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all purposes, but occasionally there may be some 

 natural feature, a wooded ridge, a river, a lake or 

 a forest, extending through two or more townships 

 which might with propriety be acquired or set aside 

 by county commissioners or by a board of super- 

 visors as a county reserve. Such parks should be 

 planned primarily for the purpose of preserving 

 attractive natural features but incidentally certain 

 parts might be used for camping. Tourists who live 

 in automobiles might find these parks convenient 

 places for stopping over night. As in the case of 

 township parks, they would furnish places for pic- 

 nics, to which excursions might be made by parties 

 from the city. Certain large areas might be car- 

 ried on as county forests with the object of con- 

 serving the lumber supply and making a profit for 

 the county. 



The establishment of county parks would tend 

 to disseminate among all the inhabitants the idea 

 of having public parks. This object would be dis- 

 cussed at the meetings of county officials and the 

 ideas presented would in this manner reach all of 

 the township officers. The establishment of town- 

 ship and county parks would not be justified unless 

 they were used and approved generally. A dis- 



