The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-13

tracts for state parks. Philosophical citizens
have assisted the board in the purchase by over
100000. score more of areas under con-
slderation 1t is the hope of the board to have AT
least one park in each of the 90 counties of the
state. Popular opinion is strong for the law
Grand View" pictured herewith, is d scene IN
one of the prospective parks 1t gives hint OF
Mr.. Harians fairy lands" with which the Hawk
eye state is abundantIy blessed. This delightful
scenic area ishear DEBORAH, Winneshiek county.
The deliberations and action of this first nation
al conference on parks should interest the whole
country. 1t is expected that both Secretary Payne
and Director Mather of the national park service
will attend No program has been announced at
this writing. but the call is broad enough to in
cude all phases of the park movement, of which
the following national park features are attract
ing public attention:
Assaults of commercial interests on the national
parks under the new wateT-power act and neceS-
sity Of amendment to exempt national parks. The
Grand Canon scene pictured herewith is at the
west end of the national park, where there are
magnificent waterfalls Application for power per
nit has been fled here, as in Yosemite and Sc
quota.
Irrigation reservoir right of way bill, already
passed by senate, covering Falls River basin in
Yellowstone National park, and the entering wedge
for many other irrigation projects in this and
other parks Diversion of water as proposed would
spoil the Yellowstone falls, the GROWING glory of
Yellowstone gorge.
REIMBURSEMENT of national park appropriations.
Example: Rocky Mountain National park. with
240966 visitors last summer, haQ S4O.OOUs 1eliOH-
stone, with 1917, had S2IS,OOO; Yosemite. with
6S COG. had 100000; Mount Rainier with 56,491,
had $4,000; Glacier with % 49, had $4,000 Thus
Rocky Mountain, with 1888 more visitors than the
other four parks combined, had apprOpriat ton
of $4,000 as against $4,000, with Offset of
about S2j00 900 in revenues produced. On the basis
of the 1922 fiscal year estimates the discrimination
against Rocky Mountain will be still more marked
next summer, it will have but S15O.OOO as
against 81, 615 337. Colorado Will turn to the
national park service next season the Fall River
road over the Continental divide, through the
Rocky Mountain National park. It has been
der construction by the state during the last
seven years at cost of approximately S162OOO-
It is the GROWING touch of 213-mile automobile
highway circuit from Denver, which giObe-trOtters
declare TO be the most magnificently scenic on
earth. Its Importance to the tourist and the
tionaI park cannot be Overestimated The oldest
part of the Fall River road (shown herewith) is
in deplorable condition 1t is unthinkable that it
should not be put in shape early next season. And
the cost of reconstruction will have to come out
of the Rocky Mountain National park apprOprfa-
ton.
The public campaign of the Agricultural depart
ment and the forest service to wrest control of
the national parks from the Interior department
and their exploitation Of the national forests-cre-
ated for numbering and grazing-as recreational
competitors of the national parks.
Federal support of the National Park-to-Park
highway, an automobile circuit of 5000 miles con-
Meeting the principal national parks.
State parks and local parks of all kinds from
New York to California, offer multitude Of inter
esting and important topics especially Il cOnsid-
cred in the spirit OF the Iowa plan.
In Just three centuries we have discovered this
land marched across it and made it ours The
old days have gone. The time has come when
we must give thought to the ways In which we
can get from il the most good One Of these ways
Is the creation and development Of a nationwide
system Of public parks-national, state and local