The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13


YELLOWSTONE PARK, wyo..
Sept. Ex-senator Warren q. Hard
INK, the republican nominee, favors
federal aid for the building Of a
highway system In the west TO link
the great national parks.
In n letter TO II. w. Child, prcsi-
dent OF the Yellowstone Park Hotel
and transportation companies. the
senators takes n very definite stand
upon an issue which has become
Vital In western thought since the
automobile became the principal
vehicle for tourist travel. Mr.. Hard
Ing says;
We ought TO link our national
parks with fine motor highways.
These are the avenues OF advance
Ing civilization the federal govern
mont ought to aid and encourage.
Having secured and developed It's
parks, II ought to htlp to reveal
them and enrich itself spiritually
and materially In doing so.
81 shall never be content until |
can motor from washington to
Denver in comfort. and from this
gateway motor safely ana rejoice
ingly over a circuit OF our national
parks and know the inspiration and
reIoicinga hat over must attend.
Nothing In (his world aurpasses
n scenic wonders OF our national
parks and tho panoramic Florles
which connect them. I have dream
Cd In the Trosanchs OF Scotland and
marvcled In. the Alps OF Switzer-
land and Italy and unused In the
Austrian Tyroi. but ! never know
the emotions no words a express
until / rovclcd amid tho Rockies
or the Slerrns nearer the Pacific.
All we need IL the added touch OF
travel uud comforts to notably
surpaas Thorn all. Already our Nol-
lowstonc pork IN recognized as the
park Of the world because II com
hines the scenic wonders OF all
parks and tho travel comforts Of all
resorts. our other parks must have
the samc development and the
country between must keep pace.
I'VE are so vast, so varied. no
physically beyond compare, that II
IN good to think OF America first,
and do the practical things which
prosper America first. And II In
patrioucally practical, educational
~ helpful and financially sensible
to link up the national parks and
proclaim them 10 tourist America.
| shall he glad to help In such an
onterprise.'
Senator Harding's expression on
the proposal to unto the great ma
tional parks Of Yellowstone. Glac-
Ter, Mount Rainier. Crater Lake.
Yosemite. Sequola, General Grant.
Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde and
Rocky mountain came upon tho
aging before him OF information
about tours made under the aus.
nlAaa nN gAa nntl.Ral ....l ..s.a..
by Mr.. child and other pathflnders
who have been searching tor years
FOR wnys 10 link tho national parks
with better roads so that more poo.
pie might be induced to use the
parks and enjoy their wondrous
Neauties.
II realize the great advantage OF
combining attractions" writes Mr..
Harding. THE throe-ring circug
draws more people that the circus
with but one, While there are
thousands OF Americans today who
motor to the West, drawn by the
magnet OF the great Yellowstone.
there would be tenn and hundreds
of thousands who would drive long
distances across the states for tho
opportunity to see the combined at
fractions of q dozen parks. We ale
a nation OF ~sightsoers, OF travellers.
IL In important that we have places
to go-plcces OF education. of In
SEPARATION, of pleasure. We have the
national parks, and with them the
national obligation Of making our
parks more accessible to more peo-
pie. There must be good, roads from
park to park and the federal gov
ernment must help to bring this
about.