Congressional bill for the purchase of a national forest reserve

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Item 1 - Congressional bill for the purchase of a national forest reserve

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Congressional bill for the purchase of a national forest reserve

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Details
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1901-01-03;
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - NCWRA_019_09_01_06_02
Transcript

January 3, 1901, the character raid distribution of the species of timber trees, the density and value of forest arowth, the extent to which the timber has been cut or dt.magei "oy fire, the siae and nature of the present holdings, the prices at Ifcioh these forest lands can now be purchased, and the general and special conditions that affect the prosecution of conservative forestry on a Irrge scale, Rhs hydrographic survey o:^ the region, conducted by the U. F-. Geological Survey, includes a general study of its topograph- ic features, of the relation of the soils, forest cover, and rrin- fall, of the quantity of water flowing out of it through the various streams during different seasons, and of the influence exerted on the regularity af this flow by forest clearings, tore th 750 stream measurements have already been mads and much additional data of special value lair- boon secured. In addition to these investigations, I have given itor- ongh attention to the arguments advanced Ry the movers for the proposed pari: and to tliose of their opponents, ;ml as a resiifct, I sjm strongly Of opinion that this matter is worthy of careful consideration. I have tiie honor to transmit herewith a mounted original copy of a large map, which shows in detail the mapping of forests accomplished during the past Sumner over on .area of nearly 3,000 square miles. A full report of the worh and of its results if:

Object

Description

These memoranda were written in support of Congressional legislation. In 1900, a bill passed authorizing funds to investigate the possibility of a national park in the eastern U.S. and, in December 1901, Congress introduced a bill to purchase land. While the Appalachian National Park Association initially argued for a national park, it used the terms “national park” and “forest reserve” somewhat interchangeably. As the bill made its way through Congress, funds were earmarked for a “forest reserve” rather than a “national park.” Unfortunately, when a separate bill was re-introduced in 1902, Congress was not able to reconcile the two bills and they failed.
Details
- Creator
- Contributor
  - Appalachian National Park Associati
  - Pearson, Richmond, 1852-1923
  - Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909
  - Holmes, J. A. (Joseph Austin), 1859-1915
  - Pritchard, Jeter Connelly, 1857-1921
  - Wittkowsky, Samuel, 1835-1911
  - Richards, M. V.
  - Cone, Moses H., 1857-1908
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1901
  - Date digitized: 2015-07-22
- Extent
  - Dimension: 10.5” x 8”
  - Dimension: 11" x 8.5"
  - Dimension: 5.25” x 5.5”
  - Dimension: 8" x 6"
  - Dimension: 5.5" x 6.5"
  - Pages: 31 pages
- Subject - Topic
- Location
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Appalachian National Park Association Records
- Identifier
  - NCWRA_019_09_01-14
- Repository
  - North Carolina Western Regional Archives

Congressional bill for the purchase of a national forest reserve

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