The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-05-14
Legislative Visitors at cooksburg.


The appropriations committee of tho
State house ~ Representatives paid an
oGiclsl vlsit 10 Cooksburg, this county.
last Friday There we're upward oi
thirty ol tho members of tho COMMITTEES
present, besides n number ofvisiiOfa from
Olsatield, Jefferson Clarion aud Forest
counties, who ats Interested and feel a
pride In tho proposed purchase by tho
State of ihs property ~ Tho Cook estate
Tor park purposes The committee
headed by the chairman, Hon. \. r.
NORTH, of Jefferson arrived IN Tho beautl.
ful village shortly before tho noon hour
In automobiles. aud tho members we're
immediately taken IN charge by guides
and shown over the splendid estate, tho
tip being msde ne far as possible In auto.
mobiles, aud on foot through tho dense
forests.
In Tho lew hours nj tho disposal NJ tho
COMMITTEES II was. of course, possible to
reach only n very small portion oi tho
vast acres. over seven thousand, oomprls.
ing Tho estate, but enough was seou Of tho
magnificent timber lots, mostly virgin
pine, 10 make tho eyes Of Tho membefa
bulge With wondefmeni, few ~ whom
having ever beheld such giant monafchs
~ tho forests, while fewer yot were aware
that M vast body ~ white pine, nm.
touched by tho lunberman's axe, atill ro.
nalued IN Pennsylvania. aud many OK.
pfeaslona were heard 20 the effect that 40
magnificent body Of virgin timber
should be preserved for all time 10 suc.
coedlng generations.
Tie nip through rich green forests, over
tho hills, through the valleys aud glens,
lnhallng Tho pure fresh air aud tho rich
perfume ~ tho stately plnes. had ton.
dency 10 whet Tho pppeiltes or Tho visitors
aud when they again reached tho elo.
giant homes OF tho Cook boys, Wayne aud
llett, they found awaiting them n lunch
comparing lavorably with tho prandeurs
oi tho occasion, aud 10 which ample ius
tlce was done, The splendid mansion oi
A. W Cook was thrown opcn lo the
viRltufs who enjoyed a. tho fullest extent
tho spacious aud elegantly appointed
rooms In witch To loiter aud reat up after
their long tramp through tho forests.
Al louf o'clock tho autos were again
brought Into requislilon aud tho legisla.
tors began taking leave Of their genital
host and hostess, Mr.. aud Mira. Cook, but
not without many expressions of graft.
tude for tho royal entertainment afforded
them In their brief p,sy NJ one OF tho
most delightful spots they had over had
tho pleasure Of visiting.
What The commlttee's report shalt bo In.
~ courPe, not divulged, but that all tho
momhets we're deeply Impressed with
grandeur of tho property which they saw
aud the Importance OF preserving II In ita
natural bteuty, was plainly evident, The
committee has tho bill be.
fore II for the acquisition by tho state OF
the Cook lands, aud II understands that II
the property Ia ever to pass iuto the hands
OF tho Commonwealth " must bc now 10.
cause ere another session of the lepisla.
tute comes around much ot tho maguia.
cant timber which nnw so maiestically
overlooks tho beautiful valley Of tho
Clarion will have passed forever from the
scene, for the owners doubtless feel that
they cannot afford to let Il stand idle and
unremuneratiye, much ~ they would
like to dn Rr,
This property Ia today available for u
grand State Park at cost which com.
relent Judges pronounce very reasonable
II will not he available two wears heuce,
nr much cf lis present beauty will have
passed away before the lumhermeu's axe,
aud the states opportunity to preserve to
rosterity the only neturalpark aud virgin
forest within its borders will be gone Tor.
ever,