The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
FOR
INFLUX OF
MOTORISTS


Although the summer is only half
gone and winter Is still several months
in the distance, the advance guard OF
the Northern motorists has already
arrived in Florida, as cars from Iowa,
Ohio and New Jersey have been on
the streets of Jacksonville the past
week.
With the great improvements that
have been made in the main arteries
leading to Florida from the East,
middle West and West during the
past year there is every reason to
believe that the number Of motoring
tourists will be substantially in
creased the coming winter and it is
believed tina tall records will be
broken in this respect.
Three years ago 1t was stated that
the number of cars coming here from
other states aggregated $4,000 and
each year there has been a visible in
crease. Last winter it was various
ly estimated that the number reach
ed from 10000 to $4,000 and there
are many in the state who are pre-
dieting that the number will reach
100000 this winter. If this proves
true the number Of tourists travelling
in cars will aggregate more than a
quarter of million, as no car brings
less than two and most of them
carry from three to five.
Only small proportion of these
motoring parties carry their own
camping outfits and sleeping accom-
mOdations, so it is easily seen that
extra preparations will have to be
made to house the cars and the PEG,
pie coming in them. The railroads
and steamships will carry capacity as
usual as the desire to visit Florida
is spreading to every corner of the
country and for every motorist there
will be eight or ten travelling in the
old way.
With this great influx of motorists
the tourist business will be divided W
more than formerly and many of the
smaller places will be visited tina
have heretofore been overlooked b!
our winter visitors, as they are more
easily reached by automobile ant
their attractions are seen and studied
by the motorists, where they woult
be ignored by those passing through
on trains. For this reason every vii
LACE and town situated along the prin
cipal highways should brush up an,
clean up and prepare for visitors
The attractiveness of the place an
the accommodations furnished vii
govern the amount of tourist bushes
that will be accorded them. -.
The streets in all towns should b
improved to compare with the cour
try roads, every hotel and boardin
house should be given fresh Goa
of paint, flowers and shrubs should b
planted profusely. business place
: should be painted and made attra,
tive, the lawns should be we'll ker
and general air of prosperity shoul
be exhibited, as nothing succeeds lik
: success. A town that presents q d
lapidated and neglected appearance
will be given the go by by the motto
lists, while those that look inviting wi
. encourage a stopover and in man
i cases the visitors will find somethin
that interests them and some will b.
I come investors and residents.
/ The Jacksonville Automobile clu
J. has shown rare enterprise In sendin
J. scout car over the state to log til
y principal roads that will be frequen
4 ed by motorists this winter, so i
} information bureau will be able
give accurate information to Il
l. thousands of parties that pass throue
here and make inquiries about tt
> best routes to take and the be
!. places to stop over. Any towns tn
are not visited by this scout CT
should communicate with Secretal
Wallace and give him definite info
nation about their attractions al
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