Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-01-12

resources and great outlay IN line
Llthia park, is fortunate in being
routed upon the greatest highway of
the world, the National Park-to-Park
highway. To travel this highway,
every sautoist that tours the same
must pass through Ashland, and past
experience has taught the people of
Ashland, as well as the Ashland
Chamber of Commerce, that with but
few exceptions the tourists show a
marked tendency 70 stop several
days in the city and visit the Won
derful park with its wonderful and
varied sights and advantageous points
OF recreation and pleasure.
At likely no other point IN this
great highway will the tor fist find
such a natural park, nor as many
accommodations as the Ashland
Chamber Of Commerce has sought to
give the tourist. Further plans are
now being prepared to enlarge upon
these points that Will appeal to the
tourist.
Local garage men have entered into
the spirit OF the occasion and consid
cradle talk has been made of an up
town exclusive parking place and
camp ground for the tourists.
Commercial associations, radiating
the activities of community progress,
can find the desired assurance for
supporting the National Park-to-
Park highway movement in recon-.
mendations made to congress in the
annual report Of John Barton Payne,
secretary of the department of the
interior, in the estimation Of Gus
Holms, ecretary-manager of the as
sociatlon that has its general offices
in Denver.
The following paragraphs from
Secretary Payne's report are to be
used by state directors of the asso-
citation in seeking recognition from
western legislatures "Onvening this
month:
This year saw the establishment
and designation OF the National
Park-tO-Park highway. The national
importance of this highway can not
be overestimated. for in extent and
grandeur of natural exhibits 1t sur
passes any other scenic drive on
earth.
"The value of this highway as an
important factor in the industrial de-
velopment of the West can not be
overestimated. While the highway,
follows well-marked, definite route
in the form of great circle, il is but
the nucleus of great interpark road
system which will later be devel-
oped."
Motor travel to the national parks
in 1920 showed that 12S,074 cars
entered the Fairgrounds, against 81
721 in 1919. The 1920 report shows
that 919,504 tourists visited seven
teen parks and 13S,95l visited eleven
national monuments. making a total
of 1,05S,455. Twelve of the seven
teen parks are on the route of the
National Park-to-Park highway. In
1919 there were S11,51G visitors to
the parks and monumcE'e
Officers of the Matte MI Park-to-
Park highway association 9ided by
state directors, are urging the flnan-
cial support of commercial associa
tions and automobile clubs in towns
on the route. They are also encour-
aging support from other towns not
on the route, in states traversed or
encirced by the 6000-mile wonder
highway, referring, in this matter, to
the report of Secretary Payne. which
reads:
"All of the states already offer
exceptional smaller circle tours
within the limits OF their respective
boundaries, which will considerably
distribute he interpark travel
through their different communities
as it passes from one park to the
other. This great interpark road
system will be rapidly developed now
that the National -to-Park high
way is designated.
The state assessment to the 1920
Il road budget program is being
raised by Sydney B. Vincent of Port
land. state director for Oregon, and
VIII C. Steel of Eugene, vice pres
ident.
DOG OWNERS LIABLE.