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Activities of the Appalachian National Park Association and the Appalachian National Forest Reserve Association: 1899-1906

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  • Page 32 through the secretary's offioe and Mr. Depew was urged, if possible to send more; which he did. At one time, he sent 75,000 copies of this speech, with franked envelopes to be used in mailing same. These 75,000 envelopes were addressed but oould not be mailed from Asheville on account of the frank privilege. They were returned to Washington and mailed from there by Mr. Depew. Mr. Harvey of Philadelphia and Dr. Henry 0. Maroy, in the meantime, were both talking to their representatives in the northeastern states and from this time on, the matter ceased to be a southern proposition and everybody in the Senate and House began to sit up and take notice, realizing that it was only a question of time until the measure would finally be passed. Following the resignation of Professor Holmes as State Geologist in 1905, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt was appointed his sucoessor. Doctor Pratt took up the work in forestry matters which Professor Holmes had proaeouted so earnestly and gave his time, attention, and energy to the establishment of a forest reserve in the Southern Appalachians • The interest seoured by Doctor Maroy of Boston, Senator Depew, and Mr. Harvey, and the efforts of Dootor Pratt eventually resulted in the Weeks Bill whioh passed
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  • This 72-page journal recording “The Activities of the Appalachian National Park Association and the Appalachian National Forest Reserve Association: 1899-1906” was compiled by the association’s secretary and founding member Chase P. Ambler (1865-1932). The manuscript was created in 1929, the year Ambler donated the association’s records to the State Archives. The Appalachian National Park Association was formed in 1899 for the purpose of promoting the idea of a national park in the eastern U.S. Although housed in Asheville, North Carolina, the organization was a multi-state effort, attracting representatives from six southern states. The association lobbied Congress for the creation of a park, but with limited success. The association disbanded in 1905.