MINNESOTA some day can be made the paradise of the 

 tourist, the Switzerland of the United States. The 

 scenic beauties of our North Woods, the bracing sum- 

 mer climate, the sky blue waters and the abundant supply of 

 fish and game are unsurpassed. All that is necsesary is to 

 develop what we have, and Amendment No. 9 for State For- 

 ests, to be submitted to vote November 3rd, will help to do 

 this. 



The Adirondacks in New York obtain $18,000,000 a year 

 from the tourist trade; the Maine Woods $12,000,000 annually, 

 and one-third of the people of Switzerland are supported by 

 summer vacationists. There is no reason why Minnesota 

 should not be as popular. 



Our scenery is as attractive as that of New York or Maine. 

 We have the natural advantages a tourist desires and by the 

 development of the opportunities that are ours, the state can 

 be made the Mecca of thousands of tourists. 



By the development of tourist trade the whole state will 

 ip the rewards. The farmer, the merchant, the hotel keeper, 



ich will reap his- share. Already hundreds of thousands of 



>llars are being spent in Minnesota by pleasure-seekers 

 )m St. Louis, Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago and other cities 

 of the Mississippi Valley. This sum can be multiplied into 



le millions. 



But in order to retain our natural attractions, we must take 



ire of our forests. They are going fast and with their pass- 



ig, the game is disappearing as well. The solution lies in 

 the establishment of permanent forests as provided in the 

 Ninth Amendment. This will not only perpetuate the forests, 

 but they will also serve as refuge for our wild forest life. 

 The State Forests Amendment is the cornerstone for a policy 

 of this kind. 



Amendment No. 9, providing for State Forests, stand for 

 good business. Not to vote at all is to vote against it. Re- 

 member this November 3rd. 



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