The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-19
THE NATIONAL PARK
-x~rxsryr IMPROVEMENTS TO DE
uaDE IN THE YELLOWSTONE
- Feefsrx sf fhc Company I'm ST.
@sui, where - Minority of the
sfockhoidcrs Cfamsr for a Divf-
a~nd. Bat fhe Majority Elect New
onarers ane Determine to spend
s2s0,oco fn the Fraction of View
HsS~ls and Establishing New
Transit Hoates.

Trxve,srs ard Dseasurs-ssesers. az well
- a .ar9e contingent OF forsEgn sight
sners WHO ANNUALLY affect Yessowsto9e
rark win next year benefit Oy sEDstan-
eaal improvements in that national reseT-
walton IL the plans OF TIE Tsilewstone
f.ark Association Are carried Cut IS nov
PROTECTED. IN past years visitors - tslat
r.xgnificent resort nave, except ia the
cases OF very adventurous tourists. con-
fined their observations 10 the seven G2Es
sorr that has lsd away from the Nam
mott Hos Springs hotel 70 Morris gegzer
basin. and then In All almost cireuitous
route taksn In the various points Of in-
tersss IyiEg along ths stage foaa- These
points have been the Gibhon canyon fails.
the lower gsyzeT, upper gsyser basin, fhea
70 enc sai<e, along the west arm OF fel-
sowstous lake and buck along it, shore.
In view or some OF the magnificent
stretches OF scenery that have made the
wonderful place celebrated. The new
idea Is 10 construct another route. leaving
shs one Travelled AZ present az Lone Star
Ceyser and going 70 the Sncshoae geyfer
ns sin. along 5hoshose lake. crossing the
arm between IL ard Lewis lake and south
around the lower end OF Yellowstone
lake. returning north 10 the Canyon ho-
sal and continuing Ia uortheTiy dlFec-
ton 20 the road that leads east from the
Mammoth Hot Springs hotel
g3y creating tsIis new route some % the
magnificent scenery that 10 now denied %
the average tourist wll be- "a feature OF
future trips. The route from The Canyon
hotel will include the Grand canyon. one
Of the most impressive and magnificent
sights Ia the park.
Ii IS not unlikely that the Yellowstone
Park Association viii contemplate Ia its
rev IDEAS OF development the employment
OF electricity as "A motive power. the pref
ttxice against the stage travel growing
greater every year. Tbs original inten-
sion Of excluding railroad travel from tho
park would not attach itself 10 electric
itY. a. modern notions arc those Of prac-
tieabIllty. as Il demonstrated IN the Alps
where Swiss and Frenea engineers have
made sightseeing genuine pleasure, and
not a matter or hazardous labor The
eub5eet slaa been discussed aud b9A not
been fFo@ned upon. Alpine clubs ali
over tbs world may continue their tire
some climbs. but the giories ~ tue upper
mountain attitudes are every year being
Brought within the limit OF endurance OF
paopie who consider comforts anu pleas
ure combined seriously.
The new arrangements at the park. as
brought out at a recent meeting OF the
Yellowstone Park Association held In
81 Paul. contemplate the erection OF four
new hotels, that viii be- located at avail
able points along the new route. Sew
eral matters Ia adjusting the status OF the
association after the reorganization OK
che Northern Pacific system have inter-
zered with tho fixing OF the plans OF The
association but noW that q segregation
OF tho inEerests has been arranged. little
doubt Is expressed BY Northern Pacific
people that the campaign in tie interest
or flgh,-seerx win be an aggressive one.
At the meeting OF the stockholders spoken
of above - considerable opposition 70 the
scheme OF Improvement WAS developed.
- fsarasa Of he
etockAoltsrs voting for the extensions.
ST. Paul advicos. In reviewing the meet
ing, said that the Application for receiv-
er made by the disEruntied ones, who PEE
sIttoned fer a dividead. was refused b
The court, which also denied applica-
zion for an injunction 10 restrain the ma
serity OF the stockholders from holding
their annual meeting. The refusal or the
court TO grant the petition lett the stock
holders FREQ TO hold tho annual meeting,
as advertised.
The Post-Intesllgencer'a So. Paul adyices
continue tn rsferenes To tho matter as fol-
lows:
sssrhe dissatisfied stockholders were fully
represented. Gen. w. Sanford. 81 81 Louis
hrlng present 10 represent them. Charles
Gibson. another OF the onlectors. was also
present. -Four thousand Eve huadred
shares out Of :. 900 vera represented The
capital stock OF the company Is about S5ea,-
o0 The others present AZ tie meeting
were w O. pearec president; j. ". kep@
aFtek. vice president. g. y, Gibson, J w
Dean. general manager % the company;
Charles = Fee r. w. Winter anal Ed-
wsrd u. Adams, Of New York. chairman
OF the Northern Pacific reorganization
.'Con. sanborn represented the interests
OF Richard L. Perry, James +, Roth.
pwishs +. Davis. samuel Davis Charles
Davis. John T. Davis and others, most -
when sesias in - Louis, Tie ABOVE
tined hy she majority Of the Stockholders.
practically speaking. ani Instead ~ sane
fioalHE the outlay OF more money tary
wantea the contents Of the treasury dls.
bv1n declared IN two years. although the
revenue had continually been greater Than
she ontiay. The majority OF ths stackholt
sfa were oveTjayed ~ their victory AMI
81 the afternoon session took steps looking
toward thH Investment q san1sthi0& hse
ss2a@3 ga permanent Improvement lu the
Yellowstone National PARK The improve
fuoats consist af four new hotels, s-ginE
from Nsa,esl e. sac 80. three new iuucR
stations and ofhar works az Similar
character ona % the hescls if erected.
VIII 10 built al Tower NprlHEs 81 replace
she ona destroyed by fre.
committee viii Investigate che pro-
posed improvements ard Fepurj 40 as early
a date as possible. II II pFarassslv ass
cured that me improvements VII be cEr-
Efed Into effect The action % rho court
IN res0S0x 60 erant an Injunction against
Fhe majority OF the association so4 tn Fe-
flushing g declare the concern iasolNrnt
practically settles 81 opposition. uuifsa
tie minority teFin an attack alaDg snFae
raw line. The Netteasst pue ParN Company
- decidedly Naiukeie The raiiroad c9Fn-
pauy realised nvAriy Siaa@a Sc profits i8eg
year fruns their management ot this na-
ssonal curiosity u Is said tAe alsSrsHtisd
stockholders sNsneot The NoribeFn Pacific
Railway Company % araiGDln& - secure
All az the stack au4 have an exclusive
ownership ~ tho rask frAucAtse
ssAt. TIE fneoiias yesterday E4wta "
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