Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-08-06

which $4,000 expended last winter. Prob
ably there's nothing finer OF It's kind IN the coun-
try. Yet Rocky Mountain makes n gap; you can
get IN by motor on the east, south and west, but
You can't get through the park until the Fall River
road across the continental divide N finished
possibly this fall
From Rocky Mountain It's easy travelling straight
north TO Cheyenne. Wyo, the Lincoln highway
Here you go northwest on the Yellowstone high
way via Casper. Thermopolis and Cody to the east
entrance or Yellowstone
There are 800 miles Of automobile highway In
Yellowstone. with exits ON all four sides Of the
square Mr.. Westgard will 80 In at the east and
go ont Mt the north. From Gardner he VIII head
north for Glacier IN the northwest corner Of Mon
tana, up against the Canadian line.
And NO 1t goes NIL around the 4OOOmile circle
easy travelling here. hard going there and every
now and then a gap There's one of these gaps
in Mount Rainier and another In Crater Lake
that liz, Mr. WeEtgard drive into both. but
can't drive through until projected roads are built
He viii be lucky II he gets Into Lassen Volcanic
at ALL Congress established this park In 1915
but with Its usual hapzard national park policy has
appropriated no money for Il yet. The roads into
the other three California parks are excellent
Gnd more are being built.
From California the Santa Fe trail will take
the pathfinder back TO Denver. via Zion. Grand
Canon and Mesa Verde.
Director Mather Of the national park service
Is an enthusiast. He gets Il salary OF $500
year and has already spent more than 100000
on the parks out Of his own pocket. And one Of
his particular national park enthnslasms il this
National Park-to-Park highway Last summer be
did over 1000 miles Of pathnnding In his own car
In his 1910 report he has considerable to say on
the question OF infer-park tourist travel b. auto
mobile. Here are some of the things he says:
THE prospects for the establishment OF the Ma
tionaI Park-to-Parh highway a great system Of
interstate routes in the West have grown brighter
almost daily since the opening Of the past touring
season. There ia now vide demand for the
highway, where prior to this year It's importance
was seen By relatively few communities, most OF
which were direct routes to the national parks
and had unusual opportunities 10 observe its
growing volume Of motor travel
@Aiany Of the sections Of any interpark highway
system are, Of course, 10 situated 10 naturally
require special designation. and In such cases
the roads are either being repaired or plans for
their improvement are under way On tha other
hand. fin several states there are numerous routes
that might be selected as sections of the system.
and Il Is necessary TO choose one tive routes
for special attention II the funds available are
not to be spread thInIy and inefectiyely over ali
such roads
Il should point out again tine fact that some
links Of any complete park-topark system Of high
ways may have to be constructed BY the federal
government without state cooperation. In Ger
tain states through which the highway would run
most Of the land belongs 70 the federal govern
menf In such cases. particularly where the road
would be used principally BY motorists en- route
10 the national parks from all parts OF the United
States, II would seem that the federal government
would be under the obligation Of defrayiaR the
cost Of such sections Of the interpaFk system"
Last spring. long before his imagination at chi
cage, Senator Harding in Denver and IN an
address at allie High club luncheon Msrch 10
he said tn part
u like the slogan See America FIRST we
ought TO link our national parks Nth the best o.
motor highways. / shall never ne content until
7 can motor from this beckonIuE gateway 10 gIOr-
ious America. as portrayed 10 her national PARKS
over a circuit OF our national paris We are 20
vast. no varied. physically beyond compare that
II i good . think ~ America arst an knes
Amer1ea ART and 30 the pTaetical thInss which
prosper America arst"