Conservation of Natural Resources in California. Ill 



We declare the conviction that in the use of the national resources our inde- 

 pendent States are interdependent and bound together by ties of mutual bene- 

 fits, responsibilities, and duties. 



We agree in the wisdom of future conferences between the President, Mem- 

 bers of Congress, and the Governors of States on the conservation of our natural 

 resources with a view of continued co-operation and action on the lines sug- 

 gested; and to this end we advise that from time to time, as in his judgment 

 may seem wise, the President call the Governors of States and Members of Con- 

 gress and others into conference. 



We agree that further action is advisable to ascertain the present condition 

 of our natural resources and to promote the conservation of the same; and to 

 that end we recommend the appointment by each State of a commission on the 

 conservation of natural resources, to co-operate with each other and with any 

 similar commission of the Federal Government. 



We urge the continuation and extension of forest policies adapted to secure 

 the husbanding and renewal of our diminishing timber supply, the prevention of 

 soil erosion, the protection of head waters, and the maintenance of the purity 

 and navigability of our streams. We recognize that the private ownership of 

 forest lands entails responsibilities in the interests of the people, and we favor 

 the enactment of laws looking to the protection and replacement of privately 

 owned forests. 



We recognize in our waters a most valuable asset of the people of the United 

 States, and we recommend the enactment of laws looking to the conservation 

 of water resources for irrigation, water supply, power, and navigation, to the 

 end that navigable and source streams may be brought under complete control 

 and fully utilized for every purpose. We especially urge on the Federal Con- 

 gress the immediate adoption of a wise, active, and thorough waterway policy, 

 providing for the prompt improvement of our* streams and the conservation of 

 their watersheds required for the uses of commerce and the protection of the 

 interests of our people. 



We recommend the enactment of laws looking to the prevention of waste in 

 the mining and extraction of coal, oil, gas, and other minerals with a view to 

 their wise conservation for the use of the people, and to the protection of 

 human life in the mines. 



Let us conserve the foundations of our prosperity. 



