Williams news., 1922-12-08
TELLS OF PARK TO PARK HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION

stopped in Williams last Saturday on his way to Denver. He is returning from a tour of the Park to Park High way Route, having gone west over the northern loop and returning by the Old Trails Route. Saturday night he addressed representative gather ing of Williams business men. His arrival was announced by hand bills urging the general public to attend the meeting.
 Supervisor W. c. Rittenhouse called the meeting after being in formed that MT. Holmes would stop here MT. Rittenhouse also acted as chairman of the meeting and intro duced each person attending the meeting to MT. Holmes, who is very pleasant man to meet. He is anxious to become better acquainted with the residents of all towns along the Park to Park Highway
 Varying from the custom of such meetings, no contributions or pledges for contributions were asked from those present. Mr. Holmes devoted himself to explaining the work Of the Association and to answering any questions which anyone might wish answered regarding the Association and it's work His talk was both in- teresting and enlightening. A brief summary of the information which he presented to the meeting appears below.
 The Park to Park Highway Asso- citation is now incorporated but is non-profit organization It is sup ported by membership fees and by voluntary contributions, but chiefly by membership fees The member ship fee is twelve dollars a year. The organization has for it's object the inn provement of the Park to Park High way and the creating of interest Ill the national parks connected by that highway The first problem before the Association was the settling upon a route to connect the various parks. This was perhaps the most difficult task before the Association as many towns were anxious to swing the high way out of the most practicable course in order to benefit them. The route has been settled upon and desig- naC0Q however anu IIldI WlIAiOoS 0A7 rupting the organization, as threat ened for a time. The Supervisors Of Coconino county deserve considerable credit for keeping the Old Trails Route in it's entirety across Arizona as a part of the Park to Park route. Mir. Holmes enthusiastically praised the good work of the Coconlno dele tro+;oY, fo the Convention.
 The year 1922 saw a decided ir> crease in the number of automobiles attending all the national parks, over the former year, and that despite un- favorable financial conditions in the country and a renewed interest in touring Europe. The one point in which the Association feels that 1t has not been sufficiently successful as yet, is that of interesting tourists from eastern states in the great National Parks. Much further publicity will he needed to- bring proportionate representation from the Atlantic states in particular.
 However the Association is now receiving many inquiries from eastern states regarding the great western parks. One particularly encouraging class of inquiries comes from nation al magazines and periodicals. These magazines are proposing to run stories regarding our Great Natural Wonders for their interest to readers and without charge to the associa- ton. This sort of publicity is bound to create a great deal more interest
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 One of the things which MT Holmes urges the towns along the route to cooperate with the Assoc1a ton in is that of inducing tourists te take more time in ''doing the parks He urges towns along the route tt play up their own points of interes and to provide camp grounds ant conyeniences that will induce tht tourist to tarry along the route ant get fuller measure of enjoyment iron the scenery and climate-s Man. towns are already accomplish1n,
 much in this way, but others, hk Williams, have not yet done much t. induce the tourist to spend feV days in the locality
 While the Association has not ye succeeded in getting direct approp
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