The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-02
DOUBLE PROGRAM
OF ROAD BUILDING
COMBINED STATE AND FEDERAL
WORK ON HIGHWAYS is PLAN
BEING WORKED OUT.
MANY IMMIGRANTS COMING
State Commissioners Shows BY Fig
ures That Minnesota Outdis-
stances Other States
5 To 1.

| A double road building program for
Minnesota for 1918 is being worked
| out successfully by the state highway
department. The regular road builG-
ing program will be carried out and
to this will be added the federal aid
| projects.
C. M. Babcock, highway commits
| sioner, is making federal aid appor-
| tlonments only where a special levy
is made by counties to meet their
| share.
| The federal government will con-
| tribute $425,865.40 and the state must
put up an equal amount for the var
ious projects.
A special law was passed by the
| legislature permitting the counties to
make extra levies in order to be able
| to secure a part of the federal aid
fund. The counties can levy mills
on valuation up to $10,000,000; 3
mills from s1O,OOO,OOO to S25,OOO,O0o
and 1 mill above $25,O0O,OO0.
Many immigrants Coming st. Paul.
Minnesota outdistanced its nearest
competitor by to 1 in the number
of immigrants movables handled
during September through the Mime
sofa Transfer railway, Fred D. Sher-
man, state immigration commissioner,
announces. OF 243 cars handled,
| Minnesota received 100, North Dakota
| 20, Montana 10 and Canadian points
IS, the balance going to scattering
states. During the corresponding
month last year, 157 out of 1863 cars
OF immigrant movables were con-
signed to Minnesota points. cal
though the number of cars is small,
| Minnesotas percentage is good and
| the showing is very satisfactory"
said Mr.. Sherman.
Guarding Governors Home.
Threats against the lives of Gov.
ernor Burnquist's wife and children
in anonymous letters received by
Mrs. Burnquist, resulted in the de-
J tachment of six men from the Fourth
Minnesota infantry being detailed to
guard the Governors home.
Mrs. BurnGuist has received sew
eral threatening letters" Gustav
Lindquist, secretary to the Governor.
said, land that was the reason for
the establishment of night guard
on the Governors home.
"One letter in particular which
caused apprehension was from a per-
son who criticized the Governor for
advocating patriotic submission to
draft laws and, warned Mrs: Burn
quist that her life and those of her
Chi rem might be taken that the
Governor would know the sorrow of
losing loved ones.
MANY similar letters, some signed
with skull and crossbones, and from
places as distant as New York and
Maine, have been received by the
Governor and little attention paid
to Them" Mr.. Lindquist said. "But
when they began reaching Mrs.
Burnquist it was thought time to
take precaution against cranks and
fanatics. 3r
No Fixing of Retail Prices.
here will be no fixing of retail
prices in Minnesota by the food adj
ministration.
This is the announcement made by
A. d. Wilson, food administrator.
Professor Wilson says there may be
conferences with wholesalers and re-
tailers looking to reductions in prices.
He asserts that the food control bill
does not even give Mr.. Hoover power
to fix retail prices.
/
Potato Cost Dependent on Cars.
Potato prices are absolutely DEEPEN
dent upon the supply Of cars and as
soon as there are plenty of cars the
prices will come down with rush,
according to Fl. j. Hughes, chairman
of the potato committee of the Mime
sofa Public Safety commission. Even
with plenty of cars, however, there
is still Is to 20 per cent of the pota-
toes which are total loss because Of
storage facilities.
Appointed Capitol Postmaster.
Edgar Ellis, Civil War veteran
living at Minneapolis, has been ap-
pointed by Governor Burnquist post
master at the Capitol to succeed c.
E. Olmstead, Minneapolis. who re-
signed on account of ill-health. Mr..
Ellis was formerly a resident of Kas-
son, Mimi, and formerly postmaster
in the House of Representatives.
|
Wood Relieved of Military Duty.
The appointment by Secretary Bak-
| 81 Mo uorr 7 du nf
neapolis as Federal distributing Of
ficer in Minnesota, according to Ad-
| jutant General Rhinow, terminated
the connection of Fred B. Wood, st.
Paul, with ali military affairs in the
state. The appointment of Major
Brady was made on the recommenda-
| ton of Governor Burnquist General
Wood resigned as adjutant general
several weeks ago. He continued on
draft work as Federal disbursing Of
| ficer.
To Fight Floods.
The Minnesota valley drainage and
flood control district of Ortonville Is
the first Minnesota organization under
the new state law authorizing prop
erty owners along the borders Of the
state to undertake drainage projects
with similar organizations in adjoin-
ing states. Its articles were present.
ed in the office of the secretary of
state The purpose is to drain thou
.-ands of acres in the Minnesota VAL
Icy by building dykes on the lake and
Strengthening and otherwise improving