The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-25

and some parks which ought 20 be
classcd ~ monuments.
The national park service h not
well organized. Each patN was cree
ated by u separate law While Az
these laws authorize the secretary VI
the interior 10 provide regulations for
tn. government of The parks u 20
gran, privileges in them. there iS
much lack OF uniformity.
The purposes for which money re-
ceiVed fyom concessions may be spent
vary. Some of the parks earn mo-
ney which cannot be used Tor their
own Improvement without a special
act OF congress. II would be tmpos-
siblc. for Instance. TO use money
earned b, n of the older established
, parks for the development OF nue.
3 needed roads and trails in a newer
park. There II even no way whereby
a ranger tan be transferred from on.
park to another.
The diyision OF federal n s'at,
turlsdlctidn also varie'. Unless the
4 state cedes jurisdiction to the federal
y government, the park " governed by
/, I state laws. Yellowstone. Glacier nni
= PLAT nationa parks are the only
= ones i'm which the federal jurisdiction
4 IL cornplte-whcre the regulations
, by the secretary Of the Interior soleIN
, govern. In the others. whore The
state laws obtain, great diNculnes
= IN administration arise. owing 1" the
Inability to punish for violation oi us
regulations. Ia the case ~ two parks
' -Mnuut Rainier and Crater Lake
Jurisdiction has been ceded by the
a states but not vet accepted BY con-
4 gress.
The lack OF unified administration
y go. N-.fM a. 49,. d a. LA. H.. kAngh.
=. Iug,on aud the. fac, that congress has
created no machinery cor the purpose.
Each park supervise. and the general
superintendent Of parks have strictly
limited mowers. They can take no
step involving policy or Initiative
without specific authorization from
Washington even M To the smallest
details. Yet IN Washington there has
!, been no responsible executive 20
whom the parks are a matter ~ I'M
divided concern. Their supervision
n, forms part Of tho work OF the assist
ant Ia the secretary of the interior
hui he has other important duties NJ
We'll The parks receive the sole at
n, tention ~ not more than three em-
:, ployos. There is no money appropri-
atcd for administration and the litt'c
that II spent is squeezed out of the
$500 49, Nv
tary's Office.
W The appropriations Tor The parks
W in 1P.i were only about $500, 600 and
the revenues from CONCESSIONS and
other sources we're approximately.
ID. OF, 400. Canada in the same year
Appropriated 5000. 900 for her parks
-, She hopes, moreover. to establish q
~ national PARK within ffty miles o'
=, each OF her larger cities. to provide
accessible outing and camping place.
for city dw'll.rs whose vacation TINT
and funds are m'agcr. The VISITOR
"a to All our parks put together excep
Hot springs and Plat, which are
- merely reservations around medicine
d. springs-nrmbered only $4,000 ii
1914. In 1915 the total increased q
nearly 200.000.
"a The need is thus FOR organization
in. and "A consistent policy of develop
NC ment through creating a bureau %
.,r national parks IN the department q
70, the Interior. But Mr.. Mather Is IN
al sort of man who believes IN goiu
~ ahead with such machinery "a !
IN available. The new policy for IN
III. national parks simply means. he say,
for that an adequate housekeeping sys
IN tenn must be i~1aueuratcd Ia prepor
ter the premises FOR the occupancy a
IA. their owners. the people" HaNlnl
Ia. been absentee landlords 50 {
l.r speak. he believes that when the pro
,c, per facilities are provided they wi
visit the parks In vastly greater num
o. bers.
of These facilities will be designed I
M" meet the needs OF all classes Thu
40 Tar the comparatively weli-to-do hav
ne been the principal users of the park
While the government has always re
ere tanned the authority To regulate IN
ith rates OF hotels ~ transportation IN
la %ciii,ics. hotel men could not be temp,
,rk ed into places where patronage Wa
Tot uncertain unless they were given con
nal siderable ieeway. for profit The rate
40 allowed have not been eScesSiNel
is high but they have been hich enoug
Iulio bar large numbers OF the plain PED
nj Pile whose vacation funds are limited
ose Some Of the camps or tent colonie
the hay. made II possible for psopl. VIII
ulr canno, AFFORD the higher priced he
NJ tells. But until nov there has bee
,ia no systematic effort 10 solve on - lnrg
see scale the problem OF economical liz
he ing iu the parks.
To accomplish this. the prograi
= now being worked out provides for
- well organized publicity aud informa
non NsfNl'' ~ t'lNN4n' nv l''l'' '
the country with IA" parks FOR IN
aggressive promotion ~ much large
patronage. for "a schem" 81 uhine
administration IN each park who.
will make possible the economies
be gained through The hnudling
larger business. ard Tor a proht-shai
ing arrangement between the govern
mcnt and concessionaries. This Pre-
gram viii make possible, II IN earnest
lv hoped. more me better roads an
,r- trails. greatly increased hotel. publ
fot camp and transportation hcrommo
lso daiion~ To enable the rapid tourist t
cni see as MANY of the sights az pos-ihl
IN q short time and tho leisurcly va
ne catio1ist TO trav"l comfortably con
y,ni"ntly and economically,
~. with the opening ~ the yellow
stone 20 automobiles ON August
al iai5, All tho parks may now he visit
cd by motor Bur II the new pole
- dgyelpps As IL 10 expected to, tn