The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-09
(From the st. Paul Daily News

Minnesota will be one of the great
est Fairgrounds, if not the greatest,
in the United States next year.
Information just collected justi-
fies the Ten Thousand Lakes of Min
Inesota association in making the pre-
diction that more than 100000 tour
lists will visit the state next summer.
This last summer nearly 100000
from outside the borders of the state
lvacationed at the $50 Minnesota sum-
mer resorts. There were 1887 motor
parties among them, each party aver
laying four persons. Resides the mo-
florists there were nearly as many VIII
entered the state by rail-. Each person
stayed on an average of ten days.
Ivan A. Cope, secretary, Ten Thous-
and Lakes Association, estimates that
Sc, 100000 was spent in Minnesota
this year by tourists. His estimate
is based on figures obtained from pro-
prletors of summer resorts.
Mr.. Cope predicts that more than
$40, 200, 900 will be spent in the state
next year by tourists. He has OBJ
tanned the names of every person who
visited resort this year from out
side Minnesota. Each visitor will be
iHNltcu W IcIuTH HSAI summer.
The large tourist travel this year
is concrete evidence of the results of
an advertising campaign, as prior to
1918 practically no organized effort
was made to capitalize one of Min
nesota's greatest assets-its advan-
ltages and attractions for summer
time recreation. This year travel
was three times greater than it was in
1918.
"Sell America to Americans and
Sell the Americans to America" is
the slogan adopted at the recent con-
ference of Northwest Tourist associ-
alton secretaries held in St. Paul. The
conference, which was attended by
of travel associations
in Michigan, North and South Dako-
ia, Iowa, Montana, Washington, Or
egon, Colorado, British Columbia,
California and Ontario, resulted in
the formation of permanent organi-
cation, to be known as the American
Travel Development association, to
encourage travel in America through
an educational campaign setting forth
the vast resources, scenic attractions,
advantages and possibilities, and
urging Americans to "See America
First" before travelling abroad. The
perfection of this national organiza-
tion and the Inauguration of a def
mite campaign will take place at a
meeting to be called in February.
Considerable emphasis was laid to
the necessity for informing Ameri-
cans of the inconvenience to be en-
countered in travelling abroad, the
lack of accommodations and food,
and calling attention to the advan-
Itages offered for travel in the United
States. Resolutions urging the gov
eminent to create a permanent de-
tpartment of publicity to disseminate
information on American attractions
and resources, larger appropriations
for development of the national for
ests and parks, better transportation
service, were adopted.
''The value of American travel to
Europe before the war was not less
than $600,000,000 per annum, at the
prices people had to pay in those
days." Mr.. Cope said.
"The same volume of travel now
would be worth at least double that
amount. Travel is one of the great
est assets of all foreign countries, and
lis looked upon as of the utmost impor-
|tance Americans have just begun
Ito recognize its value, and every
effort should be made to keep this
money, as far as possible, in this
country"