The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-07-29


~ both east and west through
Wallace is large and vii
doubtless steadily increase
until the peak is reached probably the
latter part of August, this city is not
receiving the benefit that it should in
the way of advertising through the
coming of this large number of visi-
tors from all parts of the United
States. We have provided a nice
camp ground for the travellers, per-
haps the most complete and attractive
on the line of the Yellowstone trail,
and all the way from ten to thirty
cars are parked there every night.
The tourists appreciate the excellent
accommodations provided for them.
Many of them wander about the city
and admire its picturesque location,
its clean and attractive appearance, its
large business institutions and beau
tiful homes, and note the evident pros
perity of the people. Not all of them
are from Missouri, but most of them
come from agricultural sections and
all of them would like to be Shown"
how it is that people can live and
prosper in a country where little or
nothing can be raised" OF course
they know that this is a mining dis
trict but they see little mining along
the road and are interested in learn
ing something of the mining industry
and the business opportunities of the
district.
Tourists Leave Money Here.
For several years we have boosted
for the Yellowstone trail. contributed
money for it's Improvement and are
planning to spend much more to make
it more attractive to travel. 1t is now
the best transcontinental highway and
perhaps rs per cent of the northwest
travel is passing over it. Wallace is
receiving substantial benefit from this
travel. 1t is estimated by those who
have given attention to the subject
that an average of 81 to $40 is left in
Wallace for every car that stops here
over night. This does not take into
account the large number of cars
passing through during the day. the
occupants of which may be seen al
most any hour making purchases of
all lines of merchandise. In the ag-
gregate the trade of the tourists al
ready amounts to a large sum, and
when it is considered that this traffic
is just in the beginning and that each
year as the highways are improved
and the accommodations and attrac-
tions along the routes become better
known, the travel will correspondingly
increase and likewise the amount of
money left by tourists along the way.
From this standpoint alone, it must
be conceded that the expense incurred
in improving the Yellowstone trail
has been fully justified and fully war
rants a continuation of financial sup
port.
Missing an Opportunity.
But the best opportunity to benefit
from the tourist travel is being over
looked entirely With people from
every state in the union passing
through this city. some system should |
be devised by which they would be
given information regarding the min
ing industry and the opportunities the /
district offers for investing in mining
and in various business
pursuits. Tourists are invariably most |
favorably impressed with the appear
ance of Wallace and recognize at once
that there must be some great and
resource back of it to sus-
tain the prosperity that is everywhere
in evidence. Here is work that prop
erly belongs to the Wallace board of
trade Printed matter giving in con-
densed form some of the outstanding
facts regarding mining in the Occur
dAlene district and the splendid field
for business of almost every line
should be placed in the hands of every
tourists that passes through here and
those who stop here over
night They are eager to get this
and it is up to the board
Of trade to give it to them. This is
part of the practical work for which
the board of trade is organized and it
must do something in this line in or
der to retain popular support
Mineral Exhibit.
In the basement of the library build
ing. within 100 feet of the ca-lp ground
for the tourists, is a splendid collec- (
lion of ores from the mines of the
Occur d'Alene district and concen-
trates from the mills, and yet up to this
time no attempt has been made to
bring it to the attention of tourists, all ]