Marble Hill press., 1919-06-05

quirs-i ~ tte fssisrui g,refumsut n the far~-t
s~r,io~ ds~s ep4.>~ its establishment. hAtiaaai
tara i-aa~p say. % utri 10 b<~aa-< u cyp-r--= all
nau"asi psfs i-xisailsn Assia the r--oa far
this s.n~Fal eet-sstiaa 10 plain In agricultural
d~tar,usat is ~ssinx . puhlie czmpaisn to -, tbe
~g'r,d q ~ aatioaai paris away from the IN
trri~r dsgsftmsut ani hsucv l. sasisaNring 10 dl.
credit N. rival d~fartu,~ui Ia every ~ay
Ths ;srv.t s~rytvv uas srvats.l Ia ll.D 10 iak.
chargv q the nstioaai fure-ts which w.rv then
.-i a.si~ fes ssfirty lniasirtat aud co1nrl.rrial
pau.s~-# srtsutinr forestry. lumtsring sni grus
iagand transferred frutn The Interior department.
10 - aErt,uitarai department. Nov th. forrest
serNice u d~ssiHying ths rvcrvssosal possibilities
q IN ns'iaaai fa-~-ts ani ~snt. g. ~, hack "a.
tiunsl PARA afvas shich have t~~n tAkrn fr,m IA.
ti"osi FORESTS - act "f cougr~-s
o. 'is~ Z rrvssd-ni Mvrrteks a~ciaratinn that
N. Missls.irp1 valley cuatro. So I~r c~n, Il the
H~a a c,nsrv.s. ID" rr'Sr~ss II the gsrk bill Ia
c,,agrv-s ~a. - u~i wSrth ~atching
s.ssis ives, Hss Ne esrs
The I<,srs~. - th- tii viii - we'll worth
watching 80 ano'h-r r-asan The establishment Of
this fsrk Involves qp.sJ"n of congr~~slonal p-,l.
icJ fot Which therr .. ~ prvr-~isht Thl. /, un-
douht.,iiy the Fvassa Shy 10 action whatever Was
taken by tn last cogrv-s uh hiu tar it, ~stab-
lt.hH'su' The aus-ti"n u this Hitherto tungress
ha. established national gafks cut u the public
the psr,ha~ Il privaisy o~nsi prup~ry for ma
,ioaal park parI-~~s VIII u make a ne~ Is,ar.
furv N the sass u thu. national psrk1
Ah-,ui .oso.. r.~'p3c arr within u nights ride
~ rati II The para site Thus the loeaion ot tn.
park j. n feature % decii.i Interest There IL M
sscalc natlon4l park worthy u the name between
Rocky Mpuniain Ia yrlsEado and Lafayette in
Maine Yet this pruprs'-i tars Ties In the ceatsr
~ cirrls rimra~i by Chlcssa. Milwaukee ST
I,nai- several railroads touch T. River trans.
t-,ratun Is available.
Tho hulk Of th" taurst travei 10 the national
l'arS. /. nov hy private nutomsslls Tho purk site
Ia convenient 20 III. tran sentimental nintarist
The Srle,'tc,i arra lies along the Mississippi In
northeastern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin. II
totals about i5aS acr,~ land and water The
river AREA ahcut 4so acres ths two states own
the lard under the river the federal government
cuatruls It's navigation.
TN. tract of land in Iows of i.aTi acrvs has been
appraised at ss II5. Another tract on the wiscnu.
-sn sids Contala> 7.tSs acres and has BEEN an.
praised Mt si.i.o,3 third tract is a WISCONSIN
state park II 1851 acres there is a reasonable
prssspcr, that the legislature would turn this over
Airs Martha n Muan of New York. who owns the
i2s Iowa acres which form the scenic keystone Of
the park. offers to donate this land Appraised at
si2-5" Thus the federal government h aske,, to
appropriate s2--a a,ss.'s for the purchase N about
eoo acres out of la6S acrr~
This AREA may be truthfully said to have scenic
historic and educational features of national I'm.
partnnc~ Careful private ownership has protected
the heavy forests which are still practically pr,.
meyai The hills rise abruptly from the river to
about so feet. The view from rkes Peak. and
the nearby Pictured Rocks. have more than local
reputation. The broad sweep -f the river il mag
nifcea' and there are attractive islands. There
are deep ravines and valleys containing springs.
lakes aud streams, Many hayeus home Of the wa.
ter lilies meander from the river,
Indian mounds are many In the park site. There
Is. for example, q system Of them half mile isus