Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-16
ATTRACT TOURIST AND
SETTLER WILL FOLLOW
Development of Agricultural
and Related Industries Will
be Result

Attract the tourist into North
ern Wisconsin and the settler will
soon follow resulting in the more
intensive development Of this sec
tons agricultural and related in
dustries. This standpoint is taken
by Milo E. Westbrooke, manager
of the Outdoor Life Exposition,
Chicago, who declares;
Scenery and recreational advan-
tages are like prophets in their
own country. The man who has
caught trout in the same stream
since he was Old enough TO cast a
line, finds it no more Of a marvel
than the corner grocery. 1t is q
source Of food supply. He may find
a thrill in the beauty Of the woods
in the fall, but it never occurs to
him to invite outsiders to enjoy it
with him. It is the stranger com
ing in who discover the economic
value Of the trout streams and the
painted forests.
This is particularly true when
the undiscovered vacation land lies
close to the big cities and closely
populated communities. Few people
expect to find the blue bird on their
own door step.
The states most spectacularly
advertised by their own people are
the new states where the magnifi-
cent views have not yet palled upon
the oldest inhabitant. His father
was PIONEER and he has no in
herited acceptance OF the startling
wonders all around him. To him
the outdoor sports facilities have
not yet become matter -of-fact and
taken-for-granted so he shouts
about them to the world.
Northern Wisconsin is a striking
example Of the "matter-of-fact
taken-for-granted" propensities Of
her people. Few fully realize or
appreciate the economic value Of
her trout streams, lakes or forests.
Each Of these recreational advan-
tages have a distinct appeal for
thousands upon thousands Of city
folks. They are abe to see the
beauty in the forest and enjoy fish
ing in streams and lakes, hiking
cross country or playing golf.
Northern Wisconsin is a natural
vacation land. 1t has practically
everything the vacationist can wish
for.
So many people overlook the
vacationist. He or shee must be
fed and they want service-people
to wait on them. The more vaca-
tionists that come into the country,
Just that much more farm produce
and dairy products produced in the
county will be consumed in the
county. Likewise will the increase
in the number of vacationists give
more employment to people work
ing in the resorts, gasoline stations,
garages, etc
1T is an easy matter to lure the
Vacationist way off into the wilder
ness but this is not true of the set
tier. He wants to be nearer habi-
tatlon, so where a county puts
forth efforts to bring in the vaca-
ZIONIST the settler quickly recog-
nizes the fact that it offers an op-
portunity for ready cash during
the summer months through the
sale OF eggs, milk, and farm pro-
duco, and work for the settler dur
ING off seasons in building or work
ing about the summer homes which
the city people build near his farm.
The more the county is devel-
opod to care for the vacationists
the more easily the settler is at
tracted to that particular region.
There is just another angle to
this playground proposition that
few, if any, people IN Northern
Wisconsin have ever given thought
to- People by the thousands go
north for their summer sports.
Northern Wisconsin can be made
an all year round resort region for
not only has she the advantages
desired by the summer vacationist
and the hunter in the fall of the
year, but the natural Typographical
layout of the land in many places
lends itself so admirably for WIN
ter sports ~ tobagganing, snow
shooting, and especially ski tourna-
mentS.
As the summer resort business
receives further development,
sooner or later some are going to
turn their attention to the develop