The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-03-15
TOURIST I. | TRADE
. Is SUBJECT u / I Of
IN! ADDRESS ]. ] J 4 )!
Sen. P. H. McGarry of Walker
Tells Association What
Tourist Trade Means
URGES CONTINUANCE
|, OF PRESENT METHODS
Tourist Business Expected to
Show Big Increase: This
Coming Season y

Continuance of the policies being
practiced in Minnesota and cspel-
tally in Northern Minnesota relative
to Taking Care of the Tourist" was
urged upon members of the Bemidji
Civic and Commerce association IN
annual meeting Tuesday evening by
Senator p. H. McGarry of Walker,
principal speaker for the OCCASION
As one Of the originators of. the Ten
Thousand Lakes association of Mimi
esota, he possesses thorough know
ledge of the tourist problem and how
it should be met,in the future.
He complimented Bemidji very
highly upon the work accomplished
during the past year by the Civic and
Commerce association, as shown by
the annual report Of the Secretary.
He congratulated the organization
for having among its members SUCH
a live wire bunch of boosters for a
bigger and better Bemidji and big
ger and better Northern Minnesota.
He traced the organization and
growth of the Ten Thousand Lakes
association and what that organiza-
ton has already accomplished
through advertising the natural le-
sources Of this great state. He cited
examples of what other states, none
of which are possessed with the ad-
vantages of Minnesota, are doing in
the line of advertising to secure tour
list trade, The results already obtain
ed from such a campaign in Mime
sofa have already borne fruit and
during the past year over $4,000
600 was spent in Minnesota by sum:
mer visitors. This trade is sure to in
crease from year to year and Sen. Nc
Garry predicts a great future for
the entire state through taking adj
vantage Of it's natural resources and
letting the whole world know, what
Minnesota has to offer in this line.
settlers who are already here and
those who contemplate purchasing
and developing land in this section OF
the state be provided with the ready
market which heavy tourist travel
demands. He showed that the gener-
al opinion of those living outside of
Minnesota and who had never visited
the state has been changed during
the past few years through SYSTEM
attic advertising and literature sen:
out by the various booster organic
atoms. A few years ago, outsiders
looked upon Minnesota as state
made up largely Of swamp lands, cue
over areas and harrassed by forest
fires. This impression got abroad
through a number of Legislative bills
and was hard to kill Through advcr-
Using Minnesota's lakes, forests, fish
ing and hunting, these outsiders were
in time convinced that they had held
the wrong impression. One visit here
confirmed the literature which
brought them to Minnesota, with the
result that those who visit the stale
are boosters for what it has to offer.
Altogether, Sen. McGarry gave a
talk which is of special Importance
to this city, in that Bemidji seeks the
tourist travel and does not merely
wait for it to come here. In general,
he did not propose any new activity
for Bemidji relative to the tourist
trade, but merely urged that continu-
ancc of the policies heretofore follow
ed successfully.
This city and the entire Northwest
is preparing for an exceptional
amount of tourist trade this coming
summer and it is foregone conclu-
sion that those who do visit this sec
ton of the state will feel we'll repaid
for their trip here. Last season, over
1900 tourist parties registered at
Diamond Point, only one of the many
favorable camping sites in this COM
munity. 1t is estimated that the 1900
parties contained at least 5000 per-
sons who went away after ShOlu
stay with the idea of boosting the
advantages Of these resorts among
their friends in the distant states.