The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-25

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Renewed and vigorous efforts are
being made to induce William T.
Cox, former Minnesota boy who is
now in Washington in the employ of
the federal forestry service, to accept
the newly created position of chief
forester for Minnesota at salary OF
$4,000, considerably more than he
is at present receiving. So deter
mined is the state forestery board
that Mr. Cox accept that it has sent
a special delegation to Washington
to attempt to personally persuade
/ him to take up the work here
Il have just received a letter from
! Mr.. Cox, whom | know very we'll"
said General Andrews, secretary of
the forestry board, lin which he says
positively that he cannot accept, but
| would be much pleased to learn
that he has changed his mind.
He is a Minnesota boy and just
! the kind OF man we need" said
General Andrews He is a graduate
| OF the Glennwood high school and
! later taught at Lowry. He is fine
cut, manly fellow. He is feet in
! heighth, light hair, blue eyes and of
genial temperament
While the search for a chief for
ester goes on, work ofaprotecting the,
| forests is practically at standstill.
General Andrews is looking after the
forests in a way, but he has largely
been shorn of his power and not I'M
til the new forester has arrived and
formulated his plans will the bene-
fits of the new law become manifest
| Il am not in a position to say
much about the work." said General
Andrews, You see I now am merely
the servent of the forestry board
which is made up of nine men. Last
year we had twenty-siX rangers
How many we will have this year
do not know, but as the appropria-
ton has been increased from $751;
600 to $4,000 year it is easy to
see that much improvement can be
made. Generally speaking, I think
the new law is a good one"
General Andrews, has his assistants
busy getting out 10000 letters con-
tanning money enclosures for persons
who fought fires last year without
receiving full pay for their work
This money was made available by
the recent legislature which appro-
priated $4,000 for this purpose.
This amount, however, is not suffi-
cient to pay all claims in full for the
total amount due is 100000. The
S94, 900 will be apportioned out pro
rata as soon as the clerical force can
get the letters in the mail. In Bel
trami alone there are 400 persons
who will receive part of this money
An interesting series of expert
ments which may mean much for the
development of northern Minnesota
; are provided for in the new law I'M
! der the provisions of which Governor
Eberhart has appointed ''reclama-
ton board" with w. R. Mackenzie
of Bemidji as chairman. The other
: members are w. j. Brown of Warren
and A. J. Mcclure, superintendent of
the Northeast Experiment station at
} this board is created reads as fol-
: lows:
The Governor is hereby author
lied, empowered and instructed to
appoint a reclamation board of three
! members to serve without payment
7 for service, whose duty it shall be tc
: select from swamp, stump or cut-ove1
: lands belonging to the state of Min
nesota ten separate forty-acre gov
1 eminent subdivisions thereof to be
) appraised, improved and sold as here
matter provided.
4 'Such selection when made by
: such board shall be certified to the
q state auditor and such auditor shall