The Ely miner., 1919-08-22

"Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota"
/ is no misnomer-the lakes are all
here as we each know. We have just
what the vacationist wants-all save
but the accommodations with which to
care for him. Thousands of people
with money to burn are looking hard
for just what we have here and which
we who live here do not seem to ap-
prciate as we should or as does the
tourist who comes and sees it all.
Minnesota is now being advertised
as never before. Moving pictures
have been taken of many of our lakes
and beauty spots and are now shout
ing to the people all over the United
States. No particular spot is being
exploited, but Northern Minnesota is
being brought into the fore. The Sem
ator has never been over this section
of the State and as he gazed at our
possibilities he was truly astonished
at what, we have here and it's great
possibilities for future business in the
line of a tourist trade. California
has daily income of a million dol
lars a day from it's twelve months
tourist business, it is estimated, and
Minnesota can be made a close COM
petitor if we only awake to our con-
ditions here and exploit them. Min
nesota, this Northern part of it, is
almost unknown to the outside world.
Nature has given us things here that
thousands of people if they but knew
of them would be willing to travel
here to see them and to come again
and bring their friends to see. It is a
lew source of income. And all those
coming must eat. The farmer or the
gardener thus has his market brought
to his door instead of seeking it else
where. And the money thus brought
in stays with us. It is not all sent
away. The merchant as well as along
all lines has new customers and new
collars brought to him. More land will
be cleared and crops raised with in
creased local demand for garden and
farm produce.
And the new, hard surfaced roads
to come and the increasing numbers
of automobiles are all ahead of us
to prepare for their coming and to,
thus take into consideration. We have
but just begun in Ely and the future
to us is looking as roseate as Min
nesota sunburst.
President Geo. L. Brozich also ad-
dressed the Club and spoke glowingly
of the present and the future to come
for us. It is up to US, he said, to ex-
plot our country and to make of it.
one of the greatest of the states in
the Union.
1t was an interesting meeting and
the enthusiasm shown will bring it's
returns in the immediate future
Ely certainly has live Commercial
Club and they are doing things with
pep that's going to get things DONE,
We are no doubt destined to become
a city of some Importance. What,
with all these new and great high;
ways beginning and ending at Ely,
thousands are coming If for nothing
more than to see what the trail from
Ell Paso, Texas, to Ely looks like at
the top end. And these great high
ways have not come to us of their
own free will. They have been
brought here by hard work of the
local Club. Money and time with
out stint have been spent in securing
them. Ely has ommercial Club to
be proud of in the results achieved.
They are doing things and have their
ears to the ground, listening for some
things all the time. No COW backs
up to would-be mixer on stool in
a pasture to be MIXED. Not so,
One must get a club, and the old COW
in a corner. Our future in Ely is
largely in our own hands. We must
get the club and MAKE the old
cow stand