New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-09-24

H41E The American people ar" Il ha''""
- OF lovers Of the beautiful in nature.
THE national park movement, with an army OF
enthusiasts behind it, is one of the Invest causes
"f the times. That is why we have established
sinrc 1872, when the first national park III inc
world. the Yellowstone, was created, n system OF
ninrtcen national parks and thirty.iiN" national
monuments.
Vet It is true beyond question that In general the
hundreds Of thousands of yearly visitors To our
Leauty spots of nature thrill with nm emotion that
is quite apart from understanding OF the scene
h"forr them. America has The noblest scenic mag
nIhc"nce that /, easily accessible in All the world.
And among the greatest of rs manifold values Is
ihr fact that II is the record of America in its
rakiug, An appreciation Of this magnlhccncc and
its values VIII add to It's enjoyment.
" gain this understanding and appreciation Is
"nc Of the several motives impeding he activities
Of the School OF wild Life Projection and rropagu-
tlou nj McCrcgor.
The American frontier is No more. Gone are
ne buffalo herds that covered the great plains
Extinct is the passenger pigeon. Civilization ana
witt Tie cannot exist together. The automobile
'atrS the tourist everywhere. The ~nirplanc mean,
re end Of the silent places. In n few years the
hwcrican VIII have to 20 to his national parks
70 see The wild animal lie of his native land in its
rnturul Surroundings. For the national park is the
uno sure wild lite sanctuary of curll-fhe one ana
oriy place where Wild life Is sufficiently free fran,
iru'cstatiOn 10 hol! its own against man and civil
zatinn.
So. 10 protect and propagate wild life by keen.
ING invloaic the national parks and by establish.
iug more national parks i another PURPOSE ,Xatn.
rtlifei In the American school in the arsn mr.,
Tos'd for The Mississippi Valley National park.
fhis proposed national park lies In the north.
-1st corner OF Iowa and the southwest corner of
Wisconsin. The Mississippi divides II: the Wis.
cousin aud yellow empty into the Missi>sippi
f'"an The east and west within the boundaries.
Ahc.t 5000 acres. land and water. Including
4pH acres Of Mississippi with islands. are under
't't sidcrition. There are 1871 acres in the Wis.
cnrsin state fark ~ the mouth Of the Wisconsin.
Mrs. Martha u. Mum OF New York has offered
to give the 10 iowa acres forming the scenic
keystone. II is proposed that the federal govern.
m"ni Shall purchase Ter park purposes about
acres appraised a. about S22i.Opo.
Scrnically Internationally and historically the
ara is worthy Of national park honors. Gen
rrarticall, the area is just the place for a ua-
tinnaI park. There j. no scenic national park
worthy of the name between Rocky Mountain In
dtn,nrndo and Lafayette IN Maine. Railroads and
frauxcnntiucntal automobile highways run close
hr. There H. river transportation. Big cities sur
round the site. Fully 20.0OOOO0 people are Within
70 TeW hours OF the area.
ihr Mississippi Valley National PARK project IN
ai IT'S ramihcatiors + backed by the General Fed
,rafion Of women's Clubs. the MissisSiTpi Valley
~ sociation and d long list Of organizations Of
arcc variety.
Clubs Is typical. The work of this nation