344 OUR FEDERAL LANDS 



Either to build a new general organization better rep- 

 resenting individual organizations, or to reorganize 

 the present National Conference so as to eliminate 

 its weaknesses, defining and emphasizing the rela- 

 tions between the grouped popular organizations on 

 the one hand and the grouped administrative depart- 

 ments on the other, will be the natural evolution of 

 the future. Success will only attend organization 

 which literally represents its public. 



Attempts in realization of long ripening causes 

 may be diverted or delayed, like this, by chance 

 human obstacles, but in the end the gathering cur- 

 rent will surely clear its channel. We may be con- 

 fident that Charles Sheldon's vision of popular and 

 governmental co-operation in achievement of nature 

 conservation's sound fruition will be realized. 



WANTED: A NATIONAL UNINDUSTRIAL LAND 

 POLICY 



The co-operative spirit of the day which de- 

 vised the Recreational Conference as a mechanism 

 for achievement is not waiting for it to perfect itself, 

 but, now far in advance, calls to common effort all 

 interested in beneficent unindustrial uses of land.i 

 Innumerable are the interested clubs, associations, 

 leagues and federations, the individuals many times 

 as many. The ultimate problem in evolution is pro- 

 curement of a policy upon which all may unite. 



"A national recreation policy as conceived by 

 the Joint Committee on Recreational Survey of Fed- 



