The Glenwood post., 1917-05-19

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contained in the value Of the site, and
would stand in way to secure in
creased value through the cooperation
of the government in its development.
However, these are matters for you to
consider and weigh well before making
your decision, and as representative
of the forest service, I do not wish to
appear in the light of influencing your
Judgment in the matter. It has only
been my aim to give you information
concerning the policy of the service in
such matters in order that you may
have a basis for your decision.
While I have the opportunity, 1 feel
it my duty to bring before you other
recreative features of the Holy Cross
national forest that can be utilized to
the advantage of Glenwood Springs.
I wish to outline to you as briefly as
possible certain resources which lie at
the very door of Glenwood Springs
resources which, if developed, should,
I am of the opinion, make Glenwood
Springs one of the foremost tourist
towns in the state.
Owing to the location of Gienwood;
, it seems that it depends for its pros-
perity to very marked extent on its
tourist trade. In these days when al
most every other town in the state is
bidding for the tourist trade, careful
observer must come to the conclusion
that town such as Glenwood cannot
afford to rest its case with the tourist
on past accomplishments or attractions,
but must endeavor to offer something
additional each season to induce the
return of former visitors and entice
new ones. This means that Glenwood
must not only offer new attractions to
the tourist. but must see that those at
fractions are iudicially advertised to
those whom it is intended to affect.
Since the forest service has taken
up the work of making the forest serve
the greatest number of people possible
for recreational purposes, great op-
portunity to observe methods employed
by various communities over the coun-
try to attract and take care of tourists
has presented itself, and since 7, as
have come into touch with these OBJ
servations, I trust that anything that
I can give you along this line will
prove of value.
1t has been my personal observation
that Glenwood business men and citi-
zens for the last few years have been
making an effort to retain a tourist
trade that seems incl;Eed to want to
seek out new places. Those in touch
with the movement to attract tourists
to Colorado know why it is difficult 70
make tourist trade for any given town
permanent. They know that every
town in the state is bidding for tourist
patronage, and that those towns must
put forth considerable effort to hold
their usual number of visitors up to
the normal for the season. 1t b.
hooves every town that wants tourists
TO study the methods employed by com
petitors and to initiate new methods
itself and take advantage Of every pos
sible factor i'll the way of natural 1t.
fractions.
As | have stated, Glenwood has a
her very door an unutilized resource for
attracting tourists that would be high
ly priced by many of the wide-awake
tourist towns of the state who are en-
ploying certain methods to attract
tourists. Before discussing this re-
source, I should first like to say a few
words about various phases of attract
ing tourists that appear particularly
applicable to the city of Glenwood.
One of the most pointed facts that
stands out today is that the tourist hni-
ten years ago, or even two or three
years ago. The conditions have changed
almost unbelievably. In many eases,
towns have lost out considerably be-
cause they were not alive to the
change. In the past. tourists in the
main part reached us by the railroad.
Now the automobile tourist is taking |
a very important place in the business.
The prosperous conditions of the coun-
automobiles to an amazing extent. As '
a result, those who formerly made
vacation trip by railroad now make It,
in their own ear. The significance of I
this should attract everyone in Glen.
wood. But just what can We say has