The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1923-06-22

two years seized upon the national
parks part of their conception of the great
ness of America. The plain people now feel to-
ward their public Fairgrounds somewhat as they
feel toward Old GlOry-"Hands off :" They pas
sionately desire to defend them and keep them in
violate That is why the people won a series of
brilliant victories in the Sixty seventh congress
against the organized assaults of Industrial and
commercial private interests. That is why under
the leadership of the National Parks association
me General Federation of Women's clubs and
scores of nationwide organizations all of ono mind
as 10 the national parks, they have developed
strength to see that congress shall leEslate wiseIy
for their Fairgrounds.
other thiirss mat make these two years momen-
tous are these: 1922 record season in a+
tendance; 1873 Will undoubtedly set n now reoord
Tar in advance The aprroprIat lions for tho eaaI
year beginning July are larger than ever before
ahd PROVIDE Tor many permanent improvements
Dr. hubert W ork Is now secretary of the IpterIo-
IN place OF Albert b. Fall, resigned That 10
FACTOR In the situation second to none in in,no-
lance from the viewpoint Of the national narl on
thusasts. The secretary Of the Interior 10 o,ot
hcio hoss OF the national park service has tho saw
81 WIN director Mather and is subject only IN
tlle nod or the president and the fussing of con-
gress The National Parks association ,,oI.. -,
bones or saying in point that it is clnd os .L
change In secretaries. Secretary Fall was q ,ond
t'iehu Vi OUTDOOR recreation, It says bur ha mn
ue'took 10 chahse the national park policy into
one "hlch would turn the system Into an o.oraoo
1879 - ''Hi''e' VI lllIIe camping
ever can find pleasant place for Ia1, " "ef'
10 go ana camp" he said there shall hn,.a
national park" nave u
Now the late Franklin X. Lane in 1919 os+,,
usher the national park policy thus. an sud-
ing ne" park projects you should seek to end
erS Vi supreme and distinctive quality mr.
some natural feature so extraorIiror,, a , VI
~ I" ne "f national interest and importance,
me na j"nal park system as now ,or.tI..,
shoula nor be lowered in standard dignit, i
Pff's'lSe by Inc inclusion of AREAS which -.
IN iesS imam the highest terms the particular cIS,
or KIND of exhibit which they represent"
The ) wv secretary has made no official -,
houhceifeht about his policy at this writing brt b
knows Ids way around in politics and he so,,, .,.
the army of enthusiasts did to Secretorr NJ, C
tain it is that he stands for efficiency nc s,,o,-
MS last name Is Work. He proved that -, 1.
ui's'eF general For the rest, he Is a Coor,doon
Who won fame and fortune as a doctor nf -,lot,t
G r, a cohege graduate and man of affairs
Here In part, is his public statement OF bTs a,.1
tude toward the problems of his denortr, '"
frontns the tha. tns worR done the
before the people. So in the p eo6dotf frankly
,sa or GamoIaaged policies issues no SUB
aWaY Dehihd smoke screens but an omen :, 'Gckei
public interest. essential to the
ana mere Is Secretary Works official ir,t..,
10 us to visit the national parks this s,r,,,,a ,''
marx the second sentenced: ''Ner-
With lavish hand nature has rnoIdo,
G n our Land the most magnificent and thTough
on nnona by any foreign These
american goyernmert to be et aside by the
oy the inroads OF modern civilization Untouched
been built through deep.ct 9y them Roads have
MED hshns tEes 6 6nd , rpPng
been to p2oySs
inaccessible places camp nE Ss. Sds, Z.