Proceedings [of the] fourth National Conservation Congress [at] Indianapolis, October 1-4, 1912
WOODROW WILSON
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Indianapolis OCTOBER 1–4, INCLUSIVE, 1912
“Let us conserve the foundations of our prosperity”
(Declaration of the Governors, 1908)
INDIANAPOLIS NATIONAL CONSERVATION CONGRESS 1912
Wm. B. Burford Press INDIANAPOLIS,—IND.
President ,
John B. White, Kansas City, Mo.
Executive Secretary ,
Thomas R. Shipp, Washington, D. C.
Treasurer ,
United States. National Conservation Congress
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CONTENTS.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES, 1912.
STANDING COMMITTEES, 1912.
FOOTNOTES:
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES, 1913.
FOOTNOTES:
CONSTITUTION
RESOLUTIONS.
Invocation.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME.
Address of Welcome for the City of Indianapolis
Address on Behalf of the Local Business Organizations
President’s Address
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
Address, Hon. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War
Announcements
Invocation
Address, “What the States are Doing”
Address, “Conservation Redifined”
Report, Comittee on Education
Illustrated Address, “Bird Slaughter and the Cost of Living”
Address and Illustrated Lecture, “Federal Protection of Migratory Birds”
INVOCATION.
GIFFORD PINCHOT.
Address, “The Conservation of Man”
INVOCATION.
Address, “Human Life as a National Asset”
Address, “Public Health Movement”
Announcement by the President
Committee on Resolutions
Address, “Authority in Health Control”
Address, “Land Frauds”
Address, “Conservation of Land and the Man”
Address, “Farmers’ Union”
FOOTNOTES:
Address, “A Plea for More Education Opportunities.”
Address, “Hygiene in Relation to Public Health”
Address, “The Duty of the Employer”
Letter from Mr. Charles A. Doremus
Address, “Conservation of the Human Race”
Address, “The Rescue of the Fit”
Address, “Human Efficiency”
Address, “Is the Child Worth Conserving”
Remarks, Miss Adeline Denny
Reading of Telegrams
Report from Col. M. H. Crump
Address, “The Lumberman’s Viewpoint”
Nominating Committee
Report, Mrs. Orville T. Bright
Address, “Saving the Miners’ Lives”
Address, “The Prevention of Railrod Accidents”
Address, “Vital Statistics and the Conservation of Human Life”
Address, “The Prevention of Elevator Accidents”
Resolution, Mr. R. P. Bolton
Resolution, Mr. Frederick Kelsey
Address, Honorable Woodrow Wilson
Remarks, Mrs. Philip N. Moore
Address, Miss Julia Clifford Lathrop
Address, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott
Address, Mrs. John R. Walker
Paper, Mrs. Elmer Black
Remarks, Colonel John I. Martin
Address, “The Problem of Tuberculosis”
Address, “The Conservation of Navigable Streams”
Address, “Social, Industrial and Civic Progress”
Address, “Disposition of Sewage”
Remarks, Mr. J. B. Baumgartner
Report, Executive Committee
Remarks, Mr. E. Lee Worsham
Report, Committee on Nominations
Remarks, Mr. Charles Lathrop Pack
Address, “The Investigations of Flood Commission of Pittsburg”
Remarks, Hon. J. B. White
Address, “The Story of the Soil”
Address, “The Story of the Air”
Report, Committee on Resolutions
Resolution, Mr. John B. Hammond
Presentation of Invitations from Cities Desiring the Next Congress
Address, Mr. Don Carlos Ellis
FORESTRY SECTION
Remarks, Mr. D. Page Simons
Mr. T. B. Wyman
Remarks, Maj. E. G. Griggs
Remarks, Mr. Charles Lathrop Pack
Remarks, Mr. I. C. Williams
Remarks, Dr. Henry S. Drinker
Remarks, Mr. E. A. Sterling
Remarks, Hon. John M. Woods
Remarks, Mr. Henry E. Hardtner
Remarks, Prof. F. W. Rane
Remarks, Col. W. R. Brown
Remarks, Mr. F. A. Elliott
Remarks, Mr. Hugh P. Baker
Remarks, Mr. P. S. Ridsdale
Appointment of Committees on Resolutions
Co-operation with other agencies
THIRD SESSION—
Remarks, Mr. H. E. Hardtner
Remarks, Mr. T. B. Wyman
Remarks, Col. W. R. Brown
Remarks, Mr. F. A. Elliott
Remarks, Mr. N. P. Wheeler
Remarks, Mr. D. Page Simmons
Report, Committee on Resolutions
FOURTH SESSION—
Committee on Permanent Organizations
Report, Mr. E. T. Allen
Remarks, Mr. Z. D. Scott and Mr. F. A. Elliott
Remarks, Mr. H. D. Langille and Mr. W. H. Shippen
Register, Forestry Section
Address, “The Present Situation of Forestry”
FOOD SECTION
Address, “Food Conservation by Cold Storage”
National Association of Conservation Commissioners
Accident Prevention Section
Review of Progress in the Conservation of Waters
Report, Standing Committee on Waters
Report, Standing Committee on Wild Life Protection
Address, “The Vital Resources of the Nation”
Paper, “Conservation of the Soil”
Paper, “War is the Policy of Waste”
Address, “The Conservation of Navigable Streams”
Report from the National Fertilizer Association
Dr. W. J. McGee: An Appreciation of His Services for Conservation
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