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Show BUNSESTURNFEST Denver, Colorado; June 25th To June 29th. In cvjry quarter of tho United Stntos nnd In many foreign countries thousands of people aro getting ready to conio west this summer to attend tho great International German turn-fest turn-fest which Is to bo held In Denver, Jon? 2G to 29. Tho gathering will ho one of tho largest over hold In Amor-I-n. After tho festival tho tourists will scatter to all parts of the west, most of them spending tho entire Bum mor In ti.'ivel nnd recreation. A great deal of money will bo spent In tho west by tho Teutonic visitors. Tho Gcrmnn turnfests arc hold once oerj' four years. They attract members mem-bers of tho turner societies from all parts of tho world. Not only Germans attend. Various countries havo athletic ath-letic organizations that aro similar to f.ml nro alllllntcd with tho turners. Also nearly nil countries havo colonies colo-nies of Gerinnus where thero nro turn-verolns turn-verolns even China and South Africa These peoplo get together for n general gen-eral frolic ovcry four years. They do-vote do-vote tho whole summer to recreation. This Is tho first turnfest that hhs over been held In tho west. It will probably bo tho Inst at least for a century. Denver Is making great prep orations to entertain tho visitors. Tho gienter part of $100,000 will bo devoted devot-ed to their festivities while In that city. As soon as tho tunrfest Is over tho visitors will scatter to resorts all over tho west. Tho tlmo will not bo do-voted do-voted to Colorado points nlono. Uthh Now Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Wyoming, Wyo-ming, tho Yellowstone Nntlonnl Park, nnd oven Ivanas hnd Nebraska will receive part of tho thousands of tourists. tour-ists. Tho central commltteo of tho turner organizations, located at Denver has been sending out tons of literature advertising ad-vertising tho west and Its various attractions. at-tractions. No partiality has been shown for nny particular section. Tho publicity given tho turnfest surpasses In value and volumo that received by nny other groat public gathering over held in the United States. It Is ot world's fnlr propositions, lly means of this publicity espo-i espo-i daily that dealing with tho mountnlns nnd othor scenic attractions of tho western states many thousands of peoplo havo been Induced to como to tho turnfest who hnvo novor beforo nttended ono of theso gnthonngs. Con sequontly tho Denver gtithcrlng this suinmor will surpass all provlous ones In attendance. Thero will be great International athletic competitions, ll(0 Olympic games of Kurope; singing contests 8 I In 'Wiirh choruses from all over Amer- J ten and l'uroi.i. mil prtuipate, his torical pagents, dramatic festivals , and other entertainment features on a I hugo Bcale. A mammoth stadium Is being erected erect-ed In Denver and In this tho athletic ovents will tako placo. Special trains will pour into Denver from all phrta or tho country, especially from tho far cast. As soon ns this great festival is over tills tremendous throng of peoplo peo-plo will bo turned loose upon tho resorts re-sorts of tho west. Tho turners aro noted for being good spenders nnd their visits will pour golden flood Into eery placo they touch. Special trains ulrcatfy nro being chnrterd to tako tourists on to Salt Lake, to California to tho Yellowstone, to Glacier National Nation-al Park nnd to other famous scenic places. Coming with tho turners will bo a vast number of peoplo w'fto aro looking look-ing for permanent homes In tho west. Thero nro In tho Kustcin States thous unds of young Germans who havo not been long In this country and aro not yet settled. Tho publicity campaign of tho turners hns aimed directly at toiling theso now citizens .of tho possl bllltles of all partB of tho west. Many of them will tako advantago of the exceptionally ex-ceptionally low rates on nil railroads during tho turnfest to como out cro and mako a personal Investigation of conditions. It thoy like tho country thoy will Bo back cast for their families fami-lies and will return to settle In. tho farming or mining countries. On tho wholo tho 1913 Germnn 'Urn-fest 'Urn-fest means much to tho west in the way of advertising and new settle. |