SOUTHEKN APPALACHIAN REGION. 



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[Albany (N. Y.) Argus, January 7, 1900.] 



It is sincerely hoped Congress will immediately take up the matter 

 and establish the park. 



[The Tradesmen, Chattanooga, Tenn.] 



The movement to establish a national park in the Southern Appa- 

 lachian Mountains deserves a general and hearty support. 



[Knoxville (Tenn.) Times.] 



If the Government wants to make an appropriation to encom^age 

 both the aesthetic and the useful, it could not easily do a better thing 

 than to establish this Appalachian National Park. 



[New Orleans (La.) Picayune.] 



The Appalachian region is accessible to a greater number of the 

 citizens of the United States than an}^ other section where there is any 

 likelihood of a national park reserve being established. 



[Parkersburg (W. Va.) Sentinel.] 



That such a forest reserve should be established in the hardwood 

 regions of the East is the opinion of men of science, experts in forestr}^, 

 intelligent lumbermen and men connected with the business interests 

 of the country. 



[Lynchburg (Va.) Advance.] 



The merits of this scheme should commend it to the judgment of 

 Congress and insure the speedy passage of the bill. 



[Montgomery (Ala ) Advertiser.] 



The Appalachian Park will offer many substantial advantages which 

 the Yellowstone lacks, and we hope the matter will not be allowed to 

 rest until all steps are taken and all the laws passed necessary to carry 

 the project to a successful termination. 



[Hartford (Conn.) Courant.] 



No part of the United States offers more attractions to the sight-seer. 

 It is ideall}^ fitted for a park and the Government will miss a great 

 opportunit}^ if it fails to avail itself of the present conditions and to 

 secure the lands which can still be had for reasonable prices. 



[Toledo (Ohio) Journal,] 



This part of the Blue Ridge is recognized as the most salubrious, 

 combining a dry and equal climate, attracting thousands of people 

 from the North during the winter months, and drawing large numbers 

 from the South during the warm season. It enjoys the best properties 

 of a winter park and a summer resort. The climate is healthy, equa- 

 ble, balmy, yet exhilarating. 



