The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-25
ole Nations Fairgrounds
By GRAHAM REMYN TAYLOR

From Chicago's crowded nineteenth
ward TO the wooded slopes of Mount
Tamalpais. across the bay from San
Francisco. seems u far cry. but II SO
happens hat the satne nan who gave
the land for the first small playground
for Cbicnco's tenement Children also
gave the magnificent Muir woods to
the people Of the United states. These
TWO public-spirited giits of william
Kent. formerly citizen OF Chicas" an"
now congressman from California,
tyyify the range Of n public recrea-
ton facilities. For while the Mulr
woods are not classified 80 n national
park. they are Included IN the inie-
rior department. administration OF
national parks and reservations
Public recreation. thus broadly
conceived embraces the use OF an
sorts Of spaces, from the small play
ground IN the crowded cit, 10 the
"blg outdoors IA YOU find II IN the
Yellowstone wonderland, the en-
chanfingiv beautiful Yosemite or the
hieh snow helds of Mount Nainioi'
The playground movement brought IN
"A larger idea of the human service
which oity parks and rrcreation areas
can render to the masses of 'ltl
dwellers. Similarly the new era which
s nnv d,wning in our national parks
ia to develop their popular use. Ih'
man who saw this vision mas p"eh
phnson by secretary Lane I" give "
reality. LIKE Mi. Kent. he IS ais" q
succossful business man whose 10y
nltv IL TO both chicago and taliior-
ula-stephen T. Mather.
chicago knows Mr., Mather IN many
lines of civic effort as a WORKER wh'
wants to accomplish and cares moth
Ilg about being q lgure.h"ad H'
has been A mainstay in the Muntcipa
voters league and the CITY club. ant
ne conceived and helped to bulld q
ucighborhood center for social ser
vice back ~ the stock yards, 'Se'
the survey for December q. 1879
MIR. Mather has long been assoc
ntci with those who seek out the hes
that nature has so lavishiy provided
for Amcricn. Few members OF IN
sierra club find &C much entoymen
10 is annual mountain camping trip
49, he And this means that his spin
lis ono with that which stirs the Az
palacliian club IN the east. the Ptoirr
,fub I'm chicago. the Wauderlustcrs a.
Washington. and all who venture u|
mountain slopes or down WILDERNESS
rivers. who wander along the rushin
waters and quiet pools OF IRON
streams. who md contentmcnt !
peaceful hills and valleys
To lead his countrymen 10 y large
appreciation and use of their nation
al parks and to make III" enjoNme'
~ them possible for all. for people
slender means as well as the better
to-do. il IN" work which Nj. Ma'h,
has undertaken.
II is doubtful II as many as five
n thousand Americans can even nam
the fourteen national parks. RGt III
past summer. with Europ" 'clos'
during alterations. MS u cartooni
put u. and with the Pacific coast 81
position drawing people west. th"i
were many more visitors 10 the pht'
than ever before. And 80 Il * hope
that the larger popular knowleds
and use Of them viii dat" from 19l
Each OF thc principal parks pr
SCENTS characteristic enc which
not to he found NJ all ~ ~ least N
80 pro-einin.ntlN IN any other par
Tn" Yellowstone. of course. N distiI
gu-hed for IL geysers, hoilii
springs. and volcanoes ana oth'
TRANCE manifestations of itui
Mount Rainier Tor IT, great 'lo'tlna
ing mountain peak whose s'"uil p
uIstcn with the greatest an .iuviI
tain giac'cr system 80 tHr dlsrOVc Z"
scuuoia and General Grant PARKS Z
thor pia.t ,recs; Yosemite cor - |.
compatubie beautiful valley, cat
Latte for its round blue body uf ~
ter surrounded by the unb.okcn "a
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