The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-19

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psu HAD b minc and It vas 10
nam that I referred xhen said
IL my SOAR Of January "a: 4
Lega Aeass a ~ recent renewal of
~ 4iTnsss 10 exsend the boundaries
IL Ac Bark N Dads County
hare noa semuitied myself to
.slass lfppoaad extensions. It is
AfNepit 10 selieve that you had
- Asae9 = these proposals.
=: scts tTeR yeur letter Of
.;a11ssY "a arss your ssriier let
-. 'sss.s5 10 expansion which is
eyesessptalsd u Msnres County.
faA. t@lt alse refer 10 she area
sMsh - .hs Tsrsiami Trail. II
Yss 9se ss'kiag shout the SOCIAL.
! "a ehsvaiisr Tese:. ! certainly
.aa ssrmilted . iss retention in
Ire Eysrslsass National Park, as
,is me essss 81 Fierida by repeat
Cd sesieN by the Legislature and
ey ne Trustees Of fhs I. l. Fund.
Tkjs aTss was Included within
Ae sr:siral Boundaries Of the
es.k Is set up. by Federal Law
erd hY State Law, and there has
never been, 10 my knowledge,
aRy change. whatever In The pro.
aram far IFS inclusion in fhe
Park. ! Dc Ref regard ihe ineIU-
slsn 81 This sres in the Park IS
On sassnsien Fl me Park in any
sense.
"Whie ] was governor of Flor
ids, the other members Of the
/. /. Board and / were backed by
the Sportsmen's organizations in
lha Miami area in an effort
whieh vas successful, to obtain
an agreement between the State
and Federal Governments by
which several hundred thousand
acres OF the original Park lying
north OF the Tamiami Trail wa;
to be excluded from the Park
That agrnenept is recognized by
such State and Federal officials
and Will be carried out when
ever we can accomplish an
amendment realigning the Park
boundaries.
~ that same time we were
successful In reaching an agree.
raent to eliminate from the
Park The Keys and that area Of
the Mainland lying east Of the
us. Highway No. One: also the
two so.eallsd agricultural cor
riders living north and south Of
Royal Palm Hammock. which
I mentioned earlier. AT the
time Of that agreement. how
ever, and at all times since. II
hes been my clear understand
/ ing that The State Of Florida
has been committed to the in
clusion of fhe ChevalieP Tract
In the Park. II there has been
any change in State or Federal
policy on this matter, or any
revision OF the sgreement. !
havs not heard of same.
THE last thing l heard from
both the Federa! and State Gov
sernments was that a small re
vision of the Park boundaries il
the Cheva2ier Tract was beins
worked out by which sizeable
tier. of sections Of the Chevaliel
tract; lying south of the Tam
iasai Trnil and Immediately adj
jacent thereto. was being ex
Guided from the Park, except fol
a corridor along the Chevaliel
loup. where it turns south from
the Tamiarni Trail. In return fol
cutting out these sections, it wa.
my understanding that an agree
rfsent had been worked out be.
tween the local. state and fed,
eral people and a group Of thu
property owners affected to SCI
up > sizesble corridor running
-nnrthNtestward from the Park Il
the City Of Everglades, so as tc
allow access to the Park from
that direction as well as by the
Chevalier loop. This is the only
extension Of the Park of which
I have heard recently and I un
tlersfand that II has been worked
out b. mutual agreement between
the State and Federal officials ot
Collier County and the various
private landowners. This is the
only extension of the Park IL
which / am committed and. q.
already stated, I understand thai
this IL neallv an exchange Of
areas always within the Park 70,
new areas whic hwould allow
access to Everglades City. II
there Il ANYTHING inaccurate
about my understanding of thi.
matter. I hope you viii advise
me.
r find II somewhat Difficult;
to understand the unfriendly
tone Of your letter Of January
"a. I well remember that the
wildIife, conservation and hunt.
ing groups Of the state felt I had
assisted In . very worthwhile
way when We eliminated thai
very largo segment OF the Park
lying north Of the Tamianai Trail
~ well rs other exclusions al