The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-09
RUST THREATENS
MINNESOTA TREES
WHITE PINE BLISTER APPEARS
OFFICIALS Ask AID IN STAMP
ING our DISEASE.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events OF General Interest In Mime
sofa Condensed and Revised for
The Greater convenienee
Of Busy Readsra

Ing WulIc pine DlSIcI IuSl, uCdoiy
foe Of the pine tree, has appeared in
Minnesota. Two cases have been
found by the pathology division of the
state agricultural college and the state
nursery inspection service.
Prof. F. L. Washburn, state ento
mologist, is sending warning to every
nursery In the state asking co-opera
ton in stamping out the disease.
Minnesota was supposed to be en-
tirely free of the disease, which gets
in young trees and causes swellings,
splits the bark, deforms the tree and
causes 1t to be forever unfit for lumber
purposes. One stage Is found on cur
rants and gooseberries and is trans.
mitted from them to the five-leaf
pines. The white pine blister disease
has destroyed the white pine industry
of Europe.
Dean A. r. Woods, of the Minnesota
college Of agriculture, who is chair
man of the executive committee of the
State Forestry board, has begun a
search for the disease in the state,
with the governments cooperation.
Trees suspected of infection by
white pine blister rust should be COM
pletely destroyed" he says. "and
search should be made for wild or cul-
tivated currants or gooseberries with
in a mile or so Of such infected
trees"
Dean Wood has issued a warning
advising people not to purchase goose.
berries, currants or white pine or
other five-leafed pine trees outside of
the state.
Urges Sane Celebration.
Renewed efforts to minimize the
number of July accidents are being
made under the direction of State Fire
Marshal R. w. Hargadine throughout
the state.
Mr.. Hargadine said notices will be
sent out to every fire department chief
in the state asking that he make a
special effort to ascertain and report
all accidents in his district resulting
from the celebration of July 4, stat,
ing the exact cause and the result
These reports will be filed with the
fire marshal as soon after the celebra
tion as possible and will enable the
department to give particular and spe
cific reasons for urging a safe and
sane Fourth.
'In addition to this, the department
will issue the usual warnings to every
community urging that care be taker
to prevent Fourth-of-July fires" Mr.
Hargadine said.
There Is proper way to celebrate
the anniversary of the Declaration OF
Independence without sacrificing life
and limb, as well as property, and II
is our purpose to learn the causes anG
then take steps accordingly to reduce
the annual sacrifice in Minnesota"
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State Buys Coal Supply.
The state board Of control has
placed orders for it's winter supply o.
coal representing an Investment Of
nearly $380,000. The cost to the state
is nearly $4,000 more than year ago
For the 60 state institutions in charge
of the board total of f11805 tons o.
coal are required and tho orders placed
are for this amount. Fully a dozeI
fuel concerns in the state realize from
the disbuI sement.
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Farm Course at az" In July.
Men teachers of agriculture in Min
nesota schools are going to learn how
to can tomatoes, apples and other Min
nesota products. A course in canning
will be conducted for them during the
rural life conference to be held at Uni
versity farm July 24-2S. T. A. Erick
son. state leader of boys and girls
club work, will be in charge of the
course.
los, 286 Autos In State.
Secretary of State Julius A. Schmah
has turned into the state treasury
$11,902 fees for automobile licenses fol
May. This is a record for receipts, Mr.
Schmahl said. Early in the smonth
licenses sold at the rate of about 50t
day. The Office issued $500 licenses
in May. The number now out is 1O8,
286.
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inspectors at Montevideo.
Inspectors from the Office of the
State Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission and a chemist from the de
partment were in Montevideo to inves
tigate the complaint of certain grair
shippers and farmers that wheat ship
ned to Twin Cities markets Ia dnckef