Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-01
HAYNES LOSES HIS
BIG PARK CONTRACT
st. Paul Man Who Started on Shoe
string and Has Made Fortune Is
Is ousted by Secretary Lane.
DISAGREEMENT AND SUIT OF
OLD PARTNER IS FATAL
Charges Filed by Disgruntled Man and
Result is Undoing Of Famous
y Photographer.
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Pocatello, Idaho, Sept. 1.--Secre-
tary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane
announced at Pocatello while in that
city enroute out of idaho, after an
inspection of projects in the southern
part Of this state for Salt Lake, that
he had cancelled the contract of the
Monida & Yellowstone Stage Company
which operates in the national park
from the west, or Idaho entrance,
known as the Yellowstone. The an
nOuncement is of interest to Idaho trav.
elers, including many Boise people,
who have gone through the park over
the Monida route.
The revocation of the contrast is to
take effect September 16. The ruling
marks the passing of F. j. Haynes, a
st. Paul promoted, who from shoe
string started in the stage coach bust
ness in the park, built his system up
in six years until his company was
hauling as many tourists as the old
established Yellowstone Park Trans
portation company, which is operated
by H. C. Childs, of Helena. The Mon
ida company was charged with and
convicted of violating its contract with
the government by giving rebate of
so many dollars on each tourist to the
Oregon Short Line railway in the trans
portatiOn of visitors through the Yel-
lowstone park. Secretary Lane, who
investigated the charges on his recent
visit to Montana aud the park, is
casting aboct for new contractor to
handle the stage business of the Mon.
ida company.
Is Well Known Figure
F. j. Hyanes, who was convicted of
the charge of making the contract for
the rebate with the railroad is per-
haps the best-known figure in Yellow.
stone park. He owns the official pho
tograph rights of the park and made
a neat fortune on the sale of post
cards, He has stands for the disposal
of cards and souvenirs at every hotel
The charges against him were filed by
w. w. Humphrey, with whom Haynes
was associated when the Monida com.
pany was struggling for a foothold
They disagreed and Humphrey lost in
the courts whe he sued for an old
debt he alleged Haynes owed him
Then he filed the charges.
Haynes displayed nerve in entering
the transportation business. The
transportation company which owned
the hotels in the park had practically
all the park travel which, by reason
Of the long drive of the new company
went to the park by the northern OF
Gardiner entrance When Haynes
formed the Monida company to com
pete with the hotel company's line
tourists left the train at Monida
Mont. Haynes had relays Of horses
every 10 miles. By hard effort he
was able to get tourists to the Foun
tain hotel after a l0.hour ride. The
Oregon Short Line was looking for 9
direct entrance to the park, and Haynes
proposed that the railroad be exten
ded on the Idaho Falls branch Il
Yellowstone. This was done, the Short
Line building fine station at Vel
lowstone. This made an easy drive
into the park and new arrangement
brought wealth to Haynes. His coach
es began to be crowded, and in 1911
he took his place as an equal riva
of the old'estabnshed company, Tn,
present order of Secretary Lane mean
that he will lose the system after h,
has brought it into its paying state,
Closely Allied With Park
Haynes life has been closely allie,
with Yellowstone park, He was on,
of the exploring party that made th
only circuit of the park in midwinter
As leader of that party he suffere,
many hardships and nearly lost hi
life. Haynes photographs and re
ports were regarded as of real valu
by scientific men.
Representatives Of the Oregon
short line say the ousting of Hayne
would have no effect on the trave
to the Yellowstone entrance, as tn
contract is not cancelled until Sept
49, which is the day following tn
closing of the park for the season
The new transportation contracto
will have all winter to prepare for mex
year s travel
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