The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-31
VERY ACTIVE
LAST YEAR.
ELY COMMERCIAL CLUB HOLDS
INTERESTING MEETING AND
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR
ENSUING YEAR.

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An exceptionally large attendance
was present Tuesday evening at the
annual meeting Of the Ely CONNER
cial Club held at the City Hall. The
meeting was productive of much
good for the city and surroundings
and considerable enthusiasm was
shown over the legislative, outing,
road, farm and other projects.
The report of the secretary show
ing the work accomplished for the
past year was Of interest. The report
showed the several projects fathered
by the club which had been sue
cessfully brought about and also
gave $2036 as the amount expended
last year. It was the unanimous
opinion that the money had been
spent wisely and for the benefit of
Ely and vicinity.
Letters from Representative
Murphy, Senators Nelson and Kel
logg, Congressman Miller and Steen-
erson, Senator McGarry and others
regarding roads, public buildings,
etc., were read and discussed.
A committee consisting of Peter
Schaefer, L. M. Brownell, and Pres
ident Brozich was named to attend
the meeting Of the Ten Thousand
Lakes of Minnesota Association on
February 18th.
The Commercial Club of Grand
Marais asked the Ely Club to lend
it's assistance in furthering the
plan of building highways to connect
the north shore city with Canadian
points and through Ely to form a
continuous system of National high
ways. AS Ely is the beginning point
of the Wilson Highway from Ely to
Ell Paso, Texas, and the beginning
and ending Of Highway No. So, be-
tween Ely and Aitkin, connecting
with the Minnesota Scenic Highway
at the latter city, the connections
with Grand Marais would form a
circuit. The secretary was instruct
ed to tender the Grand Marais
people all possible assistance on be-
half of the Ely Club.
This plan of road building with this
city as the starting point of several
national highway projects is of
value to this vicinity. Situated as
we are, in one of the greatest outing
hunting and fishing countries in the
United States, the publicity received
by being on the map of these nation
al projects will be of unestimable
benefit to us. The Babcock state
road plan at present before the legis-
lature will further bring prominence
to this section and Minnesota as a
whole.
Chairman H. E. White reported
progress on the Americanization
Movement and the Legislative Com
mittee submitted draft of several
corrective measures to be put up to
the legislature. One was District
Court matters in connection with
Virginia Hibbing and Ely terms of
court. Also enlarging the juris-
diction of the court and cases to be
tried before these courts. Deputy
Clerk of the Court, U. G. Holloway
of Virginia attended the meeting and
explained the nature of the act. Mr..
Holloway also made short address
on other subjects which was well re-
ceived.
A bill has also been prepared to
correct measure passed at the last
session by which all this country
was removed from settlement and
placed in the forest reserve. This
measure was slipped through during
the last days of the session by the
State Forestry department under the
claim that the measure had the sup
port of the Commercial Club and the
people of this vicinity. At the time
the proposed Legislation came be-
fore the club the bill read "all lands
not fit for agriculture. When it
passed the same had been wood
chucked" to include all lands north
of certain line and this was rushed
through before anyone had a chance
to see the evil effects. By this meas
ure all lands practically north of Al
len Junction were removed from set
Element and sale and placed into a
State Forest.
A copy Of the new codified game
laws prepared by the committee of
the state appointed to prepare the
same and submit it to the legislature
was presented to the club for its ac-
ton. The committee on game and
fish were instructed to examine the
same and suggest changes.
Attorney Nelson appeared before
the club and protested the change
proposed whereby the amount Of ex-
emption allowed in a garnishee case
was to be raised from s35 to 500.
Should this become law, premium
would be placed on the professional
dead-beat and the chance of mer-
chant or business man making col
lections with garnishee procedure
would be placed at nought. A com.