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The Conservation Column 
By CHARLES W. KOSSACK 
Part of the material presented in this column each quarter is made 
possible through news bulletins released by the Wildlife Management 
Institute, National Wildlife Federation, Outdoor Writers Association, 
Wisconsin Conservation Department, Michigan Conservation Department, 
Fish & Wildlife Service, and some state universities. To them I wish to 
express my appreciation for the use of their material. An additional 
contribution of this column will be to review at least one book each quarter 
on animals and habitats that is worthy of recommendation for your library 
and reference. 
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Chapman Attacked for Impartiality: For saying that he is attempting 
to find a fair solution to the fight that has raged around Dinosaur National 
Monument, Secretary of the Interior Chapman has _ been _ strongly 
criticized by some westerners. 
Addressing the National Audubon Society in New York, Chapman 
stated, “I sincerely hope that we might work out a solution whereby the 
Split Mountain and Echo Park Dams need not be built.” This paralleled 
an earlier statement by Assistant Secretary Dale Doty in Los Angeles 
indicating that plans for the controversial dams may be changed. The 
latter statement drew an immediate attack from Senator Arthur V. 
Watkins of Utah who demanded a retraction. The only conclusion that 
can be drawn is that the backers of the movement to destroy Dinosaur 
have no desire to find a fair solution that would provide the desired power 
and water storage without inundating the Monument’s massive canyons. 
General Ulysses S. Grant III, president of the American Planning and 
Civic Association, has clearly refuted the claim that these dams alone 
can provide essential water for the region. Using estimates of the Bureau 
of Reclamation, he has shown that alternate sites will cost less money 
and provide more power and water storage. 
The open-minded attitude of Secretary Chapman in trying to find 
a solution that will save Dinosaur and still provide for the industrial 
and agricultural needs of Utah will be applauded by all fair-thinking 
Americans. It reaffirms the faith of conservationists in the leadership 
of the federal conservation program. 
This situation is worthy of the time needed to write your congressmen 
encouraging them to support the Bureau of Reclamation’s recommenda- 
tions for the alternate sites. There is no room in our American way of 
life for any public servant who is not willing to consider a solution to a 
problem which will benefit all concerned. The people of Utah should govern 
themselves accordingly. 
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Highway Cuts Montezuma Wildlife Refuge: Montezuma National 
Wildlife Refuge in western New York is to be crossed by a four-lane 
superhighway under plans of the New York Department of Public Works. 
