Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-09-24

The national park movement with an army soI
enthusiasts behind It, Is one of the Invest causes
of the times. That is why we have estaonsnea
since 1872 when the first national park In the
world the yellowstone was created system OF
nineteen national parks and thirty national
monuments.
r. Yet 1T Is true beyond question that in general the
hundreds of thousands of yearly visitors to our
beauty spots of nature thrill with an emotion that
is quite apart from understanding of the scene
before them America has the noblest scenic mag
nifcence that is easily accessible in all the world
And among the greatest of its manifold values is
the fact that II is the record of America In Its
making. An appreciation Of this magnifcence and
Its values Will add to its enjoyment III 4.
TO gain this understanding and appreciation is
one of the several motives impelIng the activities
of the School of Wild Life Protection and Propaga-
ton at McGregor. H8S# -s
The American frontier is nc more Gone are
the buffalo herds that covered the great plains.
Extinct is the passenger pigeon Civilization and
wild life cannot exist together. The automobile
takes the tourist everywhere. The arplane means
the end of the silent places. In few years the
American will have to go to his national parks
to see the wild animal life Of his native land In its
natural surroundings For the national park Is the
one sure wild life sanctuary OF earth-the one and
only place where wild life is sufficiently free from
molestaton to hold Its against man and civiIi-
cation. E48 1sft
So, to protect and propagate wild life by keep
ing invioate the national parks and by establish
inc more national parks is another purpose exem-
plifed In the American school In the area pro-
posed for the Mississippi Valley National park
This proposed national park lies In the north
east corner of Iowa and the southwest corner of
Wisconsin. The Mississippi divides It; the Wis.,
consin and Yellow empty into the Mississippi
from the east and west within the boundaries.
About 1900 acres, land and water including
1000 acres of Mississippi with islands. are under
Confederation. There are 1871 acres in the Wis
consin State park at the mouth Of the Wisconsin.
Ms. Martha b. Mum of New York has offered
70 give the 125 Iowa acres forming the scenic
keystone II is proposed that the federal govern
ment shall purchase for park purposes about
1000 acres appraised at a6odt $224.00o. Z
ScenicaiIy Internationally -and historically the
area is worthy of national park honors. Geo.
graphically the area Is just the place for ma
tional park There Is no scenic national park
worthy Of the name between ROCKY Mountain In
Colorado and Lafayette in MaiNe. Railroads and
transcontinentai automobile highways run close
nv There Is river transportation Big Cries SUE
round the site, Fully e0D00000 people are within
| q few hours Of the area yscs tssf.<,9 Y
The Mississippi Valley National park project n
n, ~ rautications Is backed by the General Fed
Grafton 81 Womenss Clubs. the mississippi VALLEY
| associstson and long list Of organizations Of
| large variety.
| ~ Clubs q typical The work q this nation