The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-07
TOURIST BUSINESS
AND AGRICULTURE

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 Greater
Minnesota Association, which will take
place at the Ryan Hotel, Friday Dec
ember IA.
1t is expected that there will be at
least 500 delegates from all parts of
the state at this melting, the pur-
pose of which will be to lay the foun-
dalton for an active advertising and
publicity program for 1929 as well 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 well
come by w. F. Davidson, president of
the Saint Paul Association. Response
will be made by D. D. Tenney, preSi-
dent of the Minneapolis Civic 81 Com
merce Association. The annual adj
dress will be delivered by Roy E. Dunn,
Pelican Rapids, president Of the Ten
Thousand Lakes Association and the
reports of the secretary H. G. Hotaling
and treasurer, G. B. Mills will close
the morning session. At noon, lunch
con will be served at the Saint Paul
Athletic club and w. I. Nolan, lieuten-
ant governor of Minnesota will be the
speaker with message concerning
concentrated advertising 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 "Minnesota's OPP
portuntieS" B. w. Moore, deputy gov
ernor of the Ninth Federal Reserve
Bank, Minneapolis, will speak on the
subject, Minnesota Financially and
Agriculturally." George Mccullough,
state game and fish commissioner will
have as his subject How Resort Own
ers May Aid in Conservation" Otto G.
Neuman of Wheaton, president of the
Greater Minnesota Association will dis
cuss the topic Financing Minnesota's
Greatest Constructive Effort" E. r.
Ruggles, mayor of OSakis and for
many years resort owner will speak
on the subject Applying the Golden
Rule in the resort business, and j. H.
ESchman, also resort owner will have
as his subject Building Minnesota by
Beautifying Her Resorts" Mr.. Esch-
man has developed magnificent
landscape at his resort at Loretto.
During the morning selections will
be sung by the Minnesota Agricultural
College Male quartet, one of the num-
bers to be a song Minnesota, the
words of which were written by Miss
Nell E. Merrill of that institution. At
noon the Northern Pacific Railway
Ladies' quartet will sing and during
the afternoon session a surprise must
cal novelty will be offered by v. G. o.
Ettesvold and George Cheeseman of
Glenwood through the courtesy of the
500 Line Railway.
In the business sessions new officers
and directors will be elected and plans
will be made in connection with the
1929 advertising program. With the
consolidation of the Greater Mime
sofa Association and the Ten Thousand
Lakes Association both advertising
programs will now be handled through
the one Office and the meeting this
year will not be chiefly devoted to the
development of the tourist business
as in the past, but both agricultural
and recreational activities will re-
ceive 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.