The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-08-18
TOURIST TRAVEL PAYS
PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR
SURPRISING FIGURES SHOWING
AMOUNT OF MONEY LEFT
IN THIS CITY.

Some impressive figures were given
yesterday at the weekly meeting OF
the board OF trade by +. Z. Stone,
chairman of the tourist camp COM
mittee, showing the actual direct BEN
eft the business men of Wallace are
receiving through the tourist travel.
During the past week the register at
the camp shows that us cars were
parked over night and that they car
ried 1865 people. Statistics for the
four weeks since the record has been
kept show that total of 41S6 peo-
pie spent the night in Wallace and
that 1927 cars were parked. These
figures take no account Of the tour
lists who place their cars in garages
and stop at hotels. nor of the large
number who pass through the city
during the day and make only brief
stops Mr. Stone has made some in
vestigation regarding the amount Of
money these tourists leave in the
town. and surprising as these figures
are, they represent little more than
starter of the business that may be
built up on tourist travel if the bust
ness men of Wallace take advantage
of the opportunity TO the fullest ex-
tent. Mr.. Stone, found upon inquiry
at three garages that during the past
week they had sold automobile tires |
tubes and accessories to tourists |
amounting to S2O47.9O He also found |
through personal observation, discus
sion with business men and inter- |
viewing many tourists on the subject |
that on an average an automobile |
carrying four persons stopping in the
park over night would represent an
expenditure of SO in the city for
gasoline, oil, groceries, etc. Taking /
this as a basis and 282 cars a week
as the average number stopping at
the Wallace camp, there is left in
Wallace every week during the sea-
son $3.50, in a month of four weeks
S11,2SO, and during the season of five
months S56 400 These figures apply
only to the average of SO per car
that remains over night in the camp.
Now take the amount spent last week
for tires and tubes. S2O479O which
garage men say is no more than an
average. This means $S19160 per
month of four weeks and S4O,95S dur
ing the tourist season of five months
making the grand total spent by tour
lists in Wallace in five months s97.-
S5s
Other Sources of Revenue.
The foregoing figures are derived
from actual records or conservative
estimates But there is another large
class of tourists whose expenditures
are much higher, but regarding which
no estimate can be made. These are
the tourists who stop at the hotels,
place their cars in garages and take
their meals at the restaurants. fhere
is no way to get a line on the aver
age expenditures made by this class.
As to the number of this class, this is
indicated by a casual investigation
made by Mr.. Stone one night this
week. when he found that in one gar ;
age there were Is tourist cars. in an :
other and i'm another g. That same :
night he counted no less than 10 :
tourist cars parked on the street
Thus there were 40 cars whose occu-
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hotels and who took their meals at a
he restaurants. II is safe to say a
hat the average expenditure of this a
lass is double the average of the
ourists who camp in the park. Add :
o the money spent by tourists as es-
mated above the amount spent by I
hose passing through during the day :
nd stopping to make purchases. and !
( is believed that the aggregate I
mount left by tourists in this city u
Turing the present season will be at T.
East $4,000. r
Prepare for Next Year. q
From these figures it is evident that =,
he tourist travel. from the stand -
ONT of the business men of Wallace, =,
a big business proposition, one that ~ ~
hould receive their attention now ~
18th the view to accommodating
lore tourists next year and succeed -
lg years for the tourist travel is just -
eginning. Wallace must have
lrger camp ground and better ac-
for tourists for already -,
he present facilities are taxed to the ~
nit All along the Yellowstone trail ~
nd other highways every town Of -,
Importance is preparing to attract the o.
urist travel. for it has been found ca
lat il pays. Wallace has superior ca
itural advantages and it is only ne ca,
ssary for the business men OF this g
ty to utilize them in order to secure -
big share of the business. Prepare g.,
1n should begin now for the next ~,