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J. H. LEE, COMMERCIAL HOUSE EUROPEAN PLAN
4 , 1923.
Mr. Louis J . Hill, Exec~tive Offices, Gre~t Northern Railway, St . Paul, Minn. Dear Sir; Herewith is subwitt the briel outline of a proposal to conduct a winter exp tion through the present all-season tourist area and the pro ective wi tel' tourist areas adjacent to the Great Northern R~ way with the definite object of securing material for th use and advantage of the Great Northern Railway Publici and Tourist Extension Department. The party to consist f a Journalist-wr-iter, a motion and still camera operator a guides with dog teams, each member of the party to furnish e eCj,uipment req,uired for their duties. The idea back of the is to write a series of articles and pbte.in a series of mo and still pictures appe,tling to the sportsman, the hunter nd the 'Ired- blooded" portion of the general public- articl s and pictures descriptive of the beauties a.nd the pleasures to be found during the Winter season. Vi th the expedi ti n l s resul ting material as intro- ductory publici ty and the l ' featuring of winter sports such as carnivals in Glacier Park hot Is, tobogganing, dog sledding through the Park ~ possibly into the Canadian Rockies , game hunting in surr ing districts, e tc. , etc ., it is believed that a profita. e winter tourist traff ic would resul t . lembers of the proposed expedit
Journalist-Writer: John J . EI ~ 0 would assume these duties of the expedition, is one of the Governors of the Baltimore (Maryland) Press Club; a publicity and newsp~per man of wide experience and a wri er of special articles and .J. H. LEE, COMMERCIAL HOUSE PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER. EUROPEAN PLAN
stories ; he is a graphic writer cap~ble of a wide range of salient articles fior the p11.rpose in view . Motion Camera Operator: The writer , l\tlentor E.tnyre, is well qualified by reason of years of diversified experience in the motion picture industry to handle all phases of the photography, continuity, title writing, developing, assembling and distribution. He is a Reserve Officer of the U. S. air Service, witn commission as Pilot and Photographer. He has the necessary equipment, cvnsisting of thelatest model iilart Professional or Studio Motion Picture Camera with ample lens assortment and ottler accessories; the latest model Wilart News or Field ~otion Picture Camera and accessories, and a 5 x 7 Press Graflex Camera with ample lens and accessory equipment. an 8 x 10 View Camera will be included in the photographic eqaipment. rlis experience in pre- par ing motion pic tUl'es for publ'ici ty purposes and in the pro duction of educational films wIDuld be most useful in the proposed expedition. GUides/Camp Ivien ; Dogs and equipment: Henri .hrnous Riviere, proprietor of Victoria Rancn, b.lberta, where the finest huskies in all Canada are raised, and noted as one of the best, if not the best guide in the Rocky Mountain area of Northern Montana and Southern Canada, will assume the duties of head gUide , assisted by his son. Mr. Riviere is known throughout motion picture circles as the breeder and trainer of the dog "Strongheart~ appear ing in the motion picture of that title, and of many other dogs and wolves ~sed in the pictures . It is believed that his ranch in the foothills of Southern Alberta has the greatest number of the best real husky dogs in all of the Northwest. or. Riviere knows the mountains and trails thoroughly and in all seasons, and is a firm believer that a successf11.1 winter tourist business can be developed through winter sports, including winter rOll tes between Belton and GlaCier Park, and possibly as far North as Banff, traveling viet. gog teams witn comfortable cabins at intervals · ..
.J. H. LEE, COMMERCIAL HOUSE PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER . EUROPEAN PLAN
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hlong the routes. His opinion is based on the fact that during the winter season his outfits are often engaged by tourists: he st&tes that the interest in such trips is increasing from yer;,;.r to year . ------...... ------
The illustrc...ted writings prep~red while the eXJledition is in the field would G:.ppeal to the gener;;..-l public, and yet more particularly to the prospective tour ist, traveler and sportsm&n, and of adequ",te worth i::lnd interest to find acceptcmce for pub lication in various magazines 'and Sunday supplements of the metropolitan papers . Among the suggested c..rticles it is proposed to prepare one for the National Geographic SOCiety for publ ication in the i~a tioni::ll Geographic lV1agaz ine. . Such an article would be profusely illustrated and the National Geographic Magazine having hundreds of thousClnds of readers the resulting publicity would unquestion&bly prove of great value to the Tourist Extension De partment of the Great Northern Railway . ((Scribner's Magazine recently sent a writer and illustrator (Mr . P eters) through a small area of the Canadian Rockies to secure material for i::ln article to Clpp ear in a winter issue of tneir publication- Mr' . Riviere and dog teams were employed as guide and trans ... porta. tion. ) )
Among the motion pictures to be made would be a number of sufficient interest to obt&in a wide distribution in the princip&l countries, utilizing the drc...matic , the recreational, educationCll , welfare and religious distr·ibuting agencies, from among whose pi::ltrons come tne tourist ~nd traveler . The writer ' s p.::..st experier1ce in arl anging the distribution 0 1 motion pictures of this nature compels the belief thb.t such pictures would h.::..ve '" wide &lnd const&nt circulation for years to come. The uae of the motion picture as GI. visualizing medium in advertisi ng, publicity , educationi::ll, welfi::lre and extension organizations is recognized ",s most valuable, for not . onl y do tne pictLAres i::lrrest and and hold the ",ttention of the Viewer, but compel concentration on the subject, hence resul ting and often far-reaching irul uences of though t and action. · ..
