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 a quick and successul start, but care should be 

 taken that gifts of this sort are not hampered by- 

 unreasonable restrictions. To enable benevolent 

 citizens or 'bodies of voluntary subscribers to 

 acheive the permanent preservation of scenery and 

 of spots of historic interest, Massachusetts has 

 created a board of trustees known as the Trustees 

 of Public Reservations. They are empowered to 

 hold free of all taxes such lands and money as 

 may be given into their keeping - an institution 

 which ought to be found in every state.^ 



Of more than state wide scope, is the 

 American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society- 1 , 

 granted its charter in 1895 by special act of the 

 legislature of the state of Hew York. The of jects 

 of this corporation are the acquisition by purchase, 

 gift, grant, devise, or bequest of historic objects 

 or memorable or picturesque places in the state or 

 elsewhere in the United States, for the free enjoy- 

 ment of the people. Such property is exempt from 

 taxation in the state of Hew York. One of the 

 notable reservations held in the custody of this 

 society is Letchworth I-ark in Tyoning County* Hew 

 York.. It is a tract of about l.COO acres lying on 

 the Genesee River, and includes various beautiful 

 waterfalls and woodland glens. This area was willed 



