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Letters supporting Appalachian National Park movement

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  • ■u*y 9th, 1901. Mr. F, 4. .dull, 181 Main St., D anbury, Conn. Sy d«ar Sir;- Your favor of th* THi inst, with chtck for t^tlvt dollars C§12*00) enclosed, us subscription to the Appalachian National Park Association fund is rtoeiv-id. ffc have added your nam to our ruuoberoh ip list i«id placed this chaok to your credit upon our books and. 1 rash to thank you for your kindness m having sent the mm%» Since writing you last Sov. benton McMillan of Tennessee has signed the Bill as passed by the Senate swnd Legislature of that state, ceding to the national Government th°. right to acquire title and exempting the lands from taxes should it be deoxrable to appropriate ft p<a>t of th« Rmmt&in funds for Park purposes. We haw now secui-ed such legislation in forth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia., Aiabuau and Tennessee with Virginia still to he heard f!*d, t;hen the Park matter came ip in "H sh ingt on ut the last session of 3onf?r<§ss the only opposition '-finch A«¥<5l®p€d, ; xoagting the matter about *ich 1 fi*#t'« you last w*a«k, *R« at the brands of Senator Pate of T4nn*i944.f «ti.o opposed it on the /-rounds of State rights. He said that he personally pis in f*v$r of the Park move-
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