Evening star., 1925-01-06
TOURISTS CROWD
WINTER RESORTS
EWEUW hE ANHN
South and Pacific Coast
Profit by Millions Spent
by Visitors.
BY j. C. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch to The Stnr
NEW YORK, January "a rush
to California and Florida is now on
which RIVALS the gold excitement of
49, But the present rush has for
Its object the spending of gold as
much. as its acquisition.
More than 100000 visitors will go
to south Carolina, Georgia and Flor
ida this Winter. of whom 30 per cent
VIII reach Florida. This figure is
based on the estimates of seven
chambers of commerce at tourist
centers II the Southeast, whose fore
casts have been carefully guarded
against overenthusiasm Those mill
non people will spend on an average
szoo each. That individual expendi-
ture sounds small, although it ag-
gregates $200.00O,0O0; but it must be
remembered that, while the tourists
stay from week to four months
thousands of them are tin cam tour
ISIS Job hunters, INDECENT health
seekers and adventurers.
Rush to Pacific Const.
California will have far greater
number of visitors within her bor-
ders. San Francisco had $4,000 tour
ISIS attracted there by conventions
last year and they spent $4,000 600.
Los Angeles will surely have in the
nelghborhood of 1,750,O0O guests.
san Diego will probably entertain
more than third of a million. Many
are being attracted by the devil
trles' of nearby Tia Juana. Santa
barbara and other points will come
IN Tor good share of the tourlst t
business. The length of stay in Cali
tornia is shorter than in Florida. but
the rate of expenditure appears to be
higher
IN one respect at least. the South
east and the Southwest have followed
radically different plans in attracting
visitors. Last Fall Florida voted for
inclusion in the State constitution
OF perpetual prohibition against
any form of income or inheritance
taxation.
Escape Taxes i'm Florida.
retired capitalists and wealthy
men from other States have rushed
TO Florida Used to making the most
OF their opportunities, they have be-
gun to make the climate and the
a,.ractlohs or Florida as a Winter
playground pay them Buildings are
springing up like mushrooms ana
sieepy crossroad towns are becoming
thriving cities. In 1920 there were
only six cities in Florida with more
than 10000 inhabitants Now there
are above 90.
california, on the other hand. is
waiting for the legislature to nut
the nnlshing touches on legislation
NIlicR VIII enable the State to tax
non presidents whether they are in the
State for brief period or for a
long time. The legislation is expect- :
ed TO make il possible to tax anv
one Fenturing across the State line
on anything taxable possessed bv
such a person either there or eIsa-
"here. This will be done under a
constitutional amendment passed Ia
november providing for the assess
n'eht' levy and collection of taxes
upon all notes, debentures sbarav
capital stock, bonds, solvent credits
or mortgages now exempt from tax-
alton under the constitution ;,
Measure Losing PopuI.r1,
"hile this measure was passed bv
popular vote, It is less ponu1o :
now, for the inhabitants of Caiifnri
ma rear 1t may eventually cut down
the number of tourists. aItboueh
they 90 not expect that result in the
immediate future.
NOBODY can tell how long the
boom will last In Summer FIorido
presents rather different pfcture
although each year it is retainin a
more OF Its Winter visitors as all
'ne-year-round Inhabitants. Califor-
MIA is almost as much sought in nthar
seasons as in Winter, and in summer
the other sections OF the Pacifc
coast nave a chance to reap their
harvest, which is no mean one.
Both Florida and California hava
nucn TO oHer residents in the wsv ~
agricultural and business opportuni-
ties, and In the case OF each real
estate operations and Developments
nave yielded enormous fortunes.