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The Emergency Conservation Committee outlines twelve problems that it views of immediate importance, and provides suggestions of who to contact to help encourage action on the various matters.
1935-05
Gifford Pinchot writes to W. G. Steel, detailing the reasons why a national park should be established around Crater Lake. First, it is “one of the great natural wonders of this continent.” As a well-known resort, valued for recreation and scenery, Crater Lake can be managed and protected as a national park, rather than as a forest reserve, since there will not be any timber production. The chairman of the Public Lands Committee, Representative John F. Lacey, is in favor of passing the bill to create the park.
1902-02-18
Gifford Pinchot informs W. G. Steel that Representative John F. Lacey will be the best person to see about the creation of Crater Lake National Park, as they are both from Iowa. Pinchot hopes there will be no problems getting the bill passed. Any influence from Oregon will be looked upon favorably by President Roosevelt.
1902-03-04
Gifford Pinchot informs W. G. Steel that he will arrange to accompany Joseph Silas Diller to present Grace H. Russell Fountain’s picture to Theodore Roosevelt if he can arrange it. He thanks Steel for the invitation to the Crater Lake trip beginning August 6, 1902, but Pinchot does not know where he will be then and cannot accept on those grounds.
1902-04-02
Representative Tongue informs W. G. Steel that he received a letter from Gifford Pinchot stating that Theodore Roosevelt is in favor of the Crater Lake bill. Pinchot has seen Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, who said he will speak with David Bremner Henderson about giving the bill a chance. Tongue acknowledges that times are critical for the bill, but he is doing the best he can.
1902-04-18
Gifford Pinchot thanks W. G. Steel for the letter. Pinchot is glad the Crater Lake bill has gotten so far and is confident that President Roosevelt will sign it.
1902-05-15
Representative Thomas H. Tongue has secured the necessary legislation for the creation of Crater Lake National Park.
1902-04-25