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In addition to these the states of New- 

 Jersey and Illinois have appointed con- 

 servation commissions, but the names 

 of the members have not yet been made 

 public. 



The Governors of several other states 

 have announced their intention to ap- 

 point Conservation Commissions in the 

 near future. The Governors generally 

 express commendation of the action of 

 the President in appointing the Na- 

 tional Conservation Commission and 

 pledge their hearty cooperation in any 

 plans of the Commission for forward- 

 ing the Conservation movement. Such 

 cooperation has been promised by Gov- 

 ernor Hanly, of Indiana, who an- 

 nounces his purpose to appoint a State 

 Conservation Commission in the near 

 future ; Governor Deneen. of Illinois, 

 who says he will soon send in the names 

 of the Conservation Commission he is 

 to appoint ; Governor Ansel of South 

 Carolina, who intends to take up the 

 matter of the appointment of a state 

 commission at a very early date ; Gov- 

 ernor Glenn, of North Carolina, who 

 will recommend to the next legislature 

 of his state action necessary to enable 

 the State Geological Survey to cooper- 

 ate with the National Conservation 

 Commission in the preservation of nat- 

 ural resources ; Governor Noel, of Mis- 

 sissippi, who will urge the next legis- 

 lature of Mississippi to enact such leg- 

 islation as will secure the full help of 

 the state toward a wise solution of the 

 important problems involved in the con- 

 servation of natural resources ; Gov- 

 ernor Curry, of New Mexico, who ex- 

 presses his intention to appoint a strong 

 and representative territorial Conserva- 

 tion Commission ; Governor Willson, of 

 Kentucky ; Governor Davidson, of Wis- 

 consin ; Governor Harris, of Ohio ; 

 Governor Guild, of Massachusetts ; 

 Governor Swanson, of Virginia ; Gov- 

 ernor Stuart, of Pennsylvania ; Govern- 

 or Woodruff, of Connecticut ; Governor 

 Dickerson, of Nevada ; Governor Gil- 

 lett, of California; Governor Johnson, 

 of Minnesota ; Governor Cutler, of 

 Utah, and Governor Sheldon, of Ne- 

 braska. 



In addition to the cooperation of the 



Executive Departments and the Gov- 

 ernors with the National Conser- 

 vation Commission, various organiza- 

 tions which were represented at the 

 White House Conference are ofifering 

 valuable assistance. 



The National Lumber Manufac- 

 turers' Association has named a spe- 

 cial committee to cooperate with the 

 National Commission and to hold its 

 sessions in Washington. The American 

 Academy of Political and Social Science 

 has appointed a special committee "to 

 offer suggestions and to be of service 

 wherever and whenever possible." This 

 committee is made up as follows : 



Dr. Emory R. Johnson, chairman. 

 University of Pennsylvania, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. 



Dr. L. S. Rowe, University of Penn- 

 sylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dr. S. M. Lindsay, Columbia Univer- 

 sity. New York, N. Y. 



Dr. S. N. Patten, University of Penn- 

 sylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dr. John H. Gray, University of 

 Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 



The National Board of Trade advises 

 the chairman that it has a Committee on 

 Conservation of Natural Resources, and 

 that it expects to call this committee to- 

 gether and give the National Commis- 

 sion detailed and specific information 

 from the standpoint of the National 

 Board of Trade. The American Paper 

 and Pulp Association offers its coopera- 

 tion, and through its president an- 

 nounces that the subject will be taken 

 up at its next meeting, the latter part of 

 July. Dr. Ira Remsen. president of the 

 National Academy of Sciences, an- 

 nounces that he will bring the whole 

 matter of the conservation of natural 

 resources to the attention of the Acad- 

 emy at its next meeting and he says he 

 regards it as not unlikely that a com- 

 mitte of the Academy will be appointed 

 to cooperate with the National Com- 

 mission. Mr. J. B. Dort, president of 

 the Carriage Builders' National Asso- 

 ciation, says he will be glad to bring the 

 subject of conservation before his or- 

 ganization with a view to furnishing 

 the National Commission specific data 

 in the Association's particular field. 



