Evening star., 1927-04-14
CANADA EXPECTS
TOURIST FLOOD
Visitors to Spend Quarter
Billion This Season,
1t Is PrediCteI.
BY j. C. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 14-Whatever
Big Bill Thompson, new mayor. may
have feared about King George in
vadins Chicago, the motor tourists Of
the United States are sure to invade
Canada this Spring Phe Dominion
authorities, after a careful survey,
announced today to the writer eX-
clusiveiy that they were sure 5000
600 cars carrying. not less than ten
million vacationists would INVADE
Canada this year.
Instead Of laying waste the coun-
try, however, the army Of tourists
will leave behind them good Ameri-
can dollars to the number of TWO
hundred and fifty million. This sum
is equivalent to the value Of about
one third of the wheat crop OF the
Dominion and approximately the
value of the combined mineral output
of Ontario, Quebec and British Co
mmbia. 1t is necessary to search for
mineral wealth and plow for agri-
cultural returns, but the tourist rev.
enue is thrown into Canada's lap.
Prepare for Largest Year.
Resorts throughout Canada are
preparing for the largest year in their
history. In 1926 over 100000 cars
crossed the border going north, with
the larger portion going into on
tario, the maritime provinces and
Quebec. The western provinces ac-
counted for about a quarter or a MIL
lion. This number certainly will be
doubled this year since roads to the
great Canadian national parks have
, been improved and tourists have
learned that their beauties make the
trip advisable in the course of a visit
TO the American national parks in
the North.
The, largest single movement of
tourists probably will visit Ottawa in
the latter part of July and the first
part Of August, when 5000 American
motorists will attend the World poul-
try Congress.
held responsible by the Canadian au-
thorities for the increase they already
know is coming. over 100000 600
has been spent in new highways in
the last five years, Every province
has appropriated large sums for this
purpose, but the most earnest adVo-
Gates have been in the West, where
the influx of settlers from America
has been greatest.
Bridges and highways connecting
with the main automobile thorough
fares of the United States have made
the passage of the border easy. In
fact, motorists report that their main
trouble is experienced on the Amer
lean side of the line. This naturally is
due in part to the regulations imposed
under the eighteenth amendment to
make prohibition effective. But ire
spective of these. the freedom and will
ingness with which information as to
roads, distances and travel conditions
is furnished on the Canadian side of
the border is a decided factor.
The tourists from this country are
expected to leave much more than
their vacation money in Canada. AL
ready American holdings in Canadian
investments have assumed remark
constantly Much Of this money has
been attracted by the possibilities of
waterpower development. but other
fields are are being exploited through
use Of American capital.
Besides being a large source of
revenue" a Canadian official tele-
graphed today. motor tourist traffic
from the United States is an impor-
tant factor in promoting the develop
ment of the Dominion Americans see
at first hand the remarkable natural
resources of the country and the op-
portunities for farming success Many
valuable land settlers are added to
the population of Canada each year
by this means"