The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-05-25

ton and presentation of model drafts This 90
mittee will report to the coming conference h
membership follows:
Everett L. Willard. Chicago, chairman: pt
dent Municipal Art league.
Charles q. SauerS. Indianapolis, Indiana Saa
Department of Conservation.
Judge Asa X. owens, Phillips, Wis
Chancey HamIin. Buffalo, y. Y.
T.. W. Allen. State of Washington.
The attitude of the coming conference
questions of policy is probably pretty aec1aieT
Indicated by list Of recommendations Formulated
at the first conference by the Round Table con
mittee. This informal committee was made "
of delegates actually engaged in the construddA
supervision and development Of existing paris
The recommendations include the following;
1T is recommended that any Legislation fOr DE
establishment of state or municipal parks
forest preserves provide for the development aa
improvement of such areas in such manner
that they be freed entirely from all political u
fluence
THAT all moneys given. appropriated or acct
ing TO such bodies, including those moneys eanei
by the utilities and facilities inside the areas
placed at the disposal of such boards and a.
pended by them without the further formally
legislative appropriation, but accounted FOL
accordance with the states or munlclpale'
finance laws.
THAT wherever the necessary capital Is "sF
able, all the utilities Incorporated directly BY us
controlling boards. and all CONSTRUCTION az
maintenance work be done by their forces EIIhoa
contracts or concessions, but if such eaplal y u"
available that these utilities be LET as coneess@
to cOncessionaires with sufficient capital anu Spn
ity under proper restrictions and regulations
the board.
THAT all buildings in such areas ne the p"p,
erty of the board. and that no privately o'.%
structures of any type be permitted except II NE !,
case of large forest preserves, where thls Pau4
does not interfere with some Of the hisher w
of affiliations. ...
"That no long-tprm leases OF cuDhV49
camps, or other buildings be made, ana uA
strict limitation be placed on private es'u, a..
even in large forest reservations and tha' IN
should be permitted only with due res"'
future public USE
Inasmuch as the new interest In state anu
parks is largely an outgrOwth of the dlsco'.. .,;
the people of the national parks tne na .s,,a
park service is giving its heartiest cO-op'' =,
through Director Stephen T. Mather. i"' W.,
nection between national parks and sla.e y. a
is often close since it is sometimes lin sr
decide the destiny of scenic areas amo'uO. a.
national park honOrs. Mr.. Mather Is me- Soua
the opinion of the conference c0ncerhlns As
or so national park propositions Which 70 .s,t,
question Are they not best fitted iOr S''''
These propositions include: A..
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky; Petit 'ea.T Car
kansas; Grand Coulee, Washington; Dry, u1.rr
Won, Utah; Mississippi valley. Iowa anu VASE
sin: Oketinokee swamp Georgia; 1aA,ma' ma. ls
ington. Blue Ridge, Georgia; SAND puu'
diana: Roosevelt Bad Lands, South DaAo' en- "a
Secretary Of the Interior Albert D. ~rurs
whose charge are the national PARIS =. BE
heartily endorses the coming cohleIeu .ooOrt %
saws. in referring in his 1927 annual ,sp,ssssd
the Des NIoines conference ana tle
in the state park movement s,s,s
1T is hoped this VIII i'm time resuit H. ors
park being available every hundred niD, nstIOnsl
along the chief traffic arteries TO the nsss
parks which will contribute much 10 'He
of out-Of-dOOr camping