The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-23
RICHMOND DERIVES
BENEFIT OF $1,000
FROM CAMP AT PARK

rived from the free camping site pro
vided by the city for tourists, accord
ing to the report made by Z. NJ
Campfield, of the Free Camp Site OF
the Rotary club
Tourists from every state in the
union with the exception Of four spent
at least one night on the camping
grounds and several spent more than
one. there being 712 automobiles car
rying tourists camping over night at
the local camp. The total number
of tourists who made use of the CAMP
ing grounds numbered PASS. The only
states not included in the list were
North and South Carolina, Tennessee
and Utah.
Following is the report submitted
by the camp committee:
Your committee appointed to con-
fer with the Richmond city officials
for the purpose of erecting sign boards
and also send out advertising matter
inviting automobile tourists to camp
in Glen Miller park, submits the fol-
lowing report
Your committee erected five large
bill boards. purchased 10000 circulars,
and TO date have distributed $4,000 O.
said circulars.
The above bill boards we're not
completed unit, the latter part of June,
and the circulars most of which were
distributed after July /. 1921.
Holiarn Helpful
Mr. Edward Hollarn, superintend-
ent of Glen Miller park, and Mr.. Dell
B. Davis, city engineer, acting for the
city, did everything within their power
to make the project a success.
Mr. Edward Hollarn went out of
his way day and night to make the
tourists comfortable and see to it that
they had the proper care.
The tourists were provided with
not only comfortable place to camp
near the famous Glen Miller springs
of the purest and best drinking water
in the middle west, but were also fur
nished electric light, free fuel, tables,
benches and everything TO make them
comfortable. And, for fear the tour
lists might contract some kind Of sick
ness during their stay in the park.
free medical service was provided for
by the Glen Miller sanatarium, which
advertised the project as much as any
one thing.
The camping grounds were open
from April 9 to Nov 2, but were used
very little until after the bill boards
were erected. Every car was regis
tered by Edward Hollarn and his corps
of assistants; and We therefore have
the names and addresses of all our
tourist guests who Camped in our
park.
2,49s Tourists Here.
There were 712 automobiles carry
ing a total of PASS people that Camped
in the park. These tourists reported
they had paid out for supplies, re
pairs. etc. while in Richmond, approx
imately $4,000
There were cars from every state
in the Union except four
Alabama. !; Arizona. 8; Arkansas,
; California, 90: Colorado. II; Con
necticut, I; Delaware, 2; District of
Columbia, IS; Florida. Is; Georgia, 2;
Idaho, 8; Illinois, SO; Indiana, ~;
Iowa. 10; Kansas, Is; Kentucky, 4;
Louisiana, 4; Maine, A. Maryland, s.;
Massachusetts, s Michigan, 70; Min
nesota. 8; Mississippi, 8; Missouri, %;
Montana, ) Nebraska, ); Nevada. 5;
New Hampshire, l; New Jersey, Is;
New Mexico, 2; New York, 80; North
Dakota, /; Ohio, 50: Oklahoma, 81;
Oregon. 5; Pennsylvania. 40; Rhode
Vermont, ?: Virginia. ); Washington,
); West Virginia. s: Wisconsin, 8;
Wyoming. .; Canal Zone, /; Canada,
>; Mexico. .; total, 712.
The four states not represented
are: North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Utah.
Reputation Growing
while the above cars are over
eight times as many cars as had
camped in Glen Miller park during
any one previous season, yet it is a
small number compared 10 that which
will camp in said park after this year,
as tourists are just beginning 10 learn
that they are welcome TO camp in our
park.
The placing Of the above Rotary
road signs not only increased the at
tendance of the camping tourists, but
they also increased the general at
tendance of the park three-fold over
any previous year.
After a careful count at different
times, we find that there are during
the busy season for tourists over zoe
tourists cars passing through Rich
mond every "a hours. And, with the
help of the Rotarians, we should be
able to increase the number of cars
stopping at Glen Miller park from IL
TO $500 cars for 1922. Which would
mean also that the amount of money
expended by the tourists would in
crease from $4,000 TO about $4,000 OF
more.
Therefore, You can see that the
tourists are quite an asset to Rich
mond and will be much greater as
set from year to year if we, or sons
other organization, follow up what the
Rotarians just started.