The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-05

tlmro "a npt a SCENT hhtiSh"' oI
name between Rocky Mountain
Lafalyette on the coast OIL nam want q ma
co Indiono Illinois and Michigan wan
tional park, and they have plckeo u NV
the right place for It. ,+s establish
How they are going to bring ABOUT - y orea
- ,a - bio question. The proposed PARK ar"
&c oil under nriyate ownership ana Is heru " ~
uIotive prices on the chance OF a se'onu Eron
being built at the head of Lake Mlcm 49, Hono 600 70
Mt actual values it would cost ABOUT ~"'ooL ar
buy the 1900 acres most desiraDle y POI r.
poses. The scenic parks OF the west wo,n
from the national forests and the pupiic uoi"n
by congress. To date there Is no preceuent ~
the appropriation by congress OF luhos !" - 49, 80
q national park area. Lafayette was p'eeen'eN
the government for natlohal paiA
owners of the property. a,ur.
Congress has no national park pollcy. 80
dollies with national parks as 1t does Wlh "'
other things. 1t is now generous WIN "ppt'p
tons and again niggardly; Tor lhs'anoe, q -
Yellowstone 1884, 900 and Yosemite S-o''ooo ="
1919 and kept Rocky Mountain, WIN W. q
MANY visitors as both parks, down 10 Tio''o'
Politics enters largely into all natlonal park esIs
Iation. In the Sixtyfourth congress the Interior
denartment supported the bill to enlarge ieho"'
stone and the bill to add to Sequola Ii .h""eo
its name to Roosevelt. The agricultural depait
ment. because the proposed additions wouid DE
token from national forests, and therefore from us
control. opposed both bills, beating the former III
tho senate and the latter In the house. so there
e No telling what congress will or VIII not 40 IN
the matter of national park legislation
Can congress be induced to appropriate money
for the purchase Of private holdings LOT hatioha'
park purposes9
This question has been put squarely up to con-
gross nv two bills introduced at this session. one
calls for the appropriation Of q million dollars or
so for the purchase Of Mammoth cave, Kentucky
and its environs for a national PARK. Inc olher
nroyides for the establishment OF the mississippi
Valley National park on both sizes OF me MissiS-
s,nni in southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern
Inuo Here the two states own the land under
tho river. the federal government controls Its
navigation, part Of the proposed area is q Wlscon-
sin state park, some Of the land Will he donated
and the land to be purchased by the government
has been appraised ut a very moderate price.
Can congress condemn private hoiuihss y ha'
tional park purposes!
Nohodv seems to know. Most lawyers would
saw off hand that the state Of Indiana can con-
denim the dunes for state park purposes. Anu
presumably the state of Indiana could transfer the
land TO the federal government. The national PARK
service has been looking into the question Of con-
demnation. 1t is advised that the government can
condemn private holdings inside Of national park
houpdories-in fact, q bill Is pending to condemn
1eO acres in General Grant National park which
the owner will not sell for q reasonable price. As
~ the condemnation Of patented land outside OF
: national park the national park service Is ye'
rrdocided Condemnation Of the dunes has beer
oanocated by private individuals and by the press
Tho creation of Lafayette National park ha!
established this precedentt The federal govern
mont will accept suitable land presented 10 IL To-
national park purposes. SO. while otner question:
aro he,ne thrashed out, the Indiana, Illinois AM
uIann celebrations of the General Federation
30 women's Clubs are engaged In a campaign Z
.o,so sufficient money by subscription TO purchas
49, DIVES and present them to the government 10
. national psrk.