The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-06-10
NO "COLD TOWNS" ALONG
THE ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY


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Theodore Roosevelt trail is routed will
be blazed and in each state thru which
the trail passes a live organization has
been perfected and is functioning altho
the trail is but two years old, A. w.
Tracy of Duluth, general secretary of
the Theodore Roosevelt International
Highway association, declared when in
Minot today. Mr.. Tracy came to this
city to confer with directors of the
North Dakota division and to ask
Mlnot people for cooperation in max
ing the tour from Duluth to Glacier
Park in July a success.
During the past several weeks |
have been over the entire trail from
Portland, Me-, to Portland, Ore.," Mr..
Tracy declared, "and in every section,
particularly the western states, inter-
est is very keen. | am now enroute
to Duluth from Washington and Ore
gon where state organizations were
perfected during the past few weeks.
They are very enthusiastic concerning
the CTR" trail which has been selected
as the official trail leading into Port
land, Ore. for the Portland Exposition
in 1925"
cat noon today Mr.. Tracy had
luncheon at the Grand hotel with
Henry M. Wilson, president of the
Minot Association of Commerce, r. O.
Miller, president and H. WEIGH, secre-
tary of the Minot Auto Club, F. B..
Lambert, DR.. R. w. Pence, DR.. j. r.
Pence, DR.. A. d. Mcdaniel, C. E. Dam
%ielson, G. d. Colcord, Hart Swalstad,
R. E. Barron, Aksel Bratsburg and a
representative of The News and asked
a proper reception for the tourists
when they reach Minot. The party
will spend a night in this city.
MIR. Tyson, H. M. Stanton of Grand
Forks and d. J. O'Connell of Towner.
who are directors of the North Dakota
division, were also present at the
luncheon. Henry F. Dooley of Willis
ton, secretary, E. Bylin of Tioga, pres
ident, and other directors of the North
Dakota division are expected to ar
rive in Minot this afternoon for a
conference with Mr.. Tracy"
The organization. in North Dakota
is better than ever before this year,
having added to the list of county
chairmen such names as that of J. P.
Lamb of Nelson county, who is a road
pioneer, and whose time and means
are freely given to promote the i'm
provement of the roads of the staae.
Mr.. Tyson also reports progress on
the booklet, which is being prepared
for tourists use in Montana, and he
hopes to have the publication ready
for distribution soon. On the whole
he is we'll satisfied with the outlook
for the road this year; towns are
showing interest and building free
camps and all are getting ready for
the big "get acquainted" tour from
Duluth to Glacier later in the season.
season.
Every community along the Roose-
welt Highway will profit on account
of it, and the better they are organic
ed and the more willing they are to
meet the obligations contingent upon
their opportunities, the more will they
profit from it. Tourists will come
are coming now-and no car will run
without gas, oil tires or occasional
repairs. Tourists are just as human
as you are, the most of them will eat
three times a day or oftener; they will
spend their money for clothes, shows,
ice cream and shoe-strings as we'll as
meats, groceries, post cards, fountain
pens, drugs fishing tackle, magazines,
travellers cheques, and more substan-
tial investments such as land and bust
ness properties.
Community profit as a result of the
Roosevelt Highway will be determin-
ed by two things: In the first place,
the community must have something
the tourist wants, in the second place,
the people of the community must
harmonic with the strangers coming
thru. Even a shaggy-haired, lazy dog
will smell a grouchy mar and avoid
him, and tourists have a peculiar
apathy toward cold towns. Friend
ship and a square deal will take a
good many bumps out of the road,
a "how-do-you-do" and a warm hand
shake will sell more beefsteak and
gasoline than all the electric signs you
can hang on your shop.