New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06

travelling in their own automobiles. Many '"'"
sands will visit more than one PARK "'her wv"
snnIs will visit several parks; still other lhouS""u'
would like TO visit all Of the parks. These ma
tiopal parks are the peoples playgr"uhds' 'he
peppie should be able to get to amy or all OF mem
easily In their own ears. So all twelve sionl" Nc
connected by good rouds-by the National rarA'
toIark highway.
This Scenic West is alive this summer win NlS'-
tors from every nook and Granny OF the Ohi'eu
States. 1t Is a summer paradis'-a land OF n'gh
mountains, great forests. cold rushing streams
clear lakes. wild flowers. camping grounds, ana
trout of everlasting snow on The perks, bright
skies. cool nights; of the prin"vni wiiderheSs' W
scenic roads and of good hotels, There are more
national park visitors this summer than there were
last summer and last summer Rocky Mountain
had lG9.492 and Yellowstone q. 261 and Glacier
1886 and Mount Rainier 5j.232 and Yosemite
$3.50. and so on around the circle. Every year
the people 90 there TO play in greater numbers.
Every year the travel by private car increases: In
1917 there were 54.G9a and In 1919 there were
~, 72l. Every year the park to- pnrk traffic grows
larger.
so here's the plan: At this writing probably
half around the 4OOtmile circle from Denver
is m official pathfinder picking out n tentative
route. When he has completed the round he will
lead an official party around the circle and this
official party will fix the official route. Then every
hody--states, counties, municipalities and semi
hubble organizations VIII get together ana NIX up
the National Tark-to-Pnrk highway. Possibly the
federal government will also Join in the work.
The National Park-to-Park highway project was
prisinated in 1919. the year that tourist travel by
private motor first assumed impressive proper
aIons. The next summer a meeting was held in
Yellowstone National park and the National Park
toPnrk Highway association was formed. Gus
Holm's OF Cody. Wyo. n national park and good
roads enthusiast who had put through the Yellow
Stone highway. WITS elected president, l.. l.. New
Ton of Wyoming secretary. and Scott Ieavitt Of
Nunfnna trea Surer. Director Stephen r. Mather
nr the national park service was elected guide,
philosopher and friend" of the association. The
purpo.e Of the organization is 10 promote the con
2truciion Of NJ least one good highway connecting
these twelve national parks in the Scenic West.
e. increase publicity and to encourage interpark
tourist travel. \ number Of state branches have
h.cn formed. The war i%nterfered with the project.
Now the time Is ripe for active operations.
June the pathfinder left Washington on his
long tourney. lie * \. L.. Westgard. His official
;i,le Is route director or field representative or
something of the kind Of the American Aur
association. He has probably had a hand in laying
out every one Of TIE many ranscontinental routes.
Sic admits having made IL east and west trans
contiuenfnl trips and ~ between the Canadian line
and Uncle Sans south boundary. The new sec
rotary of the interior. John Barton Payne. Director
N,ther aud A. q. Batchelder, chairman of the
executive committee Of the American Automobile
,ss,ci,tion. gave him an official start from the new
,ianartmrnt of ihe interior building. On this trip
"a. * also the per~onai representative of Director
Mather.
Iuu. - Nr. weStgarl left Denver on his path
uod;pr trim. turning 10 The north and heading first
far Rocky Mountain Na'ional park. - miles north
west Of Denver. 1t viii be a busy trip and Will