The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-06-03
INVITES PRESIDENT
TO VISIT BOzEMAN
Chamber of Commerce Assures
Him of Warm Welcome at
Opening Gallatin Gateway

FOrmal invitation to Calvin Cool
idge. president of the United States
- visit BOzeman and attend the for,
MAJ opening, on June II. of the Cal
ldt1n Gateway as an entrance 10 vi
iOWstOne National park. and the da5;-
cation of the Gateway Inn. the Chic
60 milwaukee, st. Paul and Pacif;c,v
new hotel, has been issued hv tho
bozeman Chamber of Commerce
The story of the Chambers oc4;o,,
was given to the press Saturdav h..4
.Or some reason was not published
g. sunday mornings Anaconda
e"a eSeanuard' however, gave it generous
llOnC-p page space, and it was carried
Dy several others of the states dailv
newspapers. The text of the invita-
ton follows:
Ibis E!xcellency Calvin Coolidge.
.9I .9TIFesIdent OF the United States.
Washington, d. c.
MY Dear Mr.. President:
On Friday, June IL next, the Gal
iatln gateway near Bozeman will be
formally opened as an entrance to
Yellowstone National park and ON
That day the Gallatin Gateway Inn
erected by the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway for the accom-
mooSdatlon OF those travelling over its
railroad to Yellowstone park. will be
formally dedicated.
rms occasion will inaugurate the
use OF the West GalIatin CANYON as
a route to the Yellowstone mark hv
tourists travelling over both the Mil
Waukee and the Northern Pacific rail
way system and by MANY thousands
OF automobile tourists as well. Leav-
ing the Northern Pacific railway at
Bozeman and the Milwaukee railway
at Gallatln Gateway, tourists will be
conveyed by park automobile busses
distances of 80 miles from Bozeman
and 80 miles from Gallatin Gateway
to the West Yellowstone entrance to
Yellowstone park, starting at Boze-
man and Gallatin Gateway, which are
situated in the very heart of the
Rocky Mountains in the famous Gal
latin valley, whose fertility of soil is
nowhere eXcelled, and travelling along
the west Gallatin river through rug
ged mountain scenery of unsurpassed
grandeur and beauty. This route viii
supply to the oldest and largest OF
our national park its most charming
and attractive entrance.
1T IS expected that this occasion
will bring to Bozeman and Gallatin
Gateway many representative men
from Montana and other parts Of the
West, and as it is one which. we hope
will be memorable in the history Of
Montana, the Bozeman Chamber of
Commerce, in behalf of the people of
Bozeman and the Gallatin Gateway.
cordially invite you and Mrs. Coolidge
to be the guests of Bozeman at that
time.
"From the newspaper reports we
are led to believe that you contemplat-
ed coming West this summer and no
visit by you to the territory lying
west of the Mississippi rver would be
complete without a tour of the Yellow
stone National park. The Gallatin
Gateway can be reached direct from
Chicago over the Milwaukee or the
Northern Pacific railway and it would
be a pleasure to US to make all ar
rangements for tour Of the Yellow
stone park by yourself and party.
I'VE feel sure that you would find,
both in the beauty of the scenery and
the warm hospitality of the West,
recompense for your coming so far.
With the hope that you may be able
to arrange your plans so as to accept
this invitation, I am
Every respectfully yours,
"L. e. Hathaway,
| Manager Bozeman Chamber of Com
naeree."