The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-18
What the Editors Say

Senator Nelson's bill to add more
lands to the states forest reservations
will be all right if the lands taken are
unfit, as it is commended, for agricuItur-
al purposes. But Receiver Smith. of the
Duluth land office, speaks straight
to the purpose when he declares
that there is very little land indeed
in Northern Minnesota that is unfit for
agricultural purposes. 1T used to be
thought that vast tracts of territory in
Central Northern Minnesota would be
practically worthless when stripped Of
its timber, but this fallacy no longer
finds credence except with those who'll
ly unacquainted with the character of
the lands of Northern Minnesota. With
proper drainage there will be found
very few acres indeed in Northern
Minnesota which cannot be made most
profitable for farming. We are be-
ginning to appreciate this fact our
selves and to advertise it to others in
modest way. When we once begin
to advertise the fact in earnest there
will be tremendous development of
Northern nneSOta.-Bemidji Pioneer
According to some Republican news
papers Collins, Dunn or Eddy are
unfit men to hold any office. But after
the nominations are made they will
all support the regular nominee
whether he be an angel or a devil.
This is where the Independent press
has the advantage of the party or
gan. If Doc Anes should be nOminat-
ed for mayor of Minnea polls by the
Republicans the Tribune ct al. would
fall into line with hurrah. This is
one reason why big newspapers have
so little inf1uende on the voters
Wright County Times.
cessfully cooperate in business enter
prices has often been charged by the
advocates of the central creameries,
and while there have been grounds for
such an accusation in the past, the
present success of the cooperative idea
has routed the claims of these we'll
paid, self-accused lOgicians, and our
farmers have proven to the world that
they can work together and pull to-
gether for the benefit of themselves
Dairy Record.
Congressman Lind has his eyes
"sOt" on TamS BfXby, and proposes to
know, you know. why he is not hurl-
ed from his position on the Dawes
commission. John asked some leading
questions in the resolution he intro
duced in the house Monday, and it
would seem as though they should be
announced. If Tams has been guilty
of Irregularities he should answer for
them, and if not Lind should have his
soul quieted in the matter.-R0cheSter
PoSt-Record.
There is evidently something doing
in the city of st. Paul in the coal bust
ness. OF the bids received for the fur
nishing of 1900 tons of coal for the
federal building the five were exactly
alike. The price is 10 cents a ton more
than that at which it was furnished
last year. Is this another case for the
courts to look into, or are the local
dealers following out the instructions
of the mine operators ?-Graphic SEN
tinel.
Senator Shoots case will not be de-
eided until after election, because his
expulsion from the senate, which is
controlled by the political party to
which he belongs, might cause Utah
to go Democratic at the coming pres
identiaI election. No doubt the situa-
ton is far from pleasing to our Re-
publican friends, but politics are poll
tics, and paramount to either decency
or Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The fact that the American Pro-
tective Tariff league has approved the
reciprocity plank in the Minnesota Re
publican platform leads Democratic
critics to conclude that Minnesota rec
iprocity is not far removed from New
England stand pat-ism,"- Falls
Daily Press.
After making a mug of beer look
lonesome in Minneapolis by taking
away the free lunch, the health de-
partment now declares the city water
no longer safe and advises boiling be-
1rcf,x No
ventions for that city.-Norman Coun-
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