Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-03
TO PRESERVE
THE HIGHLANDS

- ubuNa h8H suS
Public Indignation has been
aroused to a high pitch in NewDurg,
Fishkill, West Point, Highland FAILS
and other cities adjacent to the high
lands of the Hudson because OF the
formation of the Storm King stone
Company for the purpose of blasting
away the river face of Storm KING
and possibly Gro Nest mountains. A
movement is already on foot in these
cities to take the matter before the
coming legislature in the form of a
bill designed to preserve the noun
tains of the Hudson from lor-
ever by converting those parts OF the
two mountains not already privately
owned into a permanent reservation,
AS already shown by the long ngnts
necessary TO secure the passage OF the
Hook Mountain bill, preserving Hook
Mountain from the quarrymen and
extending the territory of the Inter-
state Palisade Park from Pfermont to
Stony Point, it will be a difficult task
to secure the passage of a bill pre-
serving Storm King and Gro Nest.
The Hook Mountain bill was backed
by the Interstate Palisades Park
Commission and all of these individ-
uals who had contributed money to
the completion of the Palisade PARK.
The movement for the contemplated
Storm King bill will, of course, re
ceive the support of all those interest
ed in the preservation OF the scehels
of the Hudson. but behind the STORM
King Stone Company are powerful u
fuences which may be relied upon 10
fght TO the last inch any 9AlQfh ~
nrevent their present purpose'of'Vah-
oal Tbe Storm King stone cdmpsrG
has a capital of 100000 and is back
ed by powerful interests at NeWpurg,
Albany and New York. 1t has ac-
ouired holdings to a considerable eX-
tent on the southeastern face OF
Storm King mountain in a depression
in the river shore to the westward OF
the tracks of the West Shore Railroad
in what is known as the Cove" ANY
ouarrying done there will deface the
mountain as much as Hook Mountain
has already been defaced. sIhe4BHf7
pose of the company is to manulac-
ture crushed rock for use in road
building and for the manufacture OF
concrete blocks for buildingpVpqseS.
The intends to erdftlS4 ex-
tensixe stone crushing plant 1nA the
Cove and to build piers in the river
at which their boats will be loaded
for the transportation OF thelr pro-
duct to New York and to the con-
crete block factories situated on the
Jersey shore.
IT NAV be said that all of the own
ers of estates in and about the High
lands of the Hudson, including the
rich men who, have already contrl-
buted large sums of money to the
Palisade Park project, are in SYM
pathy with the present movement TO
preserve Storm King and Gro Nest,
and that they may be relied upon to
lend their aid at the proper time. The
authorities at the United States Army
post at West Point are also indignant
at the intended vandalism of the
Storm King Stone Company and are
ready to lend evely support to q
movement to support these plans. II
necessary President Roosevelt will be
4 appealed to and inasmuch as he was
one of the first persons of influence
in the state of New York who gave
J his personal support. to the Interstate
Palisade Park movement and the
general movement in favor of pre-
, serving all of the Hudson river seen
cry, an appeal to him, 1t is believed
viii not go unanswered.
, A good part of Gro Nest has al
ready been acquired by private hold
ers whose purpose was to preserve
the mountain from possible destruc
ton, A small part of the mountain
on the southeast face Is reserved by
: the war department as q target fol
the artillery used by the cadets a
Z West Point.
r The feeling that the highlands o
the Hudson should be preserved in
tact from vandalism Is widespread
r Past history beginning with the blast
ing away of Indian Head shows tina
l the quarrymen are determined t.
I take trap rock from the river, from
unless prevented from doing SO b,
9 the most radical means. Unless
general movement Is begun to protec
the whole of the scenery of the high
lands there is every reason to believ,
that II the quarrymen should be GUST
ed from Storm King and Gro Mes
they will merely cross the river an,
take Break Neck HILL and othe
) points there.
Y The preservation of one Side of tn
a river at this point at the expense 0
) the other would not accomplish tn
result desired. In fact the incorpora
If ton of the Storm KingrStone Com
4 pany has so awakened public interes
49, already that the movement is sure t
:, grow and unless state aid preserve
the highlands from DETACHMENT MOI
III radical means will undoubtedly b
On taken,
~ The saving of Hook Mountain an
e. the extension of the Interstate Pal
or sades Park from Piermont to Il
as State Reservation at Stony Point WI
accomplished by the friends of II
%. Palisades Park project after near
-, three years q hard fighting again
- bitter political opposition. The ia
r. that the Palisades Park Commissi'
has not been able to end the blastil
Oh away of HOOK Mountain, although t
of Hook Mount.in bill has been a la
to for six months, shows what may
- expected if }he quarrymen are DC
~ mitted to gin a faethald anywhs
Ut else. The obstruction Of Hook Mou
IS. tain must md, however, as soon