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SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FILE NATIONAL PARKS illegible CALIFORNIA BRANCH 302 MILLS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO Director,
of California Branca MR. John MUIR, President, Martinez DR. WM. F. Bade, Vice-President,Berkeley Mr. W. S. GOULD, Oakland
MRS JAB. B. HUME, Berkeley MR. CHAS. KEELER, Berkeley. PROF. J. N. LECONTE, Berkeley MRS. KATHARINE MILLER, BERKELEY PROF.
W.C. MORGAN,Berkeley MR. E.T. PARSONS, San Francisco REV.WM.T.PATCHELL. San Jose MR.WILLOUGHBY RODMAN, LOS Angeles MR.
GEO.EDWARDS, Secretary, 302 Mills Building, S.F. MRS. R.V.COLBY,TREASURER, 302 Mills building, S.F. Advisory Council MR.
ALLEN CHAMBERLAIN, BOSTON MR. ASAHEL CURTIS, Seattle MR.HENRY E.GREGORY, New York MR. ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON, New York
.MISS HARRIET MONROE, Chicago, MR. J.HORACE MCFARLAND. Harrisburg.Pa. MR.JOHN W.NOBLE, St.Louis .MR.ALDEN SAMPSON,New york
MR.EDMUND A.WHITMAN,Boston San Francisco, March 30, 1910. Ans'd APR 4-1910 12-13-3-3-A Hon.Richard A.Ballinger, Secretary
of the Interior, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Ballinger:- brAllthe right-minded peoplethroughout the country and particularly,
out here, are rejoicing over the stand you have taken for the preservation of our National Parks. This alone is enough to
make the administration famous throughout the world. Letters of hearty approval and congratulation are coming in from every
state in the union and leading papers and magazines everywhere approval, indioating that the people of the nation are back
of you. We will endeavor to be properly represented at the oral hearing whichlwe understand is to be held before you. I would
respectfully suggest that; if it is possible, you call on Major H.C.Benson, Acting Superintendent of the Yellowstone National
Park to be present at this hearing. Because of his long connection with the Park in an administrative capacity and his great
interest in its welfare he will be able to furnish valuable information and has sufficient knowledge of the situation to refute
any erroneous statements that might be made at the hearing. Faithfully yours, illegible mS6i