The Ordway new era., 1920-08-20
TOURISTS AND
TOURING
By L. I. G.


biggest crops-tourists. When he
drives into the towns, large or small
he will see the crop being harvested
and the returns are doubtless big.
The harvesters get them going and
coming but even at that the people
who come to the state to see ma
lures wonders are repaid. The cost
of two weeks trip or a months
outing might be big but II the tour
list has any appreciation of scenic
beauty. grandeur of deep canyons
and mountain peaks, roaring streams
OF water dashing down from high
attitudes to the level lands not far
beyond they get their moneys
worth.
1t is harvest time-June, July.
August and September-in Colorado
and the tourist crop is handled on the
make hay while the sun shines"
plan. There are the big reapers and
then as one glances up and down
the narrow streets of Manitou. or the
little street of the town of Estes
Park, or even surveys Denver and
Colorado Springs he will recall the
wonderful old painting. THE Clean
eIs">tor there are the big hotels and
the bIg pleasure resorts which harv-
est the big money. Then there are
the little Tumble Inns, Fall Inns,
Climb Inns. All Inns and Drop Inns
;'Eioh are the cleaners.
i There are the big shops of the
principal corners and lin the hear.
f thiae, which display gle hig'
priced merchandise then there are the
little cleaners who display hand
( full of common Colorado sparkling
rocks, a few clay burrows. Japanese
kimona, some of the less attractive
and cheaper Navajo rugs and cream
colosed lace, made cream colored by
duration of time, with perhaps loud
colored sweater emo the like, to sell
to the person who is not able to buy
the thou sand dollar fur coat, the two
Z hundred dollar Navajo rug or the
other high priced articles in the big
shops.
Curio Shops
Are Part Of the Game
These resorts which have every
thing from good stuff to junk to sell
are = part of the things the tourists
must see and buy. No matter how
grand the mountain scenery off away
from the mountain towns the tourists
will pass up or hasten thru to get TO
the place where there is more oppor-
tunity to spend money and see things
ether than snow capped peaks,
Companionship prompts this and he
feels full at ease to be jostled about
in Manitou and breathe the burned
gas from the exhnusts of hundreds
of autos which try to climb the little
side streets off of a Ruxton avenue on
high. only to have to go into tier
mediate then low to his chagrin.
! People go to Manitou, some as
tourists. TO get rid OF the hay fever
sufficient to give them asthema or
cure them completely, just depending
on how strong their mind is over
matter, n sort of science cure. But
it all helps-get your mind on walk
ing to the top of Pixies Peak or eat
ing a lunch up in Woodland Park,
or at Cascade, and the rheumatism il
NOT affecting you much and you
could't find bit of hay fever eye
water to wipe away. It's great.
The air has something TO do with 1t
and the mind has the balance.
There is one thing about Manitou,
that is regretable. The old hang
out place is gone. The soda spring
has been "marbled in" glass capped
-commcroialized so to speak.
Soda Spring Is
Now Commcrcialized
For these many years an Oklahoma
tourist could send his Texas friend
note saying he was going to Colorado
and that you'll find me most any
day at the soda springs. When the
Texas friend arrived he made haste
to the soda spring and found not on
ly his Oklahoma friend but most ev-
cry body else he ever knew seated
about eating salt taffy and pop corn,
and drinking soda water between
times It's different now. The
soda spring has been directly COM
mercialized, and when you want to
drink of its bubbling water you hand
over little change and you are
handed out a little water.
Tho fact that the spring is so COM
mcrcialized keeps people from hang