The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-01

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Mr. MARTIN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, ask unanim-
for the immediate consideration of bill
H R. 6884) to encourage travel in the United States
and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present con-
sideraton Of tie bill,
Mr. MARTIN of Massachusetts, Mr. Speaker reserv
ing the right to object will the gentleman explain the
bill
Mr.. MARTIN of Colorado Mr. Speaker, this is bill
to promote and encourage travel in the United States by
people from foreign countries and has been unanimously
reported by the House Committee Interstate a n
Park Service authorized to engage in certain these
Park Servct was authorized to certain of these
activities in the way of collecting and disseminating
formation regarding national parks and to encourage
travel to them 1t desired to expand that service to take
In all places and points of interest in the United States
Every country on the continent bu the United States
what is known as travel bureau These countries held
conference in San Francisco in April FL American coun
tries being officially represented by travel bureaus and
the United States the only country that was not Of
flcaly represented there.
Under this bill the National Park Service will
collect publish and disseminate information with respect
TO places of interest routes transportation facilities ac
commodatons and other matters advantageous for the
purpose OF developing travel from other countries to the
Oted States Ihe Service may prepare graphic materials
IN foreign languages and encourage the use of American
ships and planes The existing facilities of the
United States Government foreign countries will he on,
ployed in the distribution of this material
1t is startling fact that the balance of travel against
thls country between four and five hundred million dol
lars year That is Americans going from this country to
other countries spend four five hundred million dollars
more every Year compared with the tourists and visitors
from those countries to the United States when as mat
ter of fact country in the world equals this in its
natural attractions
Mr. MURDOCH of Arizona. Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. MARTIN of Colorado | yield to the gentleman
from Arizona
Mr. MURDOCH of Arizona. wash to emphasize what
the gentleman from Colorado has just said this respect
that 1t is possible to SO spots i'm our Rocky Nom
tal which worth travelling around the earth To see
more than one portion of the whole western highlands
surpass anything that be found in Switzerland have
received hundreds of letters from chambers commerce
and CIVIC bodies endorsing this legislation, and sincerely
trust that it will be enacted today
Mr.. MARTIN of Colorado | thank the penteman from
Arizona Tor his contribution and may add that similar
interest has been displayed in this legislation bv such
bodies all over the United States
Mr. MURDOCH of Arizona. Mr.. Speaker the passage
OF several bills in the House today in which had local
interest gives considerable pleasure but none more
than Chairman Leas BILL so ably supported bv CONGRESS-
man John Martin, to facilitate travel in this country by
pointing out that which worth while the travellers
TO see made known little while ago in my interrup
ton of Congressman Martin that in full accord with
thls leglsiaton wish to indicate further what this
DILL enacted into law for our country especiav
the western portion of the country.
For many years rich citizens have been travelling
ABROAD ana singing the praises of Mediterranean lands or
the glory of the Alps or some other portion of Eurone
greatly blessed by nature an equal number of wears
has been difficult to make this class of our citizens n
derstand that there glorious heathful and
Pheasant areas within our country years ago
the wife and took Dean Carl Seashore of the University
OF Iowa. and his wife the Apache Trail in Arizona
from Phcenx to Globe by way of the Roosevelt Dam AS
we took the hapn curves this great highway at
safe and leisurey automobile speed with new vistas
opening before us at every turn the scholarly gentle
fO his yyifQ yNo
That surpasses or even equals this Then turning to me
ne explained that it their to take an extra
honeymoon trip few years and that this particular
Trip was the steenth in their long married life but that
'ley hao taken their first HONEYMOON trip in the Alps
years riding part the time on tandem bicvc1e
am sure that even with my driving and an inexpensive
car ney saw greater sights and travelled more comfort
ably than they had done years ago abroad