The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-13
SEED SURVEY OF
STATE PLANNED
UNIVERSITY LABORATORY TO
MAKE PROBE-MAY ASK FARM
ERS CLUBS FOR SAMPLES.
CONSERVATION BOARD URGE[
Creation Of State Commission to Take
Charge of Reclamation, Drainage and
Flood Relief Project Suggested
by Engineer at Conference.
st. Paul.

st. Paul
The state seed laboratory at the uni.
versity farm is making plans to find
out at once about the wheat situation
in Minnesota, and to look into condi-
tions of barley, rye, alfalfa, clover and
timothy. This investigation is going
to be made under the direction of w.
l.. Oswald, who has charge of the seed
laboratory, largely through the teach
ers in agriculture, which have agricul
tural departments.
Mr.. Oswald has sent to each of these
high school agriculturalists letter
asking him to make it his business to
send in sample of each of the grains
named from at least half a dozen
farms in the vicinity of his school.
When the seed is received it will be
carefully examined and the results will
be tabulated by counties. The tabula-
ton will show almost at glance the
condition of the various grains In
every part of the state.
1t is possible that an effort will be
made to make this grain survey more
complete by appealing for grain sam
pies from the officers of the 1000 farm.
ers' clubs of the state.
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Ask Conservation Booy.
Creation of state conservation com.
mission to take official charge of the
statewide reclamation, drainage and
flood relief project undertaken by a
committee of the All-Minnesota Devel.
opment association has been suggested
by M. G. Barnes, New York consult.
ing engineer, at committee confer.
ence with Acknowledgement Lyndon A.
Smith.
Mr.. Barnes outlined what he thinks
the state ought to do to provide a
foundation for a comprehensive, sys.
tematic plan of conservation and relief
offering suggestion for commission
to assume direction of typographical
forestry, agricultural and hydraulic
phases of the general project.
AttorneyGeneral Smith consented to
sketch bill embodying the general
plan for presentation to the next Leg
islature. Besides Mr. Smith and Mr.
Barnes, who aided in similar projects
in New York State, there were present
at the conference Chairman A. L.
Croker of the committee, State Repre-
sentative L. S. Spooner, DR.. F. w. Sar
desen of the Federal geological survey
of Minnesota and E. V. Willard, acting
state drainage engineer.
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Is Trust Company Bank?
A. H. Turrittin, state superintendent
of banks, has asked Attorney General
Lyndon A. Smith for an opinion on the
question of whether a commercial trust
company is banI; within the meaning
given that term in the negotiable in
struments act. Minnesota's banking
system may be vitality affected by the
Interpretation placed on this law, Mr.
Turrittin said, and the opinion will
be awaited with great interest by ali
bankers in the state. 1t is expected
to be the last and the decisive opinion
in a recent series.
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Organize Rifle Teams.
Adjutant General Fred B. Wood has
organized state national guard and civ
ilian rifle teams to participate in the
national rifle matches October 20 al
Black Point, Fla. He requested officers
Of the Minnesota brigade at Llanc
Grande, Tex, to select team there
and assume charge of the movement
to form civilian team among mem
bers of Minnesota rifle clubs of the
National association. The First Min
nesota won the regimental champion.
ship last year.
Malaria In Second.
The Second Minnesota infantry regi.
ment, in camp at Llano Grande, Tex.
has been hardest hit by the malaria
epidemic in the camp, said Captain
Arnt G. Andersen of the First Minneso.
ia medical corps, whose resignation
from the army has been accerted and
who has returned to Minneapolis. At
one time 400 men of the Second had
the disease, DR.. Andersen reported.
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Battery r Still Part of Guard.
Battery F boys who believed that
they were through with the army wher
they were mustered out recently are
due to be keenly disappointed on &C
count of new ruling of the War de.
no rfy, ont ruh ich
versity unit in the First Minnesota
field artillery retains 1t identity and is
still part of the state national guard
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Cadet Commander Relieved.
Orders have been received by Cap.
States army, commandant of the cadets
at the University of Minnesota, direct
ing him to report at San Diego, Cal.
to take command of his company. Cap
tain LentZ has been at the university
two years and had expected to remain
for the usual term of four years. Capt
w. F. Rhinow, who commanded Bat
terry of the First Minnesota field ar
tillery until it was mustered out, will
become acting commandant of the uni
versity cadets.
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Hearing on phone Rates.
More than 1,500 rural telephone com
panies are indirectly concerned in the
hearings at Preston and Caledonia, by
the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse
Commission. to ascertain, among other
things, the cost Of telephone switch.
ing.
Upward of sixty rural telephone lines