Show YELLOWSTONE PARK SEASON SASO ENDS TODAY ATTENDANCE I HEAVY Salt LaKe Lahe City Shown to Be Natural Gateway Half of Tourists Come Here Tho season at Yellowstone park which closes today has been one ono of or the most successful since sinco tho the park paik opened being exceeded In number of ot tourists by only one ono year ear 1909 when the tho th Lewis am and andI I Clarke eX exposition at Portland drew tho the record attendance That Salt Sail Lake City Is the tho real gateway gateway gateway gate gate- way to tho the park Is evidenced by tho the fact that out of persons who visited the tho park this year moro more than came b by byway wa way of or this city entering catering the park par through the western entrance These figures were compiled by D. D S S. S Spencer assistant general Jeneral passenger agent of tho the Oregon Short Line Owing to the Immense business his company compan has had this year with Yellowstone tourists ts ho has kept close watch atch on numbers who visited tho the great scenic show place of ot America The figures were only kept up to August 31 and do not Include many who visited tho the resort since the tho first o otho of tho the month There Thera am am arn five o entrances to the park parle north south west east and northeast When nearly half of ot tho the tourists go through the western entrance after having haying hay hav In ing come como through this city the Importance of or Salt Lake City ma may be bo realized In Jn tho the first year tho too park parle was opened on only I tourists visited It Tho The more moro than this year jear shows tho the popularity popular popular- ity of the resort In 1009 the thc tho banner year Yellowstone year visitors numbered |