J . H . LEE, COMMERCIAL HOUSE PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER . EUROPEAN PLAN
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Expense required to m~int~in the expedition i n the field for & three months eriod: Journ&list-writer I- 400 & month------$ 1200.00 ,otion picture man 1 ·400 a month ------1200.00 2 Guides I- 150 a monti each ------900.00 Dog teams &nd extra dogs , sleds , etc .- - 600. 00 onthly ma i ntenance of party 075 - -- 1125.00 $ 5025.00 in addition to which would be the expense of photographic mater' ial and finishing tne pictures . (Necessary railro~d transportation not i ncluded in above).
Since it is practic~ll impossibl e to cover the matter thoroughly by letter this preliminary proposal touches but briefly upon a few ph&ses of the organi zation of the p~rty , the proposed work, and the influences and results to accrue from the distribution of the pictures and the c irculation of the written articles . Comprehens ive plans c overing all phases of tne pr oposal can best be considered and appr~ised at a p ersonal interview. It bein c..gree~ble to your offices , !r . Ltnyre , or bo th hr. htnyre and l'hr . l!.ly, wi ll, upon r eceiving request, proceed im lli ddi~tely to a deSignated meeting point. Solicitin the privilege of appLaring before you with the ~ddition~l ~nd more important details , I am , Very trul yours , - ~~ 1entOI' htnyre, ail address until Dec. 25 , 1923- General Delivery , 1\ ontreal , uebec . i re address until Dec . 25th, \I - t Canadian Pcific Telegrc..ph office, lOntre1:;;.l , uebec . ~"N1tA'f'fAN 'gil m:ntO'NlCT , ~ 0110"""" r ',9SS .2. u.r , I 'j;,;;' .;:;l \ -->
Glacier National ' Park Guld. Stick. to HOI'I"aok Riding. WASHINGTON. t.~, Sam Sansiver IS, thea, I t " Id, e in Gl~ler itttUonal pa.1I Sa, "has been In the saddle, sl (' he It. 1,,2 years o~" _tid be, r. muc , easter than be walks,. ; <' ,' I He was born In thy Htlc!Son bay country and walked , the trapS wUh his tatherwhen a boy, !fie has guid, ed , all, the ~, o bles that' 'have :\'.wited. _~,~,~"" : ', e ttl$O Is a re · xnarkiJ:hle pg.eK " '"NcJreJ;...... Qov ernment engiueera - who .u~Ci wor:k In Glacler National pai"k' were 80 impressed by thTB Rocky mountain character that they ~ook him to Alaska to help with their operations th~re, " • Sam flays "horseback rldln' llai. spoiled mnny a man for watkln, ..1- jUI!lt, as "automobile ~url\'ln'lI do for many more ,In years to come," Af~ leI' years ot Ilie In the saddle, he "ays, a man's legs get so bowed they don't stand up right to support the 1-I1>lnc,\ He, says he'd hate to say l lOW "auto drivln's goln' tu leave , ~dl1," '!J[ot,~ 1'.1- ,..~s'P V ' - T\lilSD.A.Y , DECEM1;}E~ 1. t lot"· 'I back ,Riding :r polls Wa~ingGait, =I}d.. Guide ,Aver f X\~ j • ' ~~ i , GI.~i.r If bIIiIiit...i. iw.: 12Yei1'~.!.:'" - much easier tlJlin he walks. He was born -In the Hudson Bay .ci4lifitl'Y -and- ...... eI ...~ · ~t.. his father wh.n a boy. He has guided all the notable. that have visited the park. He also is are mal'i
