Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-23

tide Of tourist traffic.
"The first requisite of any scen'c
attraction is always accessibility. The
same demand for ease and comfort OF
travel which has developed the present
luxurious equipment and service on
cur new Golden state Limited ana
ether Southern Pacific trains passing
through Douglas daily demonstrates
to us that we must provide for the
comfort of our patrons if we hope to
interest them in side trips to the
mountain resorts, and good roads arc
essentially the first things to be con-
sidered.
TO my mind, the road now under
construction and nearly completed by
the United States forestry service
i through Pinery canyon on the wesr,
supplemented by the proposed extern
sion over Pinery Saddle and on up TO
Rustlers' park on the east slope, con-
nected by the necessary ROAD from
the central highway on the west ane
the road now being improved be-
tween the Borderland highway and
Cave creek on tire east will stimulate
interest in our mountain Fairgrounds
more than anything else, and is the
first step toward placing them be-
| fore the tourists.
| "AIr Mason expressed unstinteo
praise of the public spirited citizens
who paved the way for the opening
OF these beauty spots to the generaS
public in the construction of the
present auto road to Rustlers' parN
and expressed admiration for the ag-
gressive spirit OF Harry Clark, Rex
Rec, Dave O'Neil and others who
brought it about.
| "He commented on the fact that
fairy Clark, able to shape his future
to suit his own pleasure and IN,
clination, has purchased a place III
leave creek and is planning for its
development and Improvement as an
| indication OF just what such sur
roundings mean to the successful
business men of the country. They
like to get away from the cares and
worry of their everyday routine ana
get out in the open and enjoy nature y
grandeur and beauty.
Consider Mrs. Gurnett, for example.
Here is an educated woman of refine
ment, reared in luxury and in the en-
vironment Of what we term the civil
zation of the nation wao mas ac'
Ecepted the appeal of our surroundings
and has established her home out
there IN Cave creek, not for any FL
Eancial gain but because of that
yesrning in the hearts in most of
us for something different--that ap-
peal of the west which once en-
joyed is never forgotten. ana which
= ought to be an inspiration to all of
US.
'I think most of us who live out
here take these things too much as
g. matter of course and fail to realize
what an appeal they have for the
PEOPLE of the east and middle wesl
who have not been as fortunate i'll
their place of residence as we have,
and / feel sure that wnen Ne are
ready tc take care of the tourists in
the way they demand ana expect we
can get them interested i'll what we
have to offer them.
Army service in three wars. car
ried me into nearly every state IN
the union and a distance of nearly
10000 miles through the United
States, Hawaii the Philippines, Japan,
China and France and I never saw
anything that surpassed the View
from Fly peak and other lookout
points OH the top OF the Chiricahua
mountains.
''Mr. Mason enjoyed the two days
outing immensely and was delighted
with the hospitality of the party
accompanying him, as well as that OF
Mrs: Gurnett in her home in Cave
creek, and told me last night when
he left that he wanted to come back
on 1Sn tri,