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  • The Asheville Qj/fyfi SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1902. Ihe INew Park Bill* Recently objection has Deen raised property owners to the Appalachiai Park bills—Senator Pritchard's, Mr. ' P.rownlow's and Mr. Moody's alike—on i the ground of a lack of definiteness in i regard to the method and extent of the i condemnation of land. These first bills were necessarily Indefinite and open to the objection urg- j ad against them, but a bill has now I been drawn, more definite in Its provis- j ions and embodying the best features of the earlier bills. This bill, which it Is believed fully meets all reasonable objections that have been urged, is now under consideration by the House t'om- nittee on Agriculture, ami #111 probably be reported to the House on next Wednesday. Through the courtesy of Dr. C. P. Ambler, secretary of the Appalachian Park association, The Citizen has been favored with an advance copy of this bill. Its provisions are of very great interest to the people of all western North Carolina, and are as follows: A BILL For the purchase of a national forest reserve In the Southern Appalachian Mountains, to be known as the "Mc- Kinley Appalachian Forest Reserve." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and empowered, in his discretion, to purchase land suited to the purposes of a national forest reserve in the Appalachian Mountains within the States of West Virginia, Virginia, North Car- lolna, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, in total extent not to exceed four million acres; and to care for, protect, use, and make accessible the said reserve, or any part of the same, when so purchased, which the President may, in his discretion, set aside for a national park; the raid reserve to be known as the "McKinley Appalachian Forest Reserve.' Sec. 2. That tl .-■•••lary of Agricul ture may advertise In the several States named in this Act for lands to be purchased under the provision! hereof; and as In-l ween lands of equal value, for the pin-puses of this Act, the lowest bids shall be accepted: Provided, That the Sec-rotary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and empowered, in his discretion, to contract for the purchase of lands, exclusive of the timber thereon 1 kinds and sizes to be specified in tho contract, said timber to be cut and removed under the supervision of the Si i retary of Agriculture in accordance with the rules and regulations to be ■ itablished by him for that purpose: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and otnpowered, in his discretion, to contract for the purchase of lands, exclusive of the mineral rights therein; and on such lands so acquired mineral deposits may be mine I under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may pre: .1 be. Sec. 3. That in the acquirement of lands for the purposes of this Act the Secretary of Agriculture shall, in each Of the several States named herein, conform to the conditions prescribed in the present or future act or acts of the legislature of each State ceding to the United States the right to acquire and control such lands: Provided: That when the owners of lands to be acquired for the purposes of this Act are unwilling to sell the same on terms satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture, condemnation proceedings for the aa- quirement of such lands shall not be had so long as the said owners shall protect and perpetuate the forests on said lands, under such regulations as may be prescribed, by the Secretary of Agriculture for the control of the forests on other lands purchased by the Government under this Act, so far as the same may be applicable. Sec. 4. That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and empowered to accept gifts of land for the purposes of this Act, and such lands shall thereafter be known by such names as the donors, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, may prescribe,. Sec. 5. That the Secretary of Agriculture may do all things necessary to secure the safe title in the United States to the lands herein provided to be purchased; but no payment shall be made for any land under this Act until the title to such land shall be satisfactory to the Attorney-General. Sec. 6. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall make provision for the reforesting of clearings on lands purchased under the provisions of this Act, whenever such planting shall be necessary for the protection of the soil and the water supply. Sec. 7. That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby empowered and directed to make such rules and regulations and establish such service as he may deem necessary for the care, protection, and use of such forest reserve, and to sell such wood, timber, and other forest products as may be removed without injury to the forest: Provided, That no wood, timber, or other forest products shall be sold otherwise than at public auction, except to actual settlers, and in no case at less than the appraised value thereof: And provided further, That the proceeds of such sale shall be covered Into the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 8. That the Secretary of Agrieul- , ture Is hereby authorized and empow- . ered to make contracts for the purchase of lands, in accordance with the pre- | visions of this Act, to the amount of , not to exceed ten millions dollars, aud the sum of two million dollars, to be available Immediately and until the expiration of the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twelve, is hereby appropriated, for the purchase of lands for a national forest reserve, and otherwise to carry out the provisions of this Act: Provided, That the , Secretary of Agriculture shall, year, make a detailed report to Congress of i I In the premises. ^riJti;vi.L,JLJ£ GAZETTE-march 22, 1902. THE PARK RESERVE Agricultural Committee Favors Appropriating this Sum. Measure Will Pass House by First of June. Will Be Reported from Whole Committee Next Wednesday. Special to the Gazette. Washington, March 20.— AJft important meeting of the house committee on agriculture was held yesterday at which the proposed Appalachian forest reserve was considered at length. Prof. Wl J. McGee of the bureau of American ethnology, Smithsonian institute; Prof. Gifford Pinchot, chief of the forestry division, department of agriculture; Dr C. P. Ambler of Asheville, secretary of the Appalachian pai sociatioa, and John A. Nichols, president of the Asheviliie board of trade appeared before the committee and submitted able and convincing ,>-t?, meats for the creation of the reserve Prof. McGee presented maps showing the character and scope of 'the section to be included in the park; also an excellent topographical map made of plaster of Paris, showing mountain elevations, etc. After the hearing was over, Dr. Ambler remarked to Major Moody that he had no idea until then as to the great amount of intelligent and scientific work that had Been done in the interest of the park. Dr. Ambler, by the way, has done more than 'any man outside of official life to organize the reserve movement and arouse interest among the people of the southern Appalachians. Your correspondent has it from Major Moody that the committee after hearing the reports from the agricultural! department, is united in favor of am ig $10,000,000 for the purchase of 4,000,000 acres of land or twice the amount asked in the Major's bill. The park bill is now in the hands of the sub-committee on appropriations of the agricultural committee, composed of the following members: Wadsiworth of Newi York, Henry Connecticut, Oonnell of Pennsylvar Williams of Mississippi, and Allen Kentucky. The two last named gen- lyemen are democrats. Mr. Williams l«s at first inclined to oppose a fJavor- anW report mi the bill but he has been woflj^ver and will, sign the committee >r^L The l^JI will be reported to tho house by the Tkio'le comittee on Wednesday at next iw^k and M'ajor Moody has told trWspeaker Henderson that full opportunwy will be given for the consideration of the measure. Con -I Browmlow in the !llast 60 days, personally of the ..i to the and ii can be predicted talnty that i he measure II iiouse by the first at June. The i-iiimi that enervation Be eialled he "McKinley National A i and Forest Reserve." There are no new developments in regard to the Alaska judgeship, Judge Adams' chances fo ig the appointment are still considered good. The judge returned' to the stale last night. The Asheville Citizen THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1902. W^^VW^^WW<WWS^W>A^»W^^ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ TWO MILLIONS FOR PARK. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ (Special to The Citizen.) ♦ ♦ Washington, D. C, March 27.— ♦ ♦ After an all day session yester- ♦ ♦ day the House committee on ag- ♦ ♦ riculture voted to report the Ap- ♦ ♦ palachian Park bill with the ap- ♦ ♦ propriation of $1,000,000 raised to ♦ ♦ $2,000,000, and giving the secre- ♦ ♦ tary of agriculture until 1906 to ♦ ♦ complete the purchases of land. ♦ ♦ No votes were cast against the ♦ ♦ proposition to report.but Messrs. ♦ ♦ Williams of Mississippi, Haugen ♦ ♦ of Iowa and Allen of Kentucky ♦ ♦ refrained from voting. Friends ♦ ♦ of the bill in the House are more ♦ ♦ confident than ever that it will ♦ ♦ pass the House. HOWDAND. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ *♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦f'
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