The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-11-14
SEASON RECORD BROKEN
IN YELLOWSTONE PARK
Persons Visiting the Park During the
Year Ending October IL, 62,261
Aug. 5th Record Day.

During the tourist season of Vel.
lowstone park, which closed early in
October, all travel records of the great
park were broken. The aggregate
number of persons visiting the park
during the year ended October IL, 1919
was 62,261, an increase of 1896 over
former record year of 1915, when ST.
995 people entered the gates of the
Yellowstone. 1t must be remembered
however, that 1915 was the "Eposi-
ton Year," and a large part of the
visitors of that year came to the park
on side trips en- route either to or from
San Francisco. The average annual
travel for the past ten years, inclu-
sive of 1915 travel, was approximately
$4,000, and exclusive of the "Exposi-
ton Year" visitors averaged about &c.
900.
On August 5, 1919, 1856 tourists
entered the park, the greatest num-
Der entering in any one day in the
history of the Yellowstone.
Even more striking than these fig
ures showing the total travel in the
park this year are the statistics of
the motor travel-that is, the number
of privately owned automobiles driven
through the park, and the number of
tourists carried by them. A total of
1O,737 cars entered the park during
the year, carrying 1886 people. These
cars came from 46 states in the union,
the District of Columbia, Canada, the
Canal Zone and Denmark. North Car
olina and South Carolina sent no pri-
vate motorists through the park this
year, but in August Governor Thorn
as w. Beckett of North Carolina and
Governor R. A. Cooper of South Car
DINA toured the Yellowstone with fiji
teen other governors. These two
states were also represented by a
large number of people who came to
the park by train.
The total of 10,737 cars, carrying
1886 people, should be compared with
the previous record travel by private
motorists in 1917, when 5,703 cars,
carrying 22,117 visitors registered at
the park gates. The private automo-
bile travel for 1919 vas nearly double
that of two years go.
The greatest number of private au-
tomobiles entering the park in one
day was POP on August 4, 1919. This
broke all previous records.
Of the 1886 who toured the yell
lowstone in their own cars this year,
approximately go per cent, or nearly
$4,000 brought with them their own
camp equipment, and in most cases
used and appreciated special camp
grounds where wood, water, toilet ia
c%ilities, and, at Mammoth Hot Springs,
electric lights, were furnished without
charge. p"
At times during the summer these
camp grounds were ~overcrowded, and
before the opening of next season they
will be expanded and new areas OPEN
ed for this use. Likewise more wood
will be provided, and a considerable
sum will be expended in improving the
water and sanitation facilities, pro-
vided the necessary funds are made
available for the purpose. The popu-
larity of these camps fully warrants
their development on a large scale.
Of the 21,275 tourists who came to
the park by rail, and utilized the ia
%cilities of the Yellowstone Park Trans
p%ortation company, 1859 made the
complete tour of the park roads. In
addition, 1886 made short trips.
AS a rule tourists visiting the park
by rail remained nearly five days,
while the private motorists spent an
average of six days. During the
months of July and August there were
between five and six thousand people
in the park every day, most of them
camping out and enjoying the beau
ties and wonders of their mountain
playground in their own way.
Several thousand people spent a con-