The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-20

Let those who are thinking of a
vacation trip prepare for 1t now.
Last year vacations were mostly
thinking. Discouragement 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"
Not much will be chopped OFF trans
portation, but there will be a return
to old methods Of excursion rates
based on the one way charge instead
of the favorite scheme under govern
ment control Of no discount IL a pas
senger prefers to ride back rather
than walk.
As n way rates are higher than
they used to be the new excursion
rates Will 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 liz best told by the manager of
the Chicago bureau Of service, How
ard H. Hayes, who says:
How They Figure II.
Suppose you have a friend in the
clothing business who gave you 20 per
cent discount on a suit OF clothes. Let
that stand for the discount the rail-
roads gave on n round-trip ticket from
what you would have paid IL you
bought two single tickets, one each
way. Now. you bought a $50 suit of
clothes and paid $24 for 1t with your
20 per CEN discount off. All right.
Now, your friend says. the suit is
worth $40 and was worth that last
summer when he wouldn't give you
any discount and did not rare wheth'
er you bought 1t or not. But this year
you can have 1t with the same old dis.
count, for $50. See? 1t Is not posi-
BILE to 60 into the rates for this sum
mer now; they will be announced
about June 1 when the excursion sea
son opens.
Last year." continued Mr.. Hayes
"our clothing store. SO to speak, had
nothing In the windows, no lights In
side or out, and there was no desire
to show goods. This summer we will
be all stocked up and lighted, with
pullers-in at the door. In the win
dows we will have announcements Of
more trains, more advertising, fas'
schedules, observation cars, liberia
stop-over privileges, wide choice o
routes, every inducement to travel II
comfort and convenience"
Many Visit Parks.
When the government took yer thu
roads all expenditure vas stopped
This included booklets and folder
formerly used by individual roads
There was then established the United
States railroad administration bu
reau Of service, national parks ant
monuments. Mr.. Hayes was PLACED
at Its head. The purpose of this bu
reau was to invite travel to nationa
pleasure reserves. All other kinds o
travel was discouraged. The twelv'
great forest parks of the west wer'
open all last year to tourists, although
some OF the hotels were closed. Wit
Ill the encouragement of the higl
costs OF living, higher taxes and de
creased transportation facilities tn
number Of park visitors In the wa
period Of two seasons was increases
50 per cent over the highest record o
1919. This year 1t is expected to b
more than six hundred thousand or
further increase of one hundred thou
sand e last year. One of the nc
ticeable things by the park manage
ment last year was the magnitude o
the automobile travel coming fror
every state of the country. Automt
bile associations and manufactures
believe this travel will be greater thi
vnnr and aro nrppnrfnr for r.