people of the United States greatly need more 

 parks, and these are needed at once. I do not 

 know of any city that has park room extensive 

 enough to refresh its own inhabitants. Is there 

 a State in the Union that has developed park 

 areas that are large enough for the people of the 

 State? With present development, our National 

 Parks cannot entertain on^ fifth of the number 

 of Americans who annually go abroad. As a 

 matter of fact, the entertainment facilities in 

 our National Parks are already doing a capacity 

 business. How, then, can our Parks be seen by 

 additional travelers? 



For a travel industry, the present needs in 

 America are for cities at once to acquire and 

 develop into parks all near-by scenery ; for each 

 State to develop its best scenic places as State 

 Parks ; and for the nation to make a number of 

 new National Parks and at once make these 

 scenic reservations ready for the traveler. Sys- 

 tems of good roads and trails are necessary. In 

 addition to these, the Parks, Monuments, and 

 Reservations need the whole and special atten- 

 tion of a department of their own. 



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