The Twin City star., 1918-10-19
FIRE SUFFERERS To
HAVE FULL RELIEF
EVERY MEANS OF GOVERNMENT
TO BE USED IN GIVING AID
FOR REHABILITATION.
PEOPLE TO BE ASKED TO AID

Clothing and Other Necessities
100000 Needed for immediate
Demands-FearfuI Toll Of Fire.
PLANS OF RECONSTRUCTION.
Plans for the rehabilitation Of
the fire-stricken district of north
ern Minnesota, as so far worked
out with the backing Of state, fed
eraI and local officials, are as fol-
lows:
Immediate supplying of food and
clothing to survivors and feed
for animals.
Financing and government SUPER
vision for rebuilding settlers
homes.
Supplying labor for the rebuilding
and reconstruction Of the dis.
trict.
Making complete survey of live
stock situation and preparing to
restock district and supply food
for cattle and horses.
Helping banks In burned towns to
weather the situation and re.
open for business.
Rebuilding Of factories burned In
1rcloquet and homes needed in
Duluth.
Policing Of burned district by
GUardsmen and Motor Reserve
Corps to recover remaining
dead, prevent further spread Of
. fires and relieve distress Of sur
vivors.
st. Paul, Oct. 18.-This is the mes.
sage of Governor J. A. A. Burnquist
to the people of the fire-swept district
of northern Minnesota:
Keep stiff upper lip. The state
of Minnesota is going to see you
through. Don't be discouraged at the
tasks ahead of you or give up fight
ing because you have had losses and
beraavements. The relief organization
is in splendid shape and will supply
those who need it with food, clothing
and feed for livestock. 1t will help
you with seed and with new livestock
in the spring, and it will see you
through until you are on your feet"
Fearful Toll Of Fires.
Preparatory to the work of recon
struction. surveys were progressing in
all parts of the forest fire district, un-
der the direction of state and private
agencies. When the work is complete
the Minnesota Public Safety commits
sion will know just what the state
must do. Preliminary reports COM
piled at the capitol indicate that:
Twenty-Five towns have been de-
stroyed. (
Settlers homes on 10000 square
miles are gone.
Eight hundred and fifty bodies recov-
cred or located.
More than $4,000 persons made
homeless. -,- ...a ......-.
Property valued at s75.OOO,OOO to
800 100000 burned. r
Practically all the horses and so
per cent Of other livestock in the dis
trict was destroyed.
Some of the states most valuable
hardwood timber areas were devas-
tated.
Telephone and telegraph lines suf-
tered approximately $5OO,OOO damage.
State bridges in all burned sections
we're destroyed.
xEarly movement back to the farms
and burned areas and the cultivation
If burned areas will prevent growth Of
and save millions of dol
lars.
To Sec Sufferers Through.
1--WE are going to see the people
through" said the governor on his re.
turn to the capitol. "All who have
lost homes and possessions through
the fires will receive help as they
need it. We want them to stay and
restore their towns and their farms.
The plans and the organizations un-
der way will give them all needed help.
Liberal Contributions Asked.
Liberal contributions are needed for
relief funds from every county and
community in the state. w. A. Nc
Gonagle, chairman of our general re-
lief committee, who handled the re-
lief organization for the Baudette and
Spooner fire, says that $500,0O0 will
be needed. We have. $284,0O0 in all
in the Safety Commission fund, and
that will be drawn on while It lasts.
II want to say that the relief work
has been handled wonderfully. We
could not have made out at all with.
out the Motor Reserve Corps.
No Extra Session Needed.
mo extra session Of the legislature
Is needed. The Public Safety commits.
sion has done everything needed for
tenn mn0rarY relief and the Legislature