murmur of a streamlet, the rustling of the leaves, 

 and the birds singing among the branches. No better 

 service can be rendered to the masses of the people than 

 to preserve for their delight wide spaces of fine scenery. 



We are trustees for the future; we are not here for 

 ourselves alone. These gifts were not given to us to be 

 used by a single generation, or with the thought of one 

 generation only before our minds. We are the heirs of 

 those who have gone before and charged with the duty 

 we owe to those who shall come after; and there is no 

 duty which seems more clearly incumbent on us than 

 handing on to others undiminished opportunities and 

 facilities for the enjoyment of some of the best gifts 

 that the Creator has bestowed upon his children. 



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