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Show Pikes Peak Route Gets Publicity The Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean highway association's booklet for the year 1915 are just off the press and within the next few days will be sent to all parts of the United States for distribution. The 1925 edition of the booklet is larger, and considerably bet ter than any others the association has ever issued. As in the past, two booklets have been made; one being devoted to sectional maps of the high way, while the other includes stories stor-ies concerning the various cities a-long a-long this route, telling of points of commercial scenic and historis interest. inter-est. A new feature of the latter booklet is the department devoted to hotels, garages and cafes, and an entirely en-tirely separate department devoted to the camp grounds, and a list of the equipment offered by each camp. The map booklet this year contains a detailed statement of the general road conditions to be found along this highway, with specific information informa-tion relative to connections with the great scenic atteractions within easy reach of route. The general tourist guide gives a statement of the major ma-jor scenic attractions served by the Piks Peak Ocean to Ocean highway. Included with these booklets, which are for free distribution, will be a large colored map, featuring the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean highway and its connections across the United Un-ited States. Also a detail statement will be inclosed regarding mountain 'driving, passes, and the season for ! travel on this route, in all the group make up the most comprehensive in-j in-j formation available on any highway in the United States. The booklets are both furnished with attractive covers. The map book let is in green and red, while the general gen-eral tourist guide is in blue and red, featuring on each the well known pole marker of this highway association. asso-ciation. Last year these booklets were distributed dis-tributed from 450 cities in the United Unit-ed States, and the list this year will include many others.. In addition to this distribution, the nantional headquarters head-quarters office in St. Joseph, Missouri, Miss-ouri, will distribute thousands direct to those planning trips. These requests re-quests are received in response to national na-tional advertising and publicity campaign cam-paign which each year, for the past ! four years, has been increasing an- nually. |