Show n Motor Club Secretary S After Tourist Pirates Pirates' Pirates'S S Big Bill Ri Rishel of 0 S State ate Or Organization Plans Campaign to Educate Automobile Travelers of ol Utah's Wonders Tf t i Iy By B D. D L. L Whitehurst lr S S other states 7 and automobile associations me are indulging in fl the YV VI twentieth century nr art of or tapping lapping tourists for timely touches Big Big Bill secretary secretary of the tho Utah State Auto association with headquarters i tel'S s in the subway of th the tho C Commercial Club building comes conies to the front I I with the statement that ho lie will punish proprietors for practicing piracy S H Big Big Bill use used to lo be a 3 tourist himself before he got goL promoted to l his s present ent standing and dc declares lares h his s heart goes out for the motorist who I pays 35 cents for his gasoline while the tho fa ored cl sons get the same gr grade de for 10 cents less on the gallon I l is pursuing his course of attack a n. whole lot like the peace con con- delegates for lie he is js not telling telling- the public many of his secrets secrets not not just yet Once he opens up on a bunch of home borne guards who arc in the I habit babit of charging exorbitant prices for necessities of life which even en the I eastern to tourist irist needs he says his office will take on airs Hirs like unto a Bolshevik ik con convention nt on S I I Trent Tr Traveler nJ r n e Untrammeled b by expressions that mean nothing nothing- tho the idea Iden the secretary of ot the tho association Is s that the traveler who comes within the boundary of or the state shall immediately bo be a a. native concerned Any son so far as prices are firm charging charging- moro for his gasoline I than he be gets from persons who resIde in the 6 mo city will be bawled out Mr r. r 1 u If the matter Is reported says sas Utah Is going on record as a a. place where tho the traveler is not considered a millionaire nor a n. spring spring- lamb Iamb just be because because be- be because I cause ho wears big amber goggles it itis 48 is stated Any hotel or auto dealer who ho L la 18 reported by tourists of or having I charged them exorbitant prices for lor fori their service BOr will have something comon com com- i ang on from the tho association which will willot not ot be a a. lifo life membership according to all nIl reports I 1 am tired of ot having persons say skin sin tho that everyone c IB Is trying to tourist said Mr Rishel recently I lot about tho the mat mat- cannot sta A l whole 0 j t- t O rt hn cr at RT LUlU iiA n. n w Expecting to travel through our irony Inay bo assured that tho they will bo be treated with wilh as much respect as though they lived JIved in Utah All that I ask orthe of or the tourist Is that ho report to my of office office of- of fice any Irregularities in prices I Ishall shall IShall ha have e at my command the tho price of oC ga In every station In Utah 1111 1 I will wiIl also have hare tho rates charged for tor meals meals and lodging lodging- by every hotel and restaurant of oC any consequence ho lie said Utah 10 o Be lIe Tourist Haven Great things aro in storo for tor Utah as a haven for tourists saje Mr Ir Rishel i tA As a matter of or fact tact ho declared no other state in tho the union can boost boast o of such euch scenery as ns s Utah From Prom Little Zion can canyon on where the designing goddess goddess god god- dess must have havo been beon In one of ot her rarely fantastic moods until she washed tho the grist grim of ot alkali alkaH from her hor taco face in tho the Great Salt lake tho the traveler tray trav cler cl eler r cannot anywhere bo be treated with a greater variety of or scenery than in In this state declared the tourists' tourists chainS cham chain S pl plop pion n. n In the tho past It has ban been almost useless useless use use- I less for tho the association or the Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial club to advertise tho the natural wonders of ot the because the tho roads where roads roada existed ox were in a condition condition condi condi- tion which Hta stayed O l tho the desire desiro of ot the most enthusiastic tourist At the present present present pres pres- ent time approximately OO miles mUes of ot hard surface highways are aro under construction construction construction con con- in lii the state This says Mr will attract thousands of or motorists motorists motorists mo mo- mo- mo to tho the state each summer It Is Js tho the 1 plan 1311 of at the association states tho secretary to satisfy tho the traveler for he contends a satisfied tourist increase nearly as rapidly as a bunch of at guinea pigs Approximately will bo be for tor road