The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-03
CORPORATIONS % . NOT
M|NO bE|NG MIXED
So Long as. the Money. Derived
From Taxationslis Justly Ex-
pended, Says Editor Mitchell
Of the Duluth News Tribune.

AZ lie SluuhcI 'suuucI Lle duS-
pices of the Virginia Commercial
club at North Pole Hall on Wed-
nesday evening some seventy five
members were inH attedance, en-
joying the good cheer of th> even
ing and participating in making
the event one Of the most memor-
able: in the historysof the body.
Following luncheon served by
the Miller Cafeteria program OF
speaking was enjoyed, A. G.
flourney acting as toastmaster
and in his inimieal style intro
ducing the various members on
the program in f manner tending
to bring out the : best in them.
And it came out, the question Of
good roads being uppermost in
the ideas Of many for the further
advancement Of the city. Among
those speaking on this subject and
on other matters of municipal i'm
portance were President Arnold,
Secretary Archer,H Mayor iIaw-
kinnson, Alderman Boy!an, City
Clerk Bickford, OH. Griggs, VI,
E. Fanniug, X. F. Boyle, Gust
johnson, Judge Montague, VI. II
McMahon and o+,1ers, while the
real address OF the: evening was
reserved to Editor Mitchell, CT
the Duluth News Tribune, WHIT
made some points worthy OF note
and worthy Of active work along
the lines mapped out by the Club
as body. One such was the
pointing out Of the fact that St.
Louis county is at present and for
years past has been working un-
der special road tax act which
limits the taxation for road pur-
poses to one mill while in other
counties of the state the limit for
similar purpose issplaced at two
mills. Mr.. Mitchell stated that one
of the first things to be done IN
behalf of good roads. was not to
bond the county for $5 200, 900
or $lO,0O0,OOO but to: have the
unjust special l.4~ Under which
we are now working repealed. He
stated that the corporations.
which control to great extent
the taxable values OF the ranges
and Of the county as a whole are
like Il good dairy COW; they have
0 objection to being MIXED, so
.ong as they know the milk is be-
" used to advantage.
Mr.. Mitchell also spoke at
.gLI' on the proposition of
:.'otting' as introduced in
Duluth by George H. Maxwell,
stating that in his opinion one of
the fundamental necessities Of re-
ducing the high cost of living was
greater production Of edibles
and necessities of life on the part
of the city resident. He contended
that "Homecrofting' had made
OF practically every resident of
Duluth truck gardener, raising
-" Tor home consumption of
very vegetable needed
for the table, and pointed out
that what could be done in Duluth
in this respect could likewise be
done in Virginia. We agree with
him in this, for from knowledge
of Duluth since '98 we believe
most residents Of that city would
be compelled to carry earth with
which to make a garden on top of
the barren peaks, while in Virgin
la we have as fine soil as one
could wish in every back yard.
He also gave it out that the Min
nesota Editorial Association
would likely hold their annual
meeting in Duluth the coming sum
mer, in which case they would
spend much time on the ranges
and he urged that in the reception
Of the scribes citizens say as lit.
tie as possible of the untold miner:
al wealth of the section but con.
fine themselves more to the agri.
cultural possibilities Of this north.
ern cline, awaiting only good
roads and honest toll for develop
ment. Mr.. Mitchell was made ar
honorary member of the club anG
was delegated as a committee ol
one to extend the State Editoria
Association an invitation to visit
us.
! In conjunction with the smoker
was held the regular monthly
meeting of the Club, at which ,
recommendation from the Public
ity Committee was read and favor
ably acted upon increasing th'
membership dues from So to ST.,
lper year, commencing on Januar,
LIST, next. A further recommenda
ton from the Publicity Commit
tee that the Club sanction III,
printing of a ''Booster' on tn
back of business stationery re
ceived favorable: action, such. be
ing considered a feasible adver