The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-30
Sec. HOTAL|NG'
TOURIST REPORT.
TEN THOUSAND LAKES ANNUAL
MEETING LAST WEEK BRINGS
OUT INTERESTING FACTS.


1,44l, 1Ol tourists from other states
visited Minnesota and spent $751;
4bo,4S0 according to the annual
report OF II. Z. hotallng, secretary
OF the Zen Thousand Lakes ana state
tourist commissioner, delivered at
the eleventh annual meeting OF the
Zen Thousand Lakes Association, at
the Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis, a
week ago.
The tgures submitted by Mr.. Hot
aling show an increase OF 132, 144
tourists over 1926 when l,3O3,951
persons from other states visited
Minnesota. The expenditures of
$82, 4U5, 4S0 also show a substantial
increase over last year when the
tourists left ST., 073,6 in the state.
In addition to this the report
went on to say that as result OF
the tourist business tremendous in
vestments have been made through
out the state in recent years. AS
an example where the association
had a record of 600 resorts in 1924,
it now has record of 976, a growth
of 376 in three years. AS evidence
that the tourists themselves are in
vesting great amounts here N sum-
mer homes, letter from commerce
ial club secretary was quoted, in
which it was shown that on one lake
within the last four or five years,
more than 400 new summer homes
have been erected, practically all of
which have been built by persons
from other states. Among these
homes a good number cost in excess
of $4,000 each; several cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000; one
cost $4,000 and another $4,000.
During the year the Ten Thous-
and Lakes Association, according to
Mr.. Hotaling's report has advertised
in newspapers and magazines reach
ing 11,3OO,726 subscribers. In ad-
dition to this railroads tapping Min
nesota did considerable advertising
in an effort to induce tourist traffic
over their lines. Publicity obtained
by the association in newspaper ar
ticles, rotogravure and in magazines
literally covered the sidewalks of the
Grand Ballroom of the Curtis Hotel
where the meeting was held. Two
new motion pictures entitled "Amer-
ica's Summer Paradise" and Land
of Ten Thousand Lakes" which have
just been completed by the Ten
Thousand Lakes Association were
shown for the first time following
the MONDAY luncheon, at which Rev.
Roy Smith, pastor of the Simpson
Methodist Church, Minneapolis was
the principal speaker.
The new motion pictures, which
cover Minnesota in larger way
than any previous motion pictures
have done, are the result of an en-
tire summers work by motion pic
ture men sent out over the state by
the association. They not only show
the recreational advantages of the
state, but they also show agricul-
tural scenes, mining and quarrying
pictures and portion of the film is
devoted to industrial activity. The
purpose of these new pictures. ac-
cording to Mr.. Hotaling, is to sell
the state not only as summer play
ground, but also as a place in which
to live.
- During 1927 in addition to the
advertising which it placed in news |
papers and magazines the Ten
Thousand Lakes Association was rep
resented with a fine exhibit at the
National Outdoor Life exposition at |
Chicago, which was attended by |
100000 persons from the central |
part of the United States. In con-
nection with the outdoor show the
used Radio Station WIS,
Chicago and great amount of pub
licity was carried by the Chicago
during the show con-
corning the recreation advantages of
At the American Legion
in Paris souvenirs in the
form of miniature paper fish pro-
vided by the Ten Thousand Lakes
Association were distributed by the
Legionnaires.
This year in addition to it's ether
publicity mediums the Ten Thous-
and Lakes Association published a
new booklet, known as Recreation
Days, in which writeups concerning
381 communities appeared. These
writeups not only gave all informa-
ton concerning resorts and hotels,
golf courses and other things that
might interest the tourist looking
for recreation, but the industrial ad-
vantages of each community were
set forth; agricultural opportunities
were recorded and significant his
torical facts in connection with each
town were included. The new book,
which contains almost everything
about each community that person
in vacation or a place
to locate would want to know, re-
ceived wide distribution throughout
the United States. The 1928 edi-
ton which will be even more ccm-
plete is now being compiled.
In making his report for the year
Mr.. Hotaling called attention to the
fact that the floods along the lower
and poor financial con-
ditions in certain sections of the
country were the only things that
kept the number of tourists from
being even larger, and it was his
opinion that in view of weather and
fiancial conditions throughout the
country that kept the growth of the
tourist business in Minnesota during