Southern Appalachian Digital Collections

Western Carolina University (20) View all

Report of the Secretary of Agriculture in relation to the forests, rivers, and mountains of the southern Appalachian region

items 355 of 386 items
  • wcu_great_smoky_mtns-8829.jpg
Item
?

Item’s are ‘child’ level descriptions to ‘parent’ objects, (e.g. one page of a whole book).

  • SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. 183 [Albany (N. \'.) Argus, January 7, 1900.] It is sincerely hoped Congress will immediately take up the matter and establish the park. [The Tradesmen, Chattanooga, Tenn.] The movement to establish a national park in the Southern Appalachian Mountains deserves a general and hearty support. [Knoxville (Tenn.) Times.] If the Government wants to make an appropriation to encourage both the aesthetic and the useful, it could not easily do a better thing than to establish this Appalachian National Park. [New Orleans (La.) Picayune] The Appalachian region is accessible to a greater number of the citizens of the United States than any other section where there is any likelihood of a national park reserve being established. [Parkcrsburg (W. Va.) Sentinel.] That such a forest reserve should be established in the hardwood regions of the East is the opinion of men of science, experts in forestry, intelligent lumbermen and men connected with the business interests of the country. [Lynchburg (Va.) Advance.] The merits of this scheme should commend it to the judgment of Congress and insure the speedy passage of the bill. [Montgomery (Ala ) Advertiser.] The Appalachian Park will offer many substantial advantages which the Yellowstone lacks, and we hope the matter will not be allowed to rest until all steps are taken and all the laws passed necessary to carry the project to a successful termination. [Hartford (Conn.) Courant.] No part of the United States offers more attractions to the sight-seer. It is ideally fitted for a park and the Government will miss a great opportunity if it fails to avail itself of the present conditions and to secure the lands which can still be had for reasonable prices. [Toledo (Ohio) Journal.] This part of the Blue Ridge is recognized as the most salubrious, combining a dry and equal climate, attracting thousands of people from the North during the winter months, and drawing large numbers from the South during the warm season. It enjoys the best properties of a winter park and a summer resort. The climate is healthy, equable, balmy, yet exhilarating.
Object
?

Object’s are ‘parent’ level descriptions to ‘children’ items, (e.g. a book with pages).