The First Exposition of Conservation and Its Builders
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Excerpt from 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 The purpose of this look is twofold: in record valuable facts of historic interest, and to teach lessons that will make history in the progress of civilization. Conservation is a subject that cannot he treated, even in a general review, as relating solely to things accomplished. Every application, every discussion of its principles, point unerringly to duties involved in all the affairs of life. Economy is the avoidance of waste. Conservation means economy, and something more; it also means such development of natural resources as will make them conduce to the beneficent purposes for which the- were created. There can he no greater work for the nation, nor for the world, than the promotion of the general welfare, as the welfare of the present generation is inextricably bound up with the welfare of generations to come. Right reason must be the guide of energy and enterprise if we are to succeed in this work. We can not proceed blindly, nor follow precedents which left disaster in their wake, without falling into serious errors. We must study the nature of benefits, and the people must learn that the proper management of natural resources, including man himself, involves moral no less than material considerations. The accumulation of wealth by such lumbering operations as lead lo the destruction of forests does not promote general interests; such wealth in the hands of its producers, or their successors, may not properly be termed a benefit for the reason that its production results in the loss of a great natural resource, of untold value to man, which its expenditure, however wisely directed, can not replace. We must look to the future as well as to the present if the distinction between right and wrong is to be clearly defined in all the relations of life, and if we are to give a good account of our stewardship. Duty demands a careful weighing of the consequences of our acts, however generous may be the directing impulse. If we put one in a position to amass a fortune at the expense of health and morals, we become the authors of injuries instead of benefits, which will effect not only the person we endeavor to favor, but his descendants as well. On the other hand, if we put one in a position where he will succeed in promoting health and morals, although earning but a bare subsistence, we confer benefits upon him, upon the community in which he lives and upon, ill who are to come after him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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