The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-20

States geological survey map shows
that this section of the park is low
and swampy in it's character. Director
Davis, of the United States reclama-
ton service, who visited this section,
| confirms this official information,
them bought seed of him and it had
been more satisfactory and more pro-
| fitable to him already than the other
kind Of wheat. He considered that
the farm bureau had done him some
good in the matter of wheat. He
and Mr.. Albright, the superintendent
of the national park, admits that up
| until the first or fifteenth of August
the land, which it is proposed to
cover with water, is swampy in it's
character, and l can confirm the
truth of these statements, having
visited the region myself on the
seventh of August. last.
"Altho you have never visited this
section of the park, you insert at the
top of your circular a photograph
of the beautiful Colonnade falls,
with the following caption: Colon
made falls, Belcher river, Yellow
stone park, one of the forty or more
waterfalls, cascades and hot springs
identifying the territory designed to
be used by an unsightly reservoir for
commercial purposes The official
topographic map Of the park shows
the Colonnade falls are 500 feet in
altitude higher than the Fall river
basin, and that none of the falls,
cascades or hot springs is within
several miles of the Fall river basin,
and not one would be destroyed nor
injured, which is substantiated by
the testimony of the engineers, sur
veyors and private citizens who have
visited the basin. Regardless of this
evidence, you make the false and
misleading statement, over your own
signature, that these falls and num-
erous others would be destroyed if
the reservoir is constructed.
II am absolutely opposed to the
utilization of the water within the
boundaries of the national parks for
irrigation or power purposes If their
use would in any way mar the
natural scenic attractions within the
parks and If single waterfall, hot
spring or cascade would be destroyed
by the construction of the Fall river
basin reservoir I certainly would not |
favor such project.
What surprises me is that you
and numerous other well-meaning |
men Of more or less prominence in
the country, are willing to absolutely |
misrepresent the facts and attempt |
to deceive the senators and represen-
tatives in congress, thru their con-
stituents, in regard to the proposed
of waste waters in this
obscure section Of the Yellowstone
National park. 1t destroys ones con-
fdence and takes off the pedestal
men whom we have heretofore adj
mired for their probity and con-
sistency. Because of the false and
statements which you and
others have made, and the nation
wide propaganda which has been or
ganized and conducted during the
last six months, many Of those who
are apprehensive that the national
parks may be destroyed or injured,
are forwarding to members of con-
gress and senators protests against
the proposed project, and a sort of
hysteria seems to have taken hold
Of certain people and organizations
rs result of the false statements
which have been made.
II notice in your circular that you
are urging your correspondents to
to a fund of not less than
$4,000 to continue your propaganda
IF Misrepresentation, and 1t would
be rather interesting to know how
his money is expended and whether
" not your conscience troubles you in
and endeavoring to in
iuce other people to disseminate,
such false and misleading state
nents, which if made under oath
would warrant an Indictment and
conviction of yourself and your as
.