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  • (4) put xai&K an outside price, or the Government could protect itself against unjust prices. MR. SET'i'LE: $10,000.00 would defray the expenses of the Committee to investigate and report to Congress. This is proposition now before committee here. Of course, these lines are not submitted in arbitrary form, but just as a suggestion to this proposed Park. Question asked whether it is desirable from the standpoint of the Government,whether this pr operty should be acquired. Mr* Settle replied that he did not recall any instanec where the Government haspurchased property for a ^rational Park. Having it as a National Fark is just as good a public use as cemetery, etc. Mr. Pritchard: This is purely tentative and to bring to attention of Committee; this should be mad3 through the Agricultural Department. Send at once, }*r. Pinchot or any other gentleman. Do not ask you to send a man from that region; want to gfctin shape to have investigation shown. It would be entirely satisfactory to have Mr. Pinchot make the exmaination Can be safely aald to Committee no trouble about getting titles from both of the States Do not think it embraces any entire county. Do not xaqprxfcKxrt think the Committee need apprehend with rafere&ce to legislatdna by state to acquire land. We do not giv all of the you gentlemen iaii argumements in favor of establishing this Fark, but if the committee provides investigation, then upon that report they can get full information as to detail in acquiring,is, etc. The»eeting then adjourned to make way for a meeting between the Senatorial Committee and Secretary of Agriculture ia rel»tiew fco tfc4rr "BXiiie iiUbj-at-',.
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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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