Deming graphic., 1919-11-25
GRAZING AND TIMER RIGHTS
WILL BE PROTECTED IN THE
NATIONAL PARK OF THE
CLIFF CITIES

CLIFF CITIES
(By William Boone Douglas. Secrear.
~. National Park Association.)
certain uniformed persons have
been circulating the story that the
national park In the Jemez
plateau, west OF Pena Blanca, SANTA
re, Espanola, and San Juan, win re
strict the grazing and timber rights
now enjoyed by the people Of those To-
This is a mistake so far as the bill
10 create the National Park OF the
Cliff Cities Is concerned. Section 4
Df that bill Is. 086) provides
THAT the Secretary OF the In
terror be, and he is hereby, autho-
rized TO permit grazing under ex-
listing national forest laws and
regulations: PROVIDED, That
the timber and grazing laws and
regulations as existed at the time
or the passage OF this act shall I'm
no wise be prohibited or abridged
by reason OF the creation OF the
national park herein provided for;
valid grazing right and privileges,
free use OF dead timber for fuel,
the free use OF timber and posts
TO limited amount shall be recog-
nized and continued In effect un-
der the regulations now In use by
the United States National Forest
Services. The Secretary OF the
Interior Is hereby authorized. In
his discretion, TO permit the pur-
chase of timber and the manu-
facture OF lumber. Water devel-
opments, drift fences, and pas
lures shall be allowed to remain
and be protected TO the present
permitees under the present regu-
lations; PROVIDED FURTHER
Err, That such portion and area OF
said park which Is known as the
Santa Clara Indian Reservation
shall be reserved to the exclusive
use OF the Indians who heretofore
shall have been entitled to the use
OF the same to the full extent that
IL was used as n reservation"
Section . OF the same bill provides:
THAT the prior valid rights In
under any Of the various laws re-
lating to public lands or national
forests shall bef ully protected
and respected
A careful consideration of these sec
tiOns will show that there will be nc
change as TO the grazing and the ust
OF timber In the area OF the proposed
park that will be taken from the Ma
;ional forest. and that the stories be
ing circulated TO the contrary, so fan
as this bill is concerned, are unwar
ranted.
In later bill, however, introduced
at the request of certain persons, Tn,
section just quoted, protecting the 10
cal timber and grazing rights, wa,
omitted. The latter bill was to Great,
the Pajarito National Park of III,
same area and Is known as s. 2374. /
may be that the grazing protection
was accidentally omitted from the lat
ter bill. At least the writer knows O.
no one who wishes 10 restrict the graz
ings righs In the area Of the park tina
Is now In the Santa Fe national forest
nor our Representatives In Congress
will permit any interference with ex
listing grazing and fuel rights.
The National Park Association ha.
always advocated grazing and the free
use Of dead wood for fuel. Rather
than see these rights restricted, thu
Association will advocate that no por
tion of any national forest be included
within the boundaries of the PROPOSED
park.
As 10 the name, about which there |,
some difference of opinion, bill $. co
provides:
THAT the United States Ma
tional Board on Geographic
Names be. and they are hereby,
authorized to recommends to the
Secretary of the Interior. n suit
able name for said public park.
which on its approval and accept
ance by the Secretary of the In
terror. shall become the lawful
name of said public park"
The state Of Utah has been given hei
national park by the present Congress
4 nus VI lut lDuT SIhIpS. lOlOfluO
Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, thu
state OF New Mexico Is the only on,
having no national park.
If You believe In the welfare of oul
state; IL you believe we should have
our share of the great advertising Civ
EN- national parks; IL you believe W.
should have our share Of the money d
thousand tourists will spend
II You believe we should have oul
share Of the great national highway.
that will connect these national parks
write to your Senator's and Represen
fatives In Congress and tell them what
you want. They are glad to hear from
you They are In Congress to repre-,
sent you. You owe IL to yourselves and
10 your children, and most Of all you
Dwe IL to your own state of New Mex.
leo TO see that this great national
project Is not permitted to fail. The
Of the National Park As.
Is No. 1851 Irving Street n
W., Washington, ID. G. II Is at your
service. USE 1T NOW.