Show NATIONAL PArtK FOR ARIZONA NATONAL PAK Government to Investigate the Great Petrified Forests There Chicago Aug 30Dr Lester F Ward of tle United States geological survey Is In the city on his ay to ArIzona to secure for the commissioner general of the general land office an opinion on the advisability of the setting aside of the famous petrified forests In that I I state as a national park Regarding his mission In the west Dr Yard said After doing some work In Wyoming and Arizona I Intend to stop on my way back from the Pacific coast for a visit In the petrified forests of Arizona The legislature of Arizona has memorialized memo-rialized congress to have nart of the forest including Chalcedony park near Holbrook sOt apart as a ret national agatizeil wood park The forests are agatzed park hunter and those working for commercial Interests are destroying the scenic beauty They are eve carrying off carloads of It for paving stones of That ought to be stopped |