The Coconino sun., 1923-03-30
ALBRIGHT TELLS ROTARY
CLUB BEING A GATEWAY
MEANS BIG THINGS AHEAD
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though many Colorado people believe
it yields more money to the state
than the other.
We've just scratched the surface
here There are eleven million auto
mobiles in the United States, most of
them in the east. Nearly all of these
eastern car owners are ambitious to
get into the great scenic southwest.
The time is coming, he said, when the
amount of money left in Flagstaff an
nually by tourists will run into the
millions. 1t will also mean here as
it has around the Yosemite and yell
lowstone parks, that many Of these
tourists will build homes and start
industries here The national park
service wants to be factor in this
great up-building.
"You are one of the important
gateway towns" he said 'There is
no better thing for a town in these
western states than to be a gateway
to one of the great national parks.
You have in this county the greatest
all-the-year-round park of them ALL
The south rim of the Grand Canyon
national park affords climatic, rail-
road and entertainment advantages IN
winter unSQudllCu ny any VIC VIiA-
er national parks.
Remember, thousands of the for
eigners who visit the national parks
come in the winter. The number OF
winter tourists is bound to increase
tremendously. You are better stu
ated than any Of the others to attract
them and take care of them. You
will get more of them than the other
parks can, in steadily increasing
numbers"
The speaker said that park service
men at Grand Canyon tell him they
are getting wonderful cooperation
from the citizens of Flagstaff and
from the Rotary club and chamber of
Commerce. This cooperation is ap-
preciated. The park service is be-
hind Flagstaff and for Flagstaff, ne
declared.
Mr.. Albright believes the visit of
the congressional party that arrives
here Sunday will be productive of
great good and will be supplemented
by the visit of another congressional
party that is to reach Grand Canyon
next week.
In the party arriving here on Sum
day are: Congressman Carl Hayden
of Arizona, Charles D. Carter of Ok
lahoma, L. C. Champion of Michigan,
w. B. Bankhead of Michigan, and
others. In the second party are Con-
gressmen NJ. w. Shreve of Pennsyl-
vania, Senator Norris of Nebraska,
Congressman Little Of Kansas and
Chairman Smith of Idaho of the house
irrigation committee, and others.
Mr.. Clarkson said he had long look
er forward to a meeting with this
club. The new automobile touring
service the Harvey people will soon in
stall from Grand Canyon to Flagstaff
and on to various scenic points beyond
here will begin about June 1. In
few DAYS scouting out of the roads to
various scenic points in this section
will begin. He said Father Vabre took
him out to Sunset mountain and other
points the other day and he. was
greatly surprised at their beauty. He
had no idea we had so much wonder
full scenery around here and such
variety. while he found the roads. to
Sunset and Tuba City far better than
he had anticipated. He was surprised
that this county has accomplished so
much in THE building of good roads
considering its great road mileage and
the fact that nearly all of its area
is public domain.
The Harvey auto tours will not pay
during the first two or three years,
he said, and he hopes this county will
cooperate as far as possible IN af-
fording a good road from here to
Grand Canyon.
eve are behind Flagstaff" he said,
"and we want to express it by COM
ing here on these trips, and adver-
Using Flagstaff's scenic attractions in
connection with the Grand Canyon"
Mr.. Anawalt said Mr.. Albright had
spoken "real traffic language in his
address. "The Santa Fe is heartily
back of you with all its might and
power" he said. He also paid tribute
to our wonderful scenic attractions
and other great advantages, and said
that his company is ready at all times
to cooperate to the fullest extent of
its power, asking that whenever we
see something the Santa Fe ought to
do, to ask that it be done.
Mrs. ]. c.. Brown cooked the delic
ious luncheon, which was served by
these other Rotaryanns: Mrs. j. c.
Dolan. Mrs. L. B. McMullen, Mrs. Sid
Gassman, Mrs. Bert Cameron, Mrs.
Joe Wilson, Mrs. P. ]. Moran and Mrs.
Del Strong. President Koch had them
stand UP while they were extended
the gratitude of the club, and Pat
Moran was delegated to take the flow
ers from the tables and give to them.
Mr.. Koch gave away the fact that
it was Ray Simpsons birthday, and
that young man proved his prepared
ness by passing around a box of
healthy smokes.
Mrs. Gassman was deputy sergeant
alarms, and between President Koch
and Chairman Mackey, with their
frenzied filming, had "a busy job col
lecting. Ed, Babbitt and Lynn Nc
Mullen were fined for being late, Milt
Powers for laughing, Ray Simpson be-
cause he couldn't tell why he was
born, John Thomas because he called
one of the ladies by her first name
and didn't get it right, Ed Miller for
interrupting, Lynn MeMullen for self
advertising by having his picture dis
played at Carl Mayhem studio. He
turned the fine on Carl for doing so