Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-14
SHENANDOAH PARK
DRIVE |SPLANNt!D
Conference at Virginia Cap.
ltal Approves Plan of Com
pIetIng Fund.
BA HAROLD x. PHILIPS,
SLaE Gnr-c .nnnHnnt OF Tho ST.

RICHMOND. Va. January 14-Tc
complete plans for raising S".o0o.4U0
with which TO purchase the entire 700.
mile tract in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains that was designated by the
southern Appalachian National Park
commission a. the outstanding site
for the East's. tiTST great national
park and make the Federal Govern.
ment d present Of il for that purpose
90 Representative men t!on every
section OF Virginia met VIII GOV. l..
lie" frinklo aud GoN.-el"ct Harry
Byrd here today.
With previous contributions rOt-ling
nearly 5000 ,6G0 az 4 nuo!e'1S it was de
cidei that the Remaining s. 900 600
should he raised b. popular suhscrip-
tions throughout = Simultaneous State
wide campaign. beginning. February
2G. ard ending March ;. The plan
has the unrc&' rictcd Endorsement of
both the present and future admins
trationS Of the State government. . nd
its principal was cnthu~ia Sticallr ap-
proved ~ today's meeting by the lead
ing bankers. newspaper publishers
and business ureu OF Virginia.
At IT," ~tHic tiInc j. VS. decided that
every pressure should pe brought TO
bear 10 have the deSi2uat"t' area,
formally created III" Shenandoah Ma
ional Park during this session of Con
GreS$. with ~ NleH - having At lea st
part Of Tie proposed reservation
opened mn 70 vacation tourists and
siEhtsec"s during the coming summer
The site l. II such splendid condition.
engineers have .t>sc1 ted that il would
he quite possible 10 re.ttze such a
program At = comparatively negligible
expense.
Widely Repre-
In odd ton L. leaders of the 1iuau-
ciai. business and governmental life
Of Virginia. there were also present
~ In" meeting representative OF
the Federal Government from Wash
InuGtOn. either I'll" presidents or per
sonal representatives of all the rail
roads cpterin., the State. members OF
The Southern .ADpa lachian National
Park Commission and bankers and
prominent tina nClerS from many sec
tionS &c tho Last outside this State.
Il vas gathering representative Of
his entire section uf the United
States
The meeting was called Al The in
stance Of GOV. Trinkle and Goy.-elect
Byrd. who acted together Oh the
project ~ that the campaign would
he assured the active support OF the
state government. The plan has the
endorsement of Secretary o. the IN
terror Work. who. although resretting
ne could not be present personally.
wrote Coy. Trinkle that he vas
greatly encouraged BY reports that
we are likely 70 sec the proposed park
established during this session Of Con
GresS.''
Ny Disposition is altogether in
favo: 81 promising 10 come" Secre-
la"" Work wrote. but my OBLIGATIONS
here. particularly nov. Congress be
ing Ill session. VIII uoJ perIal: my
absence from town. ! wish YOU every
success III the meeting. and am greatly
encouraged b. reports coming II that
we are likely to see the proposed park
established during THIS session Of Con
-reSs No. y the psychological time
and 50 much work. has been done on
It that with united effort feel as
though I might congratulate YOU III
advance in achieving The end sought
Director MatheI. Is Heard.
stephen T. Nath"r. director Of the
national parks service. attended the
meeting IL place OF Secretary Work
and addressed the gathering at length.
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