The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-06-23


park swung open Sunday to admit
thousands of people, who came up the
Cody road, to attend the formal open
ing ceremonies of the park for the
1927 season. The gates were opened
early in the morning to admit tour
lists into the park but the official open
ing was not made until afternoon.
Preceding the ceremonies Congress-
man John @. Tilson of Connecticut,
floor leader of the house of repre-
sentatives, formally declared the play
ground open.
The congestion was so great at the
gate entrance that Superintendent
Albright of the park was forced to
forego park regulations in admitting
the cars by waving the rules concern
ing the sealing of fire arms. The cars
that left Cody early Sunday morning
were not able to get through the gate
until late afternoon. The procession
extended for miles down the canyon.
The ceremonies were presided over by
Jake Schwoob of Cody. The program
included an address by Congressman
Tilson, Governor Frank Emerson and
Congressman c. E. Winter Of Wyom-
ing. Superintendent Albright spoke
briefly of Yellowstone park. A speech
by White -Man-Runs-Him, the last Of
the survivors of the Crow scouts who
served under General Custer at the
battle of the Little Big Horn, was
one Of the unique features and lent a
romantic feature to the ceremony. He
spoke in the native tongue of the Grow
tribe and his remarks were interpret
ed by Max Big-Man, the tribe inter
prefer. The speech by the aged scout
was in the nature of a farewell and
ne said goodbye to the public gather
ing and stated he feared he was get
ting too old to make any more trips
from his home. A large band of Grow
Indians took part in the ceremonies,
including an Indian dance. Cowboys
and horseback riders also participated
in the program of events, and mov-
ing pictures were taken of many
scenes. Music for the occasion was
furnished by the Cody band Cars,
carrying license plates from many
parts of the United States, were in
Cody. Wyoming furnished the greater
number and Montana came second,
with one car out Of every ten from
this state. Many Red Lodge people
attended the ceremonies.
Representative Tilson, who repre-
sented the federal government of the
United States at the opening, paid a
high compliment to the administra-
tion Of the park service, under the
superintendency of Horace M. AL
bright. He also praised highly the
railroad companies, hotel company,
lodge company and other companies
operating to and in the park, for their
faith in the nations great playground
Representative Tilson said in part:
81 have been seeing this great park
under very unusual and at the same
time marvelously advantageous condi-
tions. I have had as my host and my
escort over the park that very eff
ficient, proficient, effective, human
dynamo, called Albright, superintend-
ent OF the park. am not discriminat-
ing against the other parks of the
country when call this the greatest
of our national parks for it is the
greatest and so it is recognized. And
| have a notion that one of the rea-
sons for this is because he is super
intendent, but have a notion that if
he had been appointed superintendent
of some smaller park, in few sea-
sons it would have become one of the
greatest parks.
"He loves this park. He lives for it
and it is for these reasons that we are
very fortunate that we have coupled
into one man love of scenery, of the
wild life, rugged mountains, fine
lakes and everything that goes to
make up the wonders of true nature
the wonders of this park, and at the
same time great executive. You are
fortunate indeed my friends that you
live in close proximity and can go in
and out frequently and see the works
of this superintendent and the spirit
that he has instilled into those who
work with him. 1t is the best that
have ever known and | have known
It is not discriminate against other
public service for good many years.
services to say that the national park
service has the finest spirit of any
service in the whole government.
wish to take this occasion to thank the