The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-25
Concerted Effort to Attract
Tourists and Homeseekers
is Is Clearly Shown
LAND CLEARING DRIVE
RECEIVING PUBLICITY
Summer Resort Activities in
Past Week Include Number
of New Hotels

st. Paul, Mimi. May 25.-Ree0rd
breaking road building activities and
a concerted effort throughout the
state to make beauty spots, cities and
villages more attractive to tourists,
has added impetus to what may be
an histrionic effort to attract home
seekers to Minnesota. Information
obtained during the past week for the
business review issued by The Mer-
chants National Bank of st. Paul, in
dictate that the land clearing activ-
titles in the Northern counties are
forerunners ITO IA broader effort to OBJ
tain settlers for Minnesota fertile
farm lands.
Farm land activities this month
have been punctured by several i'm
portant transactions. Purchasers are
Farmers from Iowa and Missouri and
the land involved totalled more than
1000 acres. 1t is understood that a
number of similar deals are impend-
ing but that they arc contingent upon
the sale of higher priced real estate
in states south of Minnesota. Land
clearing activities in Betrami, 1tas-
ca and other Northern counties have
received considerable magazine pub
Lefty and the consequence has been
increasing queries regarding home
stead opportunities.
Irregular reports regarding bust
mess have been received from hank
ers in a number or counties. The
tone of these reports ranged from
pessimistic to optimistic. 1t was
noticeable, however, that the farmer
with large dairy resources made lit
tie complaint. The drink more
milk" campaign, which was 1naug-
urated in the st. Paul city schools Is
receiving widespread attention and
numerous schools throughout Mime
sofa are providing half pint bottles
of milk to the scholars every day.
Newspapers have been commenting
upon the rapid development of the
motor bus industry for inter-city
freight and passenger service. but
lines have been started in cities from
Crookston south to the Iowa Border.
There has been some talk OF farmers
organizing such services for the
TRANSPORTATION of produce but indica-
lions are that nothing definite Will
be done until monetary conditions
are eased.
Reports from the North indicate
that there has been considerable
movement south OF Americans who
took I'D homesteads in Canada during
the past two or three years. A few
have gone to Canada
through Minnesota burt reports at IN
ternationally boundary cities 1nda-
cate that oil, and not farm land, has
been the lure. A. few Minnesota
farmers have sold their land anu
moved to the oil fields OF Montana.
Summer resort activities reported
last week included announcement OF
the construction of additional hote!s
in southern counties. Fairmont GILL
zens subscribed about $1,000 to beau
tify the local lakes and movement
has been started at Winona to OBTAIN
q Mississippi river boulevard TO tine
irwin Cities. 1t Is understood That
wealthy Minneapolis men VINO are
m1anning a summer colony near WI
mona have lent encouragement to the
latter idea. ,
Unemployment seems to be increas-
ING in the Northern and Souther
counties. Farm workers, arriving
from Iowa, declared in Southern MIN
nesota cities, that the best oHers
thew could receive before coming TO
Minnesota were from $50 TO Soo d
month and board.