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Evans, John M. (John Morgan), 1863-1946
Florida. Governor (1933-1937 : Sholtz)
Legislation
McDuffie, John, 1883-1950
National parks and reserves -- Florida -- Everglades
Parks -- Florida -- Everglades
Protected areas -- Florida -- Everglades
Ritter, Halsted Lockwood, 1868-1951
Sholtz, David, 1891-1953
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands
United States. Department of the Interior
United States. House of Representatives
United States. National Park Service
Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949
Women legislators--United States
Geographic Term
4th District Florida
Member
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Jessie R. Hill
Secretary
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
February 2, 1933.
Judge Halsted Ritter,
Miami, Florida.
My dear Judge Ritter:
Many thanks for your kind letter of January 30, enclosing your recent communication to Chairman Evans.
I sent my telegram asking you to write Chairman Evans and also sent a similar telegram to Governor Sholtz, because I felt that the active cooperation and support of that Committee was vitally necessary in securing favorable action on the Everglades Park Bill before March 4. John McDuffie, Democratic Whip shared this opinion.
Any measure which carries either an appropriation or potential appropriation has very hard sledding in this Congress. The The [sic] public has so consistently belabored the Members about expenditure that there is what amounts to an Economy hysteria, and this is a very difficult psychology to meet.
There is no doubt we can best secure the active cooperation that Committee by placing before them Secretary Wilbur's recent helpful statement and the Wharton Olmstead Report and by bringing to a hearing of the Committee representatives of the Parks Service and the leading groups, who can make three points clear to them:
First, that there is no immediate expenditure involved;
Second, that there is wide national interest in this Park Project; and
Third, that it is vitally necessary that favorable action should be taken at once, in order that the state may take steps to acquire the land.
Chairman Evans has consented to a Committee hearing on this project, Tuesday February 14. I will be so glad to see that representatives of all the leading scientific and conservation groups are presented and a strong representation from the Department of the Interior. I will also invite Mr. Coe to be present.
You may be sure that nothing is being left undone which would contribute to the securing of favorable action on our bill.
Cordially yours,
[signature]
Ruth Bryan Owen
M.C.
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4th District Florida
Member
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Jessie R. Hill
Secretary
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
February 2, 1933.
Judge Halsted Ritter,
Miami, Florida.
My dear Judge Ritter:
Many thanks for your kind letter of January 30, enclosing your recent communication to Chairman Evans.
I sent my telegram asking you to write Chairman Evans and also sent a similar telegram to Governor Sholtz, because I felt that the active cooperation and support of that Committee was vitally necessary in securing favorable action on the Everglades Park Bill before March 4. John McDuffie, Democratic Whip shared this opinion.
Any measure which carries either an appropriation or potential appropriation has very hard sledding in this Congress. The The [sic] public has so consistently belabored the Members about expenditure that there is what amounts to an Economy hysteria, and this is a very difficult psychology to meet.
There is no doubt we can best secure the active cooperation that Committee by placing before them Secretary Wilbur's recent helpful statement and the Wharton Olmstead Report and by bringing to a hearing of the Committee representatives of the Parks Service and the leading groups, who can make three points clear to them:
First, that there is no immediate expenditure involved;
Second, that there is wide national interest in this Park Project; and
Third, that it is vitally necessary that favorable action should be taken at once, in order that the state may take steps to acquire the land.
Chairman Evans has consented to a Committee hearing on this project, Tuesday February 14. I will be so glad to see that representatives of all the leading scientific and conservation groups are presented and a strong representation from the Department of the Interior. I will also invite Mr. Coe to be present.
You may be sure that nothing is being left undone which would contribute to the securing of favorable action on our bill.
Cordially yours,
[signature]
Ruth Bryan Owen
M.C.
Chicago Manual of Style
Rohde, Ruth Baird Bryan Leavitt Owen, 1885-1954. Letter from Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen to Judge Halsted Ritter, 1933. 1933-02-02. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345821>, accessed 26 June 2022.
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Rohde, Ruth Baird Bryan Leavitt Owen, 1885-1954. Letter from Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen to Judge Halsted Ritter, 1933. 1933-02-02. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345821>
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