Creator
T[heodore] P. Lukens
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
J. P. Lukens, President. William Stanton, Vice Prest. E. E.[illegible]Cashier.[illegible]CAPITAL PAID UP IN GOLD COIN $100.000??[illegible] Jan. 4th. 1897John Muir,Martinez, Cal.My Dear Mr. Muir:-Your letter is at hand. You ask if you can depend upon me being- present at the annual meeting of the Sierra Club, and talk in favor of the recession of the Yosemite grant to the federal Government. I doubt if I can be present at the annual meeting, and if I should be. you know I cannot speak in public . But I believe this is the time to make the effort, as a good many of our Legislators are awake to the necessity of reducing taxation. If the Yosemite is continued in the possession of the State, it will be necessary to have a large appropriation for rebuilding the Stoneman, as well as the usual large amount for the use of the Board . If the entire Yosemite National Parle is owned by the federal Government, it will undoubtedly be managed as well as the Yellowstone National Park has been . Hotel Companies will be formed, and special privileges granted by the Government for that purpose . All roads leading into the Yosemite will be made free without a doubt . The advantage to Californians will be many fold. With the reduction of taxes, and the Park thrown open, a very much larger proportion of the people will be able to visit it at much less expense than at present.02208
Location
Pasadena, Cal
Date Original
1897-01-04T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir09_0591-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0591
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
