The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-08-20


travelling In their own automobiles Many thou
sands will visit more than park other thou
sands will visit several parks; still other thousands
would like to visit all OF the parks. These ma
tionai parks are tho peoples Fairgrounds; the
people should be able to get to any all or them
easily In their own cars 80 all twelve should be
connected by good roads-by the National Park
to- Park highway
This Scenic West In alive this summer with visi-
tsrs from every nook and Granny Of the United
States. II Is a summer paradise-a land OF high
mountains, great forests. cold rushing streams.
clear lakes. wild flowers. camping grounds. and
trout: Of everlasting on the peaks, bright
akies, cool nights: OF the prmeval wilderness. OF
scenic roads and Of good hotels. There ARE more
national park visitors this summer than there we're
last summer and last summer Rocky Mountain
had .Ia2 and Yellowstone O.. a8l aud Glacier
1890 aud Mount Rainier 5o2s2 and Yosemite
bSai2 and around the circle Every year
tie people 30 there TO play In greater numbers
Every year the travel by private cur increases: In
1917 there were 5+.t0a and In 1910 there
TI2i. Every year the park-to park traffic grows
larger
So here's the plan: At this writing probably
i,atf around the 4.OoN mile circle from Denver
II an official pathfinder picking out u tentative
vaute. When he has completed the round he will
lend m official party around tho circle and this
official party vii, AK the official route, Then every
ib"9y--states, counties. municipalities and sent.
public organizations win get together and fix mp
the National rark.,o-pnrk highway. Possibly the
federal government will also Join In the work.
The National ParktoPark highway project was
originated In 1o1a the that tourist travel by
private motor first assumed impressive proper.
tions. The next summer a meeting was held In
Yellowstone National park and the National Park
so-iark Highway association was formed. Gus
liou's OF Cody. Wye, n national park and good
voads enthusiast who had put through the Yellow.
stone highway, was elected president l.. l.. New
ION 81 wyoming secretary and Scott Ieayitt OF
Mon,.na treasurer. Director stephen T Mather
~ the national park service was elected guide
philosopher and friend OF the association The
pnrpose Of the organization Is TO promote the con.
strucIion Of nj least good highway connecting
these twelve national parks IN the Scenic West.
Ga increase publicity and to encourage inter.park
tourist travel A number OF state branches have
been formed The war interfered with the project
Now "a. time u ripe for active operations
June the pathfinder left Washington on his
Tong Journey. Ne Is A. l.. Westgari. His official
dtle Is rnu'. director or field representative or
something Of the kind of the American A,romobi,s
association He has probably had a hand In LAWN,
ont every one OF the many transeontinental routes
lie admits having made Is east and west trans
Continental trips and 20 between the Canad an line
and Uncle Sans south boundary. The new s.c-
rtary of the interior. John Barton Payne Director
Msther and A. q. Batehelder, chairman of tho
executive committee of the American Automobile
association, gave him official start from the Now
department OF the Interior building On this FRI,
tie Is also the personal representative of Director
Aather.
June - Mr.. westgnrd left Denver on bs p,,h
dnding "trip. turning to the north and heading nrst
Cor Rocky Mountain National park IS miles norm
vsss " ps"sss. u will be busy trip and viii