The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-11

Night-The Proposed Park Would
Be One of the Beauty Spots of the
Entire Country.
An audience of fifty. one-half of them
women. attended a meeting at the rooms
of the Commercial club last evening in
the interest OF the proposed Minnesota
national park. Charles A. Christadoro
discoursed pleasantly on number of
views of Leech and Cass lakes and points
in the vicinity Of the proposed park,
which were shown with the aid of q
stereopticon. He had expected, he said,
that Bishop Gilbert, Archbishop Ireland
and Prof. Northrop, Of the state ufiyer-
sity, would be present and deliver adj
dresses but they had disappointed him.
Prof. Maria L. Sanford. Of the state
university, who spoke before the Mime
sofa Federation of Women's Clubs yester-
day afternoon, delivered an address in
which she pointed out that the only way
to secure the park was to bring influence
on the Minnesota delegation In congress.
when I first went to see Senator Mel
son about the park said Prof. Sanford,
the senator said it was a pretty hard
thing to do. He told me If could get
the delegation from Minnesota solid and
then get the newspapers to take UP the
matter, 1t might be pushed through. Then
came the war with Spain. There was
millions to kill Spaniards, but nothing for
| a forest park. Senator Nelson, l am
sorry 20 say, has recently introduced a
hill authorizing the opening of the land
in the proposed park to the ak of the lun-
herman. If this measure passes the two
square miles of white pine south of Cass
lake will be ieveled and made desolate
| like the other parts Of Minnesota and
Wisconsin. / can understand Senator
Nelson's position, and If was a politi-
clan I would probably have warm side
for those who would swell my campaign
fund. What i want to do is to bring in
fluence against him stronger than the
| lumbermen. want him to understand
! that it will pay him better as a politician
to vote for the park than any influence
| the lumbernen can give him. know
how our delegation in congress stands
| on the proposition. One Is certain for
| the park, and the rest are uncertain. We
| must fill the newspapers, and get the
| men and women interested to write and
| petition the delegation and assure them
that it will DAY them better to stand for
| the park than to oppose it. We must at
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tack the lumberinen. The lumberman
| sees in a tree only the number of feet OF
| lumber and the dollars. 1t Is his bust
ness to destroy trees. He must be shown
/ the great good which will result FROM
park such as proposed. There Is not a
| man in the Minnesota delegation who
| would not favor and vote for the park
! If he thought the Fumbermen favored it.
4 Prof Sanford called attention to the
fact that the land in the proposed, park
was Of little account as farming land.
and if the pine was cut the land would be
worthless. If the pine in the park was
1 saved it would be a profitable Investment
! for the state, and also for thousands OF
4 invalids in the future. 1t would be one
of the beauty spots Of the country Every
man, womau and child in the state was
4 in duty bound to work for the park.
4 Ross Clarke said he had given the sub
/ iect much attention and was convinced
/ that it would require tremendous eff
| fort to get the park. In order to secure
1T, 1t was absolutely necessary to inter-
! est every congressman in every district
4 in this state and other. states. He al
/ iuded to the memorial passed by the last
4 legislature asking congress to set apart
the land for the park, and then told OF
/ the petition secured by the lumbermen,
/ signed by eighty members of the legisla-
i ture to the effect that they did not I'M
i derstand what they were voting on when
/ they passed the memorial. He agreed
] with Prof. Sanford that the only way was
to fight the lumbermen. Ninety per cent
! of the voters of the state favored the
park and the people wanted it. In an
swer to question Mr.. Clarke advised that
! the proposition be made a part OF the
/ platform adopted at the congressional
i conventions this summer.
Previous to the addresses there was
short musical programme, several planola
selections and duets with violin ana piano
| by Messrs Wolff and Barrett.