Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-15
ROTARY OFFICIAL AND SONS MAKE
 THE BELT TOUR
Director of National Cash Register of Dayton, Ohio, Making Tour of
 the Territory
LACK OF INFORMATION
To Sell Alaska to Tourists Residents
 Must Spend Cash for Advertising

Seward and Alaska as a whole, has made staunch supporter in Robert Patterson, one of the directors of the National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio, who, with his three sons, Robert, William and Thomas, were arrivals in this city last week on the steamer Alaska MT. Patter- son is International Vice-President of all the Rotary Club organizations in the United States, and promised the Gateway representative, that on the first opportunity, he would speak a good word about the Terri tory during his future talks before the various meetings he will attend. This organization numbers 100000 members in it's 2,OOO clubs scattered from the Pacific to the Atlantic sea- board.
 He stated he and his sons were very much impressed with their wis it to the Territory and that in his opinion everyone lin the United States, who can afford to make the trip, should visit Alaska, instead of travelling to foreign countries. The weather during his entire trip has been most pleasant he said, and the trip up the coast on the steamer AL aska, was enjoyed by all. Few peo- pie in the United States have an idea really what Alaska is like, and the belief that heavy clothing must be worn constantly, is more or less still uppermost in their minds. He said he found the temperature and climate in general, about the same as any place in the States, which he had visited, for this period of the year.
 A number of people in the States, also believed that the journey to Alaska is one fraught with danger and extremely uncomfortable. These people have a wonderful surprise awaiting them, he agreed Mr. Pat terson deplored the fact that the newcomer or tourist to Alaska, had to get down and dig out the facts, regarding points of interest, etc, in stead of there being some central bureau in each town or city visit ed where the sranger within your gate" could ascertain correctly and in short period what points in the respective communities should be visited, such as fishing, scenic places, mountain climbs, and places that might have some historic con- nection. ''As I see it." MT. Patter- son continued, T note no effort be- ing made by any particular group or individual in any towns we have stopped at, to give the stranger this information. Who knows but what number of these tourists would remain over visiting for a number of days, if they but knew that cer- ld1u oIuS-lIlpS CUulu UG uduG.
 ''If you want to sell Alaska to the tourists, Alaska should advertise more extensively. This could be car ried out in a community manner, with reference to financing. Pick up any periodical from the states, glance thru it's pages and dollars to dough
 
 nuts you will find many advertise ments from various countries in Flu rope, Orient, in fact from all DOT tions of the globe, with the excep- tion of this wonderful Territory, ex- tolling the scenic merits of their re- spectiVe countries"
 MT. Patterson and his sons, who were guests at the Sexton during their brief visit here, departed on Monday for Fairbanks. From Fair banks they will come back to the coast. via the Richardson Highway, departing from Cordoya for Seattle.