The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19
MANY LIVES AND MUCH PROPERTY
SAVED BY GOOD ROADS Z.

Prominent citizens who have viewed the effects of the recent
fires the hnter1and invariably speak of the effectiveness of
the coony roads ebrak The better the roads, the better the
flames checked In many cases. flames stopped roadside
failed to jump
Naturally too the county roads the only for
when settlers failed prevail against the flames that swept their way
More roads and better roads wod have saved nuh property
and many more lives.
State Forester W. T. Cox, trained observer and practical
himself the vale of the counY roads follows WIS
say right general buldins
three years. the loss life would have been far far greater without the
the settlers would have able Of those burning
areas"
The sturdy the hter1and welt have known and appre
GATED the facts plainly stated by Forester Cox Such county
moner really and troy the hnterand districts
only known and appreciated but have been loyal enough the
wishes Of their constituents for Substantial road appropriations
for 1919.
The chief who failed appreciate and understand
minority board couny commissioners blind incompetent
minority, abjecty serving county auditor Hden for petty political
purposes. Mr. Faden, the designated "Bns Manager" Of St.
Lofts county, have and understood what the settlers knew
and UNDERSTOOD bit he chose play petty politics. for his selfish
sona1 benefit and advantage.
Nero Gdded while Rome burned. The hinterand Of Duuh
and people pefhed Because coen aoof Hden always has
played selfish politics. for his exclusive personal Benefit
few months seeing the great need and needing the wishes
Of their taxpaying constituents the county commissioners made SOB
! santial levy tor road purposes for 1872
Odn Ha1den with view of gaining credit for his campaign this
fa tried induce the commissioners practically cot that levy IN
They degarded his wishes for the first time months
County ator Ha1den then Busy He laid heavy supply
stamps and stationery Brany Bingham, his personal Publicity
AGENT compiled Ginning letters and literature which mailed
broadcast the county heavy the
The majority Of the commissioners attacked doya1
extravagant time of howl made that the dear old
being robbed The people the herand anxious
that levy The chief complaints penny phers when
meeting Odin Hden the coming, sheming selfish
requener of the public doing his Utmost make pol
ica1 capital out of the situation.
special meeting Of the commissioners Called Prime minister
Walker read letters protest against the levy chiefly from big
ton Bankers few heavy property and chronic tax dodgers
that the levy expressed letters many directions,
overlooked and not read by MIR. Walker.
majority of the commissioners stood by their original action,
thereby refusing do Faden WILL his first serious defeat
many years. was, fact his Geysburg His Appomattox will fol-
low on election day, November S.
few rich dodgers mutered omino settlers in the hter
land, we'll ali sel progressive citizens, folly approved the
misoners stand.
More and most be narrated.
years. Odn Ha1den only has been king of the courthouse
he has dominated majority of the coy commissioners He has
dictate the candidates of the several districts When the
any audior daon and selected the
they preferred pleased Hlden invariably fought the and
dates election If the candidate elected the aador oppo
o the district from which he punished and penazd
way possible, particularly the division of the road funds
H. Little elected the protest and against
the wishes of Hden AS result the Second district denied its
proportion of the road Until this year, when majority
dgardd F1aden and divided the funds they tit the
first the Second district had received its proper share for several
years.
When the Ginning Kaupp defeated by Joe Bcks Hal
den dscono He only lost faithful lieutenant bot he also
lost important courthouse trench Beks and his constituents
punished by being denied proportion of road for the
Fifth district.
Furh than that clerks and deputies have tangled Becks
and done many things attempts dcred him with his road
foremen and constituents.
Had Faden played petty PERSONAL selfish politics against
Little Beks and Pena there would have been
roads ali localities that recently suffered the
have been lost.
IT, during past twenty years. money had been sqanded
Trunk Road for example, and other roads, there woud have
roads, wider roads and better roads for breaking the recent
and for the Of settlers who eoud not prevail against the
flames.