The Coconino sun., 1922-03-10
CAMERON'S ATTITUDE RIGHT

Senator Ralph H. Cameron will probably be ac-
 cused, by some people in Arizona, of having an
 axe to grind in defeating an appropriation of
 $90,000 for the Grand Canyon national park. Whatever his motive, however his stand is more likely correct than that taken by the people who would support exorbitant appropriations for the consent of concessionaires in the great, natural beauties of the nation.
 It may be that the junior senator feels ag- grieved at the Fred Harvey people on account of his losing fight to retain a mineral title to the Bright Angel trail. Cameron fought this case for years and was finally defeated in the courts. On the other hand, the Republican senator from Arizona is probably more familiar with condi- tions at the Grand Canyon than any other men- Der of congress. His experience is such that he should be able to inteligently decide whether or not appropriations, intended for the public good really are worth while.
 National parks are wonderful things - for the tourist and the concessionaires. They would be, undoubtedly, reserved, in some shape for fu- ture generations. But the people who have the national park" bug in their bonnects are very prone to be continually on the lookout for more worlds to conquer. Their business is that of na- tiona parks. In this respect they are branch of the welfare workers union. The only unit worked is the public in paying the bill.
 The activity for Presidents Forest" on the Kaibab plateau north of the Grand Canyon is merely another national park effort. That part of the state is already under the surveil- ance of the forest service. Its timber is being conserved The natural barriers against trans portation will keep it's woods intact for years. It is in good hands at present. Why, we ask, should it be transferred to a distinctly more bureaucratic arm of the government?
 "Why shouldn't these grazing lands," said sec retary of the interior Albert B. Fall, in discus sing the control of forest reserves in the United States, land the agricultural lands within these fore ha t0 ha pfJhl yUh steads would be made and ranches established, and some taxation go back to the state"
 A national park, such as Grand Canyon, or such as is proposed for the Kaibab Plateau, for ever goes outside of the state = so far as any good as a direct revenue producer for the state is concerned. It constitutes huge government reserve that would be far better were it in the hands of private ownership. Most of them, in any event are exploited by concessionaries We have no quarrel with the concessionaires. They, at least are not working under false pretenses.
 In the matter of the Grand Canyon national park appropriation, we are willing to take sena- tor Cameron's word for it's necessity. If good roads and good trails - especially roads-would be constructed by the government to afford cas- fer access into forests and parks, and if the government would increase the usefulness of these great holdings, there would be less criti- cism of both forest reserves and the national park service. As it stands, Arizona should ob- Ject to any 1urtner levylng Dy the government upon it's domain - Bisbee Daily Review
 The above from democratic paper of State standing covers the situation and does so in the best interests of Arizona as whole. Senator Cameron knows the situation well. He knows that the whole plan of so-called park develop ment and the proposed Presidents Forest" will be detrimental to the growth and welfare of the whole state and not only Coconino county would have to bear the brunt of the loss by the re strictions placed directly on lands within her confines.