The Ely miner., 1930-12-19
1,4G1,865 TOURISTS
SPEND s76,708,29O
ANNUAL MEETING OF TEN THOUS-
AND LAKES MINNIE
sofa ASSOCIATION SHOWED A
SPLENDID CONDITION FOR THE
PAST YEAR.

During 1880 l 1,461865 tourists from
other states visited Minnesota and
spent ste, ,708 ,290 here according to the
annual report of H. G. Hotaling, Sec
retary of the Ten Thousand Lakes
Greater Minnesota Association which
was made public Friday, December II,
at the fourteenth annual meeting Of
that organization which was held at
the Ryan Hotel, Saint Paul. The re-
port also showed that there was an in
crease in the number of persons seek
ing Minnesota farms than there were
in 1929, although the actual number of
farm sales were less.
This year the Association conducted
advertising in publications with COM
bined circulationS of more than 16,000,-
600. Part of this advertising was de-
voted to attracting tourists and part
to induce farmers of other states to
move here. In response to this ad-
vertising 1914 persons wrote con-
corning vacations and 5,614 persons
were interested in Minnesota farms.
During 1929, 10535 inquiries were re-
ceived concerning vacations and 5000
asked about farms.
There evidently was a greater in
terest in Minnesota both as a vaca-
ton and farm state this year accord
ing to H. G. Hotaling, secretary of the
Association, but financial conditions
forced many to change their vacation
plans and those who would buy farms
were unable to secure the money with
which to purchase. 1t is Mr.. Hotaling's
belief that when conditions improve
that Minnesota will experience greatly
enlarged tourist business and more
farm sales.
This year bankers and realtors re-
ported to the Association that they
sold 858 farms with total acreage Of
117,262. This represents an average
sale of about ten farms to county and
takes into consideration only those
which were reported to the ASsoci-
alton. Mr.. Hotaling says that un-
doubtedly many hundreds more were
sold which were not reported. He also
says that there were many private
sales from one farmer to another and
that none of these are included in the
report. During 1929 which was the
peak year for some time in Minnesota
as far as farm sales are concerned
those reporting to the Association had
sold 1857 farms with a total acreage
of 193,421.
The growth of the tourist business
according to Mr.. Hotaling'S report is
reflected in the ever increasing num-
ber of new resorts and the enlarged
facilities of established places. There
are now 1040 resorts in Minnesota as
compared with 600 five years ago
Many of the original 600 have doubled
or trebled their capacity and there are
indications that several resorts will
make extensive improvements during
the winter months in preparation for
the summer of 1881. Several new high
class resorts were opened for the first
time during 1880.
Bishop G. G. Bennett, head of the
Episcopal Diocese of Duluth, was the
principal speaker on the Ten Thousand
Lakes Greater Minnesota Association
program. He spoke at the luncheon
which was served at the Saint Paul
Athletic club and his topic was Mime
sofa the Land of Milk and Honey"
Other speakers on the morning pro-
gram were l.. G.. HodgSon, former
mayor of Saint Paul. and George w.
Mccullough, game and fish commits
sioner. On the afternoon program A.
w. Lindberg, state hotel inspector,
William Stewart of st. Paul, p H.
McGarry of Walker, N. j. Holmberg,
state secretary of agriculture and Mrs.
Sam Rask of Blooming Prairie, preSi-
dent of the Federated Womens Clubs
of Minnesota spoke.
The delegates were welcomed by
Mayor Gerhard Bundle of Saint Paul
and Fred w. Schilplin, publisher of the
I Saint Cloud Times and Journal Press
responded. Reports of Secretary H. G.
Hotaling, and G. B. Mills, president of
the Midland National Bank, Minneap-
oils, treasurer were read. Frank S.
Gold of Minneapolis, pesident, de-
ivered the annual address.
Resolutions were passed urging that
the Secretary of War be asked to i'm
mediately establish higher minimum
water levels in the upper Mississippi
reservoir lakes and that the members
OF Congress be asked to use their in
fluence for the permanent establish
ment of permanent higher water levels
for the reservoir district. The ASsoci-
alton also went on record as favoring
House Bill 1858, known as the Dyer
Bill which would establish division
to be known as the Travel Department
| of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce in the Department of Com
| merce and whose purpose it would be
to promote travel in the United States
| 1t was also decided that the Associ-
alton follow the same course as that
pursued during 1880.
At the close of the meeting the fol-
| lowing directors were selected: Frank
S. Gold, Minneapolis, A. D. Barge, st.
| Paul, 0. G. Neuman, Wheaton, Ray D.
| Handy, Duluth, Eli S. Warner, st.
Paul, Arthur L. Roberts, Winona, Chas.
B. Mills, Minneapolis, G. r. Butler,