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  • cl4^~ 3^ 7/99 TO BENEFIT ASHEVILLE. The Citizen believes that the Board of Trade at its meeting on Thursday afternoon took proper steps for the betterment of Asheville and for the good of Western North Carolina. The Board of Trade has done good work and will undoubtedly do a great deal more good work. Whatever work is done for Asheville and Western North Carolina should be done by united effort, with a common object and a strong "pull and push together." It is hoped that no legitimate effort will be spared to help the movement for a great Southern National Park In Western North Carolina. Asheville and the western part of this State are already known all over Europe as a great health resort, and no effort should be spared to make them better known. In view of the ravages now being made by timber cutters it is important that earnest work be done to preserve the forests, since they are undoubtedly a great factor in making this region one of the greatest health resorts in the known world. It is a great pity that all the great forests of these mountains are not under intelligent public supervision now, and the people of' Asheville should try to have at least a part of them set apart as a great National park, so that they will be preserved. For this section of the State there is far more money in living trees than in sawed lumber. Every tree that Is cut down from our mountains takes away something from the health-giving and health-renewing qualities of the climate of Western North Carolina. 1 ^- Cp** r;V'7 The parka and ton ■ if Wade, Buncombe 1 qffflrty (I y, were rmn Vj*=terday. but such torily signed up, Indicating itlhe * I in. t n 011 h - nil the part 'of the cltUe Ash' ' PETITIONS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR THE NATIONAL SOUTHERN PARK IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. Form of the Petitions Proposed to be Circulated joint 1 lom'mil tee 1' nposed of .id Forestry Committee of the .1 of Trail' anil Special Commit- 1 ''unity Medical So- At the h ■ 11' :i!o on Thursi .-iti. n from 1 tie Buncombe 1 tounty Medi ijn waited on the directors foj purpose . ■■■ measures to be adopt lonal park . n North 1 'a ... 1 .1. a i ■ ildenl ..f the b 1 Daywood Pa •■ ki r, refi rred 1 he ma er to the parks and eotwmlttee of the ' "ml at trade. Dr. Burroughs, Dr. I'.at 1 le and I >r, \Va; nam- ihe committee from ithe m 1.1 llio join! 11 ting was held at the office of n. T. Collins. 1 John A. Roebling stated the 0 Of tihe meeting and an interesting de- '. 'bate followed in which an appreciation| of the great need and desirability of; the park movement was strongly Show n. 11 was moved by Dr. 1 that and cowipreWenslve exposl- t i.ni of Hi' lonal ).a .k in this region Is desirable should W .: ...I a ..I printed and Issued i Junction with forma of petition, i>r. 8. W\ Battle suggested that the mat- tor should be canvassed further thai the members present place their views on the park in writing and Be- as v, id ' ion of opinion from their friends as possible, an.i particularly from those whose influence would carry weight throughout the state. H. T. Collins supported this susges- lion, Willi the addition that the 1 laiion or Dr. Burroughs should ba adopted as a bui edaenum in the le of propaganda Indies ted by Dr.
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