The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-08

veloped; and that on certain keys
/ in the Bay and in the vicinity of
| Key West, nest the only remain
ing colony of the Great White
| Heron.
! 1.-The original boundary was
drawn along the inside of the
Keys, with the exception of Key
Largo, to exclude those which
have been industrially developed
land to include the Bay, with its
marine life and the Keys, so
4 necessary to the proper protection
of rare bird life. Because of the
additional information supplied
by the Commission, the Depart
ment has approved reduction of
the Key Largo section originally
proposed for inclusion within the
Park, as outlined on the attached
map. The remaining relatively
small portion of Key Largo to be
included within the Park is vital
ly necessary to the project be-
cause of the unusual geological
structure of the Key and the re-
sulting differences in native flora
and fauna. The Florida Keys
are the Only coral barrier Keys
along the North American coast,
and they are of great scientific
interest. The Park would not be
complete without including at
least this relatively small portion
of Key Largo.
81. Reply as to marine gar
dens and a strip across Key Lar
go is contained in the above quo-'
tation. Il ~
Gives Assurance COD
IS. Quite definite assurance
of an official nature, as to COM
mercial fishing and spongingt is
contained in letter to Chester
Thompson from Arno B. Cam
merer. This has been printed in
The Key West Citizen and the
papers very generally through
out the State of Florida.
rs. Replied to in excerpts from
letter of August 18th, 1887, to the
governor of Florida.
) ~. This question is covered in
a Miami Herald article of Oct. 4,
1886, referred to. Further argu-
ments, if need be, in favor of ma
tional park inclusion applicable
to Monroe County of a portion of
Key Largo, having to do with re-
turns through land taxes, may be
abundantly furnished.
1.-THE Park Association has re-
peatedly urged Monroe County
authorities to go into this Ever
glades National Park matter
through special committee APP
pointed for the purpose and 9TH
-erwise excerpts from several let
ters attached). A letter from Mr..
Porter on the matter dated Aug
ust 2lst does not in any sense of
the term express the viewpoint
of Monroe County citizenry.
Monroe County has been far
from left out OF the planning of
the project. There is no good
occasion to infer that there is
some nefarious scheme on foot to
exploit the park project to the
detriment of the County. Those
who are not interested in Park
prospectus and well-prepared
speeches designed to foist the
project upon an unsuspecting and
ignorant populaee' express in this
opinion more than might have
been the contention. If the popu-
lace of Monroe County is "ignor-
ant" regarding the Everglades
National Park project, it must be
due to the fact that such have
not availed of the ample oppor-
tunities which have been so con-
tinuously presented through the
years to overcome this state of
things.
In Good Faith
las far as ! know, there. has
been ample incontrovertible evil
dence of good faith and sanctity
of promise all along the line of
the activities of the Park Assoc
citation, having to do with. Mon
roe County interests. and no end
Of arguments advanced as to the
benefit TO the residents and the
county generally which the es-
adjustment of the Everglades
National Park, as called for by
the Department of the Interior,
will certainly result in.
Lion Day. you cannot be too
frank You refer to the project
as worthy. 1t is my opinion that
it is one of the most important
projects for Monroe County to
get ore hundred percent back of,
that has ever been presented to
its people. You may expect every
assistance within the power of
my Committee. the Everglades
National Park Association, Ever.
glades National Park Commission,
and the National Park Service,
which viii help to clear the air
concerning this great project ir
the minds of Monroe County citi-
zens.
Here. the Lions of Key West
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