New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-18
MERRITT ANSWERS HALL.
Issues Statement IN FAVOR of Flood
ing State Lands.
LBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l


out by Edward Hagamen Hall, secretary of the
Association for the Protection of the Adiron-
uacks Mr. Halls arguments against the water
storage project have been chiefly that the food
ing OF forest lands would destroy large sections
OF the playground of the poor" Mr. Merrtts
statement is follows:
libeo cannot understand why Mr. Hall should de-
Iipe aley rnlsreprGseHt and Willy the people who
nIt IN FAVOR OF the proposed constitutional amend
ment which will provide for water storage He
must know that no 100000 wage earners spend their
vacations in the Adirondacks and that so many
imltied TO spend it upon either state land or the
r aII OF the private owners whom he particularly
M Han must know, as a man of reasonable in
nee tlat no sum of money either large
small has been raised to pass the amendment which
L nave introduced. | cannot why Mr.. Hall
Unless he fears that if this amendment should pass
~ %ouid De like Qthello. with his occupation gone
stand it. The association which he represents
U5ipTlses some Of the wealthest In the world
ana suppose they know nothing whatever about
ttI Mr. nan Is doing, except that from time 20
I'M lhey see his name in the paper, and infer that
ne IS a busy man, earning his compensation in
We who favor the amendment want the Adiron-
oacks used for the benefit Of all the people. both
Of energy in the form of aio or a%r .f
by CRITICAL means the storage which the forests
oush IS mot new m l. has been thor
out and adopted here some time II is very funny
TO me to see people who aIlese that they are par
ing people especially deyoting their attention to
s she important questions affecting East and West
TO this proposed amendment and STYLING it vicious
favor the rcpresentatives of ali that is bad in
the 2, adm minis Of public affairs
they say certain thmss 10 Sa Rver improvcent
Commission Mr. Cboata and M V-bitne5v arc dis
mnsuished lawysrs and in their capacity as paid
people for great many years r.,, ~.
NV, w no u are me poor people Nn"n EaWaTd Haga-
in the Adirondscks? For the public Information I
about 49, m acTe warh s s6 an w0 o.
{{nIrGs oo or what NJ Morgan paid few days ago
sst in part Of the following individuals and CLUBS,
representing a total membership Of probably not
TO exceed 800 people If any Of the other poor
people of the state want to seek and refresh
be promptly put on the highway by caretakers who
about as follows:
Moose Pond preserve-Finch estate owner; part Of
Morehouse Lake CIuJ,-W, H. Mosher president:
Nehasane ParS--br william seward webb presi-
ar5 Line e. ;r' - SiI -. as''s
Neha!aa and sezs 4 Other 55de u Ta5sT arse
North Woods club James YeIien. secretary; part
OF Township ii Essex County Mink Lake and 70,
Paul smiths preserye-Paul Smiths Hotel com
Panyi owner. parts Of iowEsgips - and ~
osgoot Pond and other bodies Of water.,.. ls4s4
Hamilton county, containing Pine and snowshoe os-
dent: FuIjon county coatSin1s rieasaai L4,e..
ship : Bae m5gn,aG s., I5RSsHcc ,o4n,y $3.50
parts y Roaring Brook and North River head o,o
Read ana Strong Franklin roant ........ 7a75
Rockefeller greseryeW O. Rocset-lier. owner 90,
sabsttis FaIs-Chsrles r. Cartsty. owner par, Of
Township Hamilton 633
sss.ss ssP. %l1 $5sSa owner ss5 1850
saranac cub J. Broome president. Township o,-
saltwater Club preserye-J. IL Rushton seere- ~,
tsry part OF .o%aSa,I d. ~ lt"I,i.I" l -"'V
Ibes art 81 ,ro,.6lr ~ frnI!r ,,aSHty 2751
Villas ITeser,sm SaIpsntT o"nsE parts OF i o73
wlderness rsrk ; De camp 2wagf parts Of 90 AT
Adirondack club McIntyre Iron club. owner. IN
Tss1ern par Of L4seT SoqR ,ss, 300
dent: IoHnsAigs l. , d ana EaIj OF = Nose
Ad5oa5sSS 42q Msp o. N'o" 25ol2
Aqonaaek oi E9Te'y essa 5S a5lss H T.
trustee. part q 5Tasap ~ near Ions Lake 1888
@Nila-e I nav, NJ lI,sni' iia.iIteI CoIrtT 5eS
AmpsTSand Sg"'4 resin S"n LS4'f Fr,nr
COUNTY ,.s ,,,r,.r. a2'4o7
Week. ,art OF township y Hamilton county 1921
noHye,se' oTeS, HaiI{2a 3t,," ,;crri ''o''
ar A. N'HpT ijsItd E s' II ierI T t l
so gTey Hga ana |a ea 81 smaller ana q POS
Camp AF0qTs ATe.'5 = NJ MA = sTi
Essex county ..... 1859
owners part Of township 8 southern part OF
pnIl OF TownsRip IS Essex and Hamilton
cutting Preserve-Fran1 a cutting owner. part
De o' HaT Mountain ParE-Wilfam rockefeller.
o,yil"~. ueTrs If Tov,nEbips I2 and Is .,, II G75
RS Ever 'A parFWam Rackeeer and others ''
COUNTY .....-... 1000