Show AUTO CAMPERS SPEND BILLION Survey Shows Twelve Million Motorists Motorist Took to Road Boad fact and res inthe In Inthe the current t issue ue of th the American Motorist the th official publication of the th American Automobile as a a show MOW for tor or the th first time the tremendous magnitude that motor camping Is assuming In the Indoor life of the th nation Accord 4 AccordIne log to these thee figures Il ure motor camp Cl campi ere r alone alon pent more mar mor than ono one billion dollars during the th 1926 19 l touring season Th Tb The American MotorIst data shows show how that altogether cars ar containing people enjoyed motoring vacation vacations un un der del der canvas during the th tb last lut la t tour tour- tour Ins jog aea on SPEND DAILY ILY The Tho average aver vacation of these campers wu was wa 33 21 days dall and the th av- av average er av-er amount o of money expended by each camping party was wai Hn per day Thus Thu the th cost of maintenance alone of at this thi army of wayfarers wayfarer was we The Th average cost C of camping equipment was UBI and all as a third one of ot the campIng carl care car were wr timers first first they spent pent on on equip equIp- equIpment equipment equipment ment while th the other ther two thirds pent 88 58 each each on outfit outfit renewal meaning an Investment of un altogether altogether a a total expenditure of ot Q by auto campers r In one on year Regarding Rt allegations allt that this n army ot oL t autom aut m bir U camper t b bad d for tor or tile the th 1 fUi oa r resorts reo jy that normally eater to motor tourist traffic the Ui t say WH sayi The lh Th fact 11 is that they th y are ag- ag let seta ets directly or Indirectly The ThUrn Um lose 11 ha tax passed pa when a seta up his hi tent every evry night In pad ad weather and 1114 periods r od o tude be b h flees neel tie Into the th Thirty hot per cot lt out outlast outlast last wr yen with tt intention t of obtaining meals meal or at shelter helte part put ot of o the th- th Ume Urn tIm in tn Th e 11 rea teal re Dp titer fo to the t lo nor tel l il l fi not no th the camper camper- Tf tb big rest gist t w wh eb tc 1 t IC fra fn Tr I Cd ov k d coats CIO I the farmhouse M Md II th the gas t sta- sta station tion tion with the th 61 sign l ID I'D rn displayed dl Pl y Tourist Accommodation Here H r |