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timber. True some timber is stolen,
but the amount taken is insignificant.
Settlers are croWding into the cut over
sections and while they may take an
occasional stick few steals involving any
large amount Of timber are pulled of.
The chances Of getting away with such
steals are not Of the best. Detection
invariably follows. Returning travellers
from the country recently visited by the
fires say much cut over land has been
cleaned up by the flames and is now ready
for cultivation. Some valuable timber
was burned, but the settlers figure that
they were more than benefited by the
thoro cleaning given the scorched sec
tions. ID.
Speculate on ,Thornton's Successor.
Eric L. Thornton, chairman Of the Re-
publican state central committee, and
private secretary to the governor will
shortly retire from the latter position to
enter the banking business and the
gossips are busy trying to figure out his
successor. From the inside, however,
comes the story that successor will not
be named but that John B. Sanborn,
state insurance commissioner and close
friend of the executive will divide his
time between the two jobs. In order to
give him more time for the position of
executive adviser it is said that a new
position will be created in the insurance
department which will be filled by St.
Paul attorney. The favored man is
reported to be C. C. Wright, former st.
Paul letter carrier. Since breaking with
his former political advisors the governor
has almost wholly confined his political
confidence to Mr. Sanborn. Fl"
Sullivan Forced Measure Thru.
The State Safety commission with:its
100000 appropriations was the crea-
ton of Senator G. H. Sullivan of Still
water and he forced the measure thru.
in the face of opposition in way that
still compels admiration. 1t was said
then that the object of the bill was not
entirely war measure, but that it had
to do with certain things peculiar to
Minneapolis and in which certain in
terests operating in that city are in
terested. Be that as it may, the original
object or that part Of it which the public
was not let into has not been running
smoothly and this fact it is said is re-
sponsible for some of the reported inside
friction. Quoting close in official the
saloon closing order as issued by the
commission was largely for the benefit
of Minneapolis and was for the purpose
of minimizing criminal conditions there
which it is claimed jeopardized the selec-
ton Of Fort Smelling as a great assem-
bling point for the militia of the country.
Instead of protesting however, Mime
apolis saloons and cafes affected, to-
gether with Mayor Van Lear, the socialist
executive Of the Mill City, have. ar
ranged to obey the order. to the letter.
It was expected by some that Mayor
Van Lear would protest. He isAstill
on the job, however, and besides is
keeping closed mouth.
Coal Situation is Serious.
The securing Of sufficient supply Of
coal for the coming year for the sixteen
or more state institutions which are
the care of the state board of control is
causing the board some sleeplessness
nights. In fact the situation is rapidly
approaching the serious. Coal bids
opened some days ago by the board
showed an advance of better than
| $250,000 over a year ago, with trans
portation conditions attached that
practically placed the coal situation at
the mercy of the coal operators and the
railroads In brief the best the. coal
companies would do even at the advanced
figure was to offer day to day delivery.
No garuntee Of any kind was given.
A federal coal commission now working
in the interest of the government has
fixed on coal rate of $3.50 at the
mouth of the mine and the board in
now trying to have the commissions
findings extended so as to include state
institutions. The best rate the board
obtained in it's recent call for bids was
$500 a ton. Even at that figure the
companies would not guarantee de-
livery. They claimed they were at the
mercy of the railroads.
Prison Prices Advance.
Continuing on the subject of price
advance and how such effects every
thing the state uses one of the best
illustrations is furnished by the state
prison at Saltwater which manufactures
most of the binding Irvine and much of
the farm machinery used in the state.
A. year ago the pig iron bought by those
| in charge cost the state $19.75 ton.