Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1908 — President and Governors Confer. [ARTICLE]

President and Governors Confer.

The White House at Washington was the scene of the assemblage of many of the most dlstiugutffhed figures In the political and industrial life of the nation. It was, perhaps, one of the most notable gatherings that has ever met to consider a great public question in that historic mansion. The governors of practically all the states and territories conferred with President Roosevelt to consider the broad question of conservation of the country’s natural resources. The subjects to be considered include the use and conservation of mineral resources, resources of the land, and resources of the waters.