Evening star., 1934-05-15
MEXICAN TOURIST
TRAVEL GROWING
Nation Getting Good Share
of Money Formerly Re-
ceived in Europe.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO, D. F-A considerable
share of the huge stream of money
formerly poured into European cap
itals by tourists from the United
States is being diverted into this
country.
After a seasonal let-down during
the past month, the influx of visitors
by train, boat, airplane and auto
mobile is beginning to increase daily,
and travel authorities anticipate that
with the growing interest of Ameri-
cans in Mexico and after the Laredo
Mexico City highway is completed,
the tourist industry will become one
of the most profitable sources of rev.
enue in the country.
Ads Attract 5000.
Advertising by transportation COM
panieS which have combined to es-
tablish low travel rates and populari-
cation of Mexican books and styles,
plus the favorable exchange rate,
combined to attract more than 5000
visitors, mostly from the Middle West
and California, to this city during
January, February and March, and
record number are expected during
the remainder of the year.
Although slightly less than 1000
persons came to the capital last year,
there were barely enough first-class
accommodations available at the
height of the two seasons in Mid
summer and Midwinter, and two new
hotels are being built.
These will be completed late this
year and others are to be started
within few months. A Pullman car
city is to be built to house 5000 ro-
tarians who will attend their inter-
national convention here in 1885.
The chief interests of visitors, di-
rectors of tours have found, have been
such archaeological monuments OF an
cient races as the Tehotihuacan pyra-
mids, the floating gardens of Xochi-
milco. the historic city of Puebla, and
Taxco, a town unchanged since colo
nial days.
Plan Casino Dedication.
These and similar spots of inter-
est are expected to provide continual
attractions for tourists but now, un-
der supervision of government OIL
cials, more modern and varied at
fractions are to be made available.
Just outside of Mexico City huge
new gambling casino called the For
eign Club, said to be the largest in
the world, will be dedicated within
few weeks.
In Cuernavaca, Semi-troplcal city
an hour south of Mexico, is celebrated
as the home of Cortes and was made
popular by the late Ambassador
Dwight w. Morrow A ninehole
golf course and modern club house
have been built there and a new hotel
is going up nearby.
The golf club, which is open to Wis
itors, has unique board of directors.
Plutarco Elias Gales, former Presi-
dent of Mexico, is the president. Pres
ident Abelardo Rodriguez, vice presi-
dent, and cabinet members compose
the board of directors. Charter men,
bers include 80 generals. In addi-
ton to golf, facilities for other sports
and for all kinds of gambling are Of
fered in Cuernavaca.
President Interested.
President Rodriguez also is inter-
ested in popularizing the town of Te-
huacan, in the southern part Of the
State of Puebla, as tourist resort
similar to Vichy or Carlsbad in Eu-
rope, but with attractions for non
invalidS as well. He is the head of a
company which recently built large
hotel at the Mineral Springs there.
A swimming pool, golf course and
tennis courts, and a landing field
for airplanes adjoin the hotel
So far there have been very few
complaints of overcharging, and au-
thorities are planning to eliminate all
possible causes for dissatisfaction by
establishing fixed rates for hotels,
meals and for articles which tourists
are likely to purchase.