The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-27
GOOD Meeting
Commercial Club Takes Up Mat
ters Of importance.

FlIty OF more members OF the
Ely Commercial Club were present
Tuesday evening and enthusiast
ically took up and acted on several
important matters. Vice President
Thomas filled the chair in the
absence of President Murphy.
An offer from the Ely Mothers
Club rendering their aid in the
Social Center proposition was pre-
scented and on motion the same
was thankfully accepted and the
secretary instructed to notify the
Club of the action.
The newly organized base ball
club through Joe Seraphine man.
ager asked the Club to take some
steps towards financing the organ
ization. 1t was the sense of the
meeting that the boys should be
supported and the city council be
asked to help out. With the team
as made up and others that are
lined up, Ely can have bali team
this year that need take no back
seat for any of the range towns or
semi-pro teams anywhere. Money
for this sort of advertising is well
spent and will return thousand
fold.
The matter of increased crop
production came up and was dis
cussed from all angles. 1t was
determined to wage a campaign
for the utilization of all vacant
tillable land and vacant lots in the
city and vicinity in response to the
movement all over the country.
President Murphy two weeks ago
appointed a committee to look up
this matter and report at once.
The committee report follows:
Ely, Mimi, April "a, 1917.
Ely Commercial Club:
Gentlemen: In view of the ex-
ceptional conditions that prevail at
the present time in the worlds
food situation, it would seem to be
the duty of every citizen to do
what he can towards supplying his
own needs, as we'll as keeping in
mind the needs of others.
We, your committee on garden
ing, would, therefore recommend
that the Commercial Club encour-
age the people of Ely to cultivate all
available land this coming summer,
and that committee be appointed
to look up all vacant ground and
give information concerning
leases, fencing and other matters
connected with the same.
We would also recommend that
an advisory committee be appoint
ed, the members of which might
be consulted by inexperienced
gardeners as to local soil conditions.
The following names are sug-
gested: Supt. H. E. White, Jacob
Klobuchar, John Prout, ST..
While gardening club with a
paid membership would not be adj
visable. we recommend an organ
ization looking toward a market
day or some such feature where
prizes could be awarded. Any in
dividual would become eligible to
compete for prizes by registering
with the secretary of the Com
mercial Club and agreeing to cult
vate all available ground; provided
that children be eligible to compete
by agreeing to cultivate at least
three hundred square feet of
ground.
Experience has shown shat the
following crops and vegetables give
satisfactory results in this region
and they are recommended for
your consideration: Lettuce,
string beans, beets, onions, garden
peas, early potatoes, caulifower,
celery, rutabagas. cabbage, wax
beans, spinach, carrots, late peas,
tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley,
white turnips (purple tops).
Respectfully Submitted,
WALTER E. ENGLUND,
L. J. WHITE.
JOHN PRoUT, SR.,
JOSEPH MANTEL,
THOMAS HARRI.
The report was accepted and on
motion the committee was unani-
mously retained and given full
power to put the working plan in
to execution. The committee will
become active at once and the
fruits of their labors will be felt as
all are enthusiastic on the subject.
All possible assistance will be given
them by the balance of our citizens.
In another column will be found
an advertisement for lands and lots.
If you are not going to work the
| plot yourself notify the committee