New-York tribune., 1885-03-18
THE NIAGARA FALLS PARK
PUBLIC SENTIMENT STRONGLY FOR IT.
wEIGHrY NAMES ATTACHED TO PETITIONS FAVOR
ING THE RESERVATION PURCHASE.

vEIGHrY NAMES ATTACHED TO PETITIONS FAVOR
ING THE RESERVATION PURCHASE.
The Niagara Falls Association, OF which
Howard Potter Is president organized 70 prom o.o
legislative and other for the restoration ana
Improvement of tho natural scenery at Niagara fas.
II has large membership including many OK the most
prominent and influential In the state s WORK
for several months has been devoted especiaily W
spreading information concerning the character OF anu
necessity for the legislation desired at he present.
session of the Legislature to save Niagara The p no"
both the Senate and the Assembly PROVIDES ror
the appropriation OF 81 433 so to pay the awards
already made lands to be taken for the proposed
Niagara Falls Reservation These awards were made Dy
Luther r. Marsh, OF New York Nathan Haze OF Aipahy'
and Pascal p Pratt. Of Buffalo, acting as appraisers
under the authority OF the Supreme Court Tne scs
under which the Commissioners OF the Niagara Fais
Reservation were app oned by Governor Cleveland two
years ago provided that the proceedings already had
should be void unless the appropriation 10 pay
the awards should be passed before April 80 1850
The Commissioners selected were William Dorsheimcr
President NJ. b. Anderson OF Rochester University
]. Hamp6en Robb, Sherman 8. Rogers and Andrew H.
Green They we'll Leighton Williams, their secre-
tary have served without compensation.
The Niagara Falls Association sent letters to many
persons all parts OF the State. asking them to SIGNIFY
to their Representatives in the Legislature their
approval OF the Niagara Appropriation bill More than
thousand have been received in response from
have complied with the request and will do what they
can to further passage Of the BILL Not more than
fifteen communications have come to the association
from those who any oppose the appropriation
The enthusiastic tone or the responses the character ana
eminence OF many who write and the almost
unanimous sentiment expressed In 1aVor
Of the measure indicate how general and
deep the felt in the effort to Niagara from
continued desecrati9n Scarcely single voice t o, op pr
any OF the larger cities OF the state In few or the
farming districts opposition has developed user
because OF misapprehenson Of the facts or needless
fear that the proposed Reservation would become q
heavy burden on taxpayers This feeling has been los
tered by the chief owner OF property whn tne iese
vaton corporation that is unwilling to surrender TO
the state It's present MONOPOLY IT'S evident svs
number, the most OF whom would pay little or no taxes
and who are actually msnformed as to the Importance
and probable results of the measure.
In addition to the letters petitions that have been cir
to pass the appropriation bill have been received by the
association In great number. Some have come from the
BY the members faculties Of the University Of Cali
been placed in this city has found pile OF
petitions containing the na1es or 79o business men OF
NewYork was sent to n in in
the hands of the secretary one was sent III asI
change The faculties OF Columbia College and OF the
University OF the City OF are prominent among
yor neone on the yarous petitions or subscribed let
ters of the project the publishers and editors
twentysx ~ other members OF the kit Kat Club Sinclair
the ss aS Ssws
W. H. Robertson and 1853 other business men, Chief
@dse @dse Bay ay judge Alien judge Trnax surrosats
Rollins Justice Van Brunt Justice Barrett Justice Law
snperor Court Nathaniel Jarvis Clerk Of the Common
Pleas nearly all the other clerks and Officers OF the
the members Of their famies Cyrus W. fleld, upon
petition bearing no other name the Rev j. G. zarhos
curator OF the Cooper Union: Heber K Bishop. John
sloane Josiah NJ Fiske. David Dows Richard NJ Hoe,
anlo -T,d0 n A signed
ladies' prominent in New York society was sent In with
there would he no difficulty getting of tho
character Peter Marie who formerly IA hsd eon-
atoms work. sent letter showing his deep interest I'D
Albert Bersadt, the artist writes: naturally feel
great interest The preservation of the scenery at
Niagara Falls and will do all can to aid the object We
William Allen Butler says; "I am heartily in SYM
pahy with this m3ve"e en- h,,or,n ur,tes Il have
watched with keen besnnIng the efforts
on S. sS ,fS
favor OF the measure now before the Assembly have
told him what believe TO be rne that every ntegent
among his constituents would applaud his vote In
In letter written from Washington, W. A. wadsworth
says: As far know, the Commission was most ex
ceilent and the award most reasonable and am heart
ily in OF the The only opposition have
or in local land sales and existing swindles"
Hugh Mclaughlin writes from Brooklyn ',I Will assist
in any way that can in saving Niagara
Ex-senator j. H. L0omis says in his letter: " As Sem
PRODUCING bill In the Senate having reference TO the
same result as the bill before this Legislature
similar I'm tone and earnestness are messages from
Bishop A. Cleveland Coke, Senator Francis kernan,
ex.Goyernor Reuben h. FentOn, William H. seward r. g
Delano president OF the State Association or School
Commissioners Ripley Ropes aud President Andrew d.
White OF Cornell University. The list also includes the
members OF the faculties OF nearly all the chief colleges
and universities in the state the principals OF academies
and many cergymen, both Protestant and Roman cahO-
lie Among the the wclknown Father Stew
art OF ST. Marys Church. Rochester and Father syves-
ter Malone Of the Church OF ST. Peter and St. Paul.
Brooklyn
The officers OF the association say that no single
instance their owledge where any person
OF distinction and character not personally IN
presei wing the present monopOltes at the Fails mas
hesated to sneak OF the State Reservation and
10 lend the influence of his name 10 the project.
The Executive Communities OF the association IL com
posed OF Charles s. Fairchld. chairman Senator j.
Hampden Robb, James T. Van Rensselaer, Francis H.
Weeks James NJ Varnum, Charles A. Peabody, lr,
Buchanan Winthrop, James I. Gardiner, Robert W. he
Forest Theodore Roosevelt and Jacob r. Miller Henry
w. ssckot the secretary OF the committee The Rev
j. b. Harrison whose address is Post ONCE Box 100,
NewYork the corresponding secretary OF the asso
citation.