 " I learn that the park commission are seriously thinking of a building at Minnehaha for the express purpose of taking photographs — on the site heretofore profaned by a shanty for that purpose . I cannot remain silent in view of this proposed vandalism which I am sure you cannot sanction — and which I am equally sure will forever be a stigma upon Minneapolis and elicit the anathema of every man of sense and taste who visits the place . If erected it will simply be pandering to the tastes of the army of boobies who think to boost themselves into notoriety by connecting their own stupid features with the representation of one of the most beautiful of God ’ s works . ” 
