The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-08-10
MANY TOURISTS
VISIT oRov|LLE
Travellers Going Into and Coming Out
OF British Columbia Over this
Route by Thousands.

| rev OF our people realize the extent
| or the auto tourist travel that passes
through Oroville going into and COM
ing out of British Columbia, or the
number OF excurisionists occuping
those cars. For the past three or four
years this tourist travel has steadily
increased, and as the charming at
traction OF the scenery along this
route, over good roads. becomes bet
ter known this travel will increase
many fold. There have been more cars
| checked in and out at the customs Of,
lice THIS year than ever before, an in
dication OF the growing popularity of
| TINS route. This tourist travel Is of
great importance to the town, and
should be encouraged by every pos
! !slble means by our citizens, not only
for the publicity that Is given to the
valley by these sightseers but from
the fact that never a car passes
| through town but the occupants con-
tribute something in the way toward
putting foreign capital in circulation.
| BY providing suitable camping places
with proper conveniences and attract
| i've surroundings a town advertises
| the fact that the travelling stranger Is
welcome. The treatment and accom-
modations provided are reported as
the traveller has enjoyed night or
two on the prepared camping ground.
and the satisfied visitor is respon-
sible for the coming of other visitors.
Decent treatment and courtesy are
appreciated by these excurislonists,
and it pays, not only in the knowledge
that a work has been well done. but
in the good name tle community wins
| by the welcome extended.
| Customs Officer CRUDE estimates
that 10000 people will pass through
Oroyille during the touring season
this year, and this Is quite a modest
estimate. Over 1000 cars checked In
and out during July, and it is small
estimate to say that each car contain-
ed four occupants. The travel for Aug
ust, Judging, from the way the month
has opened, will be heavier than In
July. This may not be a great number
! as compared with the procession OF
cars that cross the state on the paved
highway, for it is said that some 1000
crossed Vantage ferry during July,
and many more cars no doubt passed
through Blaine, on the west side OF the
| mountains during the same month.
still tle Oroville showing OF excurs-
| ionists is something to boast Of. First
l T. a
into British Columbia. and, by -the-way
through one Of the most interesting
and alluring stretches of incompar-
able scenery in the northwest, Is Off
the main arteries Of highway travel.
and second because the charm OF tho
trip is as yet but little known. The
time will come when, during the tour
| ing season, there will be steady pro-
cession of cars going and coming over
this route for those who have made
the trip once will want to make it
again, and those to whom they men,
ton the trip will make their plans to
travel the same road the next season.
WHAT the people of Oroville should
| do is to prepare a camp ground with
conveniences that will make the brief
stay of these strangers pleasant, and
| that is what the community is taking
into consideration and preparing to
| do. Money could not be spent to
better advantage. A kitchen or two
with a range installed would be a
great help, and is common addition
to manv of the community camps
along the line of travel. Then there
should be city water and provisions
made for shower baths. Where such
| conveniences are supplied by towns
there is generally a nominal charge
| made of so cents per night for an
auto. no matter how many may be
| the occupants, and no traveller objects
to that small tax. The money so OBJ
tanned pays for the upkeep or the
,grounds fuel and other expenses, and
in many places the receipts from THIS
source nay all the original costs OF
preparing the camp. This matter is
being taken up and will be carried out
probably not in time to be OF much
service this year, but the grounds Will
be all equipped for the accommodation
of the excursionists of 1924, and they
Twill probably number many more than
lduring 1928, for more autos are con-
stantly coming into use and conse-
louently more people are seeking
| pleasure on the road every year.
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