The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-08-03
NATIONAL PARK
IS MECCA FOR
j, MANY TOURISTS
N att o MS Wonderland
. Promises to be Most
Popular of History
With Pleasure Seek
ing Parties.

OuTlSt ITdVci III IclIOWStOHe Ma
tional park since the official opening
Of Americas great wonderland on
June IS, is promising to establish the
present season as the best the park
has ever known. Despite the unusual
ly severe winter which caused much
suffering among the wild animals and
for months defied the herculean ef-
forts of the rangers to break through
the great walls of snow thrown over
the automobile highways. the main
roads OF the park were opened up this
year several days in advance Of the
in former years.
but the indomitable spirit Of the two
score crews engaged in opening up the
park road system, conquered all i'm
pediments and on June is the famous
American scenic world was officially
proclaimed open for the present sea-
son.
The transportation of the thousands
of nature lovers who come from all
parts of the world, is handled bv the
Yellowstone Park Transportation
Company which is operating $50
buses over the various park tours
Without doubt this is the most extern
sive automobile passenger transporta-
ton project in the country outside OF
the large taxicab companies of OUT
big cities.
Since the opening of the 1920 sea
son the $50 buses operating in the
park have covered 173,6O touring
miles. carrying approximately 1l.0OC
Use Many Cars
All the buses are White cars, Us
of the II passenger type and rs reg
ular touring cars. All the II passen-
ger cars are built on three quarter ton
GLASSES. In addition to these $50
buses the transportation company
operates twelve trucks, four two-ton
two 6ve-ton and six three-quarter ton
The fve-ton trucks are gasoline tank,
ers which supply the four filling sta.
| tons of the park with their gasoline
requirements, while others are useG
to transport supplies to the variou!
park hotels.
All of the $50 buses and twelve
trucks are operating. on Goodyea
pneumatic tires.
The item of tire maintenance for :
bus feet of this magnitude is really ;
matter to excite wonder. On the var
ious trucgs and buses 648 tires arr
rolling continually and l62 more arr
carried as spares. The tire invest
ment alone requires an outlay of NOR
than 100000.
The services of 90 drivers are rec
quired to take care of the tourists VIII
come by train to the Gardiner, Vel
lowstone and Cody entrances. Thes
90 men have been selected from NOR
than 1000 applicants from all part
of the country. Many of them. ar
college men using this means OF Sc
curing funds for defraying next sea
sons college expenses.
Must Be Careful
In the operation of his car eac
driver is compelled to adhere to
most exacting schedule, and any vic
l-tion of this schedule is followed b
j. immediate dismissal This intricat
p schedule stipulates the speel whic
must be maintained from one point t
another and even designates the gea
in which the car must be drivei
Strict adherence to al rules is requii
ed in the interest of economy Of or
Grafton and safety to tourists. A fe,
days ago a driver checked in at par
station with load Of tourists Is mir
utes in advance of schedule and wa
Immediately dismissed for his infrat
ton Of the rules.
A total of $4,000 persons visited tn
park during the 1919 season, using tn
Yellowstone buses. and based on tn
attendance up to the present dat
/ fully 1900 will see the park in 1872
Tn addition to the tourists that toy
the park in their own cars. about 3f
come in daily on the park BUSES
take the four-day sight seeing trip. s
that about 200 persons must be take
care of daily. Often this number rur
I'm TO 100 when special parties ~
shown through. -.
The park contains $50 miles OF in
proved highway,