Morris tribune., 1915-08-20

bert, Elba and EVeleth and back to
Virginia by route that gave the Wis.
itors a good view of the mill of the
Virginia & Rainy Lake Company.
Lunch at Bottom of Pit.
Following the automobile trip. the
GROWING achievement of Virginia
hospitality was unfolded. Twas but
step from the automobiles to fat
cars, rallied off for safety, and with
the party on the cars puffy engine
backed them down into the Alpena
pit At the bottom of the pit, Np
fiat space, tables were laid and there
the luncheon was served. It was a
spectacular sort of luncheon. The
novelty of the setting was Immediately
impressive. Far above the luncheon
tables lowered the ribbed cliffs of blue
and black and bright red ore, with
far above narrow fringe of over
burden. Here and there in the sides
of the pit the tiny mouths Of tunnels
which are feature of the Alpena pit
excited interest. The Virginia hosts
and Duluth people among the party
was almost oppressiveness in the
sense of wealth within view. Stand
ing in but one pit of hundreds on
the ranges, the editors who had at
tempted previously to visualize the
great wealth of Minnesota as repre-.
scented in it's iron mines threw their
former estimates to the wind and
| y, 70 toll fO
their homes. The luncheon itself was
immense.
Thrilling First-aid Demonstration.
AS the editors ate, the rim Of the
pit was fringed with people who came
! to see the sight created by the unus-
ual use to which the pit was devoted
on that delightful Sunday. They ap-
peared like pigmies far above. There
were thrills furnished too. Ffrst-aid
was demonstrated by a crew from
the Oliver Iron Mining Company's res
cue station. First young man, who
| was a most realistic victim, was car
ried up from point where steam
shovel was working, splints were ap.
piled to broken" leg, bandage was
wound around his head, and then he
arose and walked off smiling. Later
the same victim" was carried from
the mouth of a tunnel and the pull.
motor was applied to him with vigor
and good effect. After few minutes
application of the life-giving air, he
opened his eyes, arose in a sleepy
fashion and then came suddenly to
life when Frank Gravel of Duluth
stepped .briskly forward and present
ed him with a cigar, the brand OF
which Frank did not keep secret.
One further thrill there was, when
another accommodating young man
climbed the face of the pit, with the
aid of rope. In the distance, the
cliff looked smooth as glass, but as he
mounted hand over hand, it was evil
dent that he had more substantial foot
ing than a smooth surface would give
him. He went away up to one OF thl
dny-appear1ng tunnel openings and
then down again. It was a sight fol
movies, and the movie man was right
on the job to get 1t.
Would Wipe Out Sectional Lines.
! Then came the speeches. They
were few; they were to the point;
they were entertaining. M. H. Mo
Mahon acted as postmaster and Of
fetal welcomer for the city Of Wiz
ginia.
President Asa NJ Wallace Of the
Northern Minnesota Editorial Associa-
ton responded. Herman Roe OF
Mortified, secretary of the State
Editorial association, pleaded for the
wiping out of sectional lines and the
establishment of a spirit of whole
hearted cooperation between the PEG.
pie of all parts of the state for the
development Of the state as a whole.
George E. Ericsson of Spooner, In
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