The San Francisco call., 1905-01-06
cEssIoN OF THE YOSEMITE.

l posa Big Tree Grove Government The val
urisdction and the Big Tree Grove surrounded
by forest reserve, also under Federal jurisdiction.
The orgnators OF the recession policy sought its endorsement
by State Trade That body such high
the of all the material interests of the State that its IN
continually solicited by and organizations for
of public The and position of the State
Board of Trade have been by the caution with which
all these appeals When matter gets its
passed the confidence of the State The State Board refused
Tree Immediately provided pebiscite the
don of public opinion that matter for the benefit OF the
Legislature.
general has been aroused SO far that
the proposition does not meet with The given tor the
opposition various expressions appears
influence looking to the use OF the opinions as an influence
upon the Legislature to secure large approras tor the valley
from the State treasury
This makes proper statement of the reasons put forward by
the proponents of the these have received
consideration by majority of those who have expressed them
selves in the matter The recession was not put upon the financial
The
for proper economical of the If made
much larger they will extravagant vagaries that will nre
rather than the great of the valley There
good for expecting that the Federal would much
increase the expenditures made by the State So the financial
considerations may be eliminated.
The actual for the cession that long the State
valley
divided Jurisdiction frequently working and
often open antagonism To reach the valley from direction
visitors must pass over the National Park under Federal control
The roads controlled by the State ALL
1t increase the facilities of any affect the
regulations the National Park that ncloses its jurisdiction Un
these the Federal has been besough
buy and improve the roads the valley but obviously has
doing If had jurisdiction of the valley would
naturally have and maintain those roads The State will
they through Federal jurisdiction In this and variety of other
ways the divided jurisdiction is felt incumbrance.
There end One would be the of the
Yosemite National Park the State the other the OF the
valley the United States We be pardoned for saying that
there question of State pride though be
used enlarge the for the valley The valley and
the Big Trees there before the States usteesp existed and
they would stand steadast in their place with undminshed
divided jurisdiction ceased and the turned
the United States AS proposed the national
parks the of the Federal Bureau OF Forestry of which Mr.
Clifford Pncho the head it probable that the administration
would be greatly and that California would
advantage offered by the valley and the Federal
pense.
This take reasonable of the position OF the
receder There is considerable hsteria the expression of each
side the But for this there good OF
parties who official advantages and
incident State jurisdiction dark plots and sinister motives
the proposition but the public afford indifference these
visions
In Golden Gate Park have example of change of
diction did obterate the charms of that
spot The Commissioners OF that park formerly appointed by the
Governor appointed by the Mayor and leaf has faded
blade of grass grown dull in So would be
the United States received back the valley and the and
a matter it is well to eliminate tragedy and ephet