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Show PLAYGROUNDS OF THE WEST. National park euthus'm.sts, admirers of nature's hjimUworU. are somewhat perturbed over the rumor of Hie resignation resig-nation of Franklin K. l.ane. secretary of the department of Hie interior, the man who hi.s charge of the national parks of the nation. They believe that the phenomena! growth of the national, na-tional, park movement, and the see American first campaign, which has resulted in so many Americans learning learn-ing at first hand of the wonders of their own country, is in no small part due to his oflicial co-operat ion and leadership. The pa-sage of an act in l!Uii established es-tablished the national park service as the ninth bureau of Hie iniorior department. de-partment. Sccrelary Lane has ever since been a consistent booster for the national park, and it is generally conceded con-ceded that to him is due the credit for many of our public playgrounds, visited visit-ed annually by thousands of tourists. We are publishing a special article in this issue, written by John l'ckin-son l'ckin-son Sherman, headed "Lane: Friend of Our National Parks." embellished by photographs taken in four of our national parks, one of the scenes being be-ing in Zion canyon in 1'tah and another an-other a photograph of Jackson Lake and the Teloiis in Idaho. It is a niosi instructive article, and you will certainly cer-tainly have a higher regard for our national wonder spots after having rend it. |