The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
Rurnuuist Issues Proclamation
Naming Second Week in Janu-
ary As deficiency Week."
TAXES WILL CONTINUE
Government Control Not To Prevens
State From Receiving Gross Earn
ings Tax Is Attorney Generals
Opinion.


January as efficiency week." during
which time the states resources and
man-power will be modified for the
coming years campaign.
The Governors proclamation fol-
lows:
81, j. A. A. Burnquist, Governor of
Minnesota, do hereby proclaim the
second week of January, 1918, Effici-
ency Week, urging every organiza-
ton within our state, at some appro-
pirate time during that week, consid-
er plans for properly carrying on and
systematizing their war work for the
coming year; to intensity the produc-
ton of our manufacturing and agricul-
tural INDUSTRIES to facilitate trans
portation and distribution, and to Sc
| cure the full and systematic cooper
alton of all of our people in their var
ious pursuits and activities.
81 request that on the Sabbath OF
said week the ministers of all de-
nominations and in every pulpit call
the attention of their congregations
to the service that can be rendered
in behalf of the great principles which
| CnlS udClOu is uoleuuluS.
81 further ask that employers of Ia
Dor meet to consider and adopt meth
DDS of eliminating any cause for i'll
feeling that may exist and to estab-
lish a spirit of greater harmony and
cooperation on the part of their en-
ployes, and that wage earners dis
cuss and devise ways and means or
deferring general industrial disputes
and thereby exercise that patriotism
without which we cannot succeed.
cat the beginning of the new year
LET us all strive to be united people,
to permit no injury to the men of our
army and navy through any failure
on our part to do everything within
our power to maintain the cause for
which they and their associates in
arms are fighting"
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Taxes Not To Stop.
Federal government direction of rail-
roads will not prohibit Minnesota from
collecting it's gross earnings tax from
the carriers, in the opinion of Attorney
eneral Smith. The attorney general
said it was a tremendously big prob
lem to decide, but from a short investi-
cation he is convinced that the taxa
ton will continue, as usual.
"The government, according to my
understanding, is only directing the
railroads and is not owner of the sys-
tenn" Mr.. Smith said "It is guaran-
teeing the stockholders an income, and
therefore l believe the railroads will
be subject to the taxation, as usual"
The attorney general pointed Cut
that a receivership in the federal
court does not stop the gross earnings
taxation, and he believes the same rule
will apply with the federal govern
ment directing railroads.
The state receives approximately ST.
000,O 900 year from railroads on their
gross earnings.
QuaiIs Are Rare.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
: Carlos Avery, Deputy Game Warden
: John Huderle and Federal Bird War
den j. M. Eheim spent a day in Hutch
inson recently tramping through the
woods and over frozen fields and
marshes taking bird census. Eleven
species and 159 individuals were count
ed.
Birds were mostly noted far from
dwellings, indicating that food Is album
dant The census takers are of the
opinion that owing to the deep snow
and long periods of intense cold last
: winter that there are few quail left in
: the state and that it will be years be-
:. fore they are found in any consider
4 able numbers.
PLEDGES Aid to McAdoo.
. The Minnesota Railroad and Ware
: house commission, which will con-
tinue to exercise it's usual functions
:, under Federal control of railroads, to-
:. day pledged its hearty cooperation to
:, Secretary of Treasurer McAdoo, as
: director general of railroads.
;, "The plan looks feasible because
:. the railroads remain in the hands Of
: their own officers, subject to final
dictation by Mr. McAdoo as to, govern
= ment Shipments said Chairman Ira
B. Mills.
!. State Down Timber to Be Sold.
AS a result of a resolution passed re-
: Gently by the State Public Safety COM
= mission, dead and down timber and
!, green hardwood, located on State
s lands, may be sold at a private sale by
: State Auditor Preus. The resolution
i was passed as fuel saving measure.
Application must be made to the tim
O Der department of the state auditors
4 office for the timber, stating the
q amount of fuel and wood desired and
# legal description of the land on which
n the wood is located. The amount to
each buyer will be limited.
T. i. !. 4.
II Timber Sale Dates Fixed.
l. Oscar Arneson, state superintend
d emit of timber, has announced dates fol
e sales of timber on tracts in the new
n state forests, ordered by the state tim
Der board. Forty-three tracts, estin,at
al ed to contain 20,000,000 feet Of fire
ID and-insect-killed timber, valued at ap
6 proximately 100000, is to be sold
IN The bulk will be auctioned at II A
he M. February % at the office of Stat,
Id Auditor Preus. The remainder WI
IL be offered at county sales January q
ID al Duluth, aud the following day a
Bemidji.