Claiming such luxuries as "woven wire springs under fine mattress beds; no sleeping on the ground...fine covered buggies to ride in."  His "new method of caring for tourists" embraced separate dining tents, partitioned sleeping tents heated with stoves, informative outings, and fresh-air bonfires.  The staff he hired utilized the park as an outdoor classroom and set an example for national park concessions.

But operating the Wylie Camping Company was a formidable task.  There were bears, runaway horses, and cantankerous stagecoach drivers.  Anecdotes include observations of wildlife, the arrest of a bison poacher, and an altercation with park superintendents, railroad officials, and politicians.  Eventually the demands became too great, and he sold his business, only to reestablish it at Zion National Park.  But the Wylie Camping Company and its owner's unswerving efforts helped develop, define, and preserve tourism in the West, particularly in America's first national park.