sentences:  In 1903 the Illinois legislature appropriated US$30,000 for the purchase of White Pines Woods, the southernmost stand of virgin, native white pine trees in the state.The move was stalled when then-Illinois Governor Richard Yates vetoed the measure, citing costs.After 1903 and before 1927 (when the state park was established), the "Pines Woods Bill" was introduced several times without success.