The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-20
THAT SKANEE
COMMUNICATION.

= =
Last weekswe stated that we had re-
ceived q communication from Skanee
and would print it in our October 10th
issue. 1t will be found below.
But first let us say that it was type
written at the Baraga Comfy National
Bank, according to August Paulson's g
own statements to us, and though he
says that he signed the article, he will
not say that he was not asked to write
it-neither will he own up to having
written it himself, although his sigma
ture is first and he mailed it to US.
Regarding the statement of our not
having representative at the meet
ing, we wish to say that we got our re-
port of the meeting from the first
signer on this communication and he
vouches to the fact that it was correct.
Our editorial was a different matter,
however, and in view of where the
communication seems to have original
ed from, we can see why in the article
there is always some reference made
to the bank, though we cannot see
where we mentioned the bank as sell
ing stock in the project, unless the
mentioning of Mr.. Maxey was inten-
tionally construed as such.
Furthermore. we do not doubt but
what the project is fine one to sup
port. Our comment on the situation
was an intimation that the farmers
might have supported it more quickly
if Maxey had nothing whatever to do
with it, in view of some of his former
stock selling ventures.
Furthermore, this reference to un-
patriotism is resented, for we do not
believe you can find any set in this sec
tion that has given more time, money
and publicity to patriotic causes than
this paper and those connected with it
as stockholders.
Now for the communication.
Editor L'Anse Sentinel
We have noticed an editorial in your
issue of October sixth, in which you
discuss the recent meeting of the farm
ers of Arvon township, held at the
Skanee Town Hall, September twenty
third.
If the Sentinel had had represent
ative there, he would have known that
the meeting was addressed by such au-
thorities in their respective vocations
as Mr.. Leo Geismar, Houghton county
agricultural agent, Mr.. Bramble, Sec
retary of the State Grange Life Insur-
ance Company, Mr.. Thompson, Upper
Peninsula State Grange Life Insurance
Company, considered authorities on
potato raising. and Mr.. Wilber of Chi
cago, having warehouses in the Upper
Peninsula, notably at Trenary.
The reasons leading up to this meet
ing was discussion Mr.. August Paul
son had with the bank last spring, re-
garding the question of the offer at
that time made by Peter Fox and Com
pany. potato buyers of Fond du Lac
and Chicago, to build warehouse at
L'Anse. Correspondence was taken
up with Fox & Company; about Sep
tember first an estimate sent them of
the probable amount of potatoes grown
in Baraga county this year, and they
were asked if they would build this
warehouse. They answered that a re-
cent ruling of the United States gov
ernment made it a severe penalty for
Wholesale men to hoard potatoes. On
account Of this they could not afford to
build a warehouse, fill it with potatoes
and then be arrested by the Govern
ment. But if the farmers would build
a warehouse to store potatoes, that
was permissible by the Government,
and they would be glad to send an
agent to L'Anse to buy potatoes.
These letters were turned over to Aug
ust Paulson for discussion in Skanee,
and this led to the calling Of the meet
ing at Skanee, to discuss the question
as to whether or not conditions were
such to warrant the building of a ware
house to protect the farmer from flood
ing the market at digging time. This
meeting was well advertised and ev-
eryone knew where and when it was to
take place.
The question Of selection of meet
ing place was discussed and it was de-
cided that inasmuch az the largest
farming district was at Skanee, we
would have . larger attendance by
holding the meeting there. Thisme
ing was for the benefit of the farmers
in and around L'Anse, as well as Ska
nee.
The United States Government is
urging banks all over the country to
back the farmer in the harvesting and
marketing. Of their crops, and it was
for this reason the Baraga County Ma
tional Bank felt it their patriotic duty
at this time to confer with the farmers
and II necessary to meet any financial
emergency thereby incurred. There
Al l.