The Greeley tribune., 1910-05-26

NonctrHiHE tHe proposition or
making Estes Park national re-
serve, the following communications
have been exchanged This is a
letter from Congressman Taylor;
Washington, ID. C.. May It
Enclosed herewith | send you a let
ter received from the secretary of
agriculture in relation to the Estes
National park question. do not
approve or disapprove OF the secre-
tary's suggestion. | merely forward
the letter to YOU thinking that you
would be pleased to publish 1t for
the Information of large number
of people who have taken an active
part in the discussion of this ques-
ton. Moreover. the fact that the
department of agriculture very
frankly commits itself as emphati-
cally in favor of the creation of n
game preserve Is worthy of publicity
and due consideration. If the peo-
pie OF Boulder and Grand counties
desire me to introduce the bill men
toned by Secretary Wilson, | will
gladly do so, but of course. | will
not assume the responsibility OF in
Producing such measure unless the
people of these two counties approve
OF it,
Secretary Wilson's letter to Con-
gresham Taylor is as follows:
Reference Is made to my letter
OF Dec Z. 1903.
After talking with those most
directly interested. the district for
ester of Denver has ascertaired that
while Mr.. Enos A, Mills and the
people associated with him in Estes
park and the commercial organiza-
tions OF the adjoining cities are in
favor of the creation of national
park. there is considerable objection
from the mining interests of Boulder
and at Grand lake They are afraid
that the land to be embraced in the
proposed park will be so tied up
that prospecting for mineral and
mining development Will be shut on
that the grazing OF live stock will
be prevented; that the cutting of
dead or matured timber will be
stopped,
There appears to be no reason
park be created. 1t would be not
placed under national park regu-
lations, as has been suggested
by some. or that any different policy
would be adopted In this case with
regard to the mining and grazing
and timber utilization than has been
adopted with regard to other nation
al parks. Since this region Is al
ready developed to very consider
able extent and the business interests
affected are large, the condition is
very different from that which OBJ
tanned with regard to the creation OF
national parks elsewhere.
''Mr. Mills primary idea in start
ing the agitation for the creation OF
a national park was for the purpose
OF securing ample and adequate
game protection and those interests
opposing the idea of a national park
on the ground that the resources will
be locked up are fully agreed with
Mr.. Mills as to the advisability of
game protection. and IL is believed
that the desired object can be ac-
complished by the creation by act OF
congress OF national game pre-
serve. embracing all OF the area in
question.
This action will be similar to
that taken in the case of the Wichita
and Grand Canon game preserves,
which were created with national
forests in Oklahoma and Arizona in
1905 and 1906. respectively Tho
district forester is under the impress
sion that legislation OF this character
would not meet with any opposition
from those individuals and corpora
tions interested In the land embrac-
ed in the proposed park. and at the
same time would fully accomplish
the results desired by the original
advocates OF the movement for ma
tional park.
There would be no opposition.
am convinced. from the mining in
terests ana IRON those who believe
the resources will he locked up by
tho creation of u national mark ~ II
had not been demonstrated in the
operation OF other national parks in
the country that this Is true to II
greater or loss extent feel sure