New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

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- looking equipages.
Upon examination they prove to be automobiles laden with
tents blankets sleeping bags, camp equipment mother, father
and the children These gypsies homeless wanderers
They landed propreors retiring their mountain
for OF rest change and rcuperaon They Mr. and
Average Citizen going up the National
their forests Not only they and camp
their lands but they employ ocous and
oresers who take the greatest trouble persuade their masters
to spend time on their own domains
Think OF i'll These people-and you, Mr. New Yorker
100000 Of national forests chiefly the Rocky and
OF national parks And employees the oresters and
superintendent have the public and
bureacra to recognize that they are only your hired men
They like you they you around to take interest their
work and give them word OF cheer and appreciation for their
work They want you up the high places into the
virgin and the trails and they have provided
Tor yOu--at your expense
They want you so much that all through this Western land
they put up pacads with maps showing roads and trails
and the locations of the different forest reserves and they print
thereon urgent invitation spend your vacation your
property" Just reflect on that: Your property.
That good way visualize the object OF the universal
Democracy fights for the nation for the peopleno for
the people for the nation The invitation from your employees
make of your property rather than
You urged do things for your pleasure and bene
merely permitted Your attention is called certain
necessary rules and regulations be but they put for
ward your ordinances for the proper conservation and
administration OF your property.
And landlords their forest lake and mountain
lords and ladies to fish and camp and climb and
tramp perhaps permanent homes erected
sites which their government leases to them for nominal
for period OF thirty When the work done
the city mans vacation arrives father rounds ussy
mother and the excited kids and ties all kinds OF outing
equipment under around behind and above the faithful family
auto, and away they go the wilds their wds.
Thousands OF make the trip from the Middle West and
from the East but Eastern people chiefly by OF
thousands on tevecoach trains running
times in five sections and they fill the mountain hotels the limit
and crowd the roads with their buses and
The has made only this difference in the tourist and
busness has made greater than The thou
sands who formerly Europe West and there
of eatdrink-and bemerry feeling
This year, the tourists and campers, eve free
wherefore let CO. for year may have its
grip"
The tourist promoters the publicity organizations
cial clubs boards of trade OF the nnumerabe towns and
cities OF the national playground country and OF the national
highways that have become such feature Western
geography, justify measure the going and coming that
fiji their Golfers
in this war;" said outing director Denver at
business human health and energy The farmer
purpose sustaining life and health and energy that
nation be efficient for victory We health and
energy and put into life We have Presidential authority
for this for has the President declared that in these times of
and overwo the vacations be jealousy guarded and
utilzed|
Why noo The good sportsman makes the best soldier
Wars by worrying Napoleon slept while his
swept victory The charge of apathy against the
people regard the partly based the idea that they
should go about their business wearing haos of conservation
national ends That is the American Play the game
comes is the American way. To-day sport outing and bust
Tomorrows job may, very likely will sidetrack all the
ordinary OF life The people will be better prepared for
because they not losing energy preparatory wang
shouting They nevertheless getting ready
The West is not impatient about the progress of the
1t looks to the West like the Panama Canal job the Roosevelt
Dam, transcontnenta railway thirty mile tunnel through the
Cascades the reclamation OF millions OF of land the
descra long, hard pull big job which is half accomplished by
getting ready Better mistakes and delays and confusion now