The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-28
OPENING OF YELr
LOWSTONE PARK
TO BE June l9
Special Party of $50.
Shriners Of
Detroit to
Visit

Yellowstone national park will be
officially opened to the public June
10 to accommodate a special party
Of $50 Shriners from Detroit, Mich.
The Detroit Mobiles plan to attend the
sessions Of the imperial council In
Des Moines June IA, Is and 16 and
then to take side trip to Utah and
the park. When reservations were
asked Of the Oregon Short Line It
was noted that the Mobiles would ar
rive at the park, according to their
schedule on the morning Of June 10.
The park was not to be officially
opened until the day following. d.
8. Spencer took the matter up with
the park officials at Washington,
however, and arrangements were
made to open the park on the arrival
Of the Shriners.
The itinerary Of this party now
calls for arrival in Ogden in time to
visit Ogden canyon the afternoon of
June 18, arrival in the Yellowstone
park the morning of June 10, where
FIVE days will be spent, and arrival
in Salt Lake at 7.30 o'clock the
: morning Of June "a, one day to be
spent in Salt Lake before leaving for
home.
Many delegates to the national
convention of the Federated Wom-
ans clubs have also made reserva-
tions for the trip to the park June 10.
Yellowstone National Park" is
the title of new booklet just issued
from headquarters of the Union
Pacific system. Advance copies were
received by Mr.. Spencer recently.
Sufficient copies for distribution will
be on hand within few days.
The booklet is comprehensive and
decidedly attractive. The pictures
show all the main attractions Of the
park and also some Of the attractions
of Salt Lake, which is named as the
official gateway to the national play
ground. 1t also contains informa-
tion regarding the history Of the park
and the intermountain country in
general. Bathing at Saltair is fea-
tured, and the booklet also contains
q good picture of South Temple street
and of Ogden canyon. Accurate maps
of the park and also of the western
half of the United States, showing
the parks of the west, also are in
cluded In the thrity-two pages of the
book.
Summer excursion fares to Chicago,
Kansas City, Omaha, st. Louis, st.
Paul, Minneapolis and points in
Texas were announced recently by
the passenger department of the
Denver & Rio Grande. These will be
effective June /, with return limit
Of ninety days, but the return limit
not to extend beyond October 1.
Tariff quotations showing the fares
in dollars and cents were not re-
ceived, but are expected within few
days.
Julian M. Bamberger, president
and general manager of the Bam-
berger Electric railroad, reported
that the new government arsenal at
the town named Arsenal, just south
of Ogden, is IS per cent complete,
and that much of the construction
machinery is being moved away.
H. s. Bischoff, general agent in
Salt Lake for the Chicago & North
western railroad, left Thursday even
ing for Chicago, where he will ac-
cept position in the general traffic
offices of this company.
Fred H. Knickerbocker, general
superintendent in the Oregon Short
Line, with headquarters in Pocatello
was in Salt Lake Wednesday.-Sa
Lake Tribune.