The necessity for prompt action to preserve our Nation's great natural beauty areas to insure their existence and enjoyment by the public in the decades and centuries to come.

This is especially true about those areas close to the major centers of population.

This is the second bill enacted by the 87th Congress authorizing a national seashore, the first being the Cape Cod National Seashore.

Accordingly, I request the parties to this dispute to continue work and operations with the status quo being preserved under all of the terms and conditions of the existing agreements until November 15, 1962, or until agreements are…

In this important industry, all parties have a responsibility to cooperate in achieving a settlement without any interruption of work.

The Point Reyes National Seashore will preserve and make available to a great number of people the outstanding scenic and recreational characteristics of the area.

The enactment of this legislation indicates an increased awareness of the importance of prompt action--and I emphasize that particularly with the population increases and these areas disappearing under that pressure.

This area is readily accessible to millions of our citizens, and its establishment as a National Seashore will pay vast dividends in the years to come.

I congratulate the members of both parties who participated in enacting this very advantageous piece of national legislation.

I am highly gratified by the action of the Congress in enacting legislation authorizing the establishment of the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California.

I can imagine no action, no adventure which is more essential and more exciting than to be involved in the most important and significant adventure that any man has been able to participate in the history of the world.