The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-05
NATIONAL PARKS.

! cali your attention TO the generous
act OF the state of California IN conferring
upon the United States government the
wonership OF the Yosemite Valley and the
Mariposa Big Tree Grove. There should
be no delay I'm accepting the gift and APP
propria tions should be made for the In
Guiding thereof in the Yosemite National
park. and for the case and policing or
the park California has acted most
wisely as well as with great magnanim-
ity IN the matter. There arc certain
mighty natural features of our land which
should be presedved in perpetuity for our
children and our chidren's children. In my
Judgment the Grand Canyon OF the Colo
RADIO should be made into a national park.
II is greatly to be wished that the state
OF New York should copy as regards
Niagara what the state OF California has
done as regards tho Yosemite Nothing
should be allowed TO Interfere with the
preservation OF Niagara Falls in all their
beauty and majesty. II the state can
not see to this theE II Is earnestly 20 he
vished that she should be willing TO turn
II over 10 the National government. which
should In such case 0f possible, In con-
junction with the Canadian government
assume the burden and responsibility or
preserving unharmed Niagara FAILS; just
as II should gladly assume similar bur
den and responsibility for the yosemite
National park and IA IL has already as
sumed them for the Yellowstone National
mark Adequate provision should be
made by the congress for the proper care
and supervision OF all these national
parks The boundaries of the Yellowstone
National park should be extended to the
south and east to take I'm such portions
OF the abutting forest reservation as Will
enable the government TO protect tho elk
on their winter range.
The most characteristic animal OF the
western plains was the great Shaggy =
named Wild or, the bison commonly
herds now exist in a dOmesticated state
here and there. a few OF them IN the
Yellowstone Park Such herd as that on
the Flathead Reservation should not be
allowed to 60 out of existence Either on
soma reservation or on some forest re-
serve like the Wichita reserve and game
refuge provision should be made for the
preservation OF such herd. | believe
that the scheme would be of economic
advantage. for the robe Of the buffalo Is
Of high market value and the same Is
true OF the robe Of the crossbred animals.
LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
[ call your especial attention 20 ths
desrabilIty Of giving 20 the members on
the life saving service pensions such as
are given 20 hremen and policemen In sll
our great cities The men In the life
saving service continually and IN the
most matter OF fact way DO DEEDS such as
make Americans proud of their country.
They have no political influence, and they
live I'm such remote places that the really
heroic services they continually render
receive the scantiest recognition from
the public II is unjust for a great ma -
tion like this 10 permit these men 10 be-
come totally disabled or TO meet dfSth In
the performance ~ their hazardous duty
and vet to give them no sort OF reward.
III one OF them serves thirty years OF his
ife In such a position he should surely be
entitled TO retire on half pay, az a fire
man or policeman du-- and -hs-be-
comes totally incapacftated through ac-
cident or sickness - loses his health In
the discharge ~ his duty. he OF his
family should receive a pension Just ne
any soldier should.
call your attention with esps-cisl ear
nestness To- this matter. because ~ APP
peals not only 80 our judgment but 10
our sytnpathy. for the people on whose
behalf ssk ~ are comparatively fev in
number, render incslcushle service n .