Show AUTOS CUT DEEPlY INTO REVENUES Of 4 RAilROADS i 1 5 Colorado Traffic Officials r I Admit Admit Loss Motor Men MenI I Are re Happy 1 Ie oJ- oJ I I 01 oJ- oJ oJ- oJ t. o- o 1 01 TOURING AS 4 01 e 4 01 1 MOTOR M SEEN BY RAILROADS i 4 f 11 5 01 A i d 4 It Is causing a decrease in the 1 10 1 gross passenger revenues of t rS of 1 some of ot the roads It marks 4 01 the passing of the old excursion excursion I. t. t rates Although it costs more riding railroads it is I 4 4 01 than on 4 01 preferred preferred- usually There is 1 In to 4 I o fj more morn automobile touring 11 1 4 America because the roads are areto to 4 better the automobiles are 4 0 1 t. cheaper and better the war wal 4 4 keeps in America the theto 4 to First spirit has 4 o M 1 See America 4 been aroused and it is health- health 4 01 l b. b 44 ful 4 r. r 4 I 4 oIe oIo ot I. 1 11 1 oJ 0 oJ I. y I By United Press DENVER Sept 23 This This has been tho the greatest automobile touring season in in- tho Rocky Hocky mountain sections section's history history his his- tor tory records show today All AlI the railroads agree that the automobile h has s c cut t deeply into their revenues and a few show an actual decrease in gross passenger revenue this year as compared with last year C C. C A A. Lindsey assistant general passenger passenger pas pas- agent of the Colorado Southern Southern Southern South- South ern today predicted that as a result of Atho 11 the auto touring excursions cut rates l on on railroads would be discontinued al- al together This road already has done doneso so with regard to circuses fairs Cairs and other ther special occasions formerly sources of additional revenue for the steam lines Automobile and garage men on the theother i I other hand are happy over the tho Increase Int increase In- In t crease in motoring More out of Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado cars cars' now are seen on Denver's streets than over ever before in the city's Cars from Crom New York Pennsylvania PennsylvanIa Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania Ohio an and another other distant states aro ar are becoming so common here they I fail fall to attract attention any more snore ore Many tourists carry full equipment i for tor living out of doors Many mud bespattered cars pass through Denver Denvel 1 carrying blankets bedding and cooking cook cook- sook- sook i ing utensils in open view The They city has had to increase its free camping q reservation at one of tho the public parks Calvin Elo Eio a local automobile man attributes the tho increase in motor tourIng tour- tour Ing to better roads cheaper and better cars and to a desire on the part of auto owners to spend their vacations seeing America t The next generation will know the United States better than any of usi us r can know it he said today More I i people are constantly taking to the transcontinental highways with their i families seeing the country Intimately and being broadened by the ence ence J. J S. S McClure l an official in the I Union Pacific's passenger department decried the lack of thrift on the part i L of many automobile owners who cannot cant cant can can- t t 11 not nt t af afford ord to take tours McClure said motoring cross country undoubtedly costs more than railroad travel But people care more for looks than for money it seems he said said and I they seek pleasure Touring in an au auk auk automobile au- au k is i frequently a pleasure McClue declared motoring had un un- un I hurt the Union Uni Pacific's passenger passenger passenger pas pas- revenue Lindsey said tho C. C S S. S passenger business has been hard hit and that on the Colorado Springs trip fewer passengers were being car ear ried ned The Union Pacific's trains to the Cheyenne frontier days celebration celebration celebration tion this year were hardly patronized at all but several thousands automobiles automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles were mobilized in Cheyenne each day F. F A. A Wadleigh general passenger agent of the Denver Denyer Rio Grande stated that there were twice as many touring the Pikes Pike's peak region this year as there were during any previous previous pre pre- season Hotels in the Estes park pre pre-I region have had to turn tourists away His road has felt the Increased motoring motor motor- I ing Ing- severely Wadleigh h sa said 1 1 |