The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03
COMMERCIAL CLUE
MANY MATTERS COME UP AT
THE MEETING WEDNESDAY
EVENING

The Commercial Club rooms in the
Community Center were filed to the
doors Wednesday evening at the
special meeting of the club called to
take action on matters of Importance
to this section which had developed
within a short time or since the last
meeting.
The Committee named by the legis-
lature for a state owned paper mill
and sites for proposed north woods
colonies for epileptics and feeble
minded patients will be here tomorrow
to look over the water power sit
uation. This committee is composed
of Chairman Charles E. Vasaly, C. j.
Swendson and Ralph Wheeiock of the
state board of control, Senator w. A.
Nolan of Grand Meadow of the state
board of visitors, E. V. Willard, state
drainage engineer, Frank A. Day of
the Fairmont Sentinel and C. NJ At
kinson of the Mesaba Ore, committee
men of the state editorial association
make up the party and the tour will
be personally conducted by State
Auditor Preus. 1t is expected that
all of tomorrow will be spent here and
in the vicinity of the Kawishiwi water
power proposition and in order to
make the visit as pleasant as possible
and to disseminate all possible in
formation the regular water power
committee of the Club composed of
H. j. Merdink, Peter Schaefer and
Jas. 1. Laing will be augmented by
large committee of citizens appoint
ed by the Commercial Club.
H. E. White reported on the Sc
curing of the northern terminus of
the Burlington Way for Ely and told
of the trip made by himself and H. j.
Merdink to Jackson, Tenn. He told
of the excellent services rendered the
committee by Messrs. Filiatrault and
Chaffee of Duluth and of the whole
some reception rendered the northern
delegates by the citizens of the south
and the enthusiasm displayed over
the prospects of getting in direct
touch with the Playground of a
Nation" country to the north by in
fiuential citizens of the south. He
stated that many had expressed them
selves as making the trip over the
new highway next season. The head
quarters of the Burlington Way will
be at st. Louis, Mo-, the route having
been changed to include, st. Louis.
Mr.. White was elected vice president
of the Burlington Way association.
The club gave the committee vote
of thanks for their efforts in behalf
of the city and after listening to the
report of Secretary Merdink on the
matter of roads to Lake Superior, on
motion the committee was retained
to further use their valiant efforts
for the road programs as mapped out
and to be mapped out.
DIR. G. T. Ayres presented the mat
ter of trying to Undue the state to Sc
cure control of the tract of timber
along the Vermilion Trail south of
Biwabik and have the same designated
a state park. This tract of timber
is practically the only natural pine
on either of the trunk lines between
here and Duluth and by all means
should be preserved. It is understood
that the civic bodies of the, Mesaba
range towns have already taken this
matter up and are unanimous in their
desire to have the state establish a
park system at this scenic spot.
F. B. James, who was in charge of the
exhibit put on by the Commercial
Club in connection with the Superior
National Forest and the Ten
Thousand Lakes of Minnesota As
ISOLATION, at the state fair, made his
report. Mr.. James stated that the
exhibit was one of the features of
the great fair and was visited by
thousands daily.
The secretay was instructed to take
up the matter with Commissioner
McMahan in regards to having the
roads between here and Winton and
Section Thirty made county roads. II