Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-31

national organization Of defense, about
100000 strong, was quickly effected. The Smith
Dill was killed In the house, after 1t had passed
the senate. The Jones-Esch bill exempting ma
uonal parks. present and future from the juris
ulctlon or the water power commission was intro
duced and forced forward The water power In
terests were powerful enough, however, to force
compromise amendment which exempted only
the existing national packs The JonesEsch bill
was passed by the Sixty-sxth congress-
In December of 1920 Senator Walsh of Montana
championed bill to dam Yellowstone lake for
an irrigation scheme in Montana long and
nard-fought battle followed. In June of 1921 Sec
Rotary OF the Interior Fall reported the bill
and stradded on the question of protection, hold
Ing that power and irrigation development in the
national parks should be only ION specific author
lzatlon of congress, the works to be constructed
and controlled by the federal government" There
upon Senator Walsh proposed new 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
be built to greater advantage outside the park
In 1922 the upholders of the parks won victory
by electng Scott Leavtt In Montana to congress
over Jerome Locke, originator of the dam project
The final result of the fight was tina. the Sixty.
seventh congress adjourned March A, 1928 leav-
Ing the Walsh dam In the committees pgeonholes
Efforts to revive 1t are expected In the Sixty
eighth congress.
great Importance along the line was the
smothering In committee of the Ar-Year National
park BILL personally drafted and sponsored by
Secretary Fall. This bin created national park
In the Mescalero Indian reservation In New Mex-
leo out OF several Insignificant spots widely sep
arated. plus an Irrigation and power reservoir
ninety miles away. 1t would have introduced both
water power and irrigation into the national mark
system. There was nationwide protest against
this blu, In which New Mexico itself took an
active part. The bill Is too dead II ia believed
to be resuscitated
third victory called nationwide attention IN
another danger that threatened-and still threat
ens-the national parks The victory was the de-
feat OF the Slemp bill creating the Appalachian
National park out OF Virginia mountain ron n
was opposed on the ground that the area WAS
below the proper national park quality II was
favored by Secretary Fall. who in his report 70
The public lands committee said that his policy
vas TO substitute a wide-open recreatlonnl park
system OF many small Fairgrounds for our h,s
orc national park system.
The late Franklin X. Lane, as secretary Of tho
interior In 1918 nailed down this plank in the
national park platform;
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