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Park Officialslt;Tour HighwayInterested in Secretary I^inr's project of uniting: the great park* «f J the wfat with a good highway* uparty of prominent nu n were in Douglas Sunday, on their way tolenver over the Yel fou nt one High-way* The party v/as composed ofHorace M, Albright* superintended.lt;of the Yellowstone Park, Harry W. Child, president of the Yellowstone Park hotel and transportation companies. Roe Emery, head of the ttansportation systems of the Gla-i ier and Rocky Mountain Parks, and M. Max Goods 111 of Helena.The party proceeded on Mondayr | to Cheyenne and Denver. At the* latter city they will he joined byi Governor Shmip and about twenty » members of the Brooklyn Eagle r* r curaion party and the return trip to ; 1 the Park will he made. At Cheyenne Governor Corey will join them and go as far as Casper. They will he* i in Douglas tomorrow on their wayt to the Park.Messrs. Child and Emery own more than a million dollars worth of motor equipment to be used in the Parks and for the travel between the Parks. They are somewhat diner, u raged at the condition of the Yellowstone Highway and do not see how they could he expected to maintain a schedule over the road as it is at present,‘The tourist business will mean a » great deal to Wyoming in the years to come,” said Mr. Albright. “Colorado and California have developed tV is business until the income from it runs above all other sources of wealth, unless it be agi iculture and mines. Wyoming is favorably located with reference to the Yellowstone Park and should capitalise its | opportunity in this regard by Insist-s. I ing that the road from north to ( 1 south across the state is a good | road. tourists in large numbers I will not he brought here if the roads jIyi.iet| are not improved/*The first link in the highway con- { netting al the national paitc to be opened ik that between Yellowstone park and Glaciey, Large touring | ears from the two parks are now operating on regular schedules viaHelena, capital city of Montana.The roads are boulevards and the 384 mile tour between the parks is easily made by the big cars in two jdays. JThere will he n meeting at the Mammoth hotel in the Park on Aug- * urt 10 and 11 which will he attend- 1e! by commercial club presidents \ and highway commissioners from twelve states. It is hoped that Douglas will be represented at thej meeting.
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Douglas Budget
Douglas, Wyoming, US
Thu, Jul 24, 1919
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