The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-10-16
MINERAL TAX
BRINGS DISPUTES
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asked what had been done with the
$500 appropriated last year and Mr.
Byers replied that II had gone to pay
ing up Indebtedness NOTES that the
association owed at the bank In Iron
River
"This board" continued Mr.. Rich
ards, HAS been talking the matter OF
an appropriation to the agricultural
society over and II seemed to be the
sense OF the members that any money
donated by this county in the future
should be used wholly in prizes with
the idea OF making the exhibit worth
while TO the farmer or other producer
and not have II spent in attractions
designed to bring trade 10 some bust
ness house or business man"
Mr.. Byers replied that his effort
has been all along TO confne the
fair to that very end. "The last two
years." said Mr.. Byers, "the associa-
ton went off after the spectacular
and It has found that such a move is
a failure. Including what your board
paid deputy sheriffs. there was some
thing over $500 paid for policing the
grounds alone. this exorbitant ex-
pense made necessary by the specta-
cular attractions that had no place in
farming exhibit"
Asked II the county is getting value
received for the money that II is APP
propriating to the fair, Mr.. Byers re-
piled that that is a matter OF opinion.
That II served to keep the people of the
county contented and contentment is
factor that must not be overlooked,
continued Mr.. Byers.
Moss VS.. Apples
Supervisor Benson interrupted the
discussion at this point to call atten-
ton to the way prizes have been
awarded He told OF an instance where
he decorated his car with apples and
made, according to general remarks,
an exceptionally fine agricultural ex-
hibit but that the prize was awarded
to a man who decorated his car with
moss. He was OF the opinion that II
the board appropriated any money II
could go to prizes.
p. O'Brien arose at this point and
explained the awarding of the prize
mentioned, showing that 1t couldn't
be charged TO the agricultural society
in any manner excepting that they had
not specified completely enough as to
what should be considered an agricul-
tural exhibit Mr. O'Brien continued his
remarks TO say that while he wanted
TO see the prizes raised as much as
possible he was firmly of the opinion
that the fair must have some attract
ions to please the people such as
didn't admit of race track the asso-
citation had to provide the attractions
that they could.
The upshot of the discussion was
that on motion of Mr. Benson. the sum
OF $4,000 was appropriated to a prize
fund to be used at the next fair and
that committee of the board of SUI
pervisors be appointed to meet with
the fair directors in the fixing OF
prizes.
=. The L. r. ID. II. Came Also
f. c. Bowers OF Iron River spoke TO
the board in favor of an appropriation
being made by the county to the Up
per Peninsula Development Bureau
Mr. Bowers was chosen the Iron
County director at the last meeting o.
the association and is making an effort
TO hold up Iron county's end In the
development OF the agricultural re-
sources OF the peninsula.
Mr. Bowers stated that the statis-
tics OF the Bureau showed that $500
families had come into the peninsula
during the past year to add to the ag-
ricultural population: and that $685.
900 acres OF land had been purchased
by these settlers to go into farming.
He dwelt at length upon the work OF
the bureau. what Il intends doing in
the way OF advertising and assisting
ssHfefS to develop the lands.
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