Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-22
THIRTY NILE DRIVE
ALONG RIM Of
THE CANYON
SERVICE WILL
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
Bureau Completes Elaborate
and Costly Plan to Beautify
Surroundings Of the Titan of
ChaSGnS.

Following out the suggestion OF
Theodore Roosevelt. as he stood on
the brink OF the Titan Of Chasms
several years ago, ia save it for your
children's children for generations to
come and in accord with the con-
scryation policy Of the department Of
agriculture, the United States Forest
service viii undertake Improvements
along the south rim of the Grand
Canyon. which win make a thirty
mile strip OF country along the verge
It veritable park. The local third
district officers of the service have
lust completed elaborate working
plans for the Improvements contem-
plated and after they are approved
and provided n sufficient appropria-
ton is made they viii be at once Put
into execution.
The rugged grandeur of the Canyon
itself, OF curse. is not susceptible of
improvement by the hand of man.
The idea OF the Forest service is To so
bcautify and improve the vantage
point of the slghtscer along the RIM
nc to ,dd greatly ia HE measure of
ava tonrls, ,,bo ionrnnvs to sae tho
worlds greatest natural wonder.
The detailed working plan, which
was compiled by Forester Arthur G.
Ringland, and W. II. Mattoon, land
scann evnort IN mo silviculture de-
,roor, win No. oubmittnd within n
coy davs IN mo dnnnrtmcnt officials
In woshina,on Tbr rnnort IL divided
into a nunhnr of different divisions.
,os, ~,,nort,nt hninn the heautj-
ryi,a of tho country IN tho vicinity of
10 Canyon hy hnlding roads drives.
.r,us ,ra vale and the conservation
Of tho pot,ro1 resources nv providing.
nrotection from forest fires.
~ ronor, uhilc II deals ia a certain
ovtent win conditions ms they exist
ia tho crond C,nvon NationnI Mon
,rucnt has ia do more particularly
vim n strin Of country about thirty
IL. t. ,an,,th m mo sida Of the
r,nvon This strin Includes Grand
Wow ana Grand CANYON and vicinity.
which AFRO the nlnces most accessible
"a thc vtsito, The most important
ntocc ne work suogcsted is the con-
struction Of y drive long the rim
Of rho Canvon FOR "A distance of about
thirty milo. The present schedule Of
lrt.ag cro,, mo m Tovar hntel in
.,n1os ma GRAND viaw drive y dis
tanno or fou,tean miles the drive to
ynyonai Point two miles. and to Hopi
pain two miles. None of these
ro,ds bovovor follow the rim. but
oach toncbes II NJ n single point. In
no c,ent his nroposed road is built
=, tha .ovcrpmpnt If win be- one of
tho most wonderful scenic drives in
a.. u,,,t1 F,.r, effort win be made
"a cnllov rho Vim os CLOSELY as pos
.n,,o Vio,ve win then be possible,
+, Mon arc nav obtained only BY the
moro venn,rosome travellers at con
,tac,,hl, danger to life and limb.
pridIe ana footnnths viii be built along
H. tn, ro,. ,be honent of those who
wish "a see the wonders of the goree
alnanaontl, ofoot or horseback.
rn.,. h.,obes "a rest the wcaF
49, ma to,rist vim he nlaced nj
,ntary,ls fo, The recuper-
a,taa ,f mo effete epsterncrs whose
.,ina ,s No, coual to the high alti-
,,aIo pnad noes ano othe" unsightly
'ra. ,5u IVA removed 50 that notn
y .htnh do.s moi conform to the
u'7 .nsa,' lilo win ohstru-t Tie
a., noholder probahl, the
,. mon, ~. IA the Grand
>nt,,rai Nonument is me
''''' Thc imnrov-ment pl,n
''' far on~a.thaly
''l'"'is N"tN ii ro,nt
nn, timber neor the rim
.,.oa IN mast wears hl
Nv gontd havo been prc-
"''' '.' nroo,uttons Tho
N'"''" ny pt'',. ',his distri,, have