Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-04
Climate, Food
Attract MANY
But Citizens Must Be
Careful How They
Treat Visitors, Roberts
Says

hospitality are the Carolinas' great
est assets in developing the lucra-
tive travel business, but the quick
est way to nullify and dissipate
these advantages is to "gouge" Wis
itors.
At least that is the opinion of
c.. w. Roberts, president of the
Carolina Motor club. Predicting
unprecedented winter travel bust
ness as a natural sequel to the
largest summer season in years, Mr..
Roberts urged visitors and Caro-
linians to report complaints of
"gouging" in order that the travel
development division of the club
and other American Automobile
association clubs and travel agencies
may transmit the information to
potential visitors SO they may avoid
those areas where unfair charges
are made.
"Nothing will kill and curtail
travel business quicker than 'gyp-
ping on the part of hotels, restau-
rants, garages or any other bust
ness Establishments or individuals, "
Mr.. Roberts said. cit is a matter
of record that in those states If
communities where travellers are
gouged the Jews spreads like wild
fire with a certain and swift de-
cline in visitors.
SAT a recent meeting of leaders
with wide experience and intense
interest in developing the travel
industry it was repeatedly reiterat-
ed that the worst thing any State,
town or section can do is over
charge guests. We want to make
the most favorable impression pos
sible upon our constantly increas-
ing visitors to the Carolinas.
To-day travellers are looking for
good accommodations. They are
looking for places that will make
things convenient and pleasant for
them and it is obvious that an in
creasing number of visitors are
seeking good towns-clean towns
under the supervision of competent
health authorities.
MANY travellers are looking for
trailer spaces and l predict that we
will soon see the development of
trailer ranches in the Carolinas and
the southeast along the lines Of
those in other sections of the ma
ton. There is a demand for areas
where trailer space is available in
the summer or winter, where the
lessee may raise vegetables Or plant
flowers and maintain the same
space year after year at a nominal
rental and have protection and nec~
essary conveniences. In Texas and
other western States many hotels
are developing such trailer ranches
and areas themselves.
"The Carolinas have one big at
traction and drawing card that is
not being developed to the maxi
mum. That is their native foods
and dishes. When people come to
the Carolinas they want to expert
ence the pleasure of eating food.
characteristic of the Carolinas and
the south and not be served menus
offering dishes commonplace in
New York, Boston or Chicago Or
wherever their home might be-.
Visitors want to taste and feel the
southern hospitality about which
they have heard and read so much.
"Our greatest assets, so far as eff
forts to develop travel business
the greatest industry of today
are concerned, are our climate, food
characteristic of the south, south
ern hospitality and good highways.
"Many of those who were guests!
of our now famous historic and
scentic tour of the Carolinas last,
fall report that they have routed
thousands of people into the Caro-
linas and this number will increase
this season and in the future BEL
cause these clients were well pleas
ed. All over the nation people are
talking the Carolinas. They are
coming to the Carolinas and now
the big job ahead of us is to see
that they get good Accommodations,
that they are Welcomed and made
to feel at hone md above all that
they are not o,ercharged."
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