Show V st mori Morttz i ru era as y C j itol ba baden de n baden ja t why go to eur r pe so e OC see S ee An america first firof now mo more e than anan just a slogan by WILLIAM C UTLEY LL well well so the WELL smiths are are going to spend their vacation in europe this summer well be right in the swing of things wont they I 1 As a matter of fact the smiths wont for these last two or three years the swing of things has been definitely away from setting europe is iks a goal for vacation travel steamship lines and travel bureaus report a steady decline in tourist bookings for the last few summers there are several reasons for this one of them is that the average pocketbook is decidedly slimmer than it was a few years back the others dont count except for one that Is the fact that americans are beginning it seems to discover that the good old U S A has appeal scenery and trav ti 1 interest in an abundance that the vacationer wat loner can find in no other land on en earth there was a popular song a few years back that got the idea over as well vell as anything could find your castles in spain through your window pane back in your own back yard almost literally true just suppose now that you are sitting there dreaming about far off spain famed for its sunny skies brilliant briliant afternoons gay starlit evenings and white lowers glistening under merry red roofs its not so far oft off as you might imagine like a metropolis of old spain itself Is the southern california city where millions will probably visit on their vacations this summer it Is san diego home of americas 1035 1935 exposition here on the bay discovered by cabrillo in 1542 is a setting that today resembles the explorers native land here bere are the azure skies the white buildings and the red roofs it is spain of the renaissance yet the travel comforts are those of modern united states much of southern california is like this the bountiful country spotted profusely with orange groves and sloping vineyards guarded by snow capped mountain peaks is sprinkled with old spanish missions lovely in architecture and rich in tradition often built WO years or more ago mile ithe climate concedes nothing to the mediterranean summer yet eleven lays days or more of two weeks vacation may ay be sventin sp spent entin in this happy land no matter where you live in america offers many attractions california like any other vacation pot spot of the united states offers the visitor attractions that are distinctly american in addition to the glamour and thrill of european atmosphere there Is hollywood with its endless wonders of the most fascinating of all industries and the ever present pos albi lity that you may run into clark gable or joan crawford face to face there Is san francisco with its world famed golden gate there are nation al 1 parks parka unsurpassed in beauty and grandeur the world over and countless points of interest interspersed I 1 visiting california you way may pass through other glories of the west arina arizona zona colorado new mexico where vi in spain will you flud find a painted desert a garden carden of the gods a yose mile falls f or levs lets say it was E england you were thinking about the charm charin of the english countryside you will find I 1 to many parts of the new england tates on a vermont hillside you ay stop for lunch or for a day or wo two of rest and recreation in a quaint om english inn in boston maine 1 9 t new hampshire and connecticut you yon might well imagine you were on the british isles there Is a section of the maine hills which has been called the scotland of america it Is said to resemble the home borne of the kilt and the bagpipe more than any other place on earth leaving new england you may return home through the irish hills bills in southern michigan whose slopes and lakes are reminiscent of the sod find germany in several places on the united states map take a moonlight trip down the hudson river some evening all you need is the deck orchestra hestir a playing ewel zwei Iler hertzon im drel vertel bacht and it will be as easy as apple strudel to image you are floating down the rhine especially as you pass the castles of the united states military academy at west point if youre looking less for romance and more for recuperation such as you might find in the baths at baden baden why there are hot springs in arkansas french lick in indiana waukesha in wisconsin and numerous other spas that rank with Eu ropes finest you can find the romance there too if you want it or perhaps it its I 1 a the weather youre worrying about sweltering in a stuffy office or shop or toiling in the fields elds with the torrid summer sun beating down more than often gives inspiration to fanciful revels in fields of snow skiing siding down a mountain side or watching your breath dart forth in little puffs of steam as you sigh relief in getting away from the heat of july and august where 7 at st moritz famed cooling oft off place of the swiss alps forget the alps forget about the swiss alps the pacific North northwest is calling you rainier and glacier national parks mount baker and other snow capped peaks beckon with promise of cool clear weather and scenery not even surpassed in the alps paradise valley in rainier national park Is one of the worlds greatest winter sport centers and the real winter season lasts well through june even after that y you ou will find plenty of snow in the vl vicinity for the giant glacier areas I 1 yet wilted under the summer sun educational and historical relies relics monuments and atmosphere are part of the magnet that used to draw american tourists to europe it Is true that Eu ropes attractions are distinctly its own in this respect by the same token it is also true that america has tradition and historical education possibilities that are certainly individual the american tourist has too often overlooked the lore of old time battlefields and spots consecrated by the blood of his ancestors right here at home historical trips the south is replete with such attractions tr of a more serious nature so is new england and so are many parts of the middle west there are many tour arrangements that plan complete historical trips tor for the vacationer sandwiching in enough sport and entertainment to afford him sufficient divert divertissement t from his everyday labors and keep him from going stale tennessee kentucky georgia virginia mississippi and other southern states have preserved many of the most historic buildings and battlefields of the civil war no americans education is complete it if he be has not scanned the co countryside from the crest of lookout mountain spent a few moments in reverie at the sites of tho the badue batue of chattanooga chicka mauga and a d the shenandoah andrew jacksons home the scene ol of slier sher mans march to the sea and the sites of some of the great confederate vie victories should not be overlooked northerners will be interested in the sight of cotton growing and fascinated e d by the charm of southern hospitality just as southerners are interested in the vast wheat fields the great industries dus tries and the summer recreational possibilities of the north no trip through the south should overlook the most beautiful capital city in the world washington D C it if it Is not that already is certainly destined to become that it is considered the most important capital in the world and it is surely the busiest at the present time these things a that we have been talk ing about are for the larger part vacation attractions in america that are comparable with those in europe but baft the united states has more and more to which europe can never pretend most bloat important of these are the national parks which were host to nearly persons last year and will probably be visited by an even greater number during the tourist season of 1935 america has its own mediterranean coast you know the palms and beaches along the gulf of mexico are visited by throngs in the summer as well as in the winter Flo climate and vacation attractions might be compared to those of southern italy new orleans is a piece of old france even to the dress and habits of many of its people great scenic parks outstanding of all these national parks is the grand canyon of the colorado river there is nothing like it anywhere else on this earth at least this tearful fearful panorama of nature at its wildest most awesome and at the same time most beautiful is a sight to remember for the rest of your life some of the other national parks have sights to see that are nearly as grand but in a different way there Is sequoia in california with the oldest living things in the world the giant trees whole forests of themi which tower above as high as the skyscrapers of our metropolises ses yellowstone low stone Is the oldest of our national parks and one of the most popular with its old faithful geyser and its other natural wonders the yosemite with the greatest waterfall in the world draws its share of the summer thousands other national parks some of which may be included in your summer tour are lafayette in maine glacier la in monteria montana rocky mountain in colorado rainier Itai nier in washington crater lake in oregon lassen volcano in california general grant in the glorious sierra nevada range of california mesa verde in colorado platt and hot springs in arkansas sallys hill in north dakota and wind cave in south dakota our national parks contain good hotels where fine meals are served and where prices are adjustable to almost any pocketbook they get us out of doors in summer when we need a relief from the years work and let us s follow their delightful trails through gigantic laboratories of nature they give us a true picture of what our forebears had to conquer when they first explored this land and built upon it the nation which we like to think Is a a good deal better in which to live than any other on earth there Is little that the european vacation can offer us that we cannot duplicate here in our own count country and the difference in expense it Is needless to say Is tremendous railroads especially the western railroads as well as other travel media have prepared tour programs this year which most of us can afford and have reduced regular rates for the summer months its easier than ever this year to see america first C wistern weir tern newspaper union |