Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-10-18

North Wisconsin Resort AS
ISOLATION Formed at Rhine
lander Last Saturday-Ban-
quet Noted Speakers.


place at Rhinelander last Satur-
day afternoon, being attended by
some two hundred resort and bust
ness men and women from about
eight counties in the northern
part of the state.
The aim of this new association
is to exploit the recreational OPP
portunities of Northern Wisconsin
through advertising in daily pa
pers, national periodicals, and mo-
tion picture features; also the is
suance and wide distribution of
illustrated literature, maps and
many other adequate forms of
advertising matter.
Representative men from the
various railroads and from city
dailies and motoring associations
attended during the days pro-
gram. G.. A. Griswold of Girls
wold's Camp near Three Lakes
was chairman of the meeting. The
forenoon session was devoted
principally to opening addresses
by Arthur Taylor, president of the
Rhinelander Advancement associa-
ton and Mayor Perriner, followed
by {. A. Cairns of the Northwest
ern railway, and representatives
of the 500 and St. Paul roads.
Henry Campbell of the Milwaukee
Journal gave a splendid talk on
the possibilities of real construc-
tive work in bringing northern
Wisconsin TO the front with her
attractions second to none in the
world. Many other splendid talks
were listened to with interest.
Afternoon session opened with
the adoption of by laws, follow
ed by the election of officers. For
president of the association three
candidates developed, ID. +. Cardin-
al of Manitowish resort; A. j. Me
Donald of Lake Breeze resort and
w. ID. Connor of Hotel Gordon,
Laona. Mr.. Common received the
nomination. The following of
ficers were installed:
President-W. ID. Common Jr. of
Laona.
Vice President-Theo. Koerner
of Spider Lake.
Secy-Treas.-E. o. Barstow of
Rhinelander.
An executive committee consist
ing of two members from each
county was chosen as follows:
Langlade county-C. o. Decker,
Mentongo Camp, Crandon; w. J.
Bruss, The Planets.
Villas county-Dan Cardinal,
Manitowish Lodge, Woodruff; DIR.
John Powell, Greenwood Ranch,
Eagle River.
Oneida county F. II. Schreck,
Deer Lake Lodge, Three Lakes; ID.
f. Madden, Kawaguesaga Resort,
Minocqua.
Price county-Fred Simpson,
Pine Lake Lodge, Fifield; Hugh
Boyd, Fifield.
Iron county-Chas. l.. Lacy,
Araphoe Lodge, Mercer; ID. White,
Mercer.
Burnett county-Mrs. CHRISTIAN
son, Lakeside Inn, Spooner; Walter
Lautz, SpooneT.
Bayfield, county-Phillip Young.
Lakewood Resort, Cable; Otto La
REM, Castle Garden, Cable.
Sawyer county-Walter Ross,
Teal Lake Lodge, Hayward; Sam
Williams, Williams Club, Hay
ward.
Rhinelander was chosen as the
general headquarters of the new
association. A fund said to be
around $4,000 was raised by as
sessing every resort 81 per head
for its average guest capacity.
This will, it is said, bring the
amount direct from the resorts up
to something like $1,000. The re-
mainder of the $4,000 will neces-
sarily have to be raised out of as
.sessments against hotels, garages
and individuals.
A six o'clock banquet was serv-
ed guests at the Hotel Oneida, fol-
lowing which Senator p. H. Nc
Grary, president of the Ten Thou
sand Lakes association of Mime
sofa, delivered the principal adj
dress of the day. Messrs. Barber,
Webster and Harrington of the
Wisconsin Conservation Commits
sion also gave beneficial talks on
fish, game and forest conservation.
Opens COnover Hotel.