB , piogrosulvo enrich
ment , offectB of cultivation , erosion ,
and general estimates uf loss to the
country through needlessly rodui'pd
fertility and decreased production.
The question of "Forests" was ex
pounded by U. A.1 Long , president of
the Long-Bell Lumber company of
Kansas City , Mo. , who explained their
early use nnd destruction , piesent ex
tent and value , tate of consumption ,
estimated duration , prospective prices
of forest products , the Influence of
forests on soil , ground water and
spilngs , rivers , floods nnd low water ,
waterway Improvement and naviga
tion , and the i elation between forest
control and crop production , com
merce , and population.
Dr. George W. Kobor of Washington
In a paper on "Sanitation" spoke of
the development of systems of com
munity water supply , rolntlon between
purity and clarity of water for com
munity supply , mortality and disease
due to Impure water , nnd the action
requlied In the Interests of the public
health.
"Heelamntlon , " by lion. Geoigo C.
Pnrdeo of Oakland , Cal. , dealt with
the extent of arid and semi-arid ie-
glens , development and extent of Ir
rigation , giowth of concepts concernIng -
Ing wator-ilghts and water ns a basis
of property , influence of Irrigation on
production , commerce , population ,
consumption of water and ether re
sources , reclamation nnd stionm con
trol by dralnago , and extent of swamp
and overflow lands nnd Increased
value available by drainage , piotectlon
and flood prevention.
Judge Joseph II. Carey of Cheyenne ,
Wyo. , in a paper on "Land Laws , "
dealt with their early policy of dis
posal , transfer under state charters ,
especial grants , etc. , development , ef
fect of creation of national parks ,
'forests and ether reserves , advantages
of making this a nation of homos and
homo owners , state and federal action
required , etc.
Hon. II. A. Jnstro , president of the
National Llvo Stock association of
Dakorslleld. Cnl. , delivered a paper on
"Grazing nnd Stock Raising. " Ho
treated on the development of the In
dustries In the United States , their
extent and value , grazing In the arid
and semi-arid regions , methods and
results , comparative cost and profit
and relation between stock raising
and commcrde.
Under the general head of mineral
resources , Dr. I. C. Whlto , stnto gen
loglst of West Virginia , In speaking
of mineral fuels , ( limit with the coal
Holds of the United States , methods
of mining , losses In mining , estimated
duration of present methods of min
ing and UBO , Impiovemonts in mining
and use , connection with coal produc
tion and transportation , telation be
tween coal and ether resources , pe
troleum and rock gas and possible
substitutes for fuel.
Andruw Carnegie spoke on "Ore *
and Related Minerals , " their produc
tion In the United States , price , esti
mates of available quantity , duration
of supply , processes of mining nnd
quarrying and probable consequences
of exhaustion of standard minerals.
On May 12 President Roosevelt en
tertained at dinner the cabinet , the
members of the supreme court , the
governors nnd the other more dis
tinguished guests. Gifford Pinchot ,
chief of the foiestry division , gave a
reception to the governors and the In
land Waterways association on May
11. On the afternoon of May 15 Mrs.
Roosevelt gave a garden party on the
Whlto Uoiifao grounds for all the dele
gates to the convention. At the vari
ous hotels In Washington arrange
ments wore made for smaller recep
tions and dinners.
All of the governors who accom
panied President Roosevelt on his Mis-
slBRipp ! liver trip last fall were pres
ent. They are : Comer or Alabama ,
nroward of Florida , Deneon of Illi
nois. Cummins of Iowa. Hock of Kan
sas , nianclmrd of Louisiana , Folk of
Missouri. Shelton of Nebraska. Cuny
of Now Moxlco , Hnrko of Noith Da
kota , Franlz of Oklahoma , Chamber
lain of Oieqon , Davidson of Wisconsin
and Hrooks of Wyoming.
That the confeienco attracted world
wide Interest was evidenced by the
fact that many of the foiolgn diplo
mats at Washington followed the af
fairs of the convention closely.
Those who \\o\o \ In close touch with
the conference arrangements declare
they have never known another move
ment which has boon greeted with
such qijlck nnd enthusiastic popular
approval.
An Indication of public opinion was
afforded by the great mass of corre
spondence which poured Into the
White House on this subject. Organi
zations of all Boils expressed realiza
tion of the gtoatnoss of the outer-
prlso.
That conservation of national re-
soutcca is nothing about which the
political parties wish to raise an Is
sue Is indicated by the attitude of tin
DemocratIc leaders , lioth William J.
