Show V 01 41 4 V AY 1 P X 0 40 all A N 14 U sw by JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN UR national parks 1022 these two year years aref are beyond question the most momentous in the history of the system since the creation of the yellowstone tl ti e first national park in the world which celebrated its semi send centennial list s immer the biggest thing of all Is that th american people have within Nl thia tl it esa eso two sears seized upon the national parks as a part of their conception of the great nesa ness of america the plain people now feel to ward their public playgrounds somewhat as they feel toward old glory hands off ofel I 1 tl TI ey pas elona slona tely desire to defend them and keep them in violate that Is why the people won a series of brilliant victories in the sixty seventh congress against the organized assaults of industrial and commercial private interests that Is why un anler ler the leadership of the national I 1 larks arks association the general federation of women s cluba clubs and scores of nation wide organizations all of one mand as to the national parks they have develon ed S strength to see that congress shall legislate wifely tor for their pla plaz grounds rounds other that make these two ears monn mon n tous are these 1922 was a record season in at 1923 will undoubtedly set a new recard far in advance the appropriations for the fiscal year beginning july 1 are larger than ever before and provide for many myny permanent improvements dr hubert vi NN ork Is now secretary of the inte interior clor in place of albert B fall resigned that Is a factor in the situation second to none in importance from the viewpoint of the national park en thus lasts the secretary of the interior Is ex of cicio boss of the national park service has the say so with nith director mather and Is subject only to the nod of the president and the fussing of eon con gross gress the national parks association makes no bones of saying in point that it is glad of he change in secretaries secretary fall rall gas as a rod friend of outdoor recreation it says but he un dercook to change the national park policy into one which would turn the system into an tion of hundreds of little camping grounds ajer ever I 1 cin can find a pleasant place for local people to go and camp he said there I 1 shall han iw P a national park now the late franklin R lane in 1918 eab es ab fished the national park policy thus in sady ing new park project projects you should seek to find scenery of supreme and distinctive quality or some natural feature so extraordinary or unique as to be of national interest and importance the national park system as now constituted should not be lowered in standard dignity and prestle loe by the inclusion of areas which express in less than the highest terms the particular c fsr iss or kind of exhibit which they represent the new secretary has made no official va no about his policy polley at this writing bu he knois lowb his way around in politics and he saw wat the irmy of enthusiasts did to secretary fall er tain it is that he stands for efficiency as sure as his last name is work he ile proved viat as rost mas er general for ilor the rest he is a Colora ioan wl NIVI 0 won NN on fame and fortune as a doctor of medi cine clue a college graduate and a man of affairs here in part Is his public statement of his uti tude toward the problems of his department I 1 believe that the work done and the problems gl ton on fronting the government should be placed fr r akly before the people so in the conduct c rf the department of the interior there shall be no ab nub merged or camouflaged policies no issues tucked away behind smoke screens but an open and frank exposition of all actions deemed essential to the public interest and here Is secretary NN ork s official invitation to us to visit the national parks this summer mart marr the second sen sentence tencel with a lavish hand nature has molded through out our land the most magnificent and awe inspire ing scenery surpassing in beauty and grandeur that offered by any foreign country these spots our national parks have been set aside by the american government to be maintained untouched by the inroads of modern civilization so that you and your children may enjoy them roads have been built through deep cut canyons across tow ering mountain ranges beside rippling streams filled with fighting trout and into primal forests hotels and camps have been erected to provide comfortable accommodations in the most distant and inaccessible places free camp grounds nave have rne 0 tf 0 I 1 4 71 been provided for those who wish to bring their own equipment and camp out these unspoiled bits of native america are tor for you they are the playgrounds and the recreation parks of the peo pie to visit them and see them Is to inspire pride and make more real your love for america in the name of the government I 1 invite you to be its guest director stephen T mother mather of the national park service li ij still on the job another factor whose importance can hardly be overestimated from the viewpoint of the national park enthusiast for beyond question director blather mather Is a rara avis iles he s rich can take the time from his private busl ness and Is to so fond of the national parks that he worries himself half sick over them ills salary li 19 a vinall tart lart of hat he gives gines to the parks each year lie ile certainly has accomplished a lot in his eight years of service even in the most ous debates in congress somebody usually takes occasion to pay him a compliment generally refer ring to him as the highest type of public servant the sixty seventh congress march 4 1921 1021 to march 3 1923 was practically one continuous bat tie ground A victory for the national park forces N with nith ith far reaching results was that in the fight over the bill for tho the all year national park in and about the mescalero indian reservation in new mexico senator bursten of new mexico got it through the senate in the I 1 ouse secretary fall got it referred to the indian affairs committee instead of the public lands committee and in