The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
GOING ACROSS
THE CONTINENT
IN An AUTO
l., L, wESrGARD OF NATIONAL
PARK ASSOCIATION AND PARTY
gToPs OyER IN WHEELING.
VIII Connect nations Fairgrounds
with Road System Under Orders
From Department Of interior.

\ distinguished party arrived AZ IN"
Windsor Hotel last evening from WASH.
lngion. D. {. Mr.. and Mrs. \. l.. WcSt-
gard. ot New York. and Mr. and Mrs,
Karl A. Hc'nzen Of Springfield. Onto.
Mr.. Westward Is NICC-presldcnt or the
National Park Association Of America
and the journey is at present nclnS
made from coast TO coast in an auto.
And one must not forget Pete VINO
was the FIRST one out Of the auto when
II drew up ~ inc Lurn. irItE ~
white. woody dog who has made nine
toen trans-contincntal trips with Mr..
westward and has made thirty Journeys
from the great lakes To the sult OF
MeXIcu. in automobiles.
Tho party travels under the direction
Of tn" Department or tn" interior OF lnT
Tnltcd states and bears the ofhc!al seal
Of the department on the fr"n' or the
auto.
THY loft Washington Tuesday morn
ing coming by Wa! 81 CNmherlanu' Mu''
and report the roads good. but IN" ram
Of Wednesday afternoon mcohNenIchced
them to some extent.
Mr. Wcs,gard IS tho ofhCial agent ana
man maker Of the National Parks ASso-
CLARION and his present trap VIII nc 10
ngur. out 4 route for highway 10 con
nee. the eleven big national parks OF
The west and northwest. with cont'hu-
nIIg
autos and persons may he able to VISIT
eli ,hcsc wondarcuS works Of nature IN
"I.rd,r present conditions" said MI
Westward 1t * impossible 10 traNc'
from one national park To anoth"r IN
ones machine. y person VINO N,s''S one
Of these parks is possessed WIN d oe-
sire u see them all.
Eleven Big Parks.
.,Nr, Layr Rocky Mountain Dark. near
Denver. the nearest ono cast; 1cloW-
stone Park in the three states, "!oh-
ing. Idaho ard Montana: Glacier phrk'
Montana: Mt. Rainier park. washington
Crater Lake park. oregon l.hSSen w."
ranic park. California;; Yosemite park.
california; ScOuIa park. renamed kHoSc-
vol, mark. California; H:on PARK ! IAN,
Grand Canyon park. Arizona ana -N'S'
Yerda park. Colorado.
"Now, our idea is 10 GET park u"
park road throughout me we! "'''
northwrst. last summer ther" were AT
Las, 100 OOn automobiles visited these
narks carving easily fly" TOURISTS e9Ch'
mrhirr makes n half million visitors
"Nost OF these people carry their own
camo!ng utensils. ana are nr"partu
stay and enjoy thcms'.h"H al" ,hty wonId
orprrtunity was gwen 'he'h I"S "'"'"
visit all OF these places.
Pull OF wonders.
These parks ar" INC Pu"I'I r'"i
,-ro,m;s of The tinted states ana ca'h
o,e has It's individuaiity and mas Won
dos WITHIN it's limits never seen ny the
ordinary city dwehcr. , ,,d
"Oncc the roads are mapped OUT anu
.,tr,tcs mnds. IT should be no trouhlo
,,isc funds Federal. state ana
county to make them and put thcm IN
'"As soon as these roads arc huIi'
,,orc will he a general rush or AmCri-
can citizcns with their families 10 Dr.
Mold all Of these wonderful WORKS u
Wien the party left WASHINGTON j,
- IN Tuesday morning. Secretary "'
mo Injector, John Barton faHhc' ~
rcc,or Of National Park Service H,e
nh,r !. Maiher. and tho chalrmen OF W.
senate and House committees on Puu'''
marks lands and roads babe them rarc-
well. , ~.
Mrs. westward. VII" accompanies nv
husband on his trips and who Is SEA
snnCd auto traveller. stated mat IN tnS
nresnrt Journey. they would enoeaN"I
n man out their itinerary s" as 10 DC
abIr IT, make hotel towns on their Jour
nov h,tr n numerous occasions hereto
fcrc rhcy nave Campcd out ana enjoyed
the experience. eeo,a
The rariy Will l"aN" t"r SnIinRn'Iu'
Ohio this morning and from th're cut
x,ra..ht across tho continent making