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Show 138 Moss agreed, and he eliminated 18,000 acres of mineral lands on the north end of the park and replaced them with 19,500 acres of land to the south. I le also added language to ensure commercial interests had a right to use park access roads. But two days before the hearings, Senator Bennett withdrew his support because he felt he had not been consulted enough in preparing the amendments. Bennett and the other Utah representatives asked that the hearings be delayed, but Moss rejected their request. The Salt Lake Tribune quoted Moss' opening statements about the Republicans' request at the hearing: "This seems to me a continuation of their tactics of delay and opposition ... and that amounts to opposition to the park, even though they take pains to say they favor the park.""20 The hearings on April 25, 1963, were similar in content to those held the previous year. But instead of extending over several days, they were limited to several hours. The hearings resulted in further negotiations on the boW1dar_ies and uses of Canyonlands. Moss added lands where there were no conflicts with other uses but the scenery was not considered as monumental. He realigned boundaries to exclude hunting areas, grazing lands, and mineral deposits. He eliminated land along the Colorado River where Lake Powell would back up. I le continued to negotiate, eliminating land and shrinking boundaries until they encompassed only the most "useless lands.',4 2 1 He also added stronger language to ensure the park would be managed with a multiple-use philosophy. °Frank Hewlett, ..Canyonlands Moving Too Fast, Witne.~ses Say," Salt lake Tribune, April 26, 1963, AS. •2 • 21 The use of the tenn "useless lands" here refers to Alfred Runte' s thesis that national parks were confined only to landscapes that had no economic value aside from their scenery. This concept is discussed in Chapter 5. See also Runte, Narianal Parks: The American Experience , 49. |
