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Show JANUARY ON CAPITOL HILL 89 described as the "one man who is devoting his life to the preservation and development of places that have scenic, historic and scientific interest." "His lips are closed and he cannot utter a word," Johnson told the committee. "He is under the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary has determined that this dam should be built even though it will flood this monument." 113 The National Park Service had issued its "invasion document" after the supplemental plan of the Recla- mation Bureau had been sent up to Capitol Hill, and after it was announced that both Secretary McKay and the White House were for Echo Park Dam. Oddly enough, this heretical action had not been noticed by the Reclamation Bureau until it was too late to stop publication. The National Park Service report said: 114 "The major current dam proposals which, if authorized and constructed, would seriously impair or destroy nation- ally singificant park values are: Area affected Dam proposal Proposed by Glacier Nat. Glacier View Dam Both Corps of Engi- Park neers and Bur. of Reel, have proposals Dinosaur Nat. Echo Park and Bur. of Reclamation Monument Split Mountain units of crsp Kings Canyon Several, in and City of Los Angeles; Nat. Park outside Park Bur. of Reel, also lists basin potenti- alities, but makes no firm proposals at this time re Park Mammoth Cave Mining City Dam Corps of Engineers Nat. Park Grand Canyon Bridge Canyon Dam Bur. of Reclamation Nat. Park & (Cent. Ariz. Proj.) Nat. Monument |
