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  • F k S —4. crowed out by more important matters, n canvass of the House has shown that almost fithout exception the members are in favor of the Movement and rill support1 It #nen the opportune time arrives, By securing the legislation we have in th*3. different states we havs practically removed the only opposition #iich ve have net ^.th in Washington. I am pleated to report that the only opposition v/e have to deal with at present is that produced by a few •elfish lautibermen, |n or^r not to do an injustice to the many lumber corporations, however, 1 sould state that such opposition as the lumbermen havs produced has been at ths hands if n fee private individuals. The lax'gt limber corporatisMS and the acre progressive and up to ftajNl lumbermen are with us heartily in trying to establish a f^^tA. reservation int the Southern Ajspalachltoi 'fountains* A few lumber operators are circulating e ?*port in ths mountains fchat this Park project.it simply*)* gigantic steal on the part of the Government end private individuals located in b-meville, and that if the same succeeds it will fork a hardship os th - mount in people I #ould slsiply state to answer to this that the gentlemen interested in this matter here in. i\shevills an- who started ' aovereent tw« and a half .mars ago are not .Land owners and have no axe to grind other than protecting a largs area of ths beautiful forests fliunntain land.
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