. The National Civic Federation review . more prudently that loss of surplus capital mfnot affect the efficiency of the corporation. Butmay safely be said that no one would be willinghave our government thus managed, however mutnational wealth might be augmented each year. We are ambitious, it is true, for wealth and tlcomfort, if brings, but we have not yet loxt our farin the proposition that the object of governmentthe greatest good to the greatest number. It is dsirable therefore now, as it was in the beginninthat we should endure a less efficient, form of goeminent in order to avoid the gr


. The National Civic Federation review . more prudently that loss of surplus capital mfnot affect the efficiency of the corporation. Butmay safely be said that no one would be willinghave our government thus managed, however mutnational wealth might be augmented each year. We are ambitious, it is true, for wealth and tlcomfort, if brings, but we have not yet loxt our farin the proposition that the object of governmentthe greatest good to the greatest number. It is dsirable therefore now, as it was in the beginninthat we should endure a less efficient, form of goeminent in order to avoid the greater evils whl<would otherwise arise. Hut that is not to say that wo should not berour energies to make our dual government Jefficient as may he. On the contrary, those wl(Continued on mige 6.) March i, 1910 5 CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS AT WASHINGTON MEET AT CALL OF GOVERNOR WILLSON—OBJECTS OUTLINED BY GOVERNOR HUGHES—INTER-STATE RELATIONS, CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES AND UNIFORM LEGISLA-TION DISCUSSED—ENTERTAINED BY PRESIDENT TAFT. (Reading from left to right, lower row seated)^GOV. FRANK B. WEEKS, Conn.; GOV. JOHN FRANKLIN FORT, N. J.; GOV. JOSEPH M. BROWN,Ga.; GOV. SIMON S. PENNEWILL, Del.; PRESIDENT TAFT; GOV. AUGUSTUS E. WILLSON, Ky.; GOV. HERBERTS. HADLEY, Mo.; GOV. MARTIN S C • GOV. BRYANT E. BROOKS, Wyo.; GOV. JOHN E. SHAFROTH. Col. (Reading from left to right, row standing)—GOV. EDWIN L. NOR-R1S, Mont.; GOV. RICHARD E. SLOAN, Ariz.; GOV. ARAM J. POTHIER, R. I.; GOV. W. W. KITCHIN, N. C; GOV. WILLIAM E. GLASSCOCK, W. Va.;GOV. JOHN O. DAVIDSON, Wis.; SECRETARY WILSON; GOV. JAMBS H. BRADY, Idaho; GOV. JUDSON HARMON, Ohio; GOV. BERYL F. CARROLL, la.;GOV! ASHTON C. SHALLENBERGER, Neb.; SECRETARY HITCHCOCK; GOV. ADOLPH O. EBERHART, Minn.; GOV. GEORGE CURRY, N. M.; GOV. VESSEY, S. D.; GOV. JOHN BURKE, N. D. THE second Conference of Governors was held inWashington at the same time as The NationalCivic Federation Conference on Uniform StateLaws, January 18,


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