The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-22
MEN, WOMEN
AND THINGS


out of the life of the district pas
senger agents when Uncle Sam took
over the railway lines, but it was but
one side of the matter
1t also cut to the quick advertising
appropriations in dailies, weeklies,
magazines. Flamboyant circulars were
no longer posted in windows, billboards
were allowed to rot, and the attractive
pamphlets became a thing of the past.
There was crepe hanging in the Of,
fices of the general managers of the
various publications.; bill posters and
sign artists went about in an atmos-
phere of gloom. and printers, paper
men, engravers and publishers felt ag-
grieved; and well they might, for a
large source of revenue had been rude
ly taken out of their hanus.
But after a while, even it was found
by those high up in railroad admin
istration that even the government
might be losing few tricks by not
stirring up travel, and by degrees ap-
preparations were made for publicity,
Tor this is an age in which people ex-
pect to be solicited and shown before
they make trips for pleasure.
was reminded of this by picking
up directory of attractive winter re-
sorts in southern regions, issued as a
folder by the United States railroad
administration. when William G. Nc
! Adoo was director general for the In
formation and guidance of those con-
templating trip south. The folder is
| printed on good grade of paper, and
while not as handsome as some of these
| gotten out under private management
still is quite attractive.
Inc Iolder, which is profusely illus
trated. contains names and locations OF
| hotels and boarding houses and>s. brief
| description Of southern winter resorts
from the Atlantic ocean to the Missis-
sippi river, and from the mountains Of
Tennessee and North Carolina to the
| Gulf of Mexico; ranging from small
but attractive, to ultra-fashionable re-
sorts, where outdoor life reigns su-
| preme.
| Now, unless you have looked through
| the folder, you WIFI be surprised &c
know the rapidity with which the souts
| is coming into it's own as the grea'
winter playground of the rich from the
north ard the west, where ice and
sleet and frost has its sway for sc
many months. Take, for instance, the
case Of the citizens of Chicago. They
have learned that they can in "a hours
escape from the chilling blasts sweep
ing over Lake Michigan to bask in the
warm breezes from the gulf.
! Tourists are beginning to learn tha'
| the historic and modern cities Of the
south are well worth a visit, and more
and more this favored section Of Amer
lea is drawing those who for years
were wont to go to California, with
it's numerous and we'll advertised re
sorts. Florida is rapidly becoming tn
Rivera of this country, as 1t Is SO mucl
nearer than Los Angeles and San Diego
and the other famed places in southern
California.
Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Sa
vannah, Jacksonville. Tampa. Mobile
and New Orleans, the older coast towns
have a history all their own, and tn
man or woman who does not know
the flavor of these cities has missed
something out of his~life. Then Their
are also the older inland cities, lik
Louisville, Nashville, Columbia, Au
gusta, Knoxville and Montgomery
which are filled with the memories o
the ante-bellum days and the newe
ones, like Atlanta, Birmingham an
Chattanooga, with claims we'll WORT
investigating.
Now there are number of smalle
cities, like Aiken, Admission, Athens
Brunswick, Biloxi, Camden. Columbus
Hendersonville. Gulfport, Macon, Pine
hurst, Raleigh. Thomasville, Tat
Springs Ocean Springs and others, al
of which offer attraction to visitor
and<are prepared to take care of Their
in proper manner. In fact, some o
them have magnificent hotels, wei
laid out golf grounds. and other form
of outdoor sports to appeal to thos
who are fond of them.
L
Millions of dollars were poured int
the European resorts before the out
break of the great war. So niue
money was going out Of the countr
that campaigns of See America First
were launched in a nationwide effor
to awaken proper interest in GU
own marvellous land. Then came tn
. war, and people were forced to tax
stock of their own land. The war wa
. the means of boosting the great Cali
fornia exposition and had much to d
| with opening the state as the pleasur
; ground for the rich.
Now, with our historic and interes,
ing modern cities, it is up to the sout
to make an effort to draw tourist
n this way. and the folder of the railroa
: administration was designed for TIL
: effect; but it matters not which wa
> you turn, up springs the question {
e good roads. We now have the chanc