In July 1915, Joseph William (J.W.) Humphrey, a US Forest Service supervisor, visited this place for the first time and was struck by its beauty. Under his direction, photos, a film and articles publicized the beauty of Bryce, and funding was found for road improvements and early trails. Tourism increased, and local homesteaders Reuben ("Ruby") and Minnie Syrett erected tents and supplied meals for guests near Sunset Point, then in 1920 constructed Tourists’ Rest, a lodge with tent cabins. When Bryce Canyon became a national monument in 1923, the Union Pacific Railroad purchased Tourists’ Rest to construct the park’s now historic lodge and cabins. The Syrett’s visitor accommodations were relocated just north of the park, where Ruby’s Inn serves visitors to this day.