The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-17
TkANsCoNTrNENTAL HIGHWAY
CAMPAIGN

OfANuI ALUM
Civic organizations of all the west
ern states will be called upon to agf
tate the question of improving high
ways and furthering the interests o.
the movement for building system
OF motor roads across the continent
after plans already suggested. Trans
continental pathfinders are now trav-
ersing the territory along the pro-
posed routes looking up the mos
feasible lines for the new highways
The pathfinder for the northern
route which Will traverse the Da-
kotas, Montana, Idaho and Washing
ton is said to be in a general way fol
lowing the Northern Pacific railroad
but Is not combining his research to
that line. But with this in view il is
certain that he is likely to tour the
Yakima valley and whether or not
he determines upon main lina
tnrough this valley to the coast will
depend on how favorably impressed
he Is with the nature of the roads ir
the valley and of the possibilities o.
getting out of the valley to connect
with the roads in the Sound country
1t is for this reason that the Yak
lima Automobile club Is taking inter
est in the completion of the Snoqual-
mic pass route, for it is conceded that
with that outlet assured that this
pathfinder cannot help but make q
choice of this route. Following tho
laying outs and charting of these
transcontinehtal lines will come re.
newa1 of the cam paign the promoter.
have in view Of encouraging tourist.
to visit the Pacific coast under the
lure of Seeing America first"
Estimates of the amount of none,
spent in foreign countries by Amer
lean tourists vary greatly. but that Il
Is very large cannot be questioned
London merchants figure that trav.
elers from the United States will
spend this year s60.000,000 in Europ,
alone, and they are laying plans q
get their share of It,
1t is because of this steady flow o.
tourists to the countries of the OLE
world that a movement has begun IL
this country to plan to keep some o.
this money at home. As means o
aiding the movement an organization
has been formed by the passenger of
ficials of Several OF the large rail!
roads and systematic campaign y
publicity will be begun which, it Is ex
pected will result in making tn,
scenic beauty of America bette
known.
In connection with this the trans
continental highway scheme is pro
posed and is being promoted. Thu
Pacific Highway Association ha
marked out motor road from tn,
Canadian to the Mexican border ant
that national association has propose,
three ranscontinenta routes to joir
with the Pacific Highway and ha
pathlinders now along the lines map
ping and charting the highways.
1t is confidently anticipated ina
with the marking out of these trans
continental routes that an unprece
dented amount of tourist travel wi,
be directed over these routes havin,
as its objective point visit to sceni
beauties of the Pacific coast. Tn,
wonder places of the Sound countr,
and the scenic grandeur OF the Cas-
cades will prove an inviting field 10
tourists and this taken in connection
with the Panama Pacific exposition
on the Pacific coast will invite ;
great number of motor tourists int,
this section. 1t will be a material ad
vantage to North Yakima and to tn
sub-valleys from a publicity stand
point alone if the pathfinder OF tn
Northern Route" now shortly due t,
reach this part of the state Shout,
determine that the route through Tia
valley and over Snoqualmie pas
should be made a part of the mali
line OF tourist travel to the Pacifi
northwest
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