The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-24
TO Improve 5000
MILES OF HIGHWAY
MINNESOTA TO SPEND $7,453, 451
ON ROADS THIS YEAR STATE
ENGINEER ESTIMATES.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events Of General Interest In Mime
sofa Condo nsed and Revised for
The Greater Convenience
OF Busy Readers.

ST. Paul,
Minnesota will improve more than
5000 miles of roads at an aggregate
cost of $7,453,451, according to figures
prepared in the Office of George w.
Cooley. state engineer of the Mime
sofa Highway commission. More than
1000 miles, will be graveled, and more
than 1000 graded. These figures were
obtained through the total in the state
apportionment, the amount of the coun-
ty road and bridge levies, and the sum
spent last year by the townships.
The amount of the state apportion-
ment was $1.5OO,OOO, made up of the
state road levy and the amount re-
ceived from motor vehicle taxation.
The county road and bridge tax
brought in $2,753,451, and the town
ships $3,2OO,OOO.
Of the total, about 100000 will be
used under the supervision of the
highway commission. Besides the
amount raised from taxation, Winona
county Is planning bond issue of
100000 to be spent or roads and
bridges.
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Merchants Course At "U."
Backed solidly by the business men
and commercial organizations of the
state, the University of Minnesota has
taken step in advance of any state
institution in the country and has an
nounced a residential course of one
year in retail merchandising. Further
the University will, during the coming
scholastic year, offer four-year course
in business education, eliminating in
the degree Bachelor of Arts.
The projected courses were discuss
ed in detail at a conference between
members of development and civic so
cieties and members of the University
faculty.
President Vincent in outlining the
work told the business men that it was
to be divided into three general class
es; the evening extension courses
for those engaged in day work in the
Twin Cities; the one-year short course,
short course offered last year with
marked success and finally the four
years business course leading to a
bachelor of arts degree.
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Rural School Meeting May 1.
Administration of the rural schools
of Minnesota will be discussed by the
rural school committee named by c. G.
Schulz, state superintendent of educa-
ton, May 1. Supervision was taken
up by the committee at it's recent
meeting at the Capitol.
The educators will discuss an op-
tional plan for bringing together all
the rural schools in a county under
the county board and county superin-
tendent or recommend that the plan
in force in Koochiching and st. Louis
counties, which allows any rural dis
trict to dissolve and join the county
district, be adopted.
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State Land at Duluth Sold.
The sale of state lands at Duluth
resulted in $500 acres being disposed
of for $3.50, according to figures just
given out by J. A. o. Preus, state audi
tor. The average price paid for the
lands was $1O.75 per acre. In many
instances the state received five times
the amount of the appraised value of
the land" said Mr.. Preus. THE prices
bid by those eager to obtain lands
from So, the minimum price fixed by
the constitution, to $161 per acre."
I,
Prison Irvine in Demand.
The Minnesota state prison could
sell more Irvine than it now manu-
features, according to the statement of
Frank Whittier, parole agent. The
prison Irvine plant will make 100000
pounds this year. This already has
been sold. The Russian government
a short time ago sent in an order for
100000 pounds, but it could not be
filled.
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Vincent Takes Vacation.
President George E. Vincent of the
University of Minnesota has started
head of the university. With Mrs. Vim
cent and his daughter Elizabeth, he
left for a five weeks stay in Califor-
mia. Dean Albert F. Woods of the de
partment of agriculture will be acting
president during DR.. Vincent's alb.
sence.
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Canvassing Board Meets March %.
The state canvassing board will meet
at the Capitol March % to go over the
returns of the presidential primary
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On ~" Expenditures.
The University acted with the full
knowledge and approval of the attor-
ney general in certain steps declared
illegal in the annual report of the
state public examiner, according to
George H. Hayes, comptroller of the
University. In his report of the books
and affairs of the University, the ex-
aminer called attention to certain ov-
erdrafts of specific appropriations,
terming them illegal transactions. The
largest was any item of $4,000 for con-
struction of the inter-campus trolley
line.
To Name Three Regents.
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