IN the February issue of The North Woods there appeared 

 an article written by E. G. Cheyney, director of the College 

 of Forestry at the University, on "Duluth's Opportunity." 

 It pointed out the possibilities of setting aside the land along 

 the St. Louis river that go to make up the Dalles of the St. 

 Louis. Professor Cheyney pointed out that Duluth had an 

 opportunity of having one of the finest parks in the country 

 right at her very door. 



Since the publication of that article many things have hap- 

 pened which indicate that Duluth is doing her utmost to real- 

 ize that opportunity. The Jay Cooke estate owns much of that 

 land. The administrators of the estate have offered to deed 

 the land, some 2,500 acres in all, to the state of Minnesota, if 

 the state, in turn, appropriates money to purchase about 3,500 

 acres of land in the same region. 



ills were introduced in both branches of the legislature 

 viding for the setting aside of that land of the creation of 

 a new park to be known as the Jay Cooke State Park. 



The House appropriations committee decided to recommend 

 the bill for passage. The Senate finance committee has done 

 the same thing. It is likely that the general omnibus bill will 

 carry a provision creating the new park. This matter has to 

 be acted on by both the branches of the legislature but it is 

 entirely likely that the park will be created. The generous 

 offer of the Jay Cooke estate and the wonderful opportunity 

 for setting aside a state park with such magnificent scenery is 

 one that the Legislature will hardly pass up. 



Duluth itself is planning to have a park that will extend to 

 its city limits and will join the new state park. 



This is an example of realizing an opportunity in a splendid 

 manner. 



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