State Parks of Wisconsin 



Letter from Jacob A. Riis 



Grand Junction, Colo., January 6, 1 909. 



My Dear Mr. Nolen: — . . . In general I am for parks, al- 

 ways, as in the line of human advancement. But whether in any 

 specific instance it is best for the state, or the city, to provide the park, 

 is a question I will leave to others to decide. Anything that shows 

 the government, whether state, nation or municipality, to be aroused 

 to the needs which parks and people's playgrounds represent in the 

 people's life, I hail as a long step forward. . . . 



Faithfully yours, 



Jacob A. Riis. 



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