The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-25
ON THE ROAD.
President Roosevelt Resumes
His Tour of the West.
First Stop After Leaving the
Park Was at Livingston.
BIG CROWD MET HIM.
He Made Few Remarks from
Rear Platform.
Laid Corner Stone of Park Gate
Before Starting.

4lNAAAS5StO14, 1lOAt-s <1plll E0--1AGlu IL
ing from Gardiner, where the president
laid the cornerstone of the arch at the
entrance to Yellowstone park, the
presidential train made a short stop
here last night, an immense crowd
greeting the president who appeared oD
the rear platform of his car and made
a few remarks
Gardiner. Mont, April 25-Presidenr
Roosevelt has resumed his tour of the
west. Before going. however, he par
ticipated in the laying of the corner
stone of the new gate at the northern
entrance to Yellowstone. park. The cere-
mony was performed according to the
I Masonic ritual and was in charge of the
! grand officers of the state of Montana
Special trains brought hundreds OF peo-
! pie here, including a large body of Ma
sons and as the weather was perfect
president rode down from the post &C
companied by Major Pitcher. and was
escorted to the gayly decorated stand,
where he delivered an address Troops
/ B and c of the Third cavalry, from
4 Fort Yellowstone, were drawn up in
front of the stand as q guard of honor.
Frank E Smith, grand master, con-
Quoted the services. assisted by Deputy
Grand Master Sol Hepner and Grand
! Senior Warden Lew Galloway. The
president on behalf of the Masons of
the state, was presented with a Ma
sonic charm mounted on nugget of
/ Montana gold.
There. were placed in the stone a pic
ture of President Roosevelt, a number of
coins. copies of newspapers and Ma
sonic enblefns.
The president began his address by
thanking the soldiers for his enjoyable
Two weeks holiday, and then spoke of
the natural wonders of the park.
The Yellowstone park he said I'll.
IEO10CI0In2 a1Cnl11Tk4V in,
world as far as know. Nowhere else.
IN any civilized country is there to De
fcund such tract Of veritable wonder =
iands made accessible to all visitors
where at the same time not only tins
scenery of the Wilderness but the wild
creatures OF the park are scrupulousiv
preserved as they were, the only change
being that these wild creatures have
been so carefully protected as to show
literally astounding tameness. The
creation and preservation of such a
natural playground in the midst Of our
people as a whole is a credit to the ma
ton, but above all a credit to Montana
Wyoming and Idaho. It has been Dre.
served with wise foresight. The scheme
oL us preservation is noteworthy in its
essential democracy. This park was
tcreated and now IS administered for
! the benefit and enjoyment of the Deo-
pie. The government must continue to
appropriate Tor 1t, especially in the di-
fectlon OF completing and perfecting an
excellent system of driveways Th.s
i only way that the people as a whole - -
secure to themselves and their children
Sl1, en5oyLnent IN perpetuity of what the
4 Yellowstone park has to give is bv as
Stunning the ownership in the name 81
the nation and by jealously safeguard
ing ana preserving the scenery. the for
ests and the creatures.
/ At present it is rather sine7,Iar +b., .
greater number of people come from
Euro9e to see it than come from o1le
cNVh eastern states to see it. The people
n ,Ive. e.
nope that. more and more If f,1r .,eo-
PIE who dwell far off will appreciate ifs
really marvellous character Tnciden
10y, should like to point out that
so.I1e tiIne people will awake to the fac
that The park has special beauties, to h..
seen IN winter and any person who 81
GO through 1t in that season on skis vii
10y hin1selI as he scarcely could else
where. wish especially to congrat11
Iate the people of Montana. W1onoine.
ana 1daho and notably you Of Caroline,
ana emma bar and the inmedfate onf
skHtS OF the park for the wav in Mill
YOU heartily cooperate with the sinner
lhtendent to prevent acts of vandalism,
ana obstruction. The preserva flor, ~
Inc me forests IS Of course the matter OF
pr lme Importance in every nIIhIio re-
serve of this character
IN tfns region of the Rocky noun
! Jams and the great plains the rrobIo,,,
u ne wafer supply is the most inlDorf-
ant part of the homernalxa,.,s- -, Sci -
4 Congress mas not of recent 1-aavs 49,
anything more important than passinr5
the lir1gatio1 bill aid nothing more es9
sehtial TO the preservation of the water
supply tnan they make in the Dreser-
walton of the forests. Montana has i,
its water power a source of deve1.,1,-
ment which has hardly been to,1cle5
rms water power will be SERIOUSLY inn
pared II ample protection is not given
the Forests Therefore, this park like
the forest reserves generally is Of tbc
utmost advantage to the coun try a roupd
from the merely unitarian side Rut
OF course this park also because Of IFS
peculiar features IS to be preserved as
4 a beautiful playground. Here all the
wild creatures of the old DAYS are beine
preserved, and their over flow into the
surrounding country. so long as they
see that the laws are observed BY ali
VIII be able to insure to themselves and
/ to their children. and to their chiIdren,s
T children, much of the old time r7leas1lrs
of the hardy life of the wilderness and
/ of the hunter in the wilderness.
I have been literally astounded at
the enormous quantities of elk and at
the number of deer. antelope and noun
tain sheep which I have seen on their
I wintering grounds, and the deer ard
sheep in particular. are quite as tame
as range stock. A few buffalo are being
/ preserved. I wish very much that the
government could somewhere provide
for an experimental breeding stat iOn of
cTosSbreedS between buffalo and the
common Catllt- II THESE CIOSSDI eeCiS
could be successfully perpetuated we
could have animals which would p~O-
duce a robe quite as good as the old
buffalo robe, with which twenty years
ago everyone was familiar. and animals
moreover which would be so hardy that
I think they would have a distinct COM
mercial importance. They would. for
instance. be admirably suited for Alas
lSa territory. which look to see develop
fast0undingly within the next decade Cf
two not only because of its furs and
fisheries. but because of its :agricul-
tural and pastoral possibilities.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies.
! the presidents train pulled out for Liv-
ingston, where Mr.. Burroughs left the
party
WHEN HE ENTERS NEBRASKA.