The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-26
SPARE THE TREES.
Tho State of Minnesota Will Have a PARK
That will In Time Attract National
Attention.

Attention.
There will be n Minnesota national
park. Such positivism of statement
is not based on political influence or
commercial interests. 1t is founded
OH the well accepted axiom that when
woman demands she obtains. The
federate women of Minnesota will car
ry the project through to conclu-
sion. This, in it's motive, is not a
new movement, but with the new
year effort has been more compactly
organized, more inclusive and farther
reaching. A circular sent out on the
first day of the year by the executive
committee outlines the definite OBJ
ject and makes of each club the Gus.
todian of the park interest in that
community. AT the midwinter Dreak-
fast of the federation to be held in ST.
Paul cary next month the park plan
is scheduled for an important share of
the discussion. A Washington lob
by is to exert it's influence; whether
there or through the congressman of
the state, the result will be the same,
that the affair will succeed. This does
not mean the park will be established
this year. Such things move slowly.
But that the men in the national and
state legislatures will be permitted
without challenge to neglect an op-
portunity so pregnant with possible
ties for the future, is something
against which the women of the state
very actively protest. They are by
nature the conservers of the future.
And unless this park project succeeds
northern Minnesota in twenty years
will have no distinct future, Minneso-
ia will have no natural sanitarium;
the head waters of the Mississippi will
shrink from their present abundance.
The delimitation of the park has
been altered from the 100000 acres
which were thought requisite last
year. An area of 100000 acres is the
space of the present request. The ma
ton since 1889 has held for it's wards
the Cass Lake, Chippewa, Leech Lake
and Lake Winnibigoshish reserva-
tions, with a land acreage of Gil, 592,
and water acreage of 21S,47O. If by
the agreement of congress, treaty
with the Chippewas, and transposal
park purposes, the nation or state
Couiu 1Cddlly dPPolhu d boetIu VI Soh
troll, and the National Forestry Asso-
citation superintend the pine.
There is nothing in the present
plan which need alright the natives
or citizens. 1t is moderate in size, so
that the cities of the north need fear
no unused and, therefore, untributary
territory. 1t is government land, so
that the hesitation at increasing the
wealth of individuals need not be con-
sidered. 1t does not even reduce the
area of lumber interests, for it will be
necessary to market the pine from
this, as from private holdings. Meth
er is it prejudicial to the interests of
the population, scattered or in vii
lagos, that is or may be found within
the park limits. The Adirondack
park, which cost the state of New
York $1,sOO,0O0, has population of at
least $4,000, and the village of Saranac
Lake contains 1900 people. So far as
commercial interests go the Minneso-
ia park would be an important invest
ment. 1t is the only tract of pine for
est within reach of 2O,000,00O people
The future of Minnesota valley ozone
depends upon this plan, and certain
ly the efforts made to secure it are
worthy all support.-St. Paul Dis
patch.
The controversy between the lum-
Der interest in and about the town
of Walker, and the citizens of that
place, over the cutting of pine on and
adjacent to the townsite, has been
brought to climax with Winchester
rifles. When the Walker people woke
up few mornings ago they found
that gang of lumbermen in the en-
ploy of the Nelson-Tenney Lumber
Company had begun the work of de-
molition inside the city limits.
A number of big Norway pines had
been cut and the work was proceeding
at such a rate that in a very few
rounding Walker would have been
RACED. At this juncture a resident of
the town, whose front yard had been
invaded by the lumberjacks and de-
nuded of the timber that stood in it,
armed himself with a Winchester and
informed the foreman of the work
gang that if the axes continued to
work he would begin to shoot.
1t was at this critical time that the
morning train arrived carrying F. j..
Kline, manager of the Walker and
Akeley work for T. B. Walker. Mr..
Kline at once ordered that the cutting
be stopped pending a further inquiry
into the status of the dispute.
Persons who have been taking an
active interest in the preservation of
the timber about Walker on behalf of
the State Medical Society and the
State Federation of Woman's Clubs,
have received from the Walker people
statement of their side of the case,
which is to the effect that through
petition and by action of the county
commissioners, Mr.. Walker had been
urged to preserve the scattering tim
Der about Walker in order that the
picturesque beauty of the place might
not be destroyed by denudation of the
ridges surrounding it.
A committee waited on Mr.. Walker
and offered to pay the price demanded
for the timber, asking him to send an
estimator up there to give figures on
it. This, the committee declares, Mr..
Walker agreed to do.
Meanwhile the chopping gang APP
peared one night at dusk and proceed
ed to cut the pine during the night.
1t is charged that they invaded even
the yards of residents and felled the
trees growing in them. This action is
what led to the demonstration with
rifles. The indignation of the popu-