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our policy to require expansion of these plants each year to an extent consistent with the maintenance of good service to the public.

In May, 1919, Howard H. Hays, formerly manager of the Bureau of Service: National Parks and Monuments, of the United States Railroad Administration, purchased the property and franchises of the Yellowstone Park Camping Co. He brings to the park a splendid enthusiasm and confidence in the recreational and educational advantages of the Yellowstone reg.on, which, combine i with his knowledge of conditions in all of the parks of the systera gained in his railroad experience, make his business connection with the Service particularly Ï¡pful.

MOTORISTS CAMP OUT IN THE YELLOWSTONE.

More interesting to me than the fact that over 62,000 people visited the Yellow-tone this season is the report of the perintendent that nearly half of the tourists campe l'out, vsåg equipment and supplies brought with the in many in tire from States as fir distant as the Atlantic seaboard. Not a f. w of the ars outittel for camping were large and costly. During the greater put of tha season from 5,000 to 6,600 people were er joy ang i stor tips over t road sy tem each day, while night fourd for ettag afond hone dreds of camp fires or form'ng the throngs at the hotels atoi cants, The private camping outit of the rotorst has gund for the Yellowstone widespread recognition of great resort pocke The puble is coming to the fu'l te lz: ton of the fittit ti a scenic and recreative park of the first o, ur, 2 land of nature's cariesities. The beauties of its 1ountains, laks waterfalls, canyon, and forest are griping t'e traveler with tha same power that has long been exer isdly the geysers, hot st., fossil forests, and souilir features. He is enjoying a new Y dow

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PIG AUTOMOBILE CAMP GROUNDS NECESSARY.

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A. THE MOUNTAINEERS IN PARADISE VALLEY, DECEMBER, 1918.

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Photograph by United States Reclamation Service.
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JACKSON LAKE AND THE TETON MOUNTAINS IN THE PROPOSED
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Grand Teton, elevation 13,747 feet, on the left, and Mount Moran, elevation 12,100 feet, on the right. The elevation of Jackson Lake is 6,700 feet.

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SHOWING OLD ROAD AT RIGHT.
B. OF EASY GRADE AND AMPLE WIDTH.
NEW GARDINER ROAD, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.

Photographs by J. E. Haynes.

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