The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . noxville, in 1913and of its Forerunners, the Appalachian Expositions of 1910-1 1 EMBRACING A REVIEW OF THE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM ITS INCEPTION TO THE PRESENT TIME Edited by W. M. GOODMAN CONTRIBUTORS:—Gifford Pinchot, President National Consei
The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . noxville, in 1913and of its Forerunners, the Appalachian Expositions of 1910-1 1 EMBRACING A REVIEW OF THE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM ITS INCEPTION TO THE PRESENT TIME Edited by W. M. GOODMAN CONTRIBUTORS:—Gifford Pinchot, President National Conseivation Association;Don Carlos Ellis, in charge of education U. S. Forest Service; Miss Julia C. Lathrop,Chief Childrens Bureau, U. S. Department Commerce and Labor; John H. Wallace,jr., Commissioner of Fish and Game, Alabama; Fairfax Harrison, President SouthernRailway; Gardner T. Swartz, Manager Educational Exhibitions Co., Providence R. I.;Dr. C. H. Gordon, Associate State Geologist, Tennessee; John A. Switzer, Asso-ciate Professor of Experimental Engineering, University of Tennessee; B. R. Strong,President East Tennessee Audubon Society; Cyrus Kehr, Secretary TennesseeHighway Association. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE1914 APPAL. RM, HbfSfyWest Tirginia VniveTsUf PRESS OFKNOXVILLE LITHOGRAPHING CO. KNOXVILLE. TENNESSEE. 718153 FOREWORD The purpose of this l)Ook is twofold: in record \aluable facts of historic inter-est, and to teach lessons that will make hiNtt)r\- in the progress of civilization. Conservation is a suhjecl that cannot he treated, even in a general review,as relating solel_\ to things accomplished. ].\er\- ap])lication. ever\- (liscus>ion ofits principles, point unerringly to duties in\-o|\c-d in all the affairs of life. Economy is the avoidance of waste. Conservation means economy, and some-thing more; it also means such development of natural resources as will make themconduce to the heneticent ])urposes for which the\- were created. There can he no greater work
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