dam, and not beneficially used when carved 

 into a piece of statuary? Is the test dollars, or 

 has beauty of scenery, rest, recreation, health 

 and enjoyment something to do with it? Is 

 there no beneficial use except that which is 

 purely commercial?" This decision is epoch- 

 marking. 



1 Taken as a whole, our National Parks and 

 Monuments and our unreserved scenic places 

 may be described as an undeveloped scenic 

 resource of enormous potential value. These 

 places should be developed as parks and their 

 resources used exclusively for recreation pur- 

 poses. Thus used, they would help all interests 

 and reach all people. South America, Switzer- 

 land, Canada, and other countries are making 

 intensified and splendid use of their parks by 

 reserving that wild scenic beauty which appeals 

 to all the world. 



Parks are dedicated to the highest uses. They 

 are worthy of our greatest attentions. It is of 

 utmost importance that the management of 

 Forest Reserves and the National Parks be sep- 

 arate. In 1897 the National Academy of Sci- 



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