Connecticut western news., 1922-08-24

the CdnaQlanS, WlCn LIKELIHOOD O1
 becoming greater each year as the
 advantages of touring in that delight
 fully quaint country become more
 widely known.
 That the Canadians are beginning
 to appreciate the benefits to be de-
 rived from tourist traffic is indicated
 in many ways, such as the construc-
 ton of many miles of hard surfaced
 roads, enlarged and additional hotels,
 revived interest in reciprocity, and
 legislation which directly affects the
 tourist. These considerations to-
 gether with cordial welcome and
 moderate charges mean but one thing "a constantly growing influx of
 tourists from the States. That the
 Volstead Act is at least in measure
 responsible for this traffic will be
 seen by comparing the figures in the
 following editorial from the Quebec
 "Telegraph":
 ''It is interesting to note that
 there has been an increase of pro- digious proportions in the volume of motor traffic entering Canada during the last year. The figures given out by the department of Customs show that last year 617,285 cars came into Canada from the United States as compared with 93,3OO in the pre- vious year. These statistics refer to tourist traffic only, and it is estima- ted that over $1O8,OO0,OOO was spent by these visitors to Canada. Ontario received the largest number of these visitors, but Quebec ranked second. Next year, with the enormous in crease in the government road building programme in this province it is only reasonable to expect a much better showing. This is a re- suit of the road-building programme which was little regarded by its critics. The parks branch of the customs department declares that improved roads are worth more than two billion dollars, without taking into account the service they render Canadians themselves" There is no question that this influx of sightsee- ing visitors, who come to Canada on pleasure bent, will increase in vol ume as time goes on. It is a most movement, reckoned in the prosaic terms of dollars and cents. But there is also, the higher value to be taken into account, the value of international amity and the closer sympathy and better under standing which comes of actual ac- quaintanceship."
 For the fiscal year just closed, the Premier of the Province of Quebec reports receipts above expenditures over $5,OOO,0OO. Much of this surplus can undoubtedly be traced to tourists traffic, for the statement has been given out that no small part of this sum will be used in constructing good roads.
 Another angle of the Canadian viewpoint as it relates to tourists from the States is seen in the legis- lation just passed. Heretofore tour ists were permitted to remain on Canadian soil for only thirty days on condition that they could not again import their cars within six The amended regulations extend the timeeto six months. Also there are no restrictions relative to re-importing the automobile.
 Then there is the renewed interest in reciprocity. Hon. W. L. Macken- zie King, Premier of Canada, made a significant address on this subject on August 9th. In it he declared that Canada was ready to consider reciprocity any time the government at Washington suggested it. He furthermore stated that Canada made a sad mistake in rejecting the Taft-Fielding pact in 1911 and that all parts of Canada had suffered from it. Visits to Washington by the Premier and his lieutenants, for this one purpose, have also been made. this country can have reciprocity with Canada for the ask ing.
 The preceding paragraph or two have DO direct connection with either good roads or prohibition. They are for the purpose of showing our neighbours viewpoint. But why all the to-do in that country as it applies directly to tourists, through good roads and friendly legislation? It is because absolute prohibition in this country means hundreds of thou sands of American tourists in Canada each year. As the tourists from the States are good spenders, it means millions of American dollars with which to build Canadian roads-to D attrao+ To0ro +o11ricAc1