Title:
Letter from John Muir to R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson, 1913 Nov 20.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of
the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Date:
1913 Nov 20
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir21_1007-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez, Calif.
Rights:
Copyrighted
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission
to publish or exhibit them, see
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
WESTERN UNION NIGHT LETTER THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT The WESTERN UNION BUILDING, 195 Broadway, N. Y. MARTINEZ CALIF NOV
20-1913 illegible EVER SINCE I HEARD OF THE illegible NEWYORK MEETING IHAVE GLORIED IN IT AS AN EXPRESSION OF PUBLIC OPINIONMOST
WORTHY OF RESPECT IN THE HETCH HETCHY BILLTHE FATE OF ALL OUR NATIONAL PARKS IS AT STAKE.THEY WERE CREATED FOR THE WELFARE
OF THE PEOPLE, TOBE ENJOYED GENERATION AFTER GENERATION SO LONG AS OUR GOVERNMENT ENDURS. NEVER FOR A MOMENT SINCE THE LONG
BATTLE FOR THE INTEGRITY OF OUR PARKS BEGAN HAVE I FEARED DEFEAT AFTER THE PEOPLE WERE AROUSED TO ACTION FROM ALL THE COUNTRY
FAR AND NEAR COME GOOD TIDINGS.THE WOMENS CLUBS, ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION, HAVE COME TO OUR HELP REJOICE, BE OF GOOD CHEER,
AND FIGHT TO A TRIUMPHANT FINISH. JOHN MUIR.607AM