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  • (3) I Question asked if people came there now, tft which Mr.McNarme replied inmthe affirmative and by thousands. Q. Who owns these lands?' Most of It is owne,d in large tracts .. .Showed large map of would be this region. The place visited by ten thousand people to one that would visit Yellow Stone Park Mr.McNamee here read a letter from a Mr. Sargent, expressing favorable comment as to scenery in that re, ion, etc/etc Only forest os its kind in North American Continent. There wo.'Id be no difficulty in acquiring the lanrt. Personally, he had acquired good deal of land for a client of his at about $2,00 per acre. On top of mountains are mostly 'flower gardens'. Timber gets smaller as you approach the top. The headwaters of so many streams arise here; streams run from this region in every direction. The building of a road through this forest could progress slowly along for a course of years. This land could be bought for 2 or $3.00 per acre; two or three million acres with that many dollars. These bdbes of land are being afcd to lumber men and this forest region referred to is being rapidly agpiroaxaXX approached by them. Matter of roads could be one of slow development. Eventually roads would have to be built; over the Blue Ridge, or throu#i the valleys of the big rivers. Our object is to acquire it now and develop it later; the' cost now would be little. Only reason for Government to do it now, they would ne-ver be able to later. We do not suggest anything specific. HKXXXElXXXXJir. McNamee explained 'how to get, there'. Question if there was any snow there, Mr. McN: replied in the negative; not to amount to anything in the ▼alleys; s'>me on the tops of the mountains. This winter think we had in that region about 3/4 inches of snow. Xkonx There are thousands of acres in each tract untouched. Could
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Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America

This digital collection was created to contribute to the public's understanding of the forces and ideas that led to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. The most vi...

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