The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-09

such horrors as visited Baudette and
Spooner recently; must hold up the
hands of the man who insists that by
drainage of swamp lands is the great
est good to be accomplished, and must
materially aid and comfort those who
demand for the settlers chance to
educate themselves and their children
not only in the things that make for
culture and social intercourse, but in
scientific agricultural methods.
Brainerd. - An immediate reap
portionment which shall not increase
the membership in either the house
or senate is to be demanded of the
legislature by the Northern Develop
ment Association. In order that it
can make known it's reasons for re-
the association appointed lobby that
shall go to st. Paul, Jan. 1, and stay
with the solons until all reapportion-
ment demands have been granted or
finally denied. The resolution cover
ing the subject matter, introduced by
H. Gutenberg, was unanimously adopt
ed by the special committee on reap
portionment, consisting of two mem
bers from each of the "a counties rep
resented in the association.
The resolution follows:
Resolved, That the demand be
made on the legislature to pass
without delay a reapportionment
RI ot
general election of 1912, which
shall not contemplate an increase
in the membership Of the legisla-
ture.
BE it Further Resolved, That
the chair be authorized to appoint
a committee of seven to go to st.
Paul at the beginning of the next
session of the legislature to repre-
sent this association in the inter-
ests of the bill"
Lobbyists Are Named.
Conforming with this suggestion.
President MaXfield appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Sixth congressional district, Rudolph
MdCheuZl0, anu H. D. DSH.
trict, H. Gutenberg, C. P. Craig, and
J. E. Kienitz; Ninth district, w. R.
Mackenzie and R. ]. Bell.
Strong Good Roads Plank.
The resolutions committee will re-
port a strong good roads plank, one
calling for adequate fire protection and
oIo hx,
the state of consolidated rural school
system.
G. E. Marshall, chief United States
forestry supervisor in the Cass Lake
reservation, was the first speaker on
the program. His address was on
Forest Fire Protection" He said,
in part:
Problem of Forest Fire Protection.
1.-THE problem of fire protection has
come to be one of the most important
problems to be considered in the prop
err development of northern Minnesota
and in a great measure to the entire
state, for two reasons:
"First-Northern Minnesota cannot
afford to lose it's timber or it's citizens
by fire.
"Second-Minnesota cannot afford
to have the reputation that it does not
provide adequate protection to the peo-
pie that have been induced to settle
in the northern part of the state.
"Now, what must Minnesota do to
prevent fires? Please note that I did
not say to protect itself from fires
but to prevent fires The funda-
mental principle of forest fire protec-
ton is that there must be an organi-
zation to prevent fires and not merely
designed to put fires out after they
start.
Minnesota today is without such an
organization, and, assuming that the
theory of prevention rather than pro.
lection is the correct one, in order to
get started right, such service must
be provided.
Other speakers were 2. d. Scott, of
the forestry board, Wallace G. Nye,
of Minneapolis, A. r. Whitson, of the
University Of Wisconsin, and d. e.
Willard, of the Northern Pacific rail-
way.
With one exception all nf the old
officers were reelected. Tho list COM
prises H. J. Maxfield, of Wadena, pres
ident; w. R. Mackenzie, Bemidji,
secretary; Walter ]. Smith, of Eveleth
treasurer; executive committee, F. A
Patrick, of Duluth, M. N. Kohl, of Cass
Lake and M. ]. Brown, of Warren, who
in st. Paul.
Duluth was chosen as the meeting
place for the next convention.