HISTORY 17 



Eve ry opportunity sh ould be a fforded the pu blic, wherever 

 n Qs"sihle~'l.() erijMy The lULlunal uaiktj lii [fie niJilluei LluL be st 

 sat isfies the individual tas te. Automobiles and motortj^les 

 will be permitted in all of the national parks; in fact, the 

 parks will be kep t accessible bv any means practicable. 



' All outdoor sports w hich may be maintained consistently 

 with the observation of the safeguards thrown around the 

 national parks by law will be heartily endorsed and aided 

 wherever possible. Mountain climbing, horse-back riding, 

 walking, motoring, swimming, boating, and fishing will ever 

 be the favorite sports. Winter sports will be developed in the 

 parks that are accessible throughout the year. Hunting 

 will not be permitted in any national park. * 

 ^ The educational, as well as the recreational , use of the 

 national parks should be en couraged in every practicable way . 

 University and high school classes in science will find special 

 facilities for their vacation period studies. Museums con- 

 taining specimens of wild flowers, shrubs, and trees, and 

 mounted animals, birds, and fish native to the parks, and other 

 exhibits of this character, will be established as authorized. 



"3 Low-priced c amps operated by concessioners should be 

 maintained, as well as comfortable and even luxurious hotels 

 wherever the volume of travel warrants the establishment of 

 these classes of accommodations. In each reservation, as 

 funds are available, a system of free camp sites will be cleared, 

 and these grounds will be equipped with adequate water and 

 sanitation facilities. 



</ Ac ^pnrpggi'r.rn^ in the national parks represent in most in- 

 stances a large investment, and as the obligation to render 

 service satisfactory to the Department at carefully regulated 

 rates is imposed, these enterprises must be given a large 

 measure of protection, and generally speaking competitive busi- 

 ness should not be authorized where a concession is meeting 

 our requirements, which, of course, will as nearly as possible 

 coincide with the needs of the traveling public. 



'T All concessions should yield revenue to the Federal Govern- 

 ment, but the development of the revenues of the parks should 

 not impose a burden upon the visitor. 



C. Automobil e fees in the parks should be reduced as the v ol- 

 jime of motor travel incre ases! 



For assistance in the solution of administrative problems in 



« But see p. S3, infra. 



