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Show SHOULD SEE AMERICA San Francisco Call Indorses Commercial Commer-cial Club Movement. Sop Europe if you will, but sea America Hist, in the appeal to patriotism and common com-mon sense inaiae iv the Commercial -ini of Salt I.-ilo: City in tln-ir endeavor to obtain the western part of mir country a JusD-r .-haf- i-f th- many millions of I'd- lara mericail tiurit. spend annually In RlB'nlMcc-lng. health huntinfr anil ntmise- ment, it Is estimated that durmi; tin- season uf 1S01 -05 Amiiran slchtst-ra -l-hi tho vat sum f $l.Vi iii,ftm In f.r-f f.r-f ijrn countries. Tin- ( 'oinni'-rclal club has set lts if ti the- task obtaining a hirc shart of this tourist travel by making better known the advantages of the l ulled Slates west of Ho- Mississippi to the great number of Kastcrn people- who rush oiT to sec th- well-advertised MRhts of Europe before they have examined and appreciated tin glories of their own country coun-try The officers r,f the i Uih nrc iierfei ting arrangements for a conference of the Governors of the States and Territories affected anil of r r i-scntat I vr s of the chief commercial bodies at the West and of the railroads interested. Tnc Commercial Commer-cial club will th u oass from generals to particulars and present a "detailed, definite defi-nite ami comprehensive plan of procedure." proced-ure." Tin dale set for the conference is January 18, 1906 It is. of course, absurd to raise objections objec-tions to Amcrli ins louring Europe for pleasure and cultivation when they have the means to do so. The old countries bays -in Immense advantage In the way of artistic, historic and religious interests, inter-ests, sclent llli progress and mush; hut there in- a great many who travel Just for amusement, to behold scenic grandeurs grand-eurs to find health and to be on ihc V, f.... In.fMllMflnll Til tliel- a YVVsl- 'in trip wo. ild he Just as satisfactory or mora so. ' , Particularly to people who Pt the llrt time lln.l themselvs possessed of the leisure and the means oi travel tho attractions at-tractions of their own country should mnko tin- strongest appeal They should know their own country thoroughly and be pr pared to tell Europeans about its glories in-for- th. u" abroad to learn Europe another class that should be persuaded are those who have the leisure In inal.e repeated trips. Those who have seen Europe should consider the Rocky mountains, th - Columbia river, the mug- nlflcence of California In planning their future trips. What the spend in the West is much more likely to help build up the general prosperity, so as to odd to their fortunes Indirectly, than would expenditures ex-penditures on for. inn trips. Particular attention should be paid to that advantage advan-tage there is In leisurely travel and observation ob-servation tin- watch out for good, new-anil new-anil unmonopolir..-d opportunities for Investment. In-vestment. Mmy an expensive pleasure trlii might thus be turned into a profitable profit-able adventure and the cost of the enjoyment en-joyment be finally overcome by a big sun 011 the profit side of the ledger Sin Francisco Call |