ties within the easy reach of visitors. There is sure to be 

 largely increased enjoyment of the place each year as its at- 

 tractiveness becomes more generally known and appreciated. 

 "The Legislature should not longer overlook the immensely 

 valuable asset Minnesota has in the possession of its great 

 playground at the headwaters of the Mississippi. No part of 

 the park should be at the mercy of lumbermen, however con- 

 siderate. It and all in it should be the property of the state. 

 While there may be question as to the advisability of buying 

 all the standing timber that is privately owned in the park, 

 there is no question about the desirability of state ownership 

 of all the land and of the timber as well on such tracts as 

 are considered essential to the park as a remnant of the 

 primeval forests." 



