To Authorize a National Mississippi River Parkway and Matter Relating Thereto: Hearings Before the Committee on the Public Lands, House of Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress, First Session, on H. R. 3759. March 23, 1939U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939 - 94 pages |
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Page 60 - If thou art worn and hard beset With sorrows, that thou wouldst forget, If thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep, Go to the woods and hills! — No tears Dim the sweet look that Nature wears.
Page 69 - The builder lifted his old gray head; "Good friend, in the path I have come, " he said, "There followeth after me today A youth whose feet must pass this way. This...
Page 68 - Whereas there is now pending in the Congress of the United States...
Page 16 - For the purpose of developing coordinated and adequate public park, parkway, and recreationalarea facilities for the people of the United States, the Secretary is authorized to aid the several States and political subdivisions thereof in planning such areas therein, and in cooperation with one another to accomplish these ends.
Page 68 - Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: It is a privilege for me to appear before this Committee for the...
Page 2 - An Act To establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes," approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat.
Page 68 - Resolved, By the House of Representatives of the state of Illinois, the Senate concurring herein...
Page 50 - James, or William, one of you push that plank forward, please," but put the mate in his place, and he would roar out, "Here, now, start that gang-plank for'ard! Lively, now!
Page 68 - That a copy of this preamble and resolution be immediately forwarded by the secretary of state to the President of the United States, the...
Page 48 - The pathway to glory is rough, and many gloomy hours obscure it. May the Great Spirit shed light on yours, and that you may never experience the humility that the power of the American government has reduced me to, is the wish of him, who, in his native forests, was once as proud and bold as yourself.