| Show pikes 0 peak r eak ocean tu to n ocean 0 cean ra highway representative representative n is gathering catheri ng up Publicity r Data more motorists have used the pikes peak ocean to ocean highway this season than in any previous summer of its history according to miss alias elsie A publicity manager ot of the organization wilo visited the city last week she waa here for the purpose of securing first hand information and new pictured of the places of interest in and about the city tor for the association use in J its literature tor for 1926 distri distribution distribute but I 1 0 and for its monthly ning magazine azine tho taj applan way ot of america she Is mak ing a trip of the entire highway fro in now new york to I 1 los os ang angeles eles several conditions have contributed to the especially heavy over 1 the route this season reason bliss pointed out the national newa capr jr advertising campaign conducted by tho association this spring and early summer drew many tourists to the route so great was wag the interest aroused by this advertising cant cam laign that up to june 1 more rel re rc l 1 were received for touring information at the associations bood quarters than were received the whole of last year another rea 1 pon con for this highways popularity fd that the booklets both the map guide and tourist guide booklets ot this highway are necess accessible ible to pros tourists these booklets are sent on oil request from the national office I 1 are given out to all cities malonff the highway and at the leading 1 travel bureaus in all the larger cities of the country oft off the highway the pikes peak ocean to ocean highway la Is the shortest t route between new york city and the pacific at it has haa more than any of the other tal routes and its road conditions are as rood good it if not flot better betted it has haa thu lowest grades in the mountainous sections of both the east and west andi and it goes through or near more places of historic and scenic interest than any other cross croas country highway throe three automobiles have been kept on the highway during the whole oe 01 the summer by the P P 0 0 association cia tion they are those ot of the iho general manager 11 D judson who was hero here somo time ago balsi Steg mah and of the advertising department before the close of the season all ali three cars will have made a round trip over the highway the P P 0 0 association to planning the largest national newspaper advert advertising tAng campaign that it or any other trail association ae has hag ever conducted for next spring miss bliss saidi and the booklets or of the organization will be more attractive andl and greater numbers will be than ever before thre there Is every indication thit that next year will he a bigger touring year than this and with the extensive advertising beant beir lb dona by the organization it Is tain that hint tile the P P 0 0 will get at largo large share of this tra 0 during her stay in this section miss alias Steg ninn visited lehmans Leh roans cave denver canyon zion national parr parit bryce canyon and colar cedar breaks it is her opinion and that of mr air judson that this section will be b developed into one of tho the count rys most ino tourist centers within tho the next few years much space apace will be devoted to these attractions attract lona in the 1926 1920 literature of the tb o association miss bliss Steg mans mother mrs lucia Steg iuan Is making the trip with her |
