The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-19
Summer Resort Resources AL
ready Attracting More At
tention Than Ever Before
SPRING PLANTING is
PROGRESSING NORMALLY
Large Demand for Inexpensive
Summer Homes, According
to Weekly State Survey

st. Paul, May 19.-Advertising Of
Minnesota's wonderful summer res
ort resources is attracting national
attention on an unprecedented scale.
Thousands of inquiries regarding
lakes, hotels, canoe trips, motoring,
trails, home sites, fishing and hunt
ing-received this spring by The Ten
Thousand Lakes association from per-
sons in many states-have, according
to information obtained during the
past week by the Merchants National
bank, been partly responsible for the
concerted movement throughout the
state to make Minnesota one Of the
Unions leading summer Fairgrounds.
Lists of persons and firms making
inquiries regarding Minnesota lakes
are mailed every few days to summer
resort proprietors, commercial clubs
and business men throughout the
state. Direct correspondence then is
initiated and present indications are
that a great many tourists from ada
cent and far away states will visit the
Land of Sky Blue Water this summer.
The latest development noted in re-
ports made by bankers and newspaper
publishers, to the Merchants National
bank, is willingness on the part of
wealthy residents to donate beauty
spots to their cities, so that ample
park accommodations will be at the
disposal of tourists. Gasoline sales,
on Sundays, in southern Minnesota
cities have broken all records this
spring and favorable weather has en-
abled summer resort owners to get
their properties in condition for
early June opening. Inspection OF a
number of lists provided by the Ten
Thousand Lakes association head
quarters in St. Paul, indicates that
Minnesota residents intend to tour
their state in great numbers this year
and that visitors from Wisconsin,
Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
Washington will be numerous. The
large number of applications from the
two latter states was especially noted.
Californians and residents of Nebras-
ka, New Jersey, the Dakotas, Louis
lana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Massa-
chusetts, Ohio, Maryland. New York
and Georgia are Included among
thousands listed. A considerable
number of Canadians have sought
Minnesota information.
There apparently has been more
outward activity recently in the dairy
ing and cattle industry. than in agri-
culture. Spring planting has been
progressing along normal lines, but
it has been noted that farmers have
been making unusual efforts to inn
prove their herds. 1t has not been
unusual for cattle men to dispose OF
personal property to obtain funds to
purchase high grade stock.
Labor difficulties have been report
ed from some cities, particularly in
the northern part Of the state where
workers at several paper mills have
struck. Presence Of alleged radical
agitators was reported in these coun-
ties, but disturbances have not been
of serious nature. Building posi-
bilities still are regarded as uncer-
tain, although considerable residence
construction work is under way in a
number Of small cities. A Brainerd
newspaper, for instance, published
nearly two columns Of building prof.
ects in and about the city. There
seems, also, to be large demand for
inexpensive summer homes, and bank
ers in central and northern Minnesota
have said that hundreds of such build
ings would be put up if labor were
available at reduced wage scales.