Jlrynn and Gov. John A. Johnson
leading candidates for the Democratic
piesidentl'il nomination , wrote to
President Roosevelt oxiiosslng ] theh
appioval. Mquully emphatic indoiao
ment. It Is understood , has been voiced
by Grover Cleveland. Mr. Hryan's
letter tq the president read : "I great
ly appioclato your kind Invitation and
Bhall take pleasure In attending the
conference on the conservation of nnt
ural losouicoH. I am , I bog to assure
you. In honrty sympathy with the pur
pose of the conference , and 1 have no
doubt that the discussion of the sub
ject \vlll bo very helpful to us nil"
Gov John-oil's Jotter read "To as-
stiro you that I heartily agree with
your conclusion that the conservation
of the natural icsources of our country
presents a problem demanding the
best thought of our times Is superflu
ous. Wo have been exploiting our
resources with no thought of the mor
row , and the claims of posterity upon
us should ceitalnly be taken Into ac
count "
In his letter of Invitation to the
conference President Roosevelt said :
"There is no oilier question now
befoto 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 ,
aio icsponslble , to take inventory of
the natural resources which have been
handed down to us , to forecast the
needs of the future , and so handle the
great sources of our prosperity as
not to destroy In advance all hope of
the prosperity of our descendants. "
The need for such a conference Is
Illustrated by a few facts vouched for
by Investigators. Government experts
snv that between I'.OO.OOO.OOO and 100.-
000,000 tons of coal were lost In lOOfi
by penny wise and pound foolish
method ? , nnd that the total so wasted
slnco the beginning of the Industf )
is fiO.OOO.OOO.OOO tons. Millions upon
millions of horsepower me going to
waste through failure propoily to
utilize and conserve the waterpower of
the United States.
The construction of reservoirs at
the sources of streams In which flood
waters may ba stored to bo released
at periods of low water Is expected
not only to keep the waters at a con
tinuous level , but vrovont the destruc
tion of piopoity by floods , maintain
constant levels for navigation and to
develop water power.
At the present rate of timber con
sumption It Is ostlmatod that the price
of every kind of lumber will bo about
double the present prlco only ono def -
f tide from to day.
U Is said that the total Iron ore
available In the world to-day Is 25-
000,000.000 tons , of which throo-llfths
Is in the United States. Should the
late of consumption continue to In
crease In the United States In the
sumo ratio that It has In the course of
the las > t score of years , at the end of
two centuries there would bo no
more ore to bo mined.
In the United States there Is nn niea
of 175.000,000 acres of land susceptible
to i oclamatlan by Irrigation , and 500 ,
000,000 acres of western public ran go
which may bo made available for In
creased production of meat by icstrU-t
Ing the Kiazing and reseedluc ; poitlons
which have been dostro\ed by unre
stricted grazing. With this area
made a\allublo nice more , It Is esti
mated that Its meat producing cnpae
It > will bo nearly doubled.
MEANT GOOD TIMES FOR ALL.
Mrs. Homer Clay Washington Wao
Not " . "
Talking Against "Society.
There has never boon any difficulty
about securing Mrs. Homer Clay
Washington of Maple court , when ono
nero woman was needed for wash-
ng or scrubbing , so that when two
lostal cards failed to bring her to the
Uorso residence ono winter Mrs.
Morse went to see what could bo the
rouble says a writer In the Youth's
Companion.
She found Mrs. Washington evi
dently In the best of health , entertain-
ng two of her neighbors , and was wel
comed most cordially.
" 1 suttinly Is pow'ful glad to see
yo' , Mis' Morse , " said the hostess ,
'an' is do fambly all tol'nblo well ? "
"Not as well as we should bo If
on had como to help us out , " said
Mrs. Morse. "Why didn't yon como
when 1 wrote you ? Wo thought you
must be 111. "
"No. Indeed , Mis' Morse , " and the
black head tilted airily : "I'a enjoying
do best oh health , an' do char'ty so
ciety done 'stabllsh a bread , 'coup an'
coal fund up In do corner , so none of
us ladles In do co't has to work dls
rht'imatlcky time oh yeah.
"You heah folks talkln' 'bout do
mrm society does , but us ladles ob
Maple Co't Is right ready to stan' up
fo * It any lime now. "
Laundry work at homo would bo
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness , it Is usually neces
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness , which not only destroys the
appearance , but also affects the wearIng -
Ing quality of the goods. This trou
ble can bo entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch , as it can bo applied
much moro thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
Dees In Block of Stone.
While workmen were sawing through
a block of Bath stone at Exeter , Eng
land , they cut Into a cavity In which
was found a cluster of two or three
dozen live bees.
The Incident occurred at the works
of Messrs. Collard & Sons , monumental
mental sculptors. . There was not much !
sign of life In the bees at first , but
when air was admitted they gradually \
revived and after a few hours several i
of them were able to lly.
The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter of great Im
portance. Defiance Starch , being free
fiom all Injurious chemicals , Is the
only one which is safe to use on flno
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiffen-
cr makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary , with the result of
perfect finish , equal to that wheu the
goods wore new.
A Kansas Girl's Advice.
A Lincoln county girl writes this ad
vice to the Kansas City Star : "Why
do young men do so much loafing ? Go
to work. Push ahead ! I am but a
young girl , but I clothe myself and
have money In the bank. I lay up
moro money every year than any
young man within three miles of my
homo. When they get a dollar they
go to a duiico and go homo a dollar
out. I advise nn girls to cut clear or
loafing boys. Stand by the boy who
orks , and never put your arm
through the handle of n jug. " "
Hanging Scaffolds. "V
With the modern skyscraplng ofllco
building has como a new 'form ot
building scaffold. Instead of construct
ing tLo scaffold from below , which Is
, 'mposslblo In the cases of buildings
langlng from 10 to CO stories high ,
platforms are suspended from the
Bteel girders above. On these swingIng -
Ing platforms the bricklayers work
and the scaffold is raised as the work
progresses. System.
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