Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-10-06
Will Organize Bureau
Resort Men In October
PLAN ASSOCIATION TO TELL THE
WORLD OF THE WONDERS OF
NORTHERN WISCONSIN

yaS terday there took place in this
city quiet, unas u4i.iag, lnadvertiscS
meeting Of men which is lastined to
be productive of great good for the
entire upper portion Of the state Of
| Wisconsin.
This meeting which consisted OF
fifteen or more Of the leading summer
resort owners and managers from not
only this immediate vicinity Of Rhine
lander but embracing in its scope the
entire vacation land of Wisconsin, ex-
| tending from Turtle Lake waters to
! the southern boundary of Oneida
county including in its territory Eagle
River, Three Lakes, Woodruff, Minoc-
qua and westward.
The object of the meeting was to
organize an association or bureau of
resort owners and managers for the
better development of Upper Wiscon-
sins Vacation Land" At this meet
| ing the final steps in the preliminary
organizations of such an association
were taken and will eliminate in the
holding of general meeting of the
resort men in this city October IA, at
which time the organization will be
made permanent, bylaws adopted and
the organization be given a suitable
name
The purpose of the organization, as
stated in its prospectus recently is
sued is as follows:
PURPOSE-Its purpose is to ex-
plot the recreational opportunities of
northern Wisconsin, through adver
Using in national magazines and me-
tropolitan daily newspapers, and issu-
ance and distribution of illustrated
literature, maps and other forms of
advertising and publicity.
OBJECT-The work Of the Bureau
will be two-fold: First the creation of
interesting tourist business in north
ern Wisconsin Second, the improve
ment of the service to the tourists
visiting northern Wisconsin, The
Bureau is not created to bring profit
but is created to bring benefit to the
entire northern Wisconsin. 1t has moth
ing to sell, but the great outdoor al
lurement of northern Wisconsin, and
its purpose is to bring together the
communities and individuals in north
ern Wisconsin into a cooperative eff
fort for years to come to put north
ern Wisconsin on the vacation map
of the United States in All enduring
way.
For the meeting to be held here
October IA, invitations will be sent to
all tourists in Northern Wisconsin
whether they have yet been reached
by the field men of the organization
or not. Officials of the Chicago and
Northwestern, the st. Paul road and
the 500 line have also been invited
and have assured the promoters of
their hearty cooperatiin. 1t is esti-
mated that not less than two or three
hundred resort owners will be pres
ent at the big meeting which will be
concluded with banquet at the
Oneida Hotel.
The program of the day, which will
include many prominent speakers
from Wisconsin. Illinois and Mime
sofa, is now being prepared. The
leading newspapers of Milwaukee, Chi
cago and other cities have been in
vited to send representatives to the
meeting which will be one of the
largest gatherings in the history OF
Upper Wisconsin.
Maps of the entire territory to be
covered by the activities of the organi
cation are now being prepared and in
formation concerning every resort in
Northern Wisconsin is being complied
covering the name of resort, name Of
proprietor, location of resort, distance
from railroad, location as to highways
and much other data that will be Of
interest and value to intending visit
i! ors