8 



ent upon the employes, etc., probably meat! the location at 

 once, and permanently, of 500 persons on or near the reser- 

 vation, many of whom would be in families, and this 

 would make a large and permanent market for the farm 

 products of the country near by. In addition to this, the 

 natural attractions of the section are such that many tour- 

 ists would come in, each of whom would leave some money 

 behind, and this would assist in making a permanent de- 

 mand for supplies by the hotels located here. It is probable 

 that one or more sanitariums would be established here for 

 the cure of pulmpnary diseases, which would be open the 

 year round. School houses would be opened in the park, 

 and the better agricultural land would be used for agricul- 

 tural purposes. 



If the above, figures are correct the proposed park, 

 merely as a financial venture, will take care of itself, and as 

 an example in good forestry and a place for recreation for 

 our people it ought to be above almost any price. Besides, 

 from the purely economical standpoint, the establishment 

 of this park would have the effect on the surrounding coun- 

 try that the establishment of any great, permanent manu- 

 facturing concern has, and would undoubtedly result in 

 much improvement over the ordinary way of cutting timber 

 in this state vv-hich so often has left a trail of stagnation be- 

 hind it. Why not try such a plan as this? Surely the gov- 

 ernment can well afford to do so, and it cannot possibly be 

 any worse than the plan of selling all the timber to tlie 

 highest bidder without any regard to the interests of pos- 

 terity. 



