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Show HELPS TO "SEE AMERICA." The flood of correspondence which comes to Secretary Harris of the f im-mercial im-mercial club on the "Seo America First" proposition, Is something appalling in Its volume But all that can be, and Is, forgiven in the gratifying nature of that correspondence; for the note of approval Is unanimous, varying only In Its intensity and appreciative warmth For Instance, a lot of letters shown yesterday yes-terday to The Tribune were from all over the country St. Iouls, Omaha, Vancouver. Los Angeles, New Orleans. San Francisco, Des Moines. New York City (two), Brooklyn, Portland. Pittsburg, Pitts-burg, Yuma, Santa Fe, Colorado Springs Honolulu, Wichita. El Paso, i 'liii ago, besides a large number from lesser known places. "1 believe the Americans are at last beginning to appreciate the glory and beauty of their own country" w rote one; "and I believe, too, the organized effort ou purpose to put forward will result In great good." From Omaha, Mr Judson, chairman of the Commercial Club's executlte committee, writes: "I beg to say that I am authorized by the executive committee com-mittee of the Commercial Club of Omaha to heartily Indorse the plan for the proposed conference of Western Interests In-terests to be held on January IS, 1906." Los Angeles wrlt s: ' You cannot be commended too highly for your worthy project, and any assistance we can consistently con-sistently extend will be given with pleasure Nr. belter watchword could be found for railroad men than "See Europe If you will, but see America first " New Orleans says- "Your plans appear ap-pear to be exceedingly laudable and feasible ones." Ties Moines says: "We cannot, help but feel that you are on the right track, and are extremely anxious to do whatever what-ever we can to make it win." From New York: Since Western men have a habit of doing things Inst. 1 of merely talking about them, the conference confer-ence of January ISth may be expected to set the Inspiring work you have proposed pro-posed fully in motion." A Brooklvn man bewails "the almost universal mania to take vacation trips to Europe" and says: "You are engaged en-gaged In a splendid phase of the matter, and I want to express my apprecltlon of your action " Portland's Commercial club sends kindly words, and a pledge of hearty co-operation. The secretary of the Board of Trade of Santa Fe writes. "At the regular meeting of our board I was Instructed to advise you that our board was heartily In acord with the movement, and would carry out your suggestion." Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Com-merce has decided "to co-operate with you In every way to secure a part of the great tide of tourist travel which now goes to Europe, for Western America " Honolulu thinks the plan "a most commendable undertaking, In w hich we trust you may be successful, and for the initiation of which your club deserves de-serves the thanks of every commercial body and promotion committee In tho West." Wichita Is "In thorough sympathy with the movement," and pledges "the hearty co-operation of the Wichita Commercial Club In the furtherance of the same." El Paso's Chamber of Commerce Instructs In-structs Its secretary to say that "they are heartily In sympathy with the proposition and fully Indorse the statements state-ments of your committee In the Interest of Inducing our own citizens to become familiar with their own country before seeing foreign lands " Salem, Oregon, will "be very' glad to participate In any convention held for that purpose." Chicago "assures you that no one more than your humble servant appreciates appre-ciates the Initiation of tho course adopted adopt-ed by your Commercial Club In advertising adver-tising the West against Europe so a resort for health, pleasure and recreation." recrea-tion." And so It Is all along the line; no words but words of pralso. appreciation, apprecia-tion, and pledges of help and co-operation. The Commercial Club made a ten-strike when it put forth the idea ' See America first." The January convention con-vention w 111 be a great one. Of course no one expects that patriotic patri-otic motives, and still less the economic idea of spending American money In America, Is going to make any one travel in the West who doesn't want to. Still less does any one expect to keep Americans from going to Europe. But there Is always a considerable nnmber of tourists and travelers who go to Europe not because they want particularly to go, but who go with the crowd; and many who go would Just as llc-f come West to the mountains and t tho coast. Especially Is this so of those w ho do not have any business to transact trans-act in Europe, or who do not expect to see anything new there. Suppose, then, that wo could divert one-fifth of this travel which customarily goes to Europe, to this West America region; that would mean thirty million dollars a year for America, that now goes to foreigners. In ten years It would be a princely sum. Isn't that worth while? And th.-n, we have the attractions, the grandest things on earth to show, the most favorable climate to enjoy. With the diversion of the travel that it Is reasonable to expect, there would be facilities pro Ided such as would, with the scenes to be seen, make every tOUllst hither long to come again. It will be a great thing for Americans to see America |