The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
IRON COUNTY DEVELOP
NENT ASSOCIATION
Formal Organization for the Boosting o.
County Division Revives Unanimous
Support Of All Range Com:
munlties.


The meeting at Hawkinson Hal
on Monday afternoon. under the
auspices of the Virginia Commerc
ial Club, was attended by delegates
from every city, village and hamle
in the territory proposed to be taker
into the new county confines, sixty
delegates from various places be
ing present and joining with {
host of Virginians in starting the
movement for home rule for thu
ranges with vigorous push.
Following banquet served BY
the ladies of the Presbyterian
Church in the dining hall of thu
Odd Fellows lodge, the meeting ad
journed to the hall proper where
the business end of the proposition
was extensively discussed, organic
ing by the selection of A. P. Sill
man of Hibbing as chairman an6
D. P. Mcintyre, of Eveleth, as secre.
tary. AS president OF the Virginia
Commercial Club, was the frs
speaker called upon, explaining
the reason for the gathering anC
stating many of the distinct points
of vantage to the people of the
ranges to be gained by an indepen
dent county government.
Mr.. Arnold was followed by Victo,
l.. Power, of Hibbing, who broach
ed the idea of the change of the Law
in such a manner as to eliminate
the naming of county seat and
initial county officials, and if pos
sible 80 to do to designate that
none but people residing in the
confines of the new county as pro
posed should be allowed vote, and
so worded as to leave the naming
of the temporary county seat and
temporary county officials in the
hands of the governor.
Other speakers along the same
line, all believing in the necessity
of the movement for the welfare OF
the ranges, were F. S. Colvin of Bi.
wabik, Judge Freeman of Chisholm
+. A. koen of Biwabik, John
Owens of Cook, r. W. Hitchcock OF
Hibbing, John Costin Jr. of Virgin
ia, DR.. Barrett of Gilbert, D. P. NC.
Intyre of Eveleth, A. r. Folsom OF
Buhl, W. E. Hannaford of Virginia
c. N. Atkinson of Hibbing, Joseph
Mantell of Ely, J. D. Murphy OF
Tower, H. S. Sherman of Angora,
Judge Tillman of Aurora, G. A.
APuli of Mt. Iron, Gust Anderson
of Chisholm, DR.. J. c. Farmer of Nc.
Kinley, and Judge Montague OF
this city. The consensus of o pinion
among the speakers was that the
proper move was an amendment OF
the existing law if possible, but
failing in this that united effort and
unceasing work should be carried
on looking to a successful ending
to the issue at the next general
election.
AS preliminary to such move the
chair appointed committee on
resolutions comprising c. NJ. At.
kinson Of Hibbing, E. A. Koen OF
Biwabik, and N. B. Arnold of this
city, who submitted the following
which were unanimously. adopted:
"WHEREAs, Delegates have been
called from the various towns and
communities in St. Louis County
and are this day assembled in Vir.
ginia, and an expression has been
made of the feeling of the various
communities, now therefore be it,
"REsoLvED, by this convention
here assembled, that we, and each
of us, hereby express ourselves az
being unalterably in favor of Coun.
ty Division, and recommend that
united, intelligent, persistent effor,
be made to bring about the division
of St. Louis County, and the organ.
ization of new county including
the Mesaba and Vermiliou ranges
and contiguous territory; and be i,
further
"REsOLVED, That the temporary
organization be made permanent
that an executive committee of five
with A. p. Silliman az chairman. he
appointed; that committee OF
ways and means and. a Legislative
committee be appointed and an
active campaign be started fo1
County Division"
Following this the chair upon mo-
ton appointed an, executive com
mittee of five composed of Messre
A. P. Sillman of Hibbing, N. B. Ar
mold of Virginia, Edward Freeman
of Chisholm, E. A. Koen of Biwabil
and D. P. Mcintyre of Eveleth, who
later selected w. J. Archer of this
city as secretary of the committee
This committee holds its fret repu
lar meeting in this city today, an6
will commence the formulation o1
plans for the campaign as also con
slider the draft of bill proposed t
remedy the existin9 law 90 aa l.. t<