The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-03-03
WILL BUILD HOTELS 54 s
AND SUMMER RESORTS
Ten Thousand Lakes Association to
Push Plans for Chain Of Hotels
and Summer Resorts In State.

anu summer Resorts IN state.
Organization of a holding company
with capital stock of several mil
lion dollars to finance the construc-
tion of additional hotels and sum-
mer resorts throughout the State of
Minnesota, to take care of the in
creased travel that has been created
through the advertising campaign
carried on by the Ten Thousand
Lakes of Minnesota Association, was
decided upon at the annual meeting
of the association, held at the Rad
isson, Hotel, Minneapolis, on We'd
nesday, February 18th. Through this
plan, the association hopes to put
into circulation millions of dollars
brought into the state by tourists
each year which have been turned
away to other states that are ap-
pealing for summer travel and have
the accommodations to take care of
them.
A committee was appointed to dis
cuss ways and means of promoting
this proposition and a definite pro-
gram will be outlined in the very
near future. The urgent need of
such a proposition was voiced unani-
mously by the one hundred delegates
that attended the annual meeting.
Lack of proper hotel facilities for
the visitors was discussed by the
resort men and immediate steps to-
ward avoiding the inability to house
tourists was declared to be impera-
tive, and the only remedy was seen
in the forming of the holding CON-
pany.
The program Of the Ten Thousand
Lakes Of Minnesota Association to
be followed this year includes COOP
Grafton with all agencies for passage
of Amendment No. 1, known as the
Babcock Good Roads Amendment.
Closer cooperation with hotel and
resort men in the state in order to
provide better facilities for the
tourist.
To attract permanent summer
home builders to the state y
To interest investors in the agri-
cultural, industrial and commercial
opportunities of the state.
Moving picture expedition through
Superior National Forest in coopera-
tion with the U. S. Forest Service,
the Commercial Club of Ely, Mime
sofa, and the St. Louis County Club,
which pictures will be given inter-
national circulation. Educational
campaign in cooperation with other
travel organizations through the
newly formed American Travel Dev-
elopment Association to stimulate
travel in America by Americans and
discourage travel abroad.
Compilation of Badeker on the
waterways and highways of the
state. This, in addition to the ad-
vertising campaign to be conducted
with the appropriation made by the
state and supplementary funds that
will be contributed by individuals
and communities throughout the
state.
Endorsement of deep waterways
to the sea project.
Senator P. H. McGarry, president
and general manager of the associa-
tion, since it's inception, presided at
the meeting.
A complete board of directors was
elected who in turn will choose a
slate of officers. this month! The
new board includes:
P. H. McGarry, Walker.
A. D. Darge, St. Paul.
j. M. Hannaford, Jr., St. Paul.
E. J. Westlake, Minneapolis.
Will Brown, Minneapolis.
Norton Mattocks, Duluth.
T. J. Nolte, Duluth
M. N. Kohl, Cass Lake.
r. r. Wise, Brainerd4
John K. West, Detroit.
John c. Blake, Alexandria.
q. R. Ruggles, Osakis.
Geo. L. Brozich, Ely.
Troy E. Zimmerman, Fairmont.
T. j. Karp, Mankato.
E. T. Winship, Owatonna
C. J. Selvig, Crookston.
j. K. Martin, Little Falls.
Don C. Freeman, St. Cloud.
F. C. Lycan, Bemidji.
One director to be selected by AS