person supported it at the committee hearing the proposed area ai according to its opponents vas mas everything that a nation il park ought not to be even new mexico rose in revolt against it the bill died in commit tee and Is said t 11 be too dead to be resuscitated another exceedingly important victory was the defeat of the bill of senator walsh of montana for the damming of yellowstone lake for commer clil irrigation purposes senator walsh circular iced congress and made speeches in montana for the bill the was the election of a con atlon montana congressman over a dam darn par aisan and the death of the bill in committee the battle over the barbour bill for the roosevelt sequoia national park an enlarged sequoia ended in a draw with the national park forces holding the ad advantage altage antage they forced barbour to amend his bill by inserting a clause ex empting erupting the park from the control of the water power ponner commission the los angeles southern cal li dison idison company interests through the late representative osborne gave notice that they would offer a water waterpower power amendment congles courtesy prevented a vote owing to the illness and death of representative osborne the slemp bill for an appalachian national park of 5 acres of mountain top to be donated to the government A as approved by secretary fall it was fought by the national park forces on the ground that the area was unsuitable the bill died in committee so far BO so good say the national park forces but there Is yet et a still bigger battle to be won the complete te safeguarding in perpetuity of all na lional parks against every economical and corn com mercial use of whatever kind the american As so soc clattOn faton for the Adian advancement cement of science passed a re resolution defining ning the issue at its last meeting in washington this organization Is international hal 12 members fp the united states and can ada and at its head Is dr charles D walcott ex secretary of the smithsonian Smiths onlan institution the preamble sets forth that the national parks of the united states constitute a system of at al lonal museums of native america that the combined national park systems of the united states and canada if 1 preserved untouched will constitute an unique continental exposition of inestimable value to science and to the popular education of future generations that at the option of a single gov eminent 0 official metal several of the american parks and all but one of the canadian parks are open to min ing and grazing that the control of water power in the future american parks has been recently sur gur rendered by congress to the water power commis slon and that interference with the natural con of these parks will destroy their usefulness to science and education the resolution calls upon the people of america and canada to secure such amendments of existing law and the enact ment of such new laws as N will all give to all units in the international parks system complete conserva alon alike and will safeguard them against every industrial use either under private or public con arol at least until careful study shall justify the elimination of any part from park classification the gener general federation of women 9 club clubs passed a resolution to the game same effect at it its recent mid blenn a at bouncil at atlanta the national nut lonal park appropriations tor for the fiscal year beginning july I 1 aggregate an increase of over those of the current year in the table that follows the first column of dollars con bains the sums set apart for administration main cenance and protection the second the sums for permanent improvements the third the total appropriations tor for the several se eral parks the fourth column shows the attendance at each park for the calendar calen Jar year of 1922 pa park rk A mcp P I 1 totals visitor visitors crater lake like 8 S 35 general grant 20 40 so 50 glacier 23 grand canyon 65 84 hawaii 10 10 springs 65 2000 2 67 hot so 20 73 78 77 lafayette fayette 19 3 3 lassen mesa verde 10 35 4 mckenley 8 8 7 mt bit mt bit rainier 70 ati nat M ame ts to 12 12 20 70 platt rocky mt bit 11 sequoia 35 85 00 27 9 hill bully sully a wind cave ca ve 10 10 31 OK yellowstone 68 yosemite zion 13 wash wish office forest fires 25 25 acet acct 9 services 6 6 totals 1143 20 1822 1216 1 As to the permanent improvements general grant gets 38 for a sanitary and water supply system glacier gets OW toward the construction of an east and west vest road through the park arloss the continental divide it also gets fund funds foi in administration building at bolton the west entrance grand canyon canyons s lamn includes 40 for the hermits hermit s rest rim 1 road and 0 for a community building most of mesa verde a 10 will go into a water system at spruce tree camp mount rainier gets 38 for the widening of the paradise V v alley road to permit two way automobile traffic 25 Is for a new camp ground at long mire springs rocky mountain gets for the purchase of land tor for a public camp ground so quola quota gets 54 for the completion of the middle middie fork road to giant forest 18 COO goes tor for a water system in giant forest Yellow stones item provides 25 for a sewer system at yellowstone I 1 ake and 15 for additional camp grounds so yo semite gets aj 30 tor for an administration building zion gets through an item in the fl clency bill it will be used for the building of roads and trails and find for a bridge across the rio 1 virgin on public lands outside the park visitors to the parks this season will find many mad and various improvements Improve mente rocky mountain box he been declared an all year park an administration building Is going up on a eite site donated by the este estes park comans omans club M mount aunt rainier has a new shelter cabin at 10 feet elevation travel ta tet the parks Is 30 per cent by rail rall and TO 70 per cent will be practical by private car mount mckinley inaccessible until 1024 1924 the a annual cost to the 9 ly the national parks ts Is one cent and one people of 0 f mill per capita pit park rk visitors in 1022 spent about 83 ow k arl |