The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-06-29
EXPECT TO PAY FOR
SERVICE.

Down in California tourist travel is
what might be termed the chief in
dustry OF the state, and there is nc
false sentiment about exploiting it to
the fullest extent. Tourists in the
golden state find little that is free
outside of mountain air and sea
breezes. Free camp sites equipped
with free kitchens, free baths, free
laundry and free everything that is
usually provided by hotels are not
numerous in California. There the
tourist travel is reduced to a scien-
tific revenue basis The tourist who
travels in an automobile is presumed
to be able to pay for what he gets,
Just the same as the tourist who trav-
els by rail And on the other hand,
the motor tourist expects to pay for
the service he receives just the same
as other people. This is evidently the
view taken by a group of California
capitalists who have announced the
organization of a company to build
taverns along the highways to accom-
modate the automobile tourist travel
These taverns will be called
'rodomes" and will be in fact a com
bination hotel and garage The for
NAL announcement of the enterprise
says:
THE building will consist of a
one story bungalow construction.
entirely freprOOf. with a paved
inclOsed court and capable of ac-
commodating APO people and 90
cars The building will be divid-
ed into furnished apartments
which will be steam heated when
necessary. have hot and cold wa
ter individual baths. kitchenette
with gas and electric ranges and
complete housekeeping utensils"
While this is a California company
and it's rodomes will generally be To- |
Gated in that state. it will neverthe- /
less extend its operations to other /
states where the tourist travel ap-
pears to warrant This is a sensible
and legitimate business project. and .
should go a long way toward offset
Ting that mistaken notion that towns
along the automobile highways should
provide free accommodations for the
Ourists. There is no more reason
Why tourists travelling by automobile
ihould be treated with any more con-
liberation than tourists travelling by
my other means, or than people who i
ONE to the towns to trade and who !
re permanent contributors to the d
Import of the business communities
Wallace is now spending several hun $
ration by the council and direct e
by business men for the /
of free camp for motor =
and yet all past efforts have
liled to provide a rest room for wo- u
len and children who come here year e
fter year from the surrounding dis u
let to trade and who constitute one -
the most important factors in sup Ie
)rting the business community ST
The Miner is a strong believer if d.
e tourist camp and in supporting IT.
e national highway association tina =,
reefs the tourists through here, bu' m
fails to see any reason why the, ri
Ould be made a preferred class by OF
wing them free accommodations. I -
assumed that people who undertake,
automobile tour expect to pay for
e service they receive along the way
d that they have the money to dc
otherwise they would not take tho tn
p Tourists who take advantage OF I'M
? camp accommodations should be ~
luired to pay a fee sufficient t. do
yer the cost of the service rendered tol
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