The San Francisco call., 1904-11-14
PARK
IN The CANYON
Strong Organization Is to
Preserve Beauties of Red
woods Below Tamalpais
PROMOTED BY LADIES
Clubs and Societies to Be
Represented at Meeting
Called for Next Saturday

Next Saturday at 1890 o'clock meet
ing will be held at the rooms of the
California Club to promote plan that
lovers of the beautiful in nature have
in view to save from destruction the
forest that adorns Redwood Canyon.
In Marin County near Mill Valley. and
to have the canyon held as a public
park for the benefit of the people of
California for all time. This PROPOSE
ton originated with ladies in the for
estry section of the California Club.
Mrs. Emil Pohli and Miss Hittell have
strongly identified themselves with the
movement, working with a degree of
enthusiasm and energy that should
entitle their efforts to the reward Of
success. Vanderlyn Stow and other
men have also become interested in the
project.
AS the idea appeals to the cultured
and equally to all persons who appre-
ciate the advantages and delights or
forested suburban park for the enjoy
ment that it affords, there is proba-
bility that the first meeting of series
will be made interesting and profitable.
Invitations will be sent to the Tamal-
pals National Park Association, the
Sempervirens Club, the California State
Floral Association, the Native Daugh-
ters of the Golden West, the Sierra
Club and to other organizations to send
delegates to the meeting of next Satur-
day that the importance of the sub
ject may be generally understood and
that interest may be aroused as much
as possible.
Mrs Pohli and Miss Hittell have made
a study of the possibilities of the pro-
posed park at Redwood Canyon. To
representative of The Call these ladies
said that they have found strong cur
rent Of public favor running in the di-
rection of acquiring and holding
Redwood Canyon as a forest park Its
beauties are we'll known to thousands
of citizens. The Bohemian Club held
jinks there for some years. All sum-
mer visitors to Marin County see and
are delighted with the canyon.
From the canyon Mount Tamalpais
towers up in view like an obelisk. The
canyons forested aisles are shaded with
trees that have existed for centuries.
It's surface is particularly well adapt
ed to forestry park purposes, being
level. Off 70 the westward and not far
distant is the Pacific Ocean. From Mill
Valley it is an easy walk, taking only
a short time to, the heart of the canyon.
There are no other comparable trees in
proximity to great city any
where in the world. 1t is urged by the
ladies that there is no other forested
park in California as near to great
body of citizens as is this. Through the
canyon flows a beautiful stream of
water that comes from the side of
Mount TamalDais.
One reason for urging the acquisition
of Redwood Canyon for a park at
this time is that it is threatened. The
present owners are in negotiation with
parties who will probably cut down the
trees and sell them for their timber
value, afterward selling the land for
farming use. The nearneSs of the can
yon to the city would enable tillers Of
the soil to profitably work the land. To
lose the present chance to create such
a park as is proposed probably means
that another will never be offered. Able
speakers will address the meeting next
Saturday at the California Clubs
rooms. At that meeting, or at a subse-
quent one, views of the canyon will be
displayed. All persons who desire to
preserve the natural beauties of Cali
fornia will be asked to cooperate in
this movement to create and maintain
a public park in Redwood Canyon.