Improvements within tho thc state during during- the summer months Of or this amount a great portion of ot the will be used on roads that lead Ito Ko some of at tho the scenic wonders of ot Utah The IThe IThe county of S Salt Lake alone has ac ac- a a. large part of at tho the burden and will twill spend several hundred thousand I dollars on what Is known as America Alpine Tho trip will tako take a da day clay of at tho j-tho tho tourists tourist's time and will bo be one of ot the trips to remember It Is Ie de declared de- de by persons persona who have gone over the trail tran I I Organization OT Overlook I Members of or tho the Salt Lake Commer- Commer Cia ial chili 11 and executive officers of or the Utah Auto association have be begun begun be be- gun to realize that they have hae been c overlooking a n. state asset While Colorado Colo Cob rado and southern California have havo become be- be come past masters In the art of at getting the money from the tourist and having hayIng hay hav ing th the tho extreme extremo pleasure of at being thank thanked d for lor tho the trick Salt Lake Lako has keen been trying to run down mirages in other lines While tho the various associations of ot Colorado have exploited tho the states state's re re- re sources Salt Lake through Its sightseeing sight bight seeing agent tho the Salt J bake ake Transportation tation company has haa said to tho the tourist tourist tour tour- 1st To your right Is the great Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon Temple while in the distance you ou can see seo the Great Salt lake Jake say Y ay men who know Members of or the Commercial club are arc promoting an advertising campaign whereby the great reat natural attractions of the state will be made mado known to tho the world Realizing Realising that thousands of oC dollars might be left in the state each summer as a result OCI little pub pub- r licit the tho club and tho the Utah State Auto association are arc working on plans I which If Ie successfully carried out will mean that thousands ma may make annual annual annual an an- nual trips to the elt city and Even the most optimistic declare that tho the average tourist who has traveled over the almost perfect roads of some of the other states in tho Intermountain tam tain countr country are not going to be led up upa a Utah can canyon on to see a scenic wonder only to find the trail blocked b by a washout In man many places over the tho thel j I state where the touch of or nature Is unexcelled for beauty the tho trail Is excellent excellent ex ex- for tho the tourist should he be in invited In- In invited to stop CO W r Per r C Cent nt Eastern A slight conception ma may be bo gained of ot tho the business which Is passed through tho the gates sates of or the state each year car almost untouched b by local men by reading statistics regarding the number num nuin- her ber of at from other othor states states that enter California each cach year yea A bulletin issued last year b by an automobile as association association as- as stated that cars from other states had entered the boundary boundary boundary boun boun- dary of California In the tho y year Rr 1918 lit ut is thought that at least CO GO percent per percent percent cent of ot tho the motorists were from states east cast of ot Utah declare men who are stud studying ing tho the situation It is equally eQuay probable to think that a all of or the cars coming from the cas east cast t would have spent moro more time timen In n Utah had the they known the wonders of the tho state and and had the thc roads been In a condition for them to have o visited the scenes Conservative estimates place tho amount spent by tourists each day at 10 From ten days to two weeks would bo be required b by the tourist either by automobile or train to see the great scenic resources About It Is claimed is l lost st each cach year ear to Salt Lake Lako and Utah Industries in industries industries In- In and business concerns because 1 travelers are una unaware ware of oC the scenic reS re re- re S sources oure C 5 Eighty percent per of or this amount under under under un un- un- un der normal conditions would go to Salt Lake firms rho Tho garage arago owners and the hotel and rest restaurant proprietors would go fifty tIt as leaders In getting getting gettins get get- ting tins the big end ond of or tho the business Although Although Al Al- though thousands of persons are yearly earl becoming owners of or cars tho the crowded condition of or pullman and tourist cars during during- the tho summer months would convince convince con con- vince ince the tho average individual that man many of oC the cars arc are In the garage |