The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-11
mOT0RIST TRAVEL
AIDS NORTHWEST
Herbert Cuthbert Seeking
Montana Support for
Campaign.
WAR NOT HANDICAP
Aut0m0biling Not Dimin-
ished by Crisis, Road
Chief Declares.
WAR NOT HANDICAP

Tourist travel is the most efficient
coloniZer and the most effective aid TO
industry in general in the northwest
today, according to Herbert Guthbert.
secretary OF the Pacific
Northwest Tourist association, who
came to Missoila yesterday in the in
represents.
Seventy-five per cent OF the men
who tour the country are men of
means and are always amenable to ac-
cepting business opportunity and
many of them leave their vacation trip
to return soon and make their perma-
nent residences, having gained a ia
vorable impression during their tour,
Mr.. Cnthbert says.
No Decrease i'm Travel.
There has been no decrease in
tourist travel on account of the entry
Of the United States into the war. ac-
cording to Cuthbert Instead an in
crease; not so much from the east us
from tho western states, has been
noted. The man who is feeling de-
pressed because of war has affected
his business or his family life adj
versely. feels that Il vacation will help
to kill the blues and as Il result goes
on n tour through the beauty spots Of
the country
Despite the fact that Canada has
been in the war for over three yeacS.
from as far east as Winnipeg. spend
the winters on the northwestern Pa
cific coast each year. as the result of
a campaign among the Canadians
initiated by Mr.. Cuthbert. The train
ing camp at American Lake Is bring
ing an immense number OF visitors to
the camp. at the ratio OF a dozen for
every soldier. and many of them arc
tourists who come, see and stay.
Plan National Campaign.
The Pacific Northwest Touring as
ISOLATION. financed by Oregon. Wash :
ington and British Columbia inter
ests, Is carrying on a campaign to
place the Northwest Pacific coast be-
fore the people Of the United States
as the premier recreation place of the
world Until recently Washington and
oIeSOH were ulclctN lOHSiSiSi'u Ssop-
ping places. now they are the greatest
Fairgrounds in the country. There
are $4,000 square miles of territory
$1,000 square miles OF mountains, sever
national parks. 5000 square miles oil
water for yachting and the best fish
ing and hunting in the world included
in the itinerary laid out for the tour
list. with n summer climate all the
year around as the dessert, Mr.. Cuth-
bert says. Visitors can spend q
months vacation in the Pacific north
west for 20 years and never see tho
same district again, after one visit.
Montana can come in with thu
states now members of the association
according to Mr.. Cuthbert, to the ex
tent that if the Treasure state is popu
larized. it will be another stopping of
place for tourists on the way to thu
coast. One hundred thousand visit
ing automobiles are expected In 1918
and more than three fourths of then
will come through on the nationa
highways transversing Montana.
The object of Mr.. cuthbert's pres
ent trip is to bring the Pacific north
west before Montanans as an idea
winter vacation spot. He will 81
from Missonla to Butte. then cast
coming back to the coast by way
Canada.