A View From The Governor's Office
By Gov. Raymond P. Shafer
Last week’s 13th annual Penn- every evidence of much more to
sylvania Mobile Home and Rec- come.
reational Vehicle Show at Har- Last year, for example, more
nsburg s Farm Show Building than one million family campers
was dramatic evidence indeed of checked into camp sites in Penn
both the increased demands for sylvania’s State Parks alone be
modern camp sites and steps tween the opening of trout sea
now being taken within the state son in mid-April to the end of
to meet it. the hunting season in December.
Thousands of Pennsylvanians This summer, thanks to the
wandered through the huge ex- far-sighted policies of our De
h.bition hall inspecting more partment of Forests and Waters,
than 150 different mobile homes, campers will find more than 5,-
plus an additional 275 travel and 000 individual camp sites located
tent trailers designed for family j n 43 State Parks from which to
camping in both public and pri- choose—an increase of some 2,-
vate campgrounds throughout 000 over the past four years,
the land. 1,214 this year alone.
One of the fastest growing of Already, 350 new camp sites
all recreation industries—i.e, a are being put to good use at
32 percent gam in 1968 alone— Gifford Pinchot State Park in
family camping already has ex- York County, and another 427
crted a marked influence on the sites at Pymatunmg State Park,
lives of the great masses of in Crawford County, will be
people who otherwise would not dedicated this week. In addition,
be able to afford vacations in some 437 will be ready for use
Penn’s Woods. And there is at Prince Galhtzin State Park in
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Another 171 sites are under
construction at Laurel Hilt State
Park. Somerset County; while
an additional 1.854 arc under
design al eight other State
Parks: Cook Forest, Clarion
County: Elk. Elk County: Ficnch
Creek, Berks County; Greenwood
Furnace, Huntingdon County.
Hickory Run. Carbon County; Lo
cust Lake, Schuylkill County;
Promised Land. Pike County;
and Ohiopyle in Fayette County.
All of these areas will be mod
ern in all respects for the cen
tral shower houses and trailer
sanitary disposal facilities.
In the development of a State
Park, Pennsylvania’s policy is to
provide recreational facilities
for the greatest number of users.
Each also provides facilities for
picnicking, fishing, swimming,
boating, hiking and, in some
areas, self-guided nature trails
for their educational value.
While the Department of For
ests and Waters supports private
enterprise in the development of
lodges and cabins adjacent to or
within State Parks—the latter o(
a long-term basis—the Depart
ment does not support construe-
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 17.1%9—10
tlon of so-called “vacation villag
es" at State expense.
Its opposition is based on four
distinct reasons 1. The plan
would weaken the economic stru
cture created by piivate deve
lopers and opcratois who have
invested millions of dollais on
private land, in local and State
taxes and in local goods and la
bor. 2. State financed constiuc
tion would represent an addi
tional tax burden for the citizen.
3 Presently, our limited State
Park operational budgets would
be adversely affected as a result
of "carrying” such high-cost, so
phisticated facilities Consequent
ly, the operations and mainten
ance of such accomodations and
the existing State Park system
would deteriorate 4 Because of
the seasonal nature of outdoor
recreation, lodge and cabin ac
commodations would have to be
priced to "carry” low income
periods. Therefore, so-called
self-sustaining operations would
necessitate high prices and vir
tually eliminate the opportunity
for
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Pork Is Pretty
Pork housed the limelight at
the House of Representatives
restaurant the other das on
"Hogs Aie Beautiful Das’ sport
sored by thiee Midwostein Cor
gi cssmcn
Reps Fied Schwengel fR,
Iowa), Edward J Derwinski fR .
11l ) and Heniy Reuss (D. Wis )
explained that they wanted to
“correct an unfavorable image
of the poor maligned hog"
Printed cards at each table earn
ed the message about poicme
pulchritude
The menu was liberally larded
with such dishes as “Schwengel
Pork Chops.” “Derwinski Polish
Sausage” and “Reuss Knock
wurst ”
foi all citizens to enjoy these
facilities.
In my view, it is bettei by far
to concentrate on providing fac
ilities for the masses rather than
for those who already can afford
more luxurious vacations in ex
isting resort hotels
This combination
gives you the best
from both.
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