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Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, Phillip W. Ayres, James G. K. McClure Jr., and Reuben B. Robertson, 1925-1926

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  • -copy- SOGIETY FOR PROTECTION OF HEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTS 4 JOY STREET, BOSTON, MASS* December 24, 1925. Mr. Reuben B. Robertson, President, Champion Fibre Company, Canton - North Carolina« Dear Sir: Through the kindness of a gentleman who is very much interested in National Forests and National Parks, Mr. Allen Chamberlain of Boston, I am permitted, to read your pamphlet on the proposed. Smoky Mountain National Park, and have seen the one-page circular giving the numbers of visitors in the National Forests of North Carolina and the Yellowstone National Park. You will be interested, to learn that a sentiment in New England which has been instrumental in securing and in developing the White Mountain National Forest thro-ugh Government purchases, is wholly in sympathy with your point of view. There are relatively few persons in New England, and these are only certain park enthusiasts, who would, desire to change the White Mountain National Forest or any part of it into a park. The White Mountains are one of the most intensively used recreation areas in the United States, and we find the administration of the Forest Service from year to year entirely satisfactory. A few park enthusiasts have suggested that the "park system" demands a National Park in the White Mountains also, but I think their influence in New England is not large. iern Carolina Universitv] Y^ith us the Forest Service has set aside certain museum areas, six of them in fact, that are not to be cut under any circumstances. It adequately cares for and preserves the timber along our many trails and roads, and it has set aside large areas on the high slopes as protective areas which may not be cut, in order to control the stream flow. At the same time, our Forest is entirely self-supporting. It yields a small revenue, in lieu of taxes, to the Government and to the towns in which the timber is cut. The purpose of this letter is to ask if you can spare say twenty- five copies of your pamphlet for distribution to the officers and Executive Committee of this Society, and to some of our New England delegates in Congress? I hope that you have sent copies to the State Forester in North Carolina, Mr. J. S. Holmes, at Raleigh, and to Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt of Asheville, and to members of Congress from North Carolina. Permit me to commend the definite and comprehensive statement that ' your pamphlet gives. Believe me„ Yours very truly. (S) Phillip W. Ayres, Forester-
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  • Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This set of seven letters-correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, Phillip W. Ayres, James G. K. McClure Jr., and Reuben B. Robertson-reflect differences in opinion regarding establishment of a national park in the Smoky Mountain area. While Weaver supports the creation of a national park, the others favor the creation of a national forest in the area which will serve conservation and industry interests such as lumber. Following are brief summaries of each letter: Phillip W. Ayres to Reuben Robertson, December 24, 1925 In this letter Ayres commends Robertson’s pamphlet on the proposed Smoky Mountain National Park. Ayres ends his letter by asking Robertson for copies of the latter’s pamphlet to be distributed amongst the members of the Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests and their New England delegates in the Congress. James G. K. McClure to Zebulon Weaver, January 7, 1926 In this letter McClure refers to enclosing a copy of the letter received by Reuben Roberston which would interest Weaver regarding possibilities of combining park and forest features. Zebulon Weaver to James G. K. McClure, January 15, 1926 In this two page letter Weaver points out having a national forest instead of a national park in the Smoky Mountain area would lead to numerous similar demands for national forests by other states. Additionally, a national park created in the Smokies would most likely serve the same purpose of a national forest and a solution can be worked out that would be satisfactory to both supporters and opponents of the national park idea. Reuben Robertson to Zebulon Weaver, January, 18, 1926 In this letter Robertson mentions receiving a letter from Mr. Ayers reflecting the sentiment prevailing in New England regarding the establishment of the Smoky Mountain National Park. James G. K. McClure to Zebulon Weaver, January 18, 1926 In this letter McClure clarifies to Weaver that Mr. Robertson was in favor of the museum area of the national forest, to be possibly financed by lumber interests, but that the area be open to forest practices. Zebulon Weaver to Reuben Robertson, January 20, 1926 In this three page letter Weaver states it would be impossible to set aside the Smoky Mountain Area as a national forest and yet provide it with intensive development for recreational and museum purposes as suited to a national park. Zebulon Weaver to James G. K. McClure, January 20, 1926 In this letter Weaver emphasizes that his position, with regards to the establishment of the Smoky Mountain National Park, is in line with the future good of North Carolina and hopes differences of opinion can be resolved.

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