Evening star., 1936-12-05

that public demand for this year alone
could absorb 100000 units, and that
demand is constantly growing.
William B. Stout. a designer Of mo-
bile houses rather than trailers, pre-
diets within 80 years half the homes
of the nation will be mobile" Roger
Babson, statistician, believes half the
population will be living in traners in
| 20 years" The A. A. A. has been quoted
as stating that million trailers would
be in use during the next year, and
well-known manufacturer broke into
print with the prophecy that that mum.
Der would be manufactured for the use
of the American people during 1887.
| While some of these statements may
be construed as expressing the desire
rather than the fact, they serve to
show the trend on the part Of the pub
| lie. Individual concerns specializing
In building coach passenger trailers
likewise indicate that trend in their
rapid growth and expansion. while in
ouiries in all quarters interested in
highway travel plainly point to vital
preoccupation with this new and in
triguing method of getting about.
For example, at the A. A. A. in
Washington, they tell us that during
June and July, when trailer travel was
at its height this last season, about
$4,000 personal routings were given to
trailer travellers across the counter,
while it was impossible to keep track
of the unprecedented number of tele-
phone calls requesting trailer in
formation.
Whereas in other days requests for
routings have been made to cover
few days or single days trip from the
Capital, this Summers requests from
trailer patronage called for routings
covering months of travel, and in
some cases a years suggested jour-
neyings. There was a steady increase.
on the part of trailerites, in interest
in transcontinental travel, including
tours of the national parks, and also
many trailer owners inquired with in
terest about the recently opened
Mexico City highway. At present
there is an influx of visitors bound
southwark in trailers and the infornla-
ton has to do mostly with Florida
routes, the A. A. A. states.
"NJOTHING short of phenomenal, )"
this agency calls the interest
manifested in trailer life, and it
points out that while in the day of
the homemade trailer more of the
gypsy" type of citizen went wander
ing, today's luxurious land yachts"
have introduced a new element In life
on the open road.
Motion picture stars, writers, ex-
plorers, students, professional men
and women are numbered among the
most enthusiastic owners Of the mod
ern trailer coach. Some of these
coaches are custom made, with all
the luxuries their individual owners
find necessary.
Hollywood has taken to the trailer
in q big way. Numerous members OF
the film colony use elaborately built
and designed traiiers as dressing
rooms while ION location" Still
others use them for week end land
cruises" and such trailers are equipped
with radios, bars. observation plat
forms, separate rooms, showers and
bathtubs, and all manner Of gadgets
designed to make living easier and
pleasanter.
w. G. Fields. Bernal Dyas, Ida Lu-
pino, Joan Blondell and Sir Guy
Standing are among Hollywood lun1i.
naries possessing trailers.
Ruth Bryan Owen has toured Eu-
rope and the States in her trailer, and
her delightful accounts Of the trip
she made with Fannie Hurst In Q
trailer will be long remembered.
Senator Robert r. Reynolds Of
North Carolina travels about the
country in his well-equipped trailer.
and it Is said he whips up some
pretty fine dishes on the little stove
in his trailer galley.
Carveth Wells, the explorer, was
one Of the pioneers" In trailer travel.
Ward Traver, distinguished portrait
painter. has cruising studio" DR..
Charles Mayo, younger member Of the
famed Mayo Bros Clinic Of Rochester.
Mimi. takes extended vacations with
Mrs. Mayo in his trailer coach. Vef-
non Kennedy. ace pitcher Of the Chi.
cago White Sox, spends his time out
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