The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-12
Vital Suggestions Made That
Must Be Carried Out in
Business District
.RAKO URGES CLOSER
BUREAU COOPERATION
Report Made on Armory; Paw
ing for Bemidji Broached;
Lieut.. Shannon Guest

Reports OF the inspection OF the
fire risks in the business blocks of
the city were made at the MONDAY
luncheon Of the Bemidji Civic and
Commerce association Wednesday, by
the various committees appointed to
make the inspections. In most cases,
a great many vital suggestions were
made and must be carried out to re-
duce the fire hazand of the city.
Where poor conditions were found
the owners of the property have been
notified that they must be remedied
Immediately. Inspections will be
made from time to time to see that
the suggestions have been carried out.
H. E. Reynolds, chairman of the
associations insurance committee,
prior to the reports, made several
recommendations concerning the
clean up campaign and among them
was that the fire chief be appointed
state deputy fire marshal.
Committees Permanent.
The reports Of the committees
were accepted and the committees
named permanently for this work.
State Representative A. e. Rako
spoke to the association regarding
the extra work for the Farm Bureau
to put on a better exhibit at the state
fair this fall, and asked the co-opera-
ton of the members to aid in the
project. He advised that an assistant
be furnished County Agent A. w.
Aamodt in the work connected with
putting on a larger and better dis
,o1ovv IL oe1,ol %Lo%
help to raise fund sufficient to carry
on this work. The proposition was
referred to the agricultural commit
tee for further consideration.
Report On Armory.
H. T. Mitchell made a report on
the armory situation, he having made
trip to St. Paul to file the applica-
ton with the state armory board for
the armory for Bemidji's national
guard unit. Two members of the
board were ill at the time he was in
the city and consequently no definite
action can be announced at present.
Nevertheless it seems assured that
Bemidji will have its national guard
appropriation soon. Several members
Of the association readily agreed to
furnish the necessary money to secure
the proposition, 1000 being required
to be deposited with the state treas
,urer on both the national guard and
the naval militia applications. The
money will be raised and sent down
to St. Paul in evidence Of good faith
on the project.
Acting upon the suggestion of Mr..
Mitchell, the association decided to
appoint new armory board for Be-
midi to be made up of the commits
stoned officers of both the national
guard and the militia units and three
civilians. At the request of DR.. G.
M Palmer, it was voted that the re-
cruiting committee which has figured
so prominently in putting the guard
amt over the top be discharged.
Paving Discussed.
Discussion was held on the paving
proposition and means for more thor
oughly advertising the issue to the
voters on February II were
brought up.
E. E. Mcdonald, newly elected
president of the Northern Minnesota
Development association, gave a
short talk regarding the program for
the coming year by that organization.
The proposition of having the
Great Northern railway shops, which
are at present located at Cass Lake
and in very poor condition, trans
ferred to this city, was discussed and
the matter was referred to the in
dustrial committee.
At the close of the session, First
Lieut.. Clarence Shannon gave very
interesting talk concerning his ex-
periences cover there" He told of
his stay at the Krupp lodge in Ger
many as we'll as relating several
amusing incidents in which he was
narticinant