The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-05-04
COUNTY BOARD CONSENTS TO THE
REQUEST MADE BY FARMERS
COMMITTEE LOOKING FOR A MAN
Seek to Arrange With Mansfield Township
For improvement OF the Mansfield.
Sagola Trunk Road.

iron county takes the lead among
the upper peninsula counties in the
employment OF an expert farmer whose
duties II will be 10 assist the farmers
OF the county in developing their farms
with view TO getting the best there
- In the soil out of Ii. The decision
was reached at meeting Of the county
board held at the court house last Sat.
urday A committee Of the comfy
grange and one from the Iron River
commercial club appeared before tha
board and asked that the county employ
such a man. The matter was dlscns.
sed at considerable length by the board
which hnally voted unanimously To
employ man whose duty il will be- 10
go among the farmers Of the county
advise with them as TO the best
methods of clearing their land as 10
the best kind of crops to grow on
different pieces OF land and TO instruct
them in the care OF crops and stock.
The committee from the grange was
Hon. l. w Byers, member of the
executive committee OF the upper pen
insula development bureau and a man
heavily interested in farming in the
west end of the county. The commit
tee from the commercial club was ID.
H. Campbell. superintendent of the
Monroe Mining company, one Of
the heaviest taxpayers in the county.
Mr. Campbells position on the com
mlttee shows the position which the
mining companies of the county take
upon this matter. Although they are
the heaviest taxpayers they are willing
that the expenditure may be made SO
that the kindred industry may be
developed in this county.
The county is paying a n inc nspec-
tor whose duty it is to visit the mines
of the county and advise with the min
ing companies about the lest methods
of operating their mines with view
TO the safety of the men employed.
The landed interests have helped nav
this man for years and now that those
interests ask for assistance in their
line the mines have stepped in and
voluntarily acquiesced in the proposi-
tion.
a committee consisting of John
Mason, Charl Olson and j. II. Net.
tell was appointed 10 secure the proper
man. He must be man with exper.
fence and with knowledge of scienti-
hc farming as well as practical farm.
ing experience
The position will pay good salary
as il is hard TO get good man tor that
line OF work these days Mr. Byers
tells Ms that men capable of giving
value received are quite scarce as was
evidenced recently on several occasions
when some of the railroad companies
with large land holdings set ont to 70.
cure men TO prefosnl similar duty for
them.
IL is the intention of the board 10
get their men 40 work right away SO
that farmers in the county may have
the advantage of his assistance this
year.
Another line of work taken up was
the decision rs to the amount OF county
road work that will be done the com
ing year The comfy road commits.
sioners reported that they bad surveys
made OF the Iron-GoRebic road made
from Iron River TO Tamarack lake and
Dt the Iron Florence road from the
Brnle 70 Crystal Falls The commits
'ioners also reported the funds on hand
md the amount OF money that will be
lecessary TO finish up the trunk line
rom Mansfield to Iron River.
After careful consideration of the
Dad work the board decided that the
should not attempt 40
much extra work as will Interfere in
etting prime road from Mansfield 10
ron River For that resaon IL was
hougnt best not 10 attempt more than
o grade the Iron-Gogehic road from
ron River 20 Beechwood this year and
he Florence road from the Brule 10
fastodon.
A number OF the supervisors were IN
svor OF the improving Of the Mansfield
agola road and 1t was finally proposed
seek combination with Mansfield
'wnship whereby the county will take
yer that piece Of trunk line. Mansfield
'wnship paying certain sum and
ie county doing the improving.
There Is quite demand for the
nproying OF this road az IL IL the
COntInned on Pare 4