Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-13
TO PRESERVE BEAUTY
OF FAMOUS MOUNTAIN
View from Mount HoIyoke, in
Connecticut Valley, One OF
Finest in the World.

from the Springfield. Mass. Republican,
Mount f~Iolyole and Mount Tom have
stood In the same relative position to
each other ever since the contour OF
his region was permanently fixed by
some fnal primeval event: they have
been linked together i'm uplifting
thought and glowing ribute since civ
Allied man gave them their present
names " perceived the value of their
arrangement in n OF the most in
Hptrfng and beautiful of natural
Their impressive situation. which has
been described Us that of sentinels at
the gateway OF the upper Connecticut
valley. is beyond the power OF mar TO
change. but II is within the power and
the nature of man to maj their outward
aspect II to debar the people from
free access and full enjoyment of their
wooded spaces and magnificent out
looks. 1t is possible to despoil one and
preserve the other. and it is in view
of the actual danger OF such discrim-
nation. lamentable in itself m incon-
Gtstent with The bond of sentiment by
which they arc Joined in the hearts of
the people,. that u project Is undertaken
which aims first Immediately to insure
preservation. and offers as q grand and
inspiring, but not impracticable. vision
of the future q physical reunion Of the
two nges by n bridge across the Con-
necttcut' river. which the learned say,
formed One chain in some early period
of the earth's development.
Mount Tom was first called to the at
'tentiOn of the people as requiring pro-
lection from the commercial exploita-
tton which threatened its woods and
lodges. and as being conspicuously
worthy OF beirg brought within the
states policy OF preserving for all time
by public ownership of spots of ex-
Ceptional natural beauty. The purpose
M m ~ v0~vr S.. IT. III
ment of the Mount Tom reservation
had been but just accomplished when
certain conditions affecting Mount
HolyOke came about. By the death Of
John Dwight the Prospect house on
Mount HOlyoke n the upper portion
Of the mountain itself came upon the
market. This produced a situation in
which a division Of the estate, was
probable and injury to features Of nat
'ural beauty n closure against the
public were very likely to ensue. The
same public spirit which had battled
once aroused itself on behalf of Mount
iE1OlyOke. Some of the same people In
'terested themselves. notably Chris
TOPPER Clarks, Of Northampton, who
led in the Mount Tom reservation
movement.
1t was seen hat the first work to be
done was to place in hands friendly to
the public interest the Dwight property,
and q plan has been formulated for the
accomplishment Of this purpose. which
is now SO far advanced that there
seems no doubt of It's success. A COM
pany is to be organized to take over the
entire interest of the late John Dwight
on Mount Holyoke. comprising 232
acres. of woodland. the Prospect house,
the cable road and the halfway house.
This project. like the Mount Tom res
ervation plan. was undertaken by
christopher Clarke, Of Northampton.
who hopes to carry 1t through to com
pletion. which will make 1t one Of the
resorts Of greatest natural beauty In
New England. He considers the scenic
beauty Of this monument and surround
ing territory to be unsurpassed any
where In the world. as may be judged
by the testimony of the worldwide
travellers. who have called the scene
from Mount Holyoke the finest culti-
waited view in the world. It's beauty
was q prominent factor in causing the
famous Swedish songstress. Jenny
Lind, to spend d honeymoon of severn!
months after her marriage to Otto
G~Oldschmidt at the old hote. on Round
hill In Northampton, from which there
was an unobstructed view of Mount
H0lyoke and the meadows.