Bisbee Daily Review

OUR RESOURCES
ARE DISCUSSED
AT CONFERENCE

W. J. Bryan Enthusiastically
Received When Called On
By President and Will
Speak Friday.

Johnson and Carnegie
AT ISSUE ON ORE MINING
John Mitchell, Secretary Root
and Other Distinguished
Men Speak.

WASHINGTON, May 13. Two ideas
destined to mark a material progress
in America's future resulted from the
first of the three days' conference at
the White House today, in which Pres-
ident Roosevelt, the governors of
forty-four states, cabinet officers, su-
preme court judges, senators, repre-
sentatives and experts are participat-
ing in efforts to reach conclusions as
to the best methods of conserving the
natural resources of the United States.
First is the permanent organizations
by states and nation necessary, and
likely to result from the present con-
ference, to accomplish the end sought.
Second, it has been suggested by
Secretary Root that there is no limi-
tation by the constitution to agree-
ments which may be made between
the states, subject to the approval of
the federal government.
The idea that the conference be per-
petuated developed from a resolution
offered for later consideration by
Governor Glenn of Georgia and Gover-
nor Folk of Missouri.
At the afternoon session the real
work began.
Prof. W. J. McGee and Thomas R.
Shipp, of the inland waterways com-
mission were designated recording
secretary and general secretary re-
spectively by President Roosevelt.
It developed that when the presi-
dent finds it impossible to devote his
entire time to the meeting. he will, as
he did today, call to order each ses-
sion and then designate a governor to
preside. This honor fell today on
Governor Noel of Mississippi, with an
intimation from the president that to-
morrow he should call upon Governor
Johnson of Minnesota.
Then, after this announcement. the
president suddenly called upon Mr.
Bryan to interrupt the program in-
cidentally prepared, which was a
speech by Andrew Carnegie, and to
address the meeting. Mr. Bryan ac-
knowledged the enthusiasm his name
brought forth by lifting his hands,
then indicated his desire to speak Fri-
day.
It was evident from the utterances
of Mr. Carnegie and those who follow-
ed him that the gravity of the prop-
lems to be considered will be given
much weight.
John Mitchell. former head of the
United Mine Workers, estimated that
fully 25 per cent of the coal in mines
already developed had been wasted
in mining and a much greater per-
centage in use. Governor Johnson,
of Minnesota, made a lively talk. in
which he took issue with Mr. Car-
negie's statement on the wasteful
methods that prevailed in iron min-
ing In the Lake Superior regions.
John Hays Hammond. who has the
reputation of being the highest paid
mining engineer in the country, read
a paper on engineering methods.
The climax of the afternoon session
was the speech of Secretary Root.
Mr. Root was received with great
enthusiasm.
Five hundred persons taxed the ca-
pacity of the room where the confer-
ence is being held.