El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-03-30
Boosting Cliff Cities
National Park

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president John w. Corbett, Of the New
Mexico ChaNtalQua Association, Mountain
fbir, M MI writes.
t Is not necessary for me to tell you
that ] am In hearty sympathy with your pro-
posed work. Count on me fnF anythlng 4
caF do. lem afrRld II N too late tcr con
graea t0 help AR with my pf our pTeshiatqrlc
IcEiea, as they have all been located, and are
now on patented lalle, except the south part
I'll the QuiYirh and M0nteEuma, with some
minor ruins in that vicinity
R~erpalIlIp I'M Line
Mr.. s.. seligmAn, Vice presiden of the
~BarlaIillo Mercantile Co.. Bernalillo, N. M.,
writes; 4fs
referring I'd petition to- establish q Ma.
tional park as described by the map which
me, and do everything ! can to help the good
from socorro
n. q. BuFsum, Of SocorrOs N. Ms writes:
'tGrazing, as | understand il, does not in
I~terfere with the objects of the bill. / will
be glad to boost the passage; of course, on
lines that Will not permit local hostility. AS
4 citizen ] i'm for the state"
St- 2tlNGf AiAy GIuIlpC' VI &VIVNfEFbG i
Secretary Carl Hinton, Of Silver City,
|N. MI Chamber Of Commerce writes:
"If you will give me full details about the
project, would be glad to take IL up through
the Chamber Of Commerce, and do what
we can"
From santa Rita, N. N.
Mr., Il. H. Bartlett, manager Of the Santa
Rita Store Co, writes:
Some delay has al1sen in getting certain
names on the petition, which | was desir
OTIS Of securing, but | trust it will reach you
sufficiently early for your purposee. A much
longer petition could be readily secured
here"
Assistant Supervisor Of Surveys
Assistant Supervisor Of Surveys, Al0nzo
E ComptOii, writes:
II hope the bill win be favorabIy consid'
cred by congress. There Is no more inter
esting playground in the United States than
Sunny New Mexico. This national park
among the ancient Clif Dwellings and the
wonderful scenery Of the Rio Grande will
be Of great interest to tourists. and Of some
profit by way OF development OF the South.
west"
Bill Nearly Passed
b.. s. Rodey, Of Albuquerque, writes:
when ] was a delegate in congress from
New Mexico, I had the same matter UP, and
EdulC 4lAHAAby AE0A EHtNAAA6 "a -
I worked very hard on the project, and my
recollection is, that so certain we're we Of
the passage Of the bill, that the department,
iii a map then issued, demarked that sec.
ton Of the country as the Cliff Dwellers
National Park"
Help From Outside State
One Of the most Influential supporters OF
the park project from outside the state is
IIo., yKYs1lfAun Kanf H1nnrnhnr 0f qNnHrnaq
from California, who writes:
please inform your senators n your
congressman that | am anxious to be OF any
possible assistance in this matter, AS q
member OF the public lands committee, ]
Bnow / can be Of help when they call on
me-
American Civic Association
The American Civic Association is one OF
the strongest patriotic organizations IN the
United States, with large headquarters in
Washington D. q, employing q number OF
typists and stenographers. Secretary Rlch'
b. Watrous writes:
n shall keep you advised of any action in
connection with the Park bill and am 80
ing to hope that you may have success ~
your particular movement for q National
Park Of the Gin Cities
Hon. Enos Mills, lecturer and writer,
chairman Of the committee on national
OF the above association, writes, uii'
der date Of March 10, 1916.
''Glad YOU are still at the Park project
Send me a little more material on this new
p~roject-area, photographs, and soforth. !
am with you to the end"
Help From Indiana
Hon. Il. M. O'Brannon, a force In south
ern Indiana, and a possible candidate for the
United States seatorsllip, editor Of the Dem
orfat. at the old state capital Corydon
writes:
n am in hearty sympathy with your Park
proposition, and ] am pleased to help along
so worthy a cause"
Besides giving newspaper support, MI
0'Brannon will take the matter up with
Vice. President Marshall and the Indiana
senator's.
Congress Support Through Van Stone
Former Secretary George III. Van stone,
iii charge Of the Chamber Of Com.
merce, secured for the proposed park favor
able promises from the following senators
and representatives:
Senators H. 4. Meyers, Joseph y. Handell,
Il Il. Robinson, e. w. Norris. Jn0. d. Works
Key Pitman, William Allen Smith, and Reed
Sm0ot,
Representatives Carl u, Mapes, William
Kent, S. w. Smith, Stanley H.. BOwdle, John
ROber, Jacob A.. Cantor. Lathrop Brown
Berton T.. French, Patrick II. Kelley.
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