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Show FOR AMERICAN 'TRAVEL. The move of the Commercial Club of. this city to have Americans who travel, travel in America before gdlng abroad, Is being, taken up enthusiastically by-the by-the public in all parts of the country. From the eastern to the western ocean, the press applauds, and those whose cooperation co-operation Is sought In gaining the object ob-ject In view, are expressing their approval, ap-proval, with gratifying "unanimity. ' The Idea is, as we explained in these 'Columns on October 15th, J to bring to the attention of prospective travelers the great scenes knd sights that are in the United States the Big Trees, the Yosemlte, the Colorado Canyon, the great, gorges of Colorado.- the- Yellowstone Yellow-stone Park, Shoshone Falls, The Dalles, the Puget Sound beauties, the Great Salt Lake, and other attractions, and show the people how to get "to these places; what they can see on any given trip, and what it will cost. The Governors of the States of California, Cali-fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ne-vada, Oregon. Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and of the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico, are io be invited to the con ference proposed by ,the, Commercial Com-mercial Club to take measure's for Inviting In-viting Americans to see the marvels of their, own country. No doubt other business bodies will be invited to cooperate, co-operate, and the hearty participation of the managers of the railroads In this movement will be absolutely essential: the chiefs of the passenger departments depart-ments of the Western roads will of course be Invited, and It is to be hoped that .they nil -will attend.-'1 The date for this conference has now been fixed. It will be held here on January Jan-uary 18, in06., That Is a time when it Is hoped all will be'a free as they could be at any time, to attend such a conference. con-ference. It Is a time of slackness gen-. gen-. erally, in official Ufa; the-year's business has been disposed of and the new year's business has not become pressing. In view of the favorablo reception which the Idea has met, It Is not too much to hope that this will hp one of the most Important conferences ever held in the mountain country. It will, of course, take a good deal of planning, much working out of detail, and the expenditure of considerable sums of money to fully carry out tho Idea Involved;' In-volved;' but It won't take so very much to make a start, and when the start Is made and men of enterprise and money see from the setting tide that It will pay, they will add from time to tlnie such allurements as will compel attention atten-tion nnd draw the tourist like a magnet. mag-net. The project Is practical and advantageous; ad-vantageous; we count It bound to succeed. |