~ !J!RSE BA CK . VEARS IrEADS IN SAa , RIDING SPOILS t IN SAOIlE RAP FON WAlKlt 1VA~IN' GAlT' BAD FUR WAtlING WASHl , """'v.,. N, Dec. 27.-Sam WASHINGTON, D. C., 'l!lF- ~ W.A..SJ[INcJr.~~. )Ia . r 1. t e 0pldest gUide in SpeciaJ).-Sam Sansiver ilt. the 61 . t (S]J.eCia/)' __'a~ 'ftan~ " 1)(10. 27, __ been . I ark Sa . .~' , m the sad . m lIas 'uide in GlacieJ;~t",na gUicJe in QJiJ.DI"'h,~q.Il~i"e the Oldest 12 Yea' . e Since he " easie IS old and lIe rides was (as been in the saddle ~ h41 !~ has been in ~nale Park Sam H r than he walks. mUch welve years old and he .td!1ea aauch tWelVe Year.,! Old saddle SInce he "'as Ba e was bqrn in the 'asier than he walks, ea.'!ier than h and he rides muc'- Y 1 e e Walks. ., tm country and walke HUdson He was born in the ~D r~ j r Wn." born in th bo PS With his tather d the ountry and walked the ." 'fritll.''hiB ,<'OUntr", Ilnd Walk d e lIUdsoll ~ay hen e bl y.s He has guided all t: a a.ther when a boy. He haIt·P144l« all fnthf'>C' WIlen n boy tIle traps Wfth ill.'i H: that have visited th e nota· he notables that have vil~ tU ~. the notables that h' lie, ,htis gUIded Illl ho also is a remarkabl e park, Ie alsi is a remarkable j,&ck-~.e Jr~ a/l1o is a l'e aVe 'l'l1sted fhe Park lJackel' G markable ~a.cJ... . n rSe packer. Governm e pack- )acker. Government eJlldaeen ',...0 ed p "" who supervised ent engi_ mpervised work in Glacier nataiRti SUlJe1'\'is. oVernlll',allt . engIneers "'hol'8e G~er~ l~Ol'k 'O j aCler National Park Work in I lark were so impressed by this :Rocky lJlll'k Were So inl}>r~~ eGlaCier Ilatfollill t by tbls no k were So nountain character that they toolt'MIn mOuntain C'harllctf'>r // d by this .nOCky ~pressed I a a t aln Character that th C Y Moun- 0 Alaska to help with thall' operations t. AJ""k t. help "'·t. ,",., t"k hi", o ~Iaska to help wi ey too~ him I here. . therl).OS,Ulll Says "11 J t)te;u- Opel'atlon.'i eratIOns there. tIl theIr op. Sam says "horseback ridin'. has 8P llf'>d nlany Prsebaclc 1' n' 11 Sam sayS "horsebac. (poilcd many a man for walkin' "-just rIdm idi ~pojJed many a.... k t ' bas LS "automobile drivin'll do for many as "llUtOJ'llObi/: Walkin' "--;u:: In' J, • 4Uan nlol'e Yf'>llrs t ~1~llJ'I' lj f~r 11 do for .... j , -JUst as "auto b~r walk- nore years to come." After years of lit:. 0 collle " .A..r "'any n 11 do for many mo lIe
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:';.:";W~»:. ~~;~:« ..... «::~_f!.": HIS KINGDOM FOR A HORSE. Sam San siver, oldest guide in G~~[ !:WHO.. ' Parl(, 118S been in the saddle since he WII8 12, and rides much easier than he walks, liS YOU can readlJy imagine. He's ROw in Alaska helping government engineers in their operations there. ~'mIII''''''," '' ' '' ...... :.-..'-..~'>.~.-.! r:~:~, '1. ~nslvl er, oldest g Id ... -~ .... -- ~n the saddle since he was 12, and e 8 nce he waa ~ e In ;E. Sam Sa.nslver, oldest guide In in Sam Sansiver, oldest guide in Glacier National Park, hasrgu!de i as you can readily imagine. He's ~ I'ea4lly Imagln ,and I in the saddle since he was 12, and been in the saddle since he was 12, and rides much easier than~ 12'Ianu t engineers in their operations there. I__ thelr operatJon6. He's IS, liS yon can readily ima.gine. He's h e walk s, as' you can read'l" I y lmagme. , . ,eratioll/lle. Ie's DOW in Alaska belp..... ! there. mt engillt1ers in their operations there. s MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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