Evening star., 1937-04-04
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.
YTTH the warmth Of the sun

\A/ growing in Northern climes
wv and with plans for Summer
travel budding, Florida is
supposed to be q passe subject. 1t
would be, except for the fact that va
cationists still are going there and
heavy hotel reservations through
April and May indicate Florida will
remain very much alive until the sun
begins to tan bathers along Northern
seacoasts and lakes. Then, and only
then, will Florida be abandoned to
the natives.
After all, resort recreationists. not
transportation companies and hotels,
determine how long season is to last.
And there Is q tendency among trav-
elers to prolong both the Winter ana
Summer seasons For instance, IN
the popular Adirondacks OF New
York a move was launched last Fall
to delay the opening OF schools 10
permit parents to stay another week
or two to enjoy the crisp beauty OF
the mountains in September. so,
also, is there a move to prolong Sum-
mer in the State where Summer
Spends the Winter"
Preparing for the late travel de-
mand southwark, the Seaboard Air
Line Railway has arranged to run Its
crack Florida trains, the twin Orange
Blossom Specials, until the latter part
OF this month. With the last SOUTH
bound trip set for April %, the line Is
continuing these specials later than 1t
has for a number OF years. And show
ing that the popularity OF Southern
resort trave-Florida. Pinehurst, Sea
Islands not a myth, the Seaboard
recently reported q passenger trafflc
gain of 80 per cent over last year.
GEORGE P. JAMES, general pas
enger agent Of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad, attributes late travel
to Florida in part to the gaining
popularity of Spring vacations. And
there are other reasons. Suit
able hotel Accommodations are more
easily obtained; those who fear Stun
bling into high peak-season prices (al-
though Florida has disavowed the
practice OF gouging tourists) feel that
their budgets will allow them more.
Florida resorts still have number
of interesting events on the tourist
calendar one of the high lights for
Miami being Pan-American day. April
"A. on the shores of Biscayne Bay, with
drama, music and dancing.
In a scenic way, also. Florida at
this time of the year, presents a de-
lightful picture. Let Mr.. James say
what he thinks: wild and cultivated
flowers, lawns and shrubbery are now
magnificent. Golf (Summer rules
strictly enforced), tennis, horse rae
ing, dancing, surf and fresh water
bathing, fishing, bowling, or just loaf
ing, are now at their very best"
This is the season Of most luxu
rious blooming in the States great
orange and grapefruit groves. The pol
ished waxen green Of an orange tree,
still laden with golden fruit and re-
lieved by lovely white blossoms for
next Winters harvest, is worth going
half around the world to see"
COUNTRIES which Americans visit
in their wanderings over the face
Of the globe recall the story Of the
nine blind men who inspected the ele-
phant. The fable tells of one seizing
leg Of the beast and promptly de-
claring the animal to be like a tree;
another, grasping the tail, saw similar
ity to a rope. With extreme fads and
recreational pursuits OF tourists blind
ing them to other attractions, tourists
are likely to remember only the back
ground Of their chief diversions.
Scotland, land Of contrasts, easily
can be judged by one-phase standards,
although it boasts Of scenic diversity
that more and more is drawing the
American traveller. To the golfer, lured
to the East Coast or to Ayrshire. Scot
land is a low-lying country Of nat,
grassy plains and sandy shores. But
the yachtsman, who knows the sea-
lochs fjords) of the West Coast, tells
Of a rocky shore and high mountains
that slope down to the sea. A land
purple with heather to the horizon Is
the impression of the grouse hunter;
the pedestrian tourist, who seeks the
beauty Of the rolling uplands Of GAL
laway, has . story different from that
Of the mountain enthusiast, who at
tempts the intricate climbs in Argyll
shire or the l,00O-foot precipices Of
Ben Nevis. And the angler remembers
RESORTS