The Coconino sun., 1922-08-11
YOU SEE AMERICA;
 WHY NOT SING IT?|

As further evidence 0f the strength and broad purposes of the National Park Park Highway association there are now in the office of the manager plans being made which, if carried out, will educate not only the matured mind, but the school children of the nation to the many ad- vantages of the western portion of the U. s. A.
 The association believes that too much has already been said of the commercial and industrial attractions without featuring that which actually educates prospective settlers to a choice of country they desire to make their home.
 There has been and is yet, so much untruth in booster publications dis tributed free and sold to the public, that no one can believe.
 Opportunities are colored, scenic attractions are commercialized and thereby cheapened, recreative places are thought of only in the sense of the dollar; geology has been belittled with fictitious and mislead- ing localized names and descriptions, botany is unknown by natives and plants as we'll as trees have receiv- ed local names. In other words, the entire scenic and productive west has been exploited for commercial req sons, giving little consideration to the fact that everywhere there are lessons to be taught in natures hand- iwork that go further toward mak- ing Americans than the mere thought of riches.
 The west is richer in natures at fractions than any other country, but it's real purpose, in the eyes of the good, is being misused. This is not true of the activities of the National Park service, which most admirably, in the interest of the public, conducts the national parks and national mon- uments in it's charge, nor is it true of the Forest Service, which most ably protects the forests and recrea- tive places within it's borders, but it is true in many other wonderful places along the National Park-to-Park high way which connects with one wonder ful highway all of the national parks in the Rocky Mountains and on the Pacific coast.
 The plans being formed in the gen. eral office of the association by Gus Holms, the managing secretary, are, briefly speaking, set of publications covering separately the following subjects:
 Scenic attractions, recreative places of interest such as forests, lakes and streams free to the public.
 Historical places of interest. Many of these attractions are found direct ly on or as side trips from each com munity center.
 A complete publication on formation and geology over the entire $500 miles.
 An absolutely reliable publication on trees and plants found growing along the highway or on side trips.
 In other words the National Park to-Park Highway is to be geologized botanized, mapped, charted and sign ed to assist the private automobile travel to finger little longer in each community that has attractions to of fer.
 It is generally recognized that there is no highway in the world that of fers so many different climatic con ditions. While passing over nine ranges of mountains and through many fertile farming and fruit grow ing sections, everything that is grown in the west can be found on this high way, to say nothing of the many other industries such as mining, numbering shipbuilding and many other kinds of manufacturing. In fact it is not gen. erally known that the west stands as the barrier and the protector of the nation against the encroaching of un- desirable hordes.
 It is the desire of the National Park-to-Park Highway association that only truthful information and ad- vice shall be given to its many pa irons and it is the purpose of its thousands of members to see that il will be done. The business of the as- sociation is conducted through the executive committee and board ot directors with general offices in Den yer, Colorado.