Show YELLOWSTONE NE TRAVEL HITS I NEW Visitors Make Malee the Trip Through Nations Nation's Wonderland in Increase of 41 Per Cent Travel to Yellowstone park I reached the tho Unprecedented figure of ot i visitors an Increase of or 40 visitors over o tho the previous high record of ot last year or or 41 per cent cent The Increase In rail rat t travel ravel tV was 11 over o last year ear and the tho increase In motor travel according to the report of ot the secretary of Cit tho the interior It Is la estimated that each day between July 20 and August 15 thero was an rage average of ot I people In the tho park Most of ot the motorists motorists motorists mo mo- carried their own equipment tat int camped out in tho the public camp campgrounds campgrounds grounds mounds provided Tho The universally y hospitable and kindly treatment accorded accorded accorded ac ac- ac- ac corded to all an who came camo in contact with the tho government officers and of ot the me park was highly commented upon by visitors Probably Probably Probably ably never ne before have so many men and women distinguished In official professional and public life toured a national park during a single single single sin sin- gle season as were numbered thi this s year among Yellowstone's visitors including the presidents president's party While it is pleasant to contemplate contemplate contemplate plate this tremendous use and en enjoyment enjoyment en- en of ot the tho park by the tho people there Is another side alele that arouses dire misgivings Funds 1 with which to maintain Yellowstone and other othe r parkS park aro are insufficient to keep th the e re improvements from rapidly dete dete- deteriorating or breaking down under unde r enormous use In Yellowstone thi this s year under the tremendous poundIng pound pound- Ing of ot heavy y traffic the roads were severely damaged particularly the graveled surface of ot the highways in spite of ot efficient work of ot th the e park parle engineering forces There Thero aro not enough funds available to re repair repair repair re- re pair this damage damaRo before next season unless Increased appropriations aro made mado available permanent Injury to the tho park highway system will re result re- re sult Likewise tho the tE telephone system through lack of ot adequate up upkeep funds proved pro Incapable of ot hand handling g the business of tho unprecedented season Auto Aulo camp grounds were filled tilled to ca capacity for tor many weeks and before net year ear must bo be greatly great great- ly Improved and extended REVENUES INCREASED Revenues from tho the operation ot of otUto the tho park greatly Increased and now closely approach tho the present appropriation apPrOpriation appropriation for tor administration maintenance maintenance nance and protection Increased funds for Improvements are needed if deterioration of or existing improvements Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- ments and Impairment of ot service senico Isto is isto to bo prevented It should bo be remembered re remembered re re- that Yellowstone Is 19 the largest park that it Jt is twice t as ris large arge as any except Mount McKinley McKinley McKin- McKin ley that It has over miles of ot roads over miles of ot trails nearly nearly nearly near near- ly miles of telephone lines one ty-one stations ranger ranger stations an extremely extreme extremo- iy ly valuable headquarters plant and andI and other ranches to main maln- maintain I tain and develop elop to meet ever in I creasing demands for public service I It is the most important game preserve preserve preserve pre pre- serve In the tho United States yet States yet In proportion to Its gre great t size Us its varied va va- tied ried activities its enormous patronage pat pat- patronage and arid Its Ita ra amounting r venues revenues its appropriations are aro far too low tow and In fact lower in proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion than many for other parks There Thero was a great Increase this year ear in the use of ot Yellowstone trails Many saddle-horse saddle parties and several several several sev sev- eral hundred visitors enjoyed the th wilderness charm of ot sections of r the park ren reached hed only by trail where wild life lito Is abundant and easy cagy to approach and photograph The trails ar are kept in good condition and some new trails were built The Howard Eaton trail was finished and dedicated dedicated dedi dedi- July 19 ID 19 1923 1913 3 to that famous old guide and conservationist the tho late ate Howard Eaton FEW LOSSES TO GAME Last winter was favorable to the 1 game and all species came through with few tew loss losses s. s There Thero was also alsos l I avory a very gratifying increase In all alt I I species camo camp through with few fete 1 i losses There was also a ery gratl- gratl I tying lying Increase In all an species I gratt-I especially especially espe espe- dally elk antelope lope and deer The moose have not L shown n proportionate Increase because of t the killing of or too many bull moose moose outside tho the boundary of the park parl In the upper Yellowstone region under authority of ot the state of Wyoming Tho The buffalo buffa buffa- lo herd continues to increase rapidly but It is hoped that under authority granted by congress last winter the surplus males can be disposed of or in ina ina ina a satisfactory manner Predatory I iI animals particularly coyote I wolves wore greatly reduced being killed dUrIn during the a |