The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-01-13
SUMNER BUSINl >>..,,
MEANS MUCH FOR
CITY OF BEMIDJI
Land Company Urges Commercial
Club to Promote Bettering of Re-
sort Facilities for Visitors.
WOULD ATTRACT THOUSANDS
Success of Other Cities Noted and
Citizens Are Reminded of Benefits
Small Exertion Would Create,

vantages as great summer resort
and the possibilities of making this
city the widest known and most ap
preciated outing place of people from
all parts of the nation, were brought
to the attention of the Commercial
club at it's last meeting in forceful
terms by the Reynolds & Winter land
company in a communication, which
reads as follows:
1--WE wish, at this time, to call the
attention of the club to one important
topic that has been talked or from
time to time and then forgotten, that
is our summer resort business.
Realized by Few.
Few Of our people realize the
large amount of money that is spent
in our city, direct and Indirectly, by
our summer visitors. Our beautiful
lakes and rivers are among the larg-
est sources of revenue that Bemidji
has, if we take advantage of them
We, who have these advantages with
us all the time do not appreciate
them. We have often heard what
others think and say about them and
we know their statements are facts,
but we let them go in one ear and
out the other without giving them
further thought.
why is it that such people as Mr.
Harclas of Kansas City, a man that
has spent his summers at many of
the best resorts of the world and
never spent two summers at the same
place, until he and his family came
to Bemidji? They have been here
for two seasons. I heard him make
the statement that it is the most de-
lightful place he had ever spent a
summer season, and that if we had
the people he would send 100 or more
from Kansas City alone. He also
stated that during the winter, after
he had spent his first summer here,
lots of his friends wanted to come
to Bemidji, but he told them they
could not get suitable place to stay.
Coming Here for Years.
"Mr. BiXby has been coming from
Oklahoma to Bemidji for his sum-
mer vacations for the past ten or
twelve years; of course, he is finan-
cially interested. You are all &C
quainted with the proposition he has
made for the summer hotel. He made
the statement in the Commercial club
rooms that he would guarantee to
fill a hotel of this kind from Okla
hOma.
Zone of Bemidjis best friends, the
late A. P Chandler, came from Fargo,
a man, who during his life time has
seen the greater portion of the world,
especially this continent. You can
readily find where he has been finan-
cially interested in many of the larg-
err cities and he has had opportuni-
ties for selecting the best of loca-
tions and he selected Bemidji as his
choice for his final home. He had
made extensive improvements on his
properties and had part of the ma
terial on the ground for a new mo,
dern summer home at the time OF
his demise.
II might mention great many
others that appreciate our excellent
summer resort possibilities more thar
we do.
Advertising Counts.
1--WE enclose herewith two adver
tisements taken from the Winnipeg
Daily. The Northern Pacific ant
500 advertise special rates, weekend
and season tickets, special sleeping
car service for Detroit Lake. Roun(
trip tickets, $3.50, the regular fare
is $3.50 one way. Why is it tha
Bemidji cannot secure just proper
ton of this business? Our fare i,
only 1888 one way. Why won't tn
railroads do as much for Bemidji al
they will for Detroit Lake? The.
want the business. Why is it tina
the Northern Pacific and the Grea
Northern are not boosting Bemidj
for weekend and season trips? Il
the files of the club correspondent
you can find the answers from tn
railroads. It is this: What will
you do with the people if we brin
them? You have no accommodation
out around the lake; you have tn
finest of hotels in the city, but thi
class of people want to get out o.
the lake. Has Detroit Lake got fin
large modern hotels costing from
$4,000 to 100000 that attract thi
trade? No. Their accommodation
are very plain and inexpensive. Thes
people want to get out on the groun
and on the lakes, as near campin
out as they can without bringing a
outfit of their own. The most sue
cessful places are simply large din
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