Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-26
THE BATTLE TO MAKE CRATER LAKE A GREAT NATIONAL
PLEASURE RESORT.

THE BATTLE TO MAKE CRATER LAKE A GREAT NAIlONAL
PLEASURE RESORT.
The greatest undertaking to advertise 0ego the fight of
few determined men to open Crater Lake TO the tourist
world
The tourist travel of natonaa proportions amounts TO at
least 100000 persons year. AND INCREASING EACH
Last year 5000 people visited Crater Lake with teams
good road would quadrUple that number,
THE AUTOMOBILE FOUND ITS WAY IN LAST YEAR FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
Besides Uncle Sans Children American tourist travel is
made up OF all the principal nations OF Europe,
seM Se D S 9iSS % R EsSas ffS al isRs WITH FO
For the Crater Lake National Park is already established
under an act OF congress
w. F, Arant Of Klamath Falls is superintendent He lives
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PUBLIC.
Governor Benson has appointed THE FOLLOWING ORE
CON BOOSTERS as the Crater Lake oRad Commission
G. S, Jackson of Porandi Dr. j. NJ Keene and Banker j.
G, Enyah of Medfod E. Carter Of AShand Senator d.
Norton Of Grants Pass Geo. T. Baldwin and L. F. WIetSr Of
K2f re S ss qRs OsAzaS SRza E ag' SAME DAY IT WAS
APPOINTED MAY 22 by eecng Mr. Jackson president and
VIII G, Steel secretary
Stee has lived talked thought dreamed written and sung
Crater Lake for ~ years,
took him II years TO get congress to create It National
HE Has HAD But VERY LITTLE HELP BUT HIS OWN EN-
Like everything else that gets done in Oregon he has flown
with his own wings,
congress, eS CRATER LAKE GOT A MEGSEY $1,000. ''''
Today he has S200000 In sight from the state and two
counties Of Jackson and Klamath,
HE EXPECTS TO GET A MILLION for roads and trails in
Crater Lake Park available next year. The delegation from
Oregon will please tafc notice
The Department Of Agriculture Through the Forestry Bu
reau WILL DIVERT GREAT DEAL OF MONEY TO THE
PARK.
il Klamath comes through at the July meeting Of the county
court there will be S500O0 spent this year on The Crater
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION.
kIamath don't come th iugh there will be just halt that
spent on the Jackson county side
About 70 miles OF government road will be built through
the Forest Reserve, the survey adopted ON The WEST
SIDE OF KLAMATH LAKE.
Fifty or sixty years ago there was government road built
from Jacksonville TO Fort Klamath Tor protection against In
dIanS,
cept that engineering skill will Obyate prohibtoY grades.
crosses the Cascade range FIVE MILES SOUTH OF CRA-
TER LAKE.
In place Of climbing steep hills, the new road will slide
around on easy grades,
In the air at Florence Rock THE ROAD WILL SLIP AROUND
ON A TWO PER CENT GRADE.
Peter Appegate county surveyor made survey OF the
road last fall
He says the road can be pu through on maximum of six
per cent grades
Most Of the hills CAN BE REDUCED TO TWO AND THREE
PER CENT GRADES.
Headquarters Of the commission are 10 be at Medford,
II Is expected that Secretary OF the Interior Bainger will
visit the Crater Lake Park SOON AFTER CONGRESS AD-
J0URNS.
President Taft is to be out in September
The election OF Editor Jackson OF the Portland Journal to
be president OF the commission was proper
VISITED the lake Last summer USca and Sy was sstsN thai
BERLAlN, AND THAT SOMETHING BE DONE TO GET
ROADS BUILT
Editor Jackson Mayor Reddy Editor George Putnam, Ed,