ilic l.os Anqvlcs Cliamber of Commerce, and through his repre- 

 -entation. an excellent Maji was jiubHshed. showing the roads, 

 traiN and water holes of the C'ahfornia and Nevada deserts. 



His hiht>rs in this regard commenced as early as 1904, and 

 through his insistence, the legislature of California, and some of 

 the counties imitcd in the cxiicnse of erecting iron sign-posts indi- 

 cating the sliortest jKith [n water and life. The result which 

 crowned his eli'orts was m inducing the Congress of the United 

 States to make an appropriation hy which the Secretary of the 

 Interior might "erect and maintain snital)le and durable monu- 

 ments and sign-hoards . . containing information and di- 

 rections as to the location and nature of springs, streams and 

 water holes." 



The article in "The World's Work" closes with these words: 

 "!Mr. Parsons' ])ublic spirit and unselfish persistence have 

 achieved, a humanitarian purpose that will be gratefully acknowl- 

 edged b\' thousands of men and beasts." 



^r^O^cUnd^ Onyo (^^^U^. 



WANTED 



Numbers of A'olumes III, IV, V, VI, of the Bulletins to 

 complete files. 



Address the Secretary, Room 719 San Fernando Buildijig, 

 Los Angeles. 



