The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-12
ROAD DOPE FREE
Tourists Are Assisted without
Z Charge in State of Kansas.
Present Membership
1 Cards in Auto Clubs.

81 Kansas and the west still leads in
hospitality. In the old days the
casual traveller who passed thru the
state found accommodation and as
4stance wherever he stopped.
~ In the matter of road and trail in
formation. the rangers and settlers
were always eager to tell the traveller
what they knew of conditions and
more than often, to set them a piece"
Upon their way.
n No more is 1t necessary for the tour
ast Who crosses Kansas to be informed
as TO where he is likely to encounter
rected upon his route by means of
landmarks. Painted telegraph poles
and complete road maps are at his dis
posal-' In most Kansas towns and
1t that the latest dope" on the con-
dition of roads in their territory is
available for the motor tourists.
NJ Number OF Tourists Increases.
X The tribe of tourists has increased
20 Overwhelmingly in the past few
States, that it has become impossible
FOR the Chambers of Commerce, au-
tomobihe clubs, and other trade, CIVIC
or motorists organizations, to per-
form this service free
4, In practically every eastern city
there is a bureau which may be de-
pended upon to furnish reliable fnfor-
1nation as to roads and routing. But
Motorists who apply for 1t are re-
quired to display their membership
cards IN some automobile club or
owners association. The stricteSt re-
piprocity is practiced. The members
of the club which is furnishing the
Information in one locality, expects to
receive free service at the bureaus
of the organizations whose members
1heir own club serve
4 But the tourists who are not mem
hers of any organization of the sort
are asked to pay a fee of from fifty
nents TO 81 for their information.
. So when the man who has been
fouring in the east come to the west,
And applies TO an information bureau
for assistance. he invariably presents
ais membership card. And those who
are not members OF any organiEatlon
are prepared to pay the usual fec for
the service.
Furnish Information Free.
. Thus far it has not been necessary
20 adopt this course in Kansas. Road
Information and routing are furnished
at the headquarters of the victory
Highway association in Topeka, 1fee
of charge, to all corners, whether they
are members of the association, or not.
There are maintained at the head
huarters office, files of literature, road
Anaps which cover the entire country,
and bulletins on road conditions are
Received regularly from the United
States weather bureau.
There are branch information bu-
i.eaus of the Victory Highway associa-
fion at Denver and at Salt Lake City,
where the same service is rendered.
N A similar service is rendered by the
Information bureau of the Topeka
rhariber of Commerce. where maps
bre kept and where bulletins are re-
ceived on the conditions of all trails
H. n wide radius around Topeka.
I The Topeka Chamber of Commerce
takes the position that caring for mo-
tor tourists Is not only civic duty
which should be discharged without
accompense from the tourists them
Olives but that'it is a good investment,
since the good will and the patronage
iIf the tourists themselves, is well
worth while.