The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-06-12
ACTIVE CAMP AIGN
TOADAMENDMENT
Delegates at Development Association
Conference 1ndorse Revolving Fund
and Will Work for Adoption.
$95o,ooo FOR IMPROVEMENTS
sohmahl to Place Proposed New Law
at Head of. Ballot Good Roads
Topic for Discussion at Meeting.

Topic for Discussion at Meeting.
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Good roads and state aid in devel-
oping Northern Minnesota were the
chief topics of discussion at the con-
ference of the Northern Minnesota
Development association which clos
ed at Coleraine yesterday. AS con-
sequence of the meeting an active
campaign will be conducted in be-
half of the revolving fund amend
ment, and committee will be named
to have charge of the work.
| This committee will be instructed
to use every effort to insure the pass
age at the next legislature of the re-
volving fund amendment proposed by
the legislature of 1913 and again by
the legislature of 1915. The amend
ment proposes a $25O,OOO revolving
fund to be used in constructing roads,
bitches, fire breaks and clearing land.
The aim is to encourage the settler
who has not enough money to conduct
clearing operations on a large scale.
Julius Schmahl announced that the
amendment would be given first place
on the ballot.
Similar to Volstead Law.
Just as the Volstead law is permit
ting the construction of bitches and
the drainage of lands in the northern
parts Of Beltrami and Koochiching
counties, the cost Of such drainage
being assessed against the lands as
lein which can be paid on long
terms, so would the: proposed amend
ment permit the state to advance aid
to settlers in northern Minnesota,
the state to be repaid as the settlers
reap the harvest from the land.
II feel certain that the meeting
will result in many benefits for
Northern Minnesota said Harry
Reynolds, who was sone of Bemidji's
delegates to the conference. much
enthusiasm was shown and the pres
ence of the Legislators there yesterday
afternoon aroused much interest in
the work which isshsing done to de-
velop this section. 2 Coleraine enter
tanned us in fine style and the pro-
gram was one Of excellence"
Opsahl on Committee.
President Kelley named the re-
solutions committee, which follows,
names of counties being mentioned
first:
Aitkin, Thomas Brussegard, Hill
City; Beltrami, J. J. Opsahl, Bemidji;
Carlton, G. L. Goodell, Barnum;
Cass, M. N. Kohl, Cass Lake; Clear
water; George P. Jones, Bagley; Grow
Wing, A. J. Gafke, Brainerd; Hub
bard, c. F. Scheers, Akeley; Isanti, A.
H. Sutherland, Cambridge; Itasca, E.
G. Kiley, Grand Rapids; Kanabec, J.
G. King, Mora; Koochiching, D. B.:
Jewell, International Falls; Lake,
George Mumford, Two Harbors; Pine,
George w. Empey, Hinckley; Penn
ington, Dan Shaw, Thief River Falls;
Red Lake, V. l.. Higinbotham, Red
Lake Falls; Wadena, John Anderson,
Sebeka; St. Louis, Bentley P. Neff,
Duluth, A. P. Silliman, Hibbing and
M. A. Murphy, Virginia.
Endorse Revolving Fund.
The resolutions, aside from recon-
| mending an amendment to the orig
inal certificate of incorporation, sug-
gested a change in the road laws pro-
| viding for larger petitions before i'm
provement is made.
Recommended the passage of the
revolving fund amendment and pro-
| vided for a campaign committee to
work for the passage of that amend
ment.
Indorsed the national corn show to
be held in St. Paul in December and
urged every county of Northern Min
nesota to have an exhibit there.
! Recommended an amendment to
the Volstead Act of 1908 providing
for limit of $1.25 an acre to be
paid to the government for land, any
sum in excess of that to be held in
the county treasures to be used as
part. of the money to be expended
on bitches for draining government
, lands. <-.f - ...REG<
| Went on record in favor of a soil