The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
Tourists Are Made to
Be " dShingtOn Boosters

That a well satisfied tourist Is tho
hest possible advertisement OF the
state of Washington Is a sclf.cVidcnt
statement. when AIR Traveller re.
turns 20 his home IN tho East. mid,
Nest. or south. wherever Ii may be.
De feels Il his duty 20 tell his neigh.
bors and friends all about hts wan.
acrings. often. he fills columns OF
The weekly "BuEle' with an account
of his trip and the account Is raven.
ously dcyourcd rs friends. who have
the travelbus in their eonnets
Now every owner OF an automobile
has plans, more or less hazy. for an
extended auto trip. II hc lives in the
East. he would 50 West II In the
south. he would also so West. In
fact. the West Is the mecca % nine
out of every ten auto nomads. The
traveller just back home from the
ereat Northwest Is eagcrly sought hy
his neighbors Tor firstband Informal
ton as 10 the places visited. His yer.
sion ~ roads. accommodations and
scenic attractions Ia hold in niger
esteem than the statements OF an the
newspaper or magazine advertising
lie Is our best advertisement. lie
works overtime on the job and carries
conviction with his statements
one OF the important undertakings
OF the Automobile club Of Washing
ton Is not "a advertise but 90 make
advertisers for Washington. The
auto club Is the largest statewide
civic organization. It's members
number az present 6,t3S. They aro
scattered an over the state II has
fourteen branch offices and three In.
formation bureaus scattered over the
state al points needed to serve the
travelling public.
This entire organization has turned
It's efforts toward the care OF the
visiting tourist Thousands OF dol.
lars are spent each year In serving
the visitor,
The management Of the auto club
realizes that making travel easy for
the tourist. enabling him 20 sec the
most with the least effort and ex.
pense. routing him over the best
roads. providing him with informa.
ton as 10 accommodations such as
be may desire. and giving TO him a
feeling that he Is really wanted and
that his presence Is really appreci.
ated hy the people OF the state. makes
him a satisfied visitor and the kind
Of advertisement that win cause
others 10 come TO Washington.
The club begins It's work before
the tourist leaves home. His trip
across the continent VIII be planned
for him. maps win be provided In de-
tan. showing him the best route TO,
FetheT with mileage and places OF in
terest 10 visit en- route.
When 10 reaches Washington. be
j. greeted By the automobile club and
offered the facilities OF the organize.
ton while in the state Trained en-,
ployes talk over hts trip with him
and. after taking into consideration
the time TO be spent In the state and
places he wishes to visit. the tour
lists itinerary Is planned in such a
manner as 70 enable him 10 see the
most II the least expense and travel
strip maps are provided marked In
cstail as 10 route TO be followed
places 70 be visited. and such accom-
modttions. either auto camps OF
hotels. as he may desire.
Before leaving the office az this
auto club he IL given a list OF all the
branches and informed that the IN
tire organization is at his service
The visitor then feels that be Is tied
uD with friend in tho state and
is no longer a complete stranger.
While on a recent visit outside this
state. the writer came in contact with
group Of tourists that had Just corn
pleted trip thru Washington
"Washington's scenery Is great. her
roads are all right, but the thing that
appealed most 10 us was that auto
club business they have up there.
declared one OF the travellers. why
they make travel twice as delightful
~ Il would otherwise be without
their assistancer'
This statement is exactly what th'
automobile club IL trying TO MAKE
every visitor express.
The club has erected thousands o.
signs along the highways OF the stat'
and even outside the state. These
road markers show the direction 81
clearly that finding ones way cease
10 be a problem.
Information service f. provide,
free 70 all visitors at the - branch
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