The Tomahawk., 1915-12-16
IMMENSE OUTPUT
OF STATE MINES
FIFTEEN DEPOSITS YIELD 2,4oo;0oo
TOMS OF IRON ORE MlNNESO-
IA WILL REALIZE $675,0oO.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events of General Interest m M'nnc
sofa Condensed and Revised for
The Greater Convenience
of Busy Readers.

Fifteen state mines contributed e.
400, 900 tons to the worlds output OF
iron ore this year. Shipping operations
on the Iron Range came to an end Tor
this year with the close Of November
and the general belief is that the to-
tai shipments from the Lake Superior
region will equal those of the banner
year of 1913 when 49,009,00O tons waA
the record.
| Minnesotas contribution to the i'm
mense output of that year was $685."
| 264 tons, which was 63.27 per cent OF
| the total iron ore output Of the entire
| United States. This year figures are
! not available with which to correctly
determine the seasons shipment, but
they are known to be heavy. The price
| realized at lower lake ports was $3.50
ton, the same as last year.
From properties under lease the
state this year will realize $675,OOO.
| which represents rs per cent for ore
shipped and other incomes in the shape
! of minimum royalties and lease pay
| ments. All of this money goes to the
state school fund.
The heaviest shipper was the Leoni-
| das which turned out 709, 1920 tons. An
other was the Messaba mountain with
| 556,544 tons, and other the Woodbridge
with 177,195 tons. Additional state
| mines will be worked next year.
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Biq Demand For State Land.
Demand for state lands is as brisk
as ever, State Auditor Preus said, COM
menting on the land sale season just
closed
GAS Salable state lands diminish in
extent" he said, "the lands actually
| sold are less and less going to specu"
lators and more and more to settlers.
At number of sales this year every
parcel of land sold has been purchased
by local farmers DESTROYS OF increasing
the size of their farms.
"The 1917 Legislature should make
some provision whereby local settlers
can acquire with more expedition lands
which they wish to buy. The methods
employed now is that lands are ap-
praised one year and sold the follow
ing year. The method of selling state
l.
to be the proper one"
| There were 79,565.31 acres of state
land sold this year as compared to
8S,433.66 in 1914. The state received
s561,352.73 for it's land this year and
| S597,418.O3 in 1914. The average price
this year was 81 an acre as compared
| to $7.25 an acre last year.
During the year seventy-eight state
land sales we're held which were con-
Quoted by Oscar Arneson, chief clerk
of the land department.
X X 4
State Valuations Increase.
A gain of $36, 716,439 in the as
sessed valuation of taxable property in
Minnesota for the year 1915, compared
with the preceding period, has been
made public by the state tax commits
sion in it's final figures fixing the total
assessed valuation of the state at ST.
736,317,S12. The full any true value
of this property is $4,000, 944,S30 as re-
turned by the local assessors. ONLY
personal property and money and cree.
it's were assessed this year, real estate
remaining as before except with the
addition of improvements made during
the last year and which aggregated
somewhat more than $15,0OO,0O0.
to increase the original assessments
boards on personal property by $685.
fell on three counties, Hennepin, Ram
perty in Hennepin county is assessed
of the entire state.
X X X
Watch For Impure Candy.
Inspectors Of the state dairy and
food department are watching out
for the tummies of little boys and
girls who are wont to fill up on candy
and other goodies around Christmas
time Many cases have been prosecute
ed in court, where dealers have been
caught selling adulterated candy,
Fines totaling $3.50 have been collected
courts for this one class of law viola
ton.
Says Too Many Babies Die.
The death rate in Minnesota is low
as compared to other states, but, a.
| CQdC, 100 ulduS udUlSS ulS. H. II. N1s
Bracken, secretary Of the State Board
of Health, has come cut strongly as
champion of the infant, and wants the
people of the state to listen to his ar
gument of stricter attention to the
welfare of these new citizens, who are
unable to look after themselves.
4 4 r
Educators Meet at Capitol.
Prominent educators of the state
met at the state capitol to discuss WIS.,
it's made to more than 800 Minnesota
tober 49, During the week 35 counties
were covered and they included every
section of Minnesota.
The visits, which were made by edu-
Gators connected with the University,
Normal schools, rural schools and the
state superintendent Office, were for