Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-11-12

Held on Each Coast
With world fairs next summer
on both the west and the east
coasts, Montana win have 3 good
chance to get an extra large tour
ist business II her roads are In
tip-top condition, according 70 .
statement by the Montana high
way finance committee.
Following a conference with the
highway department Officials, mem
bers OF the committee announced that
Montana'S tourist advertising next
summer will be designed 70 have per-
sons travelling to the fairs route their
trips through Montana, as the trip Is
more scenic and cooler than II made
through the southern states:
The New York World fair and the
Golden Gate exposition st San Fran
cisco both viii be In full swing during
the tourist season, the committee
pointed out. and with the tourist adj
vertiSing and word OF good roads
spread across the nation, the Addi-
honal travel should boost the states
tourist business far above the annual
figure Of 100000
Scenic beauties Of the west are de-
picted In q new all-color sound motion
picture, "Skyway TO the Nations Play
grounds" prepared by western Air
Express for release In western cities.
The natural wonders TO be found In
Montana, Utah, Nevada and Idaho viii
be advertised to more than 10000 per-
sons in southern California IN the
hope Of encouraging travel to these
sections according to Western Air tx
press executives who produced and
are releasing the film In principal
cities of the southland.
Shows Park Scenes
Produced by a commercial motion +
picture production company under !
supervision Of airline officials, the I
movie presents remarkable scenes Of (
such historical and picturesque land {
marks as Glacier and Yellowstone
parks Other sequences depict interest
ing views OF copper mining and placer
gold mining operations. Wild west
rodeo and Montana ranchlng.
The commentary accompanying the
film is both interesting and instruc-
tive. The picture runs 80 minutes and
has been made available without
charge to service clubs and other adult
organizations.
An excellent program Of work for
1899 was outlined by the Pacific North
west Tourist association at its recent
meeting in Spokane, according to the
secretary. William G. Ferguson, Of
MOnLanaIlS. INC.
II find that an erroneous impression
exists throughout the state over the
decision OF the association not to adj
vertise any Of the districts which do
not contribute financially" Mr.. Fer
gllson said The press dispatch stated
that communities which did not con-
tribute would be outlawed.' This had
no reference to Montana cities, as
Montanans. Inc, has paid the assess
ment for the entire state and. there
fore, no Montana community owes
anything even though 1t might not
have paid its quota to the state adj
vertiSing fund raised each year by t
Aontanans. Inc"
Four Travel Shows 9
Secretary Ferguson stated that In :
1899 the Pacific Northwest Tourist as
would take part in four :
travel shows, two more than this year :
These expositions will be held in Chi
sago Detroit, Cleveland and Phila-
delphia Contact men will visit all Q
parts of the United States. Last season 2
hey called on more than 1000 travel s.
agencies A group of tour clerks viii o.
1e brought from the west coast in u
)rder to give them actual, firsthand D
OF what this district offers "
n the way of scenic attractions. It Il
S planned to issue a piece Of deScrip- OK
i've literature on the northwest which
will emphasize the cool northern m
cute" to the San Francisco exposition. b,