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23 tracts of primeval forests. The mountains are being denuded rapidly of forest growth and oefore _ong unless some provision is made and that soon for the preservation of the forests, they will be destroyed. Fifth: fiame which formerly abounded in this section is becoming extinct. A national park if properly conducted could still be easily stocked and game life preserved. are Sixth. No better water/s for trout could ne found than xs included in this region. Many of our streams are still well stocked, but the mountain trout is rapidly being destroyed, due largely to lumber operations. Seventh. .'/t have aoundance of primeval fortst , whose hundreds of thousands of acres can oe secured at very low prices. Sight a. The scenery compares favorably with any found in the nasi: world, and when protected, preserved and opened up with good roads win be of the greatest interest to tourists. Ninth. The central character of the region gives the project of «- southern national park attractiveness not only to the people of the south, but to the entire nation. ifithin twenty hours acx from New York and within the same length of time from the Gulf States, the park wouid oe calculated to do the greatest good to the greatest number.
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This 38-page document describes the November 22, 1899 meeting at which the Appalachian National Park Association was formed. Included in the meeting minutes is a speech by Senator Marion Butler (1863-1938), a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. The minutes include short addresses by others as well as election results and the formation of committees.
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