Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
Agriculture; Tourist
Trade Will be Topic
State Boosters Will Gather ut Saint
Paul December IA to Outline
Program for 1929.

Leaders in state development work,
along both agricultural and recrea-
tional lines will participate in the pro-
gram of the Twelfth Annual Meeting
of the Ten Thousand Lakes AsSocia-
ton recently merged with the Great
er Minnesota Association, which will
take place at the Ryan Hotel, Friday,
December IA.
1t is expected that there will be at
least 500 delegates from all parts
of the state at this meeting. the pur-
pose of which will be to lay the foun-
dation for an active advertising and
publicity program for 1929 as we'll
as to review the accomplishments of
1928.
The meeting will open at 10 o'clock
Friday morning in the Marquette
room of the Ryan Hotel with word
of welcome by w. F. Davidson, presi-
dent of the Saint Paul Association.
Response will be made by D. D. Ten
ney, president of the Minneapolis
Civic & Commerce Association. The
annual address will be delivered by
Roy E. Dunn, Pelican Rapids, presi-
dent of the Ten Thousand Lakes As
sociation and the reports of the secre-
tary, H. C. Hotaling and treasurer, c.
B. Mills will close the morning ses-
SION At noon. luncheon will be serv
ed at the Saint Paul Athletic club and
w. l. Nolan, lieutenant governor OF
Minnesota, will be the speaker with
message concerning concentrated ad-
vertising efforts for the state.
Speakers of the afternoon will in
clude John H. Hay of the Minnesota
Department of Agriculture who will
speak on the subject 'Minnesotas OPP
portunities." B. v. Moore, deputy gov
ernor of the Ninth Federal Reserve
Bank, Minneapolis. will speak on the
subject, Minnesota Financially and
Alphabetically" George Mccullough,
state game and fish commissioner,
will have as his subject, How Resort
Owners May Aid in Conservation.
Otto C. Neuman of Wheaton, president
of the Greater Minnesota Association,
will discuss the topic, Financing
Minnesota's Greatest Constructive Eff
fort" E. R. Ruggles, mayor of Osakis
and for many years a resort owner,
will speak on the subject, Applying
the Golden Rule in the Resort Bust
ness" and ]. H. Eschman, also re-
sort owner. will have as his subject,
Building Minnesota by Beautifying
Her Resorts" Mr.. Eschman has de-
veloped a magnificent landscape at
his resort at LorettO.
During the morning. selections will
be sung by the Minnesota AgricuI-
tural College Male quartet, one of the
numbers to be a song, Minnesota"
the words of which were written by
Miss Nell E. Merrill of that institu-
ton. At noon the Northern Pacific
Railway Ladies quartet will sing and
during the afternoon session sur
prise musical novelty will be offered
by V. C. o. Ettesvold and George
Cheeseman of Glenwood through the
courtesy of the 500 Line Railway.
In the business sessions new off,
GERS and directors will be elected and
plans will be made in connection with
the 1929 advertising program. With
the consolidation of the Greater Min
nesota Association and the Ten Thou
sand Lakes Association both adver-
Using programs will now be handled
through the one office and the meet
ing this year will not be chiefly de-
voted to the development of the tour
list business as in the past, but both
agricultural and recreational activ-
tiles will receive equal attention.
Citizens who are interested in the
work of developing Minnesota are
urged to attend and participate in the
meeting which will be open to all.