White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-15

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Let those who are thinking of q
vacation trip prepare for II now.
Last year vacations were mostly
thinking. Disbursement of travel
by the railroad administration ended
preparations and punctured the outing
hopes Of almost everybody.
Now 1t will be different. In the
breezy language Of the manager Of the
main service bureau in Chicago:
Uncle Sam is out for railroad travel
this summer with an ak" a1
Not much will be chopped Off trans
p%ortation. but there will be a return
10 old methods Of excursion rates
based on the one way charge instead
of the favorite scheme under govern
ment control of no discount If a pms
senger prefers To ride back rather
than walk.
As one way rates are higher than
they used to be the new excursion
rates viii be higher than they were
before the war. Nor will they be so
low as before government control of
the roads. How much lower than at
present is best told by the manager of
the Chicago bureau Of service. How
ard Fl. Hayes, who says:
How They Figure II.
Suppose you have a friend in the
clothing business who gave you 20 per
ent discount on a suit Of clothes. Let
that stand for the discount the rail-
roads gave on a round-trip ticket from
what you would have paid II you
bought two single tickets. one each
way. Now. you bought a $50 suit Of
clothes and paid $24 for II with your
20 per cent discount OFF. All right
Now. your friend says. the suit In
worth $40 and was worth that last
summer when he wouldn't give you
any discount and did not care whethl
er you bought IL or not. But this yeaI
you can have IL with the same old dis
count, for $50. Seer II is not posi-.
bic to 90 into the rates for this sum.
mer now; they will be announced
about June I when the excursion sea-
o opens.
Last year." continued Mr.. Hayes
.ou clothing store. so to speak. had
nothing I'm the windows, no lights In
side OF out, and there was no desire
to show goods. This summer we win
he all stocked up and lighted, with
puliers-in at the door. In the win.
dows We will have announcements of
more trains. more advertising. fast
schedules, observation cars, liberal
stop-over privileges. wide choice OF
routes, every inducement to travel 10
comfort md convenience"
Many Visit Parks.
When the government took over the
roads all expenditure was stopped
This included booklets and folders
formerly used by Individual roads
There was then established the United
States railroad administration bu
reau OF service. national parks and
monuments. Mr.. Hayes was placed
at its head. The purpose of this bu
reau wal to invite travel to national
pleasure reserves. All other kinds OF
travel was discouraged. The twelve
great forest parks Of the west were
open all last year to tourists. although
some OF the hotels were closed. With
all the Encouragement OF the high
costs Of living. higher taxes and de
creased transportation facilities the
number OF park visitors In the wal
period of two seasons was increased
30 per cent over the highest record Of
1916. This year II Is expected to be
more than six hundred thousand or q
further increase of n hundred thou,
sand over last year. One OF the no
ticeable things by the park manage
ment last year was the magnitude of
the automobile travel coming from
every state OF the country. Automo
bile associations and manufacturers
Relieve this travel will be greater this
year and are preparing for II.