The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
.AITKlN APPEALS
FOR PUBLIC LID
GOVERNOR ASKED TO TAKE SUB
sCRIPTIoNs FOR SUFFERERS.
Citizens Committee Declares that 100
Families Have Suffered Loss Of
Crops, and $4,000 Will Be Needed
to Relieve Them Water Still Covers
Fields for Fifty Miles.

lie in behalf of $50 families along the
been flooded and are total loss be-
cause Of the high water. W. H. Will
Iams, state labor commissioner, who
has been investigating conditions there
for Governor, Johnson, is still on the
signed by the Aitkin citizens commit
tee: The committee is headed by J. B.
Galarneault, mayor of Aitkin, who is
designated as treasurer. The other
members are D. w. Kemerer, A. l..
Hamilton, G. G. Dutton and G. s. Ka-
than. Their. appeal states that farms
along the river are overf1owed for a
weeks have been covered with one to
eight feet Of water. It will be sever
al weeks yet before the water leaves,
and it is impossible to plant and raise
another crop. In all $50 families are
victims Of the floods, and the commit
tee estimates that $4,000 will be need
ed to relieve their distress. Governor
johnson is asked to open his office to
receive subscriptions. He will prob
scrfption papers going Monday in the
twin cities.
The ournal is informed from
Aitkin that temporary relief is being
sent by the merchants, who sent boat
load OF supplies up the river yesterday.
The appeal signed by the committee is
~ Citizens Appeal.
Whereas, The Mississippi valley in Ait
kin county is suffering from the most
disastrous flood in it's history, being mum
dated for distance of fifty miles at a
season Of the year when any replanting
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be impossible; and
Whereas, The devastation of the flood
has claimed everything in it's track, sub
merging many farms with their crops to
depth of from one to eight feet, Destroy
ing all hope of gathering any harvest with
which to carry the cattle over another
winter; and .--. a..s-
Whereas, Many farmers have been COM
PEELED to load their stock onto fatboats
and transport them from the premises,
and sell hem for about half price, or
whatever they could get; and :.
Whereas, The floods have already been
upon the people for five weeks and will
| require several weeks yet before the
| river gets back to it's normal condition:
| and
| Whereas The flooded district will be
left barren waste, incapable Of giving
| ZIG 1dT1Iler anytn1nS until the land has
been reseeded, which will require another
| year; and ..a-
Whereas In the meantime there is very
little work to be had, and many Of the
farmers could not leave their families
and be long absent from home; and
Whereas, The amount Of money neces-
sary to meet these conditions will ap-
proxlmate $4,000, only a small part OF
Which can be raised locally; Be it 49,
Resolved, That in behalf of the 15O
families who have been the victims Of the
Hood, many Of whom have lost everything
in the way of crops or living, and must
have immediate assistance, we hereby
make our condition known to the citizens
of Minnesota and ask for aid.
| Mayor ]. B. Galarneault is the treasurer
OF the relief committee, and will gladly
receive and receipt for contributions, large
or small, the committee assuring the don
ors that all sums received will be dis
tributed with the most scrupulous regard
| to the wishes Of the giver and the needs
of the suffering people. 49,. >.