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J. HORACE MCFARLAND. President, Harrisburg. Fa. if C. -INTON ROGERS WOODRUFF. First yice-President and Secretary, Philadelphia
WILLIAM B. HOWLAND, Treasurer, New York ROBERT C. OGDEN, Chairman Advisery Committee, New York Vice-Presidents: GEORGE
B. LEIGHTON, Monadnock, N. H. ROBERT WATCHORM, New York. L. E. HOLDEN, Cleveland FIELDING J. STILSON, Los Angeles FOR
A BETTER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL AMERICA Department Vice-Presidents Arts and Crafts. . . MRS. M. F. JOHNSTON,, Richmond, Ind.
Children's Gardens . MISS MARY MARSHAL BUTLER, YonkeRS, N. Y. City Making .... FREDRICK L. FORD. Hartford. Conn. Factory
Betterment . GEORGE OTIS DRAPER. Hopedale, Mass Libraries ....... MISS MARY E. AHERN, Chicago Outdoor Art .... WARREEN H.
MANNING, Boston Parks and Reservations, HENRY A. BARKER, Providence Press....... R. B. WATROUS. Milwaukee Department Vice-Prealdents
Public Nuisances . . . HARLAN P. KELSEY, Salem, Mass. Public Recreation . . . MRS. GEORGE F. FRENCH, Portland. Me. Railroad
Improvements . MRS. A. E. MCCREA, Chicago Rural Improvements . D. WARD KING. Maitland. Mo, School Extension . O. J. KERN,
Rockford, Ill. Soctel Settlement. . . GRAHAM ROMEYN TAYLOR, Chicago Womans League . . . MRS. AGNES MCGIFFERT POUND, Ashitabula,
O OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT HARRISBURG, PA. May 19, 1908 Hon, James Rudolph Garfield, Secretary of the Interior, of
Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs: In compliance with my promise, I enclose herein a copy of the memorandum received form Mr.
Muir in regard Hetch Hetchy matter, of which I spoke to you last Thursday evening. You will note that MR. Muir is in direct
comflict with certain allegations which have been made in regard to the facts of the matter. At this time I promed for your
consideration to remain in the Hetch-Hetchy Valley In the event of the development by the city of San Francisco of the rights
granted to it under your permit of May 18. Recognising as I do the absolute fairness of your intent,having much better knowledge
since reading ths statement of the governing factors in the case, I yet feel that it would not have been other than proper
and fortunate to have specifically mentioned the necessity for every possible consideration to be given to the preservation
of the scenic features of this valley. As the matter stands there ia no direct declaration upon this subject. The power of
the Secretary of the Interior continues, but if he does not at the time of the development happen to be addressed particularly
upon the subject, it would not be improbable that