The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
luAiBERJACks SKY. >Pll0T

,luMBERMCk SKY ,aPil0T
Plans q Crusade Amoag Gangs to the
North at the Range. IS
>. From the.Hibbing Tribune we re-"
Observation-Disclosures relative, to-
Rev. Frank +. Higgins, who plane
extensive work among the lumber
jacks in the camps to the north Of
the range and along the line of the
Duluth, Rainy Lake x Winnipeg:
9 "Rev. Frank &. Higgins, the lum-
berjack sky pilot, delivered au ad-
dress before a large audience at>the
Presbyterian church Sunday. night
upon his work among the lumber
camps of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan. Monday night Mr.. Hig-
gins spoke at a meeting of the Bro
therhood of st. Andrew before ano-
Their large audience.
, 1.-THE Presbyterian, churches OF
Hibbing and Virginia are much
aroused concerning Mr.. Higgins
plans for the winter in this vicinity
and are resolved to lend their active
assistance. Mr.. Higgins has &c.
cured the Rev. Mr.. Carey, of Bloom
ing Prairie, Mimi, to act az a mis-
sionary for the camps from Vir-
ginia to Rainier along the new
Rainy Lake railroad Ten camps
have been esta blished and five more
will be added and there will be in
the neighborhood of 1900 men in
these camps this winter. The ex
pense of the work will be met for
the most part by the committee on
forests and mines of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
church but the churches at Hib
bling and Virginia will help and $50
was raised for this purpose at the
meeting last night.
,"Mr. Higgins began his work as
lumberjack sky pilot twelve years
ago. For seven years he carried on
the work in connection with regular
PASTORAL work, but in 1903 he re.
signed as pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Bemidji and has since
devoted his life entirely to the men
in the woods.
"Mr. Higgins first carried on the
work along with snch financial as
sistance as the churches voluntari-
ly offered him. But a year ago the
practical results he il securing was
brought to the attention. of the
Presbyterian General Assembly by
wealthy lumbermen, who are: pro-
minent in the church, and the, work
was organized and placed in charge
of a. committee on Forests and
Mines. The men who compose this
committee are such men as Hugh
N. Hanna of the Atlas Engine
Works of Indianapolis, w. A.. Holt
Of the Holt Lumber company, J. s.
Degenbaugh, editor of the Ameri::
can Luaherman of Chicago, G. A.
Barton of the Northland Pine Lum.
Der company of Minneapolis, E. T..
Buxton, president of the Red Cliff
Lumber company and others. An
Office ia maintained in the Lumber
Exchange at Minneapolis.
1.-The umbermen are now very
active in Mr.. Higgins assistance.
When he first began the work, they
would not listen to them at all, but
some of the companies do every.
thing In their power to further the
Sky Pilots efforts. +
y"Mr. Higgins has charge of all
the camp work, supplies the camps
with literature, visits the men in
the hospitals, makes his work
known to the organized churches
and enlists their aid, places mis-.
sionaries where they are most need
ed, etc.
There will be a dozen men under
Mr.. Higgins in northern Minnesota
this year, about half that many in
Wisconsin and two in Michigan.
One man is being maintained on
the Pacific coast and the work in
the camps of the west and south
will be organized thoroughly with.
in very few years. Among the
men who will assist Mr.. Higgins az
an actual missionary in the camps
this year is A. r. Merritt, who was
with his brothers at one time the
owner in fee of the greater part of
the Mesaba range"
Bav Additional Lands.
The Calumet & Sonora Mining
Co., considerable amount of stock,
in which corporation is held by
Vir0iniAna haa n,,rchoooI A.