Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-05
TOURISTS TO STOP HERE
Campaign Started to Point Out Ad-
vantsges Of Omaha to Auto
Travellers.
NUMEROUS PLACES OF INTEREST

For every automobile tourist who went
through Omaha last year there will he
| ten this year.
This opinion u firmly expressed hv
surn leading motorists as Clark Pow ell.
, sam Burns jr and Randall Brown.
These people are not only going through
Omaha. but they are going to stop In
Omaha II our plans work out az we
expect them To, said Mr. Burns. who Is
pr eminent in Omaha Automobile club af-
| fairs
THE Omaha Automobile club expects
| a. send membership cards TO all the auto
mobile clubs in tho country and It will
be ready and anxious every day 10 ex-
tend all the courtesies OF the local cub
! to motorists who stop here on their way
through to the west or going to the
cast
One thing that may be done said
MIR PoSell. Is tC advertise the attrac-
tons of Omaha We haven't any great
scenery in the way Of mountains and
that sort Of thing. but my experience is
/ that mere scenery Is not interesting
Most people have seen too much Of II.
/ Interesting Places In Omaha.
/ We have number 81 things that are
Of sufficient Importance and unlquenese
( to cause travellers TO stop. one OF these
In the stock Yards and packing houses.
/ Most motorists from both the east and
| the west have not seen such a sight.
And on all the 800 miles OF the Lincoln
Highway there IL not such another sight.
This fact must bo brought to the at
tontion OF the travellers SO also our
big smelter, which ! believe, Ia about
the largest Of It's kind In the world.
have found travellers interested in Brig
ham Young's tree which that gentle
man is supposed To have planted at Flor
encc
Another factor which We expect to
cause Omaha 10 he a universal stopping
place OF long distance motorists ~ the
fact that Il II an automobile center Of
the first rank. Here the traveller will
find his own car represented by a dealer
Here he will find great facility in buying
supplies. Here he will find auto mechan-
les Of superior skill"
Tho Lincoln Highway exhibit at the
recent auto show was the same one as
was shown at the Chicago and the New
York auto shows. Mr. Powell pointed out
There was the greatest interest in II all
through the show and great number
transc continental road.
! To Report Condition Of Roads
4! Another feature that will invite tarry-
Ing at Omaha. mentioned by Mr.. Burns
" the plan OF the Omaha Automobile
club to keep travellers posted regarding
the condition Of the road TO the west
from here. Weather reports will ne re-
ceived n there has been much rain
along the highway and at the same time
no rain or less rain In the country south
Of the Platte. the traveller will be adj
vised to take the road through Lincoln
instead of going over the Lincoln High
way.
! a number OF natural conditions exist
which will bring about extra big travel
over the Lincoln Highway. principal OF
when are the closing OF the big show
IN Europe on account of the present un-
pleasantness over there and tho opening
OF the big show in San Francisco and the
big show also in San Diego.
Natural conditions exist in Omaha
winch VIII cause great number OF these
automobile tourists to stop here. Omaha
IL logical place to stop II is the
haf way point In the journey between
New York and San Francisco and the
traveller instihctively stops 10 rest NJ
the middle OF long journey.
IL Is the gate city" in more than a
heurauveiy sense. II is really the main
entrance to the west"
FOnteneIIe Advertising widely.
X Is now equipped with a hotel OF the
very first order in which autoists can
find every facility and luxury to which
they are, presumably. accustomed. II
has other good hotels, The Fontenelle
In scattering its literature broadcast,
tens OF thousands OF folders having been
printed to send out and these emphasize
the fact that II Is 10, sted directly on the
great Lincoln Highway
Every Omaha automobile dealer is
boosting hard for Omaha in connection
with the highway.
Omaha Will get much advertising from
the travellers who stop here enroute and
this will he Of even greater value than
tho actual money left behind by each
tarrying party,
! Adding the boosting spirit to Omaha's
natural and geographical advantages. the
prediction OF ten times as many motor
lists stopping mere this year as stopped
here last year seems very conservative.