The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-27

NJ M. Hanna Plans to Conduct
Bureau That Will Advertise
Everything About City.


rent for some time will be supplied
this season by Nd. M. Hanna, who pro-
poses to open an information and
publicity bureau on June 1. This
bureau has been endorsed by promi-
nent members of the Greater Duluth
club. Setting out in detail his plans
Mr.. Hanna says:
"Visitors to Duluth, whether bent
on pleasure or business, should have
one central, convenient place to go to
for general, reliable information, and
where literature on various matters
may be obtained. My bureau, which
will be located at 40 West Supe-
rior street, is in the very heart of
the tourist and traveller district, con-
venient to the leading hotels, depots,
ticket Offices, etc. The bureau will
by systematically advertised on all
incoming trains and boats and
throughout the surrounding country,
so that the visitors may know where
to go to for information on arrival.
Its business will be to furnish to the
public absolutely reliable information
about trains, boats, hotels, cafes, the
various side trips radiating from Du-
luth by boat, automobile or train, the
various points of interest in the city,
how to reach them by street car or
otherwise, rates for all trains, and, in
fact, almost anything the average per-
son would wish to know about.
"A list of available accommodations
at private houses will be kept. No
fee is to be asked or, under any cir
cumstances, accepted from the public
for furnishing this information. There
will be ample space provided for the
display of literature, illustrative and
descriptive fthe various concerns ad-
vertising in the bureau, and it will be
conveniently and attractively placed
before the visitors. No literature, how
ever, will be accepted for distribu-
ton when there is any question as
to its truthfulness or reliability.
MY service will only be open to
those whom I have proper means of
first Investigating. I do not know
of any better way of impressing the
advantages of place upon visitors
than by telling them what there is
to be seen, how to see it, and then
handing them little literature to
carry home to show their friends and
neighbors. A general information bu-
reau, properly conducted, such as I
purpose to establish, appeals to the
traveller, and leaves with him pleas
ant impression of courteous and hos
pitable treatment on the part of the
city. firmly believe that Duluth needs
just such convenience for it's visi-
tors, and there is no reason why it
should not be an instrument for much
good to the city ITSELF as we'll as fur
nishing a most excellent medium for
our business men and other interests
to reach the public in general and
tourists in particular.
1.-THE agricultural possibilities of
northern Minnesota can be brought
forcibly to their attention by those
who are interested in building up this
community. The bureau will provide
excellent facilities for the taking. care
of the various conventions to be held
In the city, making it headquarters
for information. A lady tourist last
season wanted to find a first-class
hair dressing establishment; at the
same time her husband wanted direc-
tons to reliable haberdashery. The
next day they came back and I ar
ranged a trip for them up to Fond
du Lac. This is only sample of
what tourists require, and If they are
treated courteously and furnished
with reliable information, they 20
away feeling that Duluth is the best
place on the map"