Adventure Magazine Cover, October 10, 1921 — page 187: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

The Camp-Fire America, and Africa, and the Never-Never of Australia, and the northermost reaches of Canada, etc. I think it would be a good idea to have some big museum prepare a list of little known, unex- plored places, and from that list have the ballot compiled so we can vote. Eliminate, of course, anything pertaining to either of the polar regions. I certainly am hoping you will put one or two of my ideas up to the readers for a vote, not that I am trying to dominate any feature of this plan, but simply because I truthfully think they would favor the ideas in question. At any rate, I hope there will be something somewhere in this letter which may help you and Camp-Fire to arrange final plans. Anything I can do to help, why just let me know. As to a contnbution, count me in for not less than $10, and if the final decision is no limit, then put me down for $50. If there is any correspondence or clerical work which I might help you out in, shoot it along and I’ll guarantee to attend to it muy pronto and shoot it back quickly. Yours to make our venture successful. —MArsHALL R. HALL. Certainly both the above and the fol- lowing are more democratic than the plan I offered, and therefore better in that respect. But I believe any such under- taking is going to need the financial support of those who happen to be better equipped with the needful or happen to be more en- thusiastic than others. Also, why shouldn’t every one be allowed to contribute accord- ing to his means? I withdraw my sug- gestion of an “honor roll” for those giving more than the usual amount. I’m sorry I made it. Any “honor” concerned is due those who give most in proportion to their means and of course there is no way of measuring that. A poor man’s dollar may be a bigger gift than a rich man’s hundred. How would it do, if any names at all are published, not to name the amounts given? Or to express our general thanks to those who had helped us beyond the designated amount, giving their names but not the amounts? I’m just asking. Meanwhile I’m leaving the amounts named in letters received because it is of course necessary that all of you should know just how strong is the response and the general prospect of financial backing. I’ve already stated that the publishers of our magazine are ready to contribute their substantial mite if desired. Halifax, Nova Scotia. My first letter, though I have read the magazine since its birth. I want to register my approval of your ideas of an Adventure expedition in the interests of science. The original plan, even though successful, is more or less ephemeral in its character, benefiting only 12 177 those directly interested, but the plan of a scientific basis is broader, more lasting and more in the char- acter of a permanent monument to every one who is engaged in it even remotely. As to the shares, limit each holder to one, what- ever the price. An “Adventurer” may be very proud to own one until he runs across a plutocrat with a few dozen in his possession when his spirit will visibly shrink, which is not conductive to brotherly love. With greetings, I am—H. M. ROSENBERG. A sample of the general indorsements al- ready received: Philadelphia. Regarding “Canada’s” proposition for Adven- ture’s own company, I just want to say that my ten dollars are ready and awaiting call. Let’s hear more of it in Camp-Fire columns.—RALLEN SNYDER. In commenting on these letters I’m not trying to settle things for the rest of you. But on certain points I can advance phases not allowed for in the letters or that ought to be considered, particularly as to the magazine itself. For example, the coupon printed in our magazine for voting of any kind is subject to certain post-office regu- lations and also does not seem of practical value here. None of you could vote until it had been published and that means a wait of several months after the coupon has been decided upon. Without a coupon any of you can write in or come in and vote on any phase at any time. And, as you'll see on reading all the letters, many questions are going to be involved and.a coupon would have to be a very large and complicated affair. I agree with the following letter that our expedition should be in no way a money- making plan. If, however, it should chance that some money were made, say through motion-picture rights, there should be some plan for dividing it among contributors or devoting it to some other undertaking for Camp-Fire, even if the sum realized were only a small part of the cost. Chicago. The main idea is fine dope but needs careful handling in order to insure success and prevent a general knockdown and drag-out among our mem- bers. " HY NOT send the expedition to the region Friel writes about—the Amazon country? There must be adventure to be had still along the Jurua and the Javary. Take along a moving- picture man with the understanding that Adventure is to be furnished with plenty of “‘stills’” to be published later. but there’s nothing like pictures to get the real MICLO©OOKS Printed reports are all well enough C@