Evening star., 1922-01-12
RESOLUTION ASKS.
FOR NEW u. SPARK
Senator Smoot Would Create
''President's Forest" From
Virgin Tract.

presidents Forest" From
Virgin Tract.
Conversion of 800, 900 acres of
virgin tinlberland inr northern
Arizona into the Presidents forest"
TO be a heritage to forthcoming
| generations of Americans. is sought
! in a resolution introduced yesterday
in the Senate by Senator SInoot of
Utah and referred to the committee
on public lands and surveys.
The action was taken, it was
! learned today, as the result of a sus-
sestion made by President Harding
, during a recent talk with STEPHEN T.
| Mather, director of the national park
service. Mr.. Mather approached the
President upon the subject. The
Original suggestion was that the
forest he maae a national forest and
game preserve by executive order.
The President himself, according to
Mr.. Mather. suggested that congress
slonaI action would be much more
liable to have permanent effect
since an executive order in one ad-
| ministration may be set aside dur
ing succeeding one.
In kaibab Forest.
The tract of land is within the
boundaries of the Kaibab national for
est, winch occupies a section of north
central Arizona. This forest is sur
rounded on three sides by a virtual
desert. 1t is thickly studded with
pli., fur ana spruce. ApproXimateis
io.ooo deer range its scope. On tn
.ou.h the nor.hein rim Of the canon oi
4 the Colorado borders on it There ar,
virtually no rail facilities within ~
, iniies, and me nearest approach rs eitn..
from Mdfystale or Iund. Ariz ON ih,
| north. ana a poln: on Santa r
branch road, far south.
] The object of the creation OF III,
Presidents forest is 10 instilf into tn
hearts OF Americans the respect 4.
] such primeval forces OF nature as a.
4 contained in the forest which ris.
! 5000 feet above the barren plains su
| rounding it--a Virtual oasis i'll :
Arizona desert
! Senator Smoot is enthusiastic o..
the prospect of settling aside the tr.c
| as Special reminder oil primeyal Am. r
| ica.
| 1t is a wonderful land he said
day IN a snort interview on tiIc :.
ject The scenic grandeur cannol
appreciated without being seen.
the approach to the forest ,he sc.n
also is OF tae type contained wiz.
| .iie Grand Canyon National ~,
hearby. and as a matter oI fact. u
son would have to pass through ,l-
national park 10 ieach The Prt -
dents forest from the south.
| 1T is typical of the America viii a
our foretai ihers turned into The
7; dustrai ana thriving nation of tod. :.
IL viii be d reminuer TO the gene
tiuns 10 come of American land a.
was first seen.'
/ Photographs as Arguments
/ In the Senate puDiic lands comm /.
I /. a raj Ta m hs
:; picting the beauties OF the park ai.
! OF Its approaches. Senator Sm,.t
Twill make these actual photographs
/ speak arguments in favor of the reso-
luton wnen the time for committee.
I a. uon arrives.
! How Plan Originated.
+, The plan for the setting aside uf
i the eastern strip of the haibab ma
/ tional forest as The Presidents forest
Originated some three months ago
during d ,rip INTO that country made
ty Air. Matner and Emerson Hough,
/ well .nowh writer and author.
J IL was round that the Grand Can
/ you Cattle Company, a California
! concern. Rad conducted grazing oper-
atoms .or 4.1UV head oi cattle during
F, The pdst few Years IN that forest
FTe> .ously AS MANY AS loco cattle
mad been Srazeu in the 100 p,UUUa
; tract. AR alhthor Immediately got in
| ."ucn M',n AZ. j. Marshall. pres1dcut
| oL the company, and found an enthu-
sias.ic response awaiting his sug-
| sestion "a maintaining the region
aoieiy as a ganie reserve and for pu,-
t4.c enjo. ..;eirt.
t'ono"ing the interview with Mr
Marshall, air. hatner transmitted
! letter To Fresiden. Harding. accom-
panied by one from .Mr. AaIshalI.
! Text Of Letter to President.
Mr.. Mather. III aus letter 10 tn
President. said:
! Last summer / visited the won
derIui country at the tSOrth Kim ot
the Grand canyon. auu was pro
!Ioundl. Impressed with the splendid
l"rest and the extraordinary uispla.
oi wild lie TO be found there Inis
; region has been SO isoiated from
| transportation ceHters tnat 1t ha>
!: Iciila. a.neo almost Untouched. and j.
o"e Oh the very largest areas Of virgin
. 10. N the country. 1t Is reliau
estimated tnat there are some tnir-
teen THOUSAND der III lhr kaiuab Nd
tiona! Forest.
/ Il MAS accompanied by Mr.. Emer-
son Hoasn lhe weu-knowu Nritei,
! who susS esteu tor THIS SpIenah tra,-
the name OF The Presidents For
yes,.
"A few weeks later in Los Angeles
met Mr e. J. Marshall. president
OF me Grand Canyon Cattle Company.
the corporation which mas conducted
cattle glazing operations in this for
est for "A number or years and was
very much gratilied to md a read,
and enthusiastic response TO the idea
OF maintaining this region solely as a
game preserve and for public enjoy
...-,.t .>,n.e thea he has very gen-
erousiy made the offer which / hu,..
F.. the honor Of transmitting To- YOU ~
the accompanying letter. This offer
means .ell r.ai sacrifice On the
! part of the Grand canyon cattle COM
| pany in abandoning the improvements
| which they made and relinQuishins
/ the prospect OF considerable PROM
| from their operation. Mr.. Marshalls
| other interests, however, are consid-
! cradle, and he cheerfully makes TINS
! sacrifice in truly pubiic-spiritet
manner.
May l express the hope, Mr.. Presi-
! dent, that you may find &n opportun-
| ity of visiting the Presidents Forest
yourself and feeling the inspiration
| of it's vasthess and unspoiled beauty"
| accompanying the letter from MIR.
! Mather. was one from Mr.. Marshall.
! in which he declared that he recog-
! nized the extraordinary value of the
forest as game preserve and for
purposes of recreation. and expressed
In enlarging the scope and usefulness
| OF this region.
He said that the present grazing
herd OF breeding cattle in the forest
! numbered about $500 head and were
! there under permit from the forest
service.
Cattle Men Cooperate.
I'VE desire to register our willing
ness to vacate and abandon the Kai-
bab forest reservation and the public
| lands Immediately adtoinin1 IN fha