Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-08
STATE BOARD or CONSERVATION
IN SESSION At M'oREooR
ADOPTS REpoNr.
CHERRY LAKE PROPERTY NEAR
RESERVATION TO Dc PARK SITE
Beauty Spot Of Tama County Will d
Bought by stats--Rsssrveir and
Dam to Be MISUNDERSTANDING
Lease Of Five Ysars to % Taken 70
Test Desirabiiity Of Plan.

stat board Of conservation held at
McGregor last week Cherry Lake and
the adjoining property lying to the
southwest and west Of Tana were un-
animously accepted as the site for q
state park. A few details remain to
be worked out but the general plan
Of locating state park one to be 80
beautiful as not to ruin its natural
loneliness. in the immediate neighbor-
hood OF the Lincoln highway and the
Mesquakie reservation, was adopted
in its entirety. The season is probably
too far advsncved for moro than be-
ginning to be made this year but the
opening of the tourist season next year
should see Tama with one OF the most
attractive natural parks In the state.
The above is the substance Of the
good news brought to Tama when e.
F.. Harlan. of the Lincoln garage. re-
turned from a ten days outing In
northeastern Iowa.
Curator Z. r. Harlan, OF the state
historical department and also one OF
the influential members Of the state
board OF conservation, has arrived in
the city to attend the Mesquakie pow
WOW, which opens on the reservation
today, and gives for publication the
following details Of the steps taken at
McGregor to secure a state park here:
Messers. Pammel. Harlan and Kelso.
acting as a duly appointed committee,
made a report to the state board OF
conservation, OF which they are mem-
bers, and to the executive council. at
their joint meeting At McGregor. ap-
proval Of the report being voiced, tho
substance Of the report being - fol-
lows:
81 Provided the expense Of The state
is shewn by proper plans. spseihcAtSons
and estimates to BE- reasonable. the
reservoir, race and dam will Do taken
over and improved, together with a
strip Of ground where practicable
around the lake an dalong the race, OF
width varying from 100 to 800 feet.
within which additional ground Will
be constructed such roads and produc-
ed such water and plant effects As VIII
reveal 10 the visitor and student the
Iowa natural resources Of low-land life
and landscape.
"e. Provided all authorities and in
dividuals concerned agree and the ex-
pense to the state Is found reasonable
the state will acquire tract OF the
ridge north Of the race or river, upon
which may be established comfortable
and convenient places for transient
visitors, picnickers and sightseers.
This area, 1. is expected. win be select
ed within the Indian reservation upon
basis of temporary lease for fair
rental payment annually. pending the
trial out Of the project for five years
to determine whether 1t will be found
of interest mutually to the state and to
the Indians. If no satisfactory ar
rangement can be made with the In
dams then some other tract, substan-
TALLY the same in size and location,
will be decided upon and acquired.
"s. The fact that interstate travel
on the Lincoln Highway, a. well -
practically the whole Of Iowa travel to
this park reservation. will be upon the
expectation of observing something OF
the Mesquakie Indian life, tho state
will undertake to combine with the
water and land features that Of the
Indian phase. Therefore an effort will
be made to encourage the Indians to
erect structures on and adjacent to the
tract used within tho reservation Of
only aboriginal types and otherwise
exhibit the true Indian architecture
and produce and exhibit specimens OF
their art The lake and drive win be
developed in the usual way for such
areas and the whole laid out. produced
and controlled by the Board OF Conser-
walton Of the state.
THE steps remaining to be taken are
these: Local citizens will prepare and
present to the board such surveys,