The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-09-01
NEVADA CONDITIONS
BETTER THAN MOST

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Conditions In Reno were so far su-
perior to what he found throughout
the Pacific Northwest that Mark Wal
ser who Is just home again from a
tour by automobile. is enthusiastic
about this city and the state of Ne
vada. Mrs. Walser accompanied him
on the enjoyable tour.
Financial conditions in the North
west are bad and a feeling of depres-
sion is general" he said today. "The
causes were the attempt of the
farmers In the great grain region to
profiteer and the cessation of work on
ships on Puget Sound The grain
growers of Eastern Washington and
Oregon were offered $3.50 a bushel
for their wheat last year They held
out for SO and are now selling it
for 81.
Farmers Held Too Long
Their attempt to get the price de-
manded resulted in the banks being
loaded with short time paper. ordi-
narily good. but which could not be
collected when the statewide depres-
sion came. II also resulted In many
stores and supply houses being
strained to the breaking point by hav-
ing accounts which could not be col
lected. This condition will be
Strengthened out this year and again
prosperity will reign In that great in
land empire. but right now the Ne
vadan had better stay inside the
boundaries. There Is less unemploy-
ment here. less open poverty in Ne
yada than In any state we visited.
and there is more building going on
in Reno than any place we saw. With
the exception of road work there is
no puglic improvements going on In
either Oregon, Washington or North
ern California.
Tourist Travel As An Asset
The tourist travel is something
that all communities are now consid-
ering as an asset. At a conservative
estimate there are $4,000 touring par
ties west of the Rockies. We were
out ten weeks. camping every night
with but one exception during that
Time tVa hava .an,nad In ,,oa, M rLe
average ones and good ones and can
state positively that the city provid-
ing the best accommodations for the
stranger within its gates will get per-
sonal advertising that cannot be du-
plicated and which cannot be bought.
II the parking facilities are not good.
the business man with whom you
meet will surely inform you that
next pear. that particular city. will
have positively the best camping
ground on the coast
There are two questions invari-
ably asked by tourists of each other
first. Is there any detouring on ac-
count OF road construction the next
day. and what kind of camping
grounds has such and such place
Camping Grounds the Main Thing
1.-The old fellow who is road broke
doesn't pay much attention to what
others say of the roads. save detours.
He knows that the newly starting
party. full OF bumps and aches. will
say the road Is bad. while the old
timers. II they have managed to keep
two wheels In the road at one time.
will say the road is good; but he is
interested in the camping ground and
80 are the women, children and
young people of his party.
Many places charge small fee for
camping privileges and require tour
lists to register, giving description OF
their car and such other identification
as may seem desirable. For the fee
usually something like wood, water,
sanitary accommodations and bathing
facilities are furnished, and in no in
stance did | hear of complaint on ac-
count of the charge.
Regular Charge Made
"In fact In many places private
grounds are being opened and reg
ular charge made, and those parks
are nearly always filled. even though
there is free camp maintained In
the city. Reno need have no hesita-
tion in charging camping fee, but
for that there should be given such
accommodations that the tourist does
not feel that he is being profiteered
on.