ever gotten together, and arrangements were made to have the 
record printed so as to make it available to all at a nominal price. 
Resolutions adopted by the Conference follow: 
"The National Conference on Parks, assembled in Des Moines, 
January, 192 1, upon the call of the Governor of Iowa, and at the 
suggestion of the Secretary of the Interior and in co-operation with 
the National Park Service, declares its belief: 
"i. That public parks, local, county, state and national, are 
necessary for the best development of patriotism, of efficient manhood 
and womanhood, and of business and civic life in the United States. 
" 2. That such parks should include not only ample and organized 
provision for recreation, but also for the preservation in their natural 
state of liberal areas embracing the varied types of prairie, forest, 
lake, river and mountain scenery of America, as well as the natural 
wonders that distinguish our country. 
''3. It is incumbent upon our governments, local, county, state 
and national, to continue to acquire sites suitable for recreation and 
the preservation of wild life, until eventually there shall be public 
parks within easy access of all the people of our nation. "To facili- 
tate such acquirement we recommend the appointment of a special 
committee to study the park laws of the several states and to confer 
with the Executive Committee of the National Conference of Com- 
missioners on Uniform State Laws, with a view to the preparation 
and presentation of model drafts. 
"4. That this Conference, recognizing the fundamental value of 
forest recreation, recommends the estabHshment of further national, 
state, county and municipal forests, and that the recreational use of 
such areas be correlated with similar activities in other public-owned 
areas. 
" 5. That either as public parks or monuments, important historic 
sites and trails (both Indian and Colonial) should be preserved, 
marked and maintained for the instruction and inspiration of this and 
future generations. 
" 6. That all pubUc parks, already acquired or later to be set aside, 
shall be considered as forever dedicated to the people and shall be held 
inviolate from commercial use and private gain. 
"7. That the creation of a sentiment favorable to the preserva- 
tion of wild life, without as well as within our parks, is one of the 
great duties of our generation, and that the establishment of a Con- 
servation Day, State or National, may be one of the surest means of 
developing such sentiment. 
"8. That it is important to develop a great system of Inter-city, 
Inter-state and National Park Highways; along these and other 
routes of travel it is desirable to protect wild life, especially trees and 
wild flowers, and to restore such life wherever it has been despoiled. 
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