Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-06-13 | Page 30 | Use of Autos in Yellowstone to Help Salt Lake

I J USE OF AUTOS IN t TO TOI TOr I t HELP SALT LAKE i Se Secretary Lane Urges See America First and More Tourists Tourists Plan to Visit i j the Northwest I t 1 That the opening of oC Yellowstone r r 1 paron on August 1 to self J vei ve- ve el I l i will greatly increase tho the auto auto- I j i mobile travel to th the northwest and that It will mean much to Salt gait Lake Is the general opinion expressed by byi i local followers of ot the tourist business men both mon both owners arid aud j dealers dealers and and by officers rs of the Commercial Com Corn mercial l l club Itts pointed out that I i I most of ot this tm travel el will come comeby b by way I of ut S Salt lt Lake fox for these reasons R i The Lincoln highway from the east t I the Midland Udland trail troll from tho the south I both be In excellent shape by that I time I Every tourist Is interested in Salt Lake and will m come this way because I I it Is right light in the direct path t I Tourists can see Salt Snit Lake first I take In Yellowstone drive north to tot toI t I Portland and then go down the coast taking In the expositions Those who went to the coast b by bythe bythe the southern route will want to re reverie re- re re- re erse verie this order and Zion makes an an Ideal Meal half half- way half n station between en tile the park parl and the tile nearest point of Interest Interest Inter Inter- est to the east r Salt SIt Lakers Plan Trip Many Salt Lake J ke motorists are al already ali al- al i I ready talking about their automobile I trips to th the park this summer Hummer The I famous scenic wonder is so near to 1 this city that most x f those who own cars and have not been there yet et I f feel el they cannot afford to miss ft it Plans are arc being being- made It is understood understood understood under under- stood by the Commercial club and Automobile club of ot Utah to send semi out publicity urging urging- those who intend visiting Yellowstone to como come this way 1 In Il his bI recently issued o order r Secre- Secre th the Interior Lane has bus accent a a. wide awake policy In the dl- dl re redon of or making it possible for tor I A Americans to Seo America First A AWn V Wn e it Is la true that state and local automobile clubs and commercial bo bones boes cs promptly followed the tio of President John A. A Wilson of II th American Automobile association I th fC they make clear to the depart- depart I m met t of the interior the quite general de delle fre re for tor the admission of motor eI e ve- I I into Yellowstone park It must no nobe bo tor forgotten otten that previous pre secreta seere- seere ta taxes s of ot the tho Interior had been simi aimi- I la Jark petitioned with very ery intangible rt Ul Secretary Lane to took k a real Inte in interest In- In te terest t In the matter and referred it to This competent assistant Stephen T T. Mather 1 for thorough ln Investigation estimation an and decision Familiar with the west west- count through the owner of a amati fHi mati fp in Connecticut Mather Jather promptly prompt prompt- ly lIp iJ Proceeded to the subject and deCI de- de CI Cd upon upen the plans necessary to toad ad admit adUt It of ot the Introduction of the mod- mod er orm of roads transportation Regulations Urged lit tho the official bulletin from Secreta Secre- Secre ta taw tar y Lane Lana reference is made to the necessity of ot new telephone lines ch chocking stations and Imposing reg- reg 1 lons which will insure a safe UM use URO of ot park roads by motor cars as well weli as by horse drawn vehicles This extract extract ex- ex tract from the official communication tion ion concisely sizes up tho situation Plans carefully worked out b by of offIcials officials officials of- of of the Interior d department with the co operation co-operation of ot the army officers of- of at the park call for a schedule which will keep the automobile trat- trat tic ic entirely independent of the stage I traffic raffle All the regular traffic will move mo In one general direction In makIng mak- mak I Ing ng the circuit of ot the park the automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles lea leavine half halt an hour before the he stages both morning and evening from rom th the different entrances or from tram the he intermediate te stations at which they hey are checked in It Is expected that the road toad through the park will be a link In the highway y to the northwest and will give ive the motorist t who is 18 l tig ng- ng nga ga g- g a western trip an opportunity of ot seeing sev several ral of ot the other national parks Mount lount Rainier and Creter Lake jake national parks would be reachable reach reach- able and the motorist continuing his tour through California could visit the he expositions at San Francisco and San Diego