The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-02-24
InStruCts Board
To Proceed On
State Park Site
Federal Park Service Tech
niciun Declares Meadow
Mt. Area Best Available

MI. Area DeSC ANQlIuDtS
Governor Theodore r. McKeldin
last Friday issued instructions for
the State Board of Forests and
Parks to proceed with the acquisi-
ton of state park on the Meadow
Mountain site, now owned by Full
cher p. Smith.
This information was released
following meeting in the Cover
nors office last Friday with the
three members of the House of
Delegates present along with Earl
Poorbaugh, director of the State
Department of Information, Joseph
KaylOr, director of State Forests
and Parks, Blanchard Randall,
Secretary of State, and representa-
tives of the Deep Greek Lake Pro-
motion council.
The decision to proceed was made
after Delegate Harry Edwards spoke
favoring the park and Mr. Kaylor
had reported that he had received
report from the representative of
the Federal Park Service, saying
his survey had led him to believe
that the Meadow Mountain site was
the most suitable for development
as public park.
The survey was completed the
latter part of January when the
technician from the Federal Park
Service made a tour of not only the
Meadow Mountain area, but pro-
posed sites at Green Glade and
Marsh Hill
The State had instituted con
domination proceedings months ago
The Board of Forests and Parks
had filed suit against Fulcher P.
Smith to force the sale of parcel
of land comprising about 81 acres
with a shore line of 400 feet. In
an answer to the proceedings,
Smith, through his attorney, Will
liam c. Walsh, declared less eXpen-
sive and more suitable land was
available for park purposes and as
serted no reasonable effort had
been made to reach an agreement
A demurrer to the original bill was
upheld by the court because it was
incorrect in detail but an amended
suit was filed some time ago in the
office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in Oakland Action on these
proceedings had been held up in
the Attorney Generals office.
A representative group of men
met there in January to assure the
Department of Forests and Parks
Of their support in any decision
they might make in regard to the
acquisition of property and to urge
some action in getting things under
way. The investigation by an i'm
partial member of the Federal Park
service was arranged following this
meeting.
Mr. Kaylor told Governor Nc
Keldin during the meeting last Fri
day that he was anxious to get a
number of men working in the area
within the next three or four weeks
in order to relieve unemployment
in Garrett county This would in
volve cutting brush and doing SIM
liar work on the acreage that adj
joins the 47-acre stretch, that al
ready is owned by the State.
WitndraWs Bill
Prior to the appointment in the
Governors office, meeting was
also held in connection with a bill
proposed by Senator Clifford Friend
that would require approval of the
County Commissioners before any
person could deed more than 10
acres of land to the State at any
one time.
The Delegates we're emphatic in
their opposition to the bill, and it
was reported that the Senator with
drew his bill before the time set for
the hearing.