Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06

tracts for staff parks. Pubc-spirited citizens
have assisted the board in the purchase by over
100000. score more of areas are under con-
Sioeration. 1t Is the hope of the board to have at
least one park In each Of the 80 counties OF the
state Popular opinion is strong for the law
Grand View" pictured herewith, is scene IN
one Of the prospective parks 1t gives hint OF
Mr. Harlan's fairy lands" with which the Hawk
eye state is abundanty blessed. This dehghuui
scenic area is near DEBORAH, Winneshiek county,
The deliberations and action. of this first nation
al conference parks should interest the Whole
country 1t is expected that both Secretary Fayhe
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
cludc 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 water-power act and neces-
sity Of amendment to exempt national parks. Inc
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 filed here, as in Yosemite and Sc
quoia.
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 anu
other PARKS Diversion of water as proposed wouid
SPOIL tue 1ellOWSloue lullS 'hC Nio"h''e S'OAs
Yellowstone gorge.
Reimbursement of national park appropriations.
Example: Rocky Mountain National park, with
240966 visitors last summer, had S4OOoo; felio"-
stone, with T9,777 had $27SOOO; Yosemite with
6S9O6, had 100000 Mount Rainier, with o64sl'
had $40 600; Glacier with %, 449 had $9ooOO Ihus
Rocky Mountain with 1898 more visitors than the
other four parks combined, had an appropriation
Of $4,000 as against $4,000 with an offset OF
about $3.50 900 in revenues produced. On the basis
of the 1922 fiscal year estimates the discrimination
against Rocky Mountain will be still more marked
next summer as ii will have but Sl50OoO as
against 81 615337. Colorado will turn over to the
national park service next season the Fail River
road over the Continental divide, through the
Rocky Mountain National park. 1t has been I'M
der construction by the state during the last
soven wears Mt a cost of approximately $1620OO.
II Is the browning touch of 213-mile automobile
highway circuit from Denver, which globe-trotters
declare TO be the most magnhcenty scenic on
Garth IT'S Importance to the tourist end the ma
tiona mark cannot be overestimated. The Oldest
n,rt Of the Fall River road (shown herewith is
in dcplorable condition 1t Is unthinkabie that IL
should not be put in shape early next season. Ana
tho cost of reconstruction will have to come out
nj ,he Rocky Mountain National park appropria-
ton.
rhe public campaign of the Agricultural depart
mant and the forest service TO wrest contro OF
The national parks from the Interior department
and their exploitation of the national forests-cre-
nted for numbering and grazing-as recreationai
competitors of the national parks
Federal support of the National Park-to-ParK
highway nm automobile circuit Of 5000 miles con-
Meeting the principal national parks.
state parks and local parks of all kinds, from
New York 10 California, offer multitude OF inter-
estng and important topics especially II conslu
cred In the spirit of the Iowa plan.
In just three centuries we have discovered TINS
land marched across II and made II ours. The
old DAYS have gone The time has come when
we must give thought TO the ways In which we
can get from 1t the most good. One of these ways
Is the creation and development of nationwide
system OF public parks-natonal, state and local.