Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-02-03
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~ some parts 20 the lnli~i state, the
ne-,i ~ legislation a. preserve somr ~
ihe mo.t .triklns natural obl~ct. and
.frn~ry has hen felt. Ih- grvci Ot
mnur, has ALREADY caus~,i the sIsnliailou
90 for,..t. With the sruss'tu"ut dfNiug up
~ rivers ~ ihr chsnging ~ thru Into
destructive torrents spring ani tll aui
.hailuW streams ih~ fvst 20 the year.
The mi.sppli-i real ~ rcli,-huuirrs he
aruaght ha,uc Ga Same place. AMI ~"
erting Indignant ot would-t" lmproNrr.
IA. rrpllc,-i natural beauty With .hn,iiy
AT In uthsr.. The conviction l. fast h.'-
,,uming general that such plsc~s a NJ
sg,p Ialls, the Yosemite Valley and
tie white Mountains AZ, the inheyiianc-
- me nhtion. of I'~fhtps one might .aN
- thr world, ani should =" protected
against al Nanlals, whether they hold
ds-,i. to the property or not.
lIrrv IN Maine, therr has a. Vet h~ru
llitl. need ~ prut~Cii1n. on the con-
trary the Mild woul. aud gui@t lakrs ani
mai~.tic. lonely rpck. arr tDo vast or ton
lonely The movement, 90 p~fh,ps lack
20 movement. a. Keep th. srNrntrrn
thousand 90 80 SQUARE miles oi country
Nrt Without a railroad In that condition
,rt Longer .. not a. D. commenio'i. We
need more thpuughfArvs io take the
multitude. 90 the" place. bath AZ visit
or. AMI A. permanent ss,tlsrs. Ihrrr
ar serr. ~ th~ t.-st farming land. lying
unlmpro,ed. cNc-llent water powers
never even .--n by any bu, the deer sni
Nild bird With an ocCasiontl hunter or
Noodsman. .tofvs ot mineral wealth That
Ia. never t--.n disturbed since the time
Nhsu the glaci"rs coVrrvd northern
Malns. and the only thing Ia all appear
ancv.. that will ever pat thls wealth Into
th@ market. II the world !. new road.
nui la some cases, perhaps, new and
mnrv owners.
Hut Il has sometimes happcncl, In
other placr. that some unforeseen cir
cumsiance. have given a sudden impstus
to hu.ins.s. aud slmo.t b.fur" any one
realized that they acre In any danger,
th. natural bcautie. ot = place Ncrc
gone. II surely I. not too late la Maine,
perhap. Il NAV never De-, a. prc.sfNc
mo.i ~ the natural objects, wonderful
fur h.auty or .uhlimlty. hut there arc
some historic object. that ought to be
preserved. for which au awakening io
their value may come too late. The few
OH block houses, forts, housss ~ famou.
people Ia the earliest history ~ the
state. old churches. etc, should b. saved
from destruction. There u morr than
one way Ia which thi. NAV b" don"-thc
state may assume the guardianship of
ths. prupsrty. or historical society
might take Il In charge n IL could secure
sufficient funis. bat perhaps the best
prospect l. In the arou.lng of public
.sutimeut strong enough a. Insure the
preservation of these relies of the past.
In some state. u IA. b-en found nj.
dsiblc to .et spart certain rrgion. for
puhlic park. selection being made of
those of especial beauty or grandeur.
There are many such places Ia Maine,
aud though held by private partle. they
are enjoyed by the public as freely a.
though the state held the title d~cis.
IL would D. a public loss should the time
ever come when the Moosehesd Jake ~
gi0n. NJ. hatahdln, Camden lieights,
Monhegan, the hills east of the White
Mountains. >ebago lake and IT, tribu-
tariss. aud hundreds of other equally
charming spots should he closed Ia the
traveller or Spoiled, from an artist's
point of View, by being converted Ia the
ordinary use. ~ thi. Work-a-day world.
There l. Que fact aside from the pub
lic appreciation IL these spots, that
promise. we'll for their preservation and
that I. th.ir money value. Eyery forest
boriercd lake. dancing cascade, surf
washed rock or island draws to u crowds
IL admirers each summer. la many ~
these faVorltr sIo,., the chief beauty u
the trees. cut them down and the sum
mer crowds would be- likely 10 collect
elsewhere. such turning aside IL
traveller. would Involve pccunlary los.
much greater than the value ~ the tree
for NOod. The owner. of region. WHERE
the summer wanderrr has not penetr,t-
81, too, realize that II only need. roads
90 carry the people Ia them, to make
thc.e place. a. thlckly populated during
the season a. others that are nov favor
lie. IL people all over the c0n,lHeni, aud
lt l. probable that they viii think twice
beior. they ALLOW the natural bc2uty of
their property Ia be- thrown away. On
the whole there Il prospect that
Maine's great wealth of natural parks
may h. kep, inyiolsie for many day
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