The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-08
BOZEMAN GETS
GOOD SHARE OF
TOURIST TRAVEL
More Than 10000 People Regis
tered at Tourist Park Last
Season; Many Others Passed
Through
Thousands of Dollars Spent In
City By Transients During
Summer

Thousands of auto tourists
passed through BOzemAn last
summer and the indications point
to big increase in tourist travel
this coming season, Hundreds
of cars passed directly through
this city, stopping only long
enough to make a purchase or
two, of which no check was
made.
The total registration of cars at
the Bozeman tourist park numbered
S,251, with a total number of people
1O,269. Contact was established as
far as possible with the visitors and
they were told of the attractions of
the country adjacent to Bozeman,
with the result that 2,O35 people
stopped over for one day CT more.
Tourists Spend Money
One tourist party staying over in
the city spent $500 for merchandise,
and one store in the city which kept
a partial list of tourist patrons fig
ured sales during the season on tour
lists alone, as better than one thou
sand dollars. Every state in the un-
ion was represented. The park books
showed a substantial profit this year
and the funds will be turned back in
to permanent improvements in th2
park.
The Bozeman chamber of commerce
is laying an extensive program for
this season, in interesting and reach
ling the tourist in not only the scenic
attractions, but also Gallatin county
as whole.
J Total is Huge Sum
Six million dollars is estimated as
the value to Montana of automobile
tourist travel in 1924 based on a
summary of reports from CONNER
cial clubs of the state received in the
! office Of the state division of pub
{ licity. It is estimated that 125,000
tourist cars crossed Montana last
year bound for the parks and points
: Ion the west coast, or to eastern
! states. The heaviest travel was west
f ward. Main criticisms from tourists
= were the conditions of the roads and
5 lack of uniform marking or direction.
: All tourists seemed to be strongly
? Impressed with the good. camping ia
{ cilities, variety of scepery, and fair
I treatment received from business men
and people of the state wherever they
stopped. The size Of Montana, vari-
) Iety and extent of its agriculture and
agricultural progress and good crops
were reported to be a surprise to
most tourists who had not expected to
find the state developed on such an
extended scale.
Millions See Montana
An average Of 31s people per car
gave a total estimate Of 4,375,000
tourists who enjoyed Montana's seen
: Iic attractions and one or both Of the
r National parks in 1924. Practically
e AN Of the ears made at least five
$ over night stops in crossing the state,
7 and spent approximately $500 per
t car at each stop.
Commercial club secretaries sug-
= gest greater advertising especially Of
n scenic attractions off the main high
: ways, more personal attention to
b tourists, uniform marking system Of
9 roads, and more careful attention to
giving directions, as immediate steps
5 in building UP the tourist service Of
: the state. The secretaries claim that
: five million tourists well satisfied
T with the courteous attention and
treatment received from Montana
= people, and enthused with the beau
g ties Of Montana scenery furnish on'
g Of the best advertising mediums th'