Drafting material and blue prints. Office force, constructors, foremen, timekeepers, watchmen, etc.. Traveling expenses Advertising and printing-- Technical books and instruments_ Telegraph, telephone, hauling. Contingent Storehouse, tools, constructor's office, fence__ $112. 67 9, 923. 14 23.21 15. 65 262.00 557.08 Temporary quarters Preliminary: Wrecking old building, etc-- Amount appropriated: Sundry civil bill, approved July 1, 1916 General deficiency, approved September 8, 1916-. 404.67 1, 234. 70 2,990. 48 2, 328. 38 62.26 182, 500.00 90,000.00 53, 000. 00 21, 000. 00 18, 500.00 182,500.00 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, Washington, October 15, 1919. SIR: In submitting this third annual report of the National Park Service, which covers the tourist season that has just come to an end, and the fiscal affairs of the bureau for the year ended June 30 last, I am more than pleased to advise you that in every branch of our activities successful results, directly beneficial to the national parks, have been obtained. On the other hand, legislation enacted during the year has added two new national parks of great distinction to the system, and has opened new avenues of development that will make our future administrative efforts more effective. Other legislation which failed of enactment, on account of the accumulation of business at the close of the last Congress, passed either the Senate or the House of Representatives unanimously, thus indicating a generally favorable sentiment toward meritorious national-park measures. However, quite aside from our administration, protection, and improvement of the parks and the extension and advancement of the system by Congress, the enormous use of these great playgrounds is worthy of first consideration because this is the factor that determines the success or failure of what the Government is doing for and with the national parks. Never before has there been such travel in America, and never before have so many people toured the parks. Released from the strain of war activities, and freed from the power of sentiment against vacation touring, there was a general desire to move about the country for recreation, for anusenient, in search of new business opportunities, and oftentimes simply to get a change of scene. It was this overwhelming ambition to get far from the activities of the previous two years that prompted tacasands to go from coast to coast and through many national parks in their automobiles, using hotels as they traveled, or, as was very often the case, taking their own equipment and supplies and campg along the highways. Likewise, other thousands sought the service of the trains to take them away to new scenes and they came to the national parks frea every corner of the United States. Travelers from abroad put n appearance once more, and all combined to make this the greatet travel season in the history of the Nation. |