Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-30
His TOUR RESUMED.
President Roosevelt Leaves the Vel
lowstone Park for Livingston.
aBlDDRESS MADEBY THEPRESIDEST
nlle Yellowstone Park Declared to Be .
M wonderful Place-AIoro Europeans Visit
Il Than Easterners- Prob
lem Of the Water Supply.

lem of the Water Supply.
Gardner, Mont, April 25s-Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday afternoon
resumed his tour Of the west. Be-
fore going, however, he participated
in the laying Of the cornerstone OF
the new gate at the northern en-
trance to Yellowstone park The
ceremony was performed according
10 the masonic ritual, and was in
K charge Of the grand officers Of the
state OF Montana. The president. on
behalf Of the masons of the state,
was presented with masonic charm
mounted on nugget OF Montana
gold, The president began his adj
dress by thanking the people and the
soldiers for his enjoyable two weeks
holiday and then spoke Of the natu-
kal wonders Of the park.
"The Yellowstone park" he said,
-.is something absolutely unique in
fhis world, as far as know. No
where else in any civilized country Is
there to be found such tract OF
,veritable wonderland, made accessi-
BILE to all visitors, where at the same
time not only the scenery of the will
herness, but the wild creatures OF the
park are scrupulously preserved as
they were, the only change being
that these wild creatures have been
10 carefully protected as to show
literally astounding tameness. The
creator and preserver OF such
natural playground in the midst OF
our people, as whole, is q credit
TO the nation, but above all a credit
20 Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. IL
has been preserved with wise fore
sight. The scheme Of it's preserve
zion is noteworthy in its essential
aemocracy. This park was created
and now Is administered for the bene-
at and enjoyment Of the people. The
government must continue to appro-
priate for 1t, especially In the d.
reetion of completing and perfecting
an excellent system Of driveways.
The only way that the people, as
whole. can secure to themselves and
their children the enjoyment in per-
petuity Of what the Yellowstone park
has to give is by assuming the owner
n ship in the name Of the nation end
By jealousy safeguarding and pre-
serving the scenery, the forests and
the creatures At present it is rather
singular that a greater number OF
people come from Europe to see 1t
than come from our own eastern
states to see It. The people nearby
seem awake to its beauties, and
hope that more and more of our peo-
ple who dwell far off will appreciate
III really marvellous character. In
cidentally, should like to point out
that sometime people will awake to
the fact that the park has special
heauties to be seen in winter and
any person who can go through u in
that season on skis will enjoy him
self as he scarcely could elsewhere.
/ wish especially to congratulate the
people Of Montana, Wyoming and
notably you Of Gardiner and CHINA
bar and the immediate outskirts OF
ihe park, for the way in which you
'--.-.ily cooperate with the superin-
tendent 20 prevenC acts OF vanuansn
and destruction. The preservation OF
the forests is Of course the matter
81 prime Importance in every public
reserve Of this character In this re-
zion Of the Rocky mountains and the
Rreat plains the problem OF the wa
Ter supply Is the most important
mart Of the home makers office.
Congress has not of recent years
done anything more important than
passing the irrigation bill and moth
ing more essential to the preserva-
dion Of the water supply than they
make in the preservation of the for
ests. Montana has in its water pow
e. 4 source Of development which
mas hardly been touched. This wa
fer power viii be seriously impaired
n ample protection Is not given the
forests. Therefore this park, like
the forest reserves generally, Is OF
the utmost advantage to the coun-
nv around from the merely utilita-
.xlan side"
At the conclusion Of the ceremonies
she presidents train pulled out for
livingston.