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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 14 April 1927, Page 7

•‘They have splashed money on their •scenic resorts in the United States,; said Mr. F. W. Furkert in Wellington on lii,s return t'rctni a tour abroad. An exchange reports the traveller as saying 'that what the- States lack is the ae-tuiaJ scenery. “What they have they tliev have exploited to a wonderful deg tee. They nave made it available to the rich man. hut they have also ananged things so that the ordinary citizen can see the whole of the best part of the Yellowstone in a couple of days. Tlteir organisation is wonderful. and they do things in a way that would give a New Zealand financier a cold shiver down the back. Take the base of our own Alii ford Track, for the purposes of comparison. We chose the cheapest way of making the track, and laid it down along (lie easiest- route to construct. In the States they put the track where the best views can be got, irrespective of the cost-, and this principle certainly enhances the effect oi wliat -little scenery they have. They have motor loads carved out oi the faces of the cliffs, placed as high as possible to convey the magnificence ot the gorges below. This applies also to same of the older countries of Europe. But I am satisfied that if the Milford Tiaek were similarly treated there is nothing in the world that would compare with it from the tourist point ot view.” “it's not what it costs, hut how the people want it,” Air Furkert was told. “America,” remarked Mr. Furkert, “is -suiter) ng Irolu a surplus •of money all round. People do net tike even to be seen riding in the cheaper