The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-08-30
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national Organization Of defense. about
4vpoOVO strong. was quickly effected. The smith
BIN was killed In the house. after II had passed
the senate. The JonesEseh bin exempting ma
tonal parks. present and future. from the Jurls-
diction Of the water power commission was intro
duced and forced forward The wuter power In
terests were powerful enough. however. 10 force
compromise amendment which exempted only
the existing national parks. The Jones-Esch bill
was passed by the Slxtyslxth congress-
In December OF 1920 Senator Walsh Of Montana
chnmploned bin 10 dam Yellowstone lake for
an irrigation scheme In Montana long and
hard fought battle followed. In June Of 1927 Sec
Rotary of the Interior Fail reported on the bill
and straddled the question OF protection. hold
INK that power and irrigation development In the
national parks should be only ION specific author
izution OF congress. the works 70 be constructed
and controlled by the federal government" There
upon senator Walsh proposed bill providing
that the United States reclamation service should
build and operate the Yellowstone lake dam. The
defenders OF the park proved that the dam could
DO built to greater advantage outside the park
In t022 the uphoiders OF the parks won n victory
by electng Scott Leavltt In Montana TO congress
over Jerome Locke. originator OF the dam project
The nnal result OF the fight that the Sixty
seventh congress adjourned March 4. 1923. ieav-
Ink the Walsh dam In the committees pigeonhoes
Efforts TO revive II are expected In the Sixty
eighth congress
During these three years another victory OF
great importance along the line the
smotherlng IN committee OF the All-Year National
park bill. personally drafted and sponsored by
Secretary Fall This bill created national park
IN the Me-calsro Indian reservation In New Mex
leo out OF several Insignificant spots widely sep
arated. plus an irrigation and power reservoir
ninety miles away. IL would have introduced both
water power and irrigation into the national park
system There nationwide protest against
thla bill In which New Mexico Itself took an
an a. tl.sa1 n a. A.I..
70 be resnscltatsd.
A third victory called nationwide attention TO
another danger that threatenesi-and stili threat
sns.-the national parks The victory was the de
feat q the Siemp btu creating the Appalachian
National park cut % Virginia mountain top. II
was opposed the ground that the AREA
below the proper national park quality. I, was
favored ~ Secretary Fail. who In his report to
the public lands committee said that his policy
vas 70 substitute wideopeu rccgeatenai PARK
system % many small Fairgrounds Tor our his
torle national PARK system
The tate Frauklln X. Lane. SECRETARY Of the
nssror IN 1918 nailed down this plank In the
national para platform;
II studying aew park projects you ssoaia .ses
e He1 -seVesry 60 supreme ard distinctive aaauty
q. a. - M rstlnasi Interest ara in,rortsrcs
rhs rsueusi park system a. nov eoosttatsa
shepld not Dc lowered standard aixnity ana
prsstirv ~ the lrcia-lea ~ areas whIch str-r..
kled % exhibit whisa thsy represent
trcsidcnt Ha-ilnx WIS the trsf president 10 an.
nsurse ruhiiciy general ADMINISTRATION roilcy
~ abssirte conservation fcr the rational parSs
sysfer ami for an % It's units npth Roosevelt
and raa uere rcoj friends 81 TIE natoua PARIS.
tut pr,Scrvalion a4auSf coo,nerct.i intas.rn was
aot a question IN thor teys President wilson
m ia FIRST term signed ire tietch tietcbv nm
xisio1 san frsucisco fte water supply reservoir
IN Yoscrte which has lust bccn completed. IT,
secret water roVer par7sse was not then gen.
orally understood lr'~dcn WilS,n however,
ssoed hs re naterei rart~ io,uliy ard poue~fallr
Ia the n<b, % eSeupi them frsn The iuns,i4st.-n
% the water power ccuanl~>ica.