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joyment of all of us ; and I hope to see a steadily in 

 creasing number of our people take advantage of its 

 attractions. At present it is rather singular that a 

 greater number of people come from Europe to see 

 it than come from our own Eastern States. The 

 people near by seem awake to its beauties ; and 

 I hope that more and more of our people who dwell 

 far off will appreciate its really marvelous character. 

 Incidentally, I should like to point out that some time 

 people will surely awake to the fact that the Park has 

 special beauties to be seen in winter ; and any hardy 

 man who can go through it in that season on skis 

 will enjoy himself as he scarcely could elsewhere. 



I wish especially to congratulate the people of 

 Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, and notably you of 

 Gardiner and Cinnabar and the immediate out 

 skirts of the Park, for the way in which you heartily 

 co-operate with the superintendent to prevent acts of 

 vandalism and destruction. Major Pitcher has ex 

 plained to me how much he owes to your co-opera 

 tion and your lively appreciation of the fact that the 

 Park is simply being kept in the interest of all pf us, 

 so that every one may have the chance to see its won 

 ders with ease and comfort at the minimum of ex 

 pense. I have always thought it was a liberal edu 

 cation to any man of the East to come West, and he 

 can combine profit with pleasure if he will inci 

 dentally visit this Park, the Grand Canyon of the 

 Colorado, and the Yosemite, and take the sea voyage 

 to Alaska. Major Pitcher reports to me, by the 

 way, that he has received invaluable assistance from 



