Show Meeker Information Bureau Directs ts Tourists T This Way Lately there has been more or less published comment in the P Price ice and Grand Junction papers about the tourist travel through the Uintah basin basin ba ba- ba- ba sin It appears because tourists are told truthfully of the road conditions conditions conditions condi condi- and hardships in travel they would encounter by going through the Grand Price Junction-Price and railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road route which is very much longer and through a desert with practically cally no road in places they then choose hoose the Uintah Uintah basin route that It hurts Meeker with the help of the basin basin basin ba ba- ba- ba sin towns and Rangely are maintaining maintain maIntain- ing an information bureau just east of Rifle Colorado Every tourist is stopped and truthfully told of the two routes and in most instances the shorter and most scenic route is chosen Nine out of every ten tourists desire desire de de- de- de sire Ire to see the great Uintah basin the most talked of section and the largest amount of undeveloped land not touched by railroad In the United United United Unit Unit- ed States today The country that has developed without the aid of a railroad The country that thal is rich richIn richin richin in scenic beauty and untold undeveloped undeveloped undeveloped oil and mineral wealth with up- up to-the to minute towns theatres tourIsts tourists tourists tour tour- camp grounds halls and public buildings with consolidated schools second to none in the entire west Such things the tourists desire to see They desire to get away from railroads when they can an travel in comfort as they can through the Uintah basin They are truthfully given the assurance assura as- as sura ce that they can secure any kind of ot auto accommodation In Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Fort Duchesne Roosevelt Myton Myton Myton My My- ton Duchesne that they can get In InGrand InGrand inGrand Grand Junction or Price and that the towns are closer together Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline Gas Gas- oline manufactured at Rangely through which they pass Is found everywhere along tho the route There is a plentiful supply of mountain water and no chance of a thirst spell out on a desert as Is often the case when going the other route Grand Junction a although f tho h o u g h chagrined at the prospect of losing travel has hag acknowledged the enterprise enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise of Meeker maintaining this information In Information In- In formation bureau an and l that the ad ad- is a force which is sending the travel this way As in this case truthful adv advertising always wins and the tourist gets the truth and decides In our favor The chances on the desert between Grand Junction and I Price or too great over a lengthened route at that When Grand Junction completes the new road to Rangely this fall up Douglas creek over which she hopes hopps to control a large portion of the Uintah basin trade to her wholesalers wholesalers wholesalers whole whole- salers she can still send the travel l through the Uintah basin Tho The tourist of today Is the greatest greatest great great- est cst advertising medium we have Comfort truthful statements honest prices for goods purchased will carry carry curry car car- ry a weight to be in the years to come The horrors of ot a desert trip will bo be talked of oC forever I I after and aud enlarged on at t each tell tell- tellI ing Such things hurt Right flight cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- co operation will help Let the tourist tourIst tourist tour tour- Judge He either comes back or sends the other fellow along he The best way With the Grand Junction and Price papers blaming RIfle Ride for this splendid advertising scheme and basIn basin basin ba ba- ba- ba sin towns giving credit to them our neighbors at Rifle desire all to know lenow She is entirely neutral In the matter matter matter mat mat- ter and not favoring either of the two highways which pass through that town one ono to the basin and one oneto oneto oneto to Grand Junction The Meeker leeker Good Roads a t lation la- la and tion are alone responsible Rifle Rffie should in lit no way be mentioned in the deal as sh site she Is an innocent party varty The Meeker Good Roads ds association association as as- have maintained excellent roads for which they are to bo be con con- Let Iet us have more such euch boosters with the entire Uintah basin back of them 0 a o |