The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-04
PRINCE GEORGE

Chris Poster OF Boston were AZ the
Prince George early in the week EN-
loute to New York and BOSTON. hav-
ing brought to inherent parts of Flor
ida % cars of tourists. who will spend
the winter in this state.
Nit. Rneamofa Is tho president of I
the Automobile Green Book Tour com 7
paay. and this was the frst motoring
party OF the kind thai ever made the /
trip iron, the northern states to Flor I
ida There have been business trips,
hui this VAS purely for pleasure. and
trips OF this kind mean much to the /
advancement and progress of this and
the states through which the motoring
party passes.
Monday morning Mr. Roeamora re-
casved the Information that another
party. consisting OF 80 ears, was about
TO leave Boston. largely as the result
of the successful termination of this
first tip. Many hundreds OF post
cards have carried the message back
10 the northern states telling OF the
beauties OF the country, the matchless
climate and the allasing sea.
70 a representative OF the News.
AIR Rocamora said:
Before Florida can enjoy to the
fullest the riches that the tourist can
bring to her proper consideration
must be given to the roads. The main
roads in this state are very good. but
in the Carolinas and Georgia they are
very bad. Fi'he people of those states
should realize what il will mean to
their development to have the con-
slant passing back and forth, from
the North to the South and back again
thousands Of automobiles. Nine
ienths OF the automobiles OF the coun
try are IN the northern states east of
the Mississippi river. and Florida and
not California is the natural dumping
ground Of the vast amount of money
To be spent by people who every year
seek a warm and healthful climate.
Mot only will Florida be benefited.
but these motorists leave "a golden
path in the states through which they
pass. | requested the members of my
party to keep an account of their ex
penlitures. and found that they spent
every day OF the trip from $500 to
$1,000. and they would willingly have
spent more money could they have
found The necessary comforts for
which to spend it. Everywhere we
stopped al tae best hotels. but the
trouble wa sthat there were so few
good ones in, Georgia and the Caro-
linas. At Pinehurst we stopped at
the Carolina. where we had fine ac-
commodations.
eWe secured one concession from
many OF the various county commits
sioners in these states. and that was
an agreement to patrol all bridges in
their county that were on the main
highway. to be sure thatsthey were in
a safe condition
In order for any motorist TO join
one of rhe Green Book Tours the
owner must drive his own car. Mr.
Rocamore says all hired ehauffeurs
are barred.
The reason for this said Mr.
. Rocamora. lis that we want to attTae
the people of moderate means These
are the people that mean most to any
section. Ii is not the millionaires
stopping at the high priced hotels
Who are pafroHizing the local store!
and tending most TO the prosperity O
the towns and the community. Suci
people spend their money mostly a
the hotels where they stop We ain
to interest the families who feel tia
10, t4h 1sai
but would be willing to drive dow
here ii assured that they could MAKE
the "trip in comparative comfort an,
safety"
Mr.. Rocamora said that two of tn
families who were members of hi
first tour had already purchased home
in Miami. and one family had boggh
a home in Stuart. and two meu c
the party had opened up garage /
Stuart
One thing" continued Mr. Roca
mora, that very much dislike an
that gives the strangers and prospec
tive visitors a wrong impression {
the state is the sending of postcard
containing the pictures of snakes an
ditiSdtOFS. NNIlHefI people get III
idea from these that reptiles are tn
principal product. when in reality
have travelled in every county in tn
state. aud during all the various trip
have seen but one snake Yet min
out of every ten postcards sent mort
win be OF the picture OF some rep
tile. This used 70 be done by peopl
visiting California until those hayin
the interest Of the state most at heal
began to educate the tourist ava
l.om this Isagreeable subject an
instead to sHnd cards showing tn
beautiful flowers. trees. water an
land. This is what Florida tourist
and friends should do. for reall
snakes and alligators are seldom see
Aereabouts"
s Banta Hilyard. son OF Landlor
and Mrs. W W Hilyard of the Prime
George left Monday morning to re
turn to Lawrence College, y. J
where he is q student
Among the recent guests of tn
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