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Appalachian National Park: Synopsis of work accomplished

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  • Among the Most Influential Bodies which Have Passed Resolutions Favoring the Appalachian National Park Movement Are : The Appalachian Club of Boston, Mass., which represents a membership of several thousand. The Botanical Society of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the American Forestry Association. The Appalachian Club presented a resolution to the Senate and House of Representatives favoring the project a year ago. The reasons why the promoters of this movement claim that it should be taken up and favorably considered by the Congress, are: First, the East and South have no National Forest Reserve. Second, the West and North have many. Third, Western North Carolina presents every requisite for a perfect timber preserve and National Park as regards climate, scenery and timber. Fourth, lumbermen are rapidly devastating the whole section. Fifth, the greatest region in the United States for a variety of hard wood timber is here found. Sixth, the region under contemplation forms the headwaters of all the streams of the Southeastern States. Seventh, it is necessary to preserve this timber in the mountains in order to retain the water supply of these states. Eighth, lumbering and barking will in the next few years see the establishment of a Nat- 12
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  • This 32-page booklet is titled, “Appalachian National Park: Synopsis of work accomplished” since the founding of the Appalachian National Park Association. While the booklet is titled “fourth edition,” the first three editions have a different title and content. The first, second, and third editions are titled, “Reasons in Favor of the Establishment of a National Park in the Mountains of Western North Carolina.”