The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-04
!. Cosunnrnittee On Thi. Matter Is
Given Further Instruction. t','
to Take Action
N,EIIs WILL OPERATE il.
I. ON RucGLEs PARK TRACT
willing to Aid Bemidji IN it'
Proposition; Show: Hes I.
:: ~: = Good Booster L. r..

=, ~ ant Of the delinquent taxes on
,ronertv in this city, owned by the
B,eemidji Townsite< and Improvement 4
Co and ordered paid by the supreme
court. was held and steps taken 10y
the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as
ISOLATION, at the regular weekly
meeting following the MONDAY iun-
cheon on Wednesday, to formulate
mans to secure the dement's OF the
payment of such taxes. !. T. -.
Attorney George W.. Campbell
made a very interesting talk, statlns
the situation very clearly. Approxl-
3%5mately $4,000 in delinquent taxes
was the amount due from TINS COM
many last July. Sincesthat time the
1918 taxes have become delinquent:
II IS estimated. that the total amount
due in both the current tax and the
delinuuent taxes from the Towns1te
company equals approximately $95,-
900 or 100000 at the present time.
This amount would. be more than
enough to operate the public schools
az this city for one, year. 1t IS est1-
\ mated. as a&comparison.o-te&s snow. the
Z need for enforcemtn of the payment.
1z> Property owned by the company
has received the same improvements
as other property, I'M the city and at
4 the expense 81 chose who do pay their
$$tares. AT the close OF the discussion
it was decided that the comm1ttee
: APPOINTED on this matter arrange TOT
further action to provide for the pay
i. ment of this large sum into the coun-
" treasury. 81 TT. =, - ~. =.
7Neils Shows He's Booster.
- Il. listed, chairman of the COM
" Imittee appointed to investigate the
Ruggles timber proposition and 10
assist the city council and the park
commissioners to secure a portion. OF
the Ruggles timber tract as park,
reported that, as requested at the
last meeting of the association, he
had interviewed T., Neils, of the j.
.Nefls Lumber Co. Of Cass Lake, to
whom the timber on the tract mas
= been sold, and that Mr.. Neils appear
ed to be willing to cooperate with
this. city in every way possible ana
I would defer the cutting. to the last
on the tract desired as park, which
!. should give Bemidji plenty Of time
in which to secure the tract.
EsA communication has been received
from Senator l.. H. Nord, who states
that he believes that the land at the
head Of the lake in the vicinity or
Rocky Point can be secured as state
park thorugh proper legislation, ana
commends the association for the ac-
<3ou &o1on IN tha matter.
By Cass Lake Road Broached..
i, Plans for the improvement of the
Cass .Lake-Bemidji road We're dis
{ cussed by County Auditor A. D. john
son. ]. L. George. president OF the
local Mississippi River Scenic High
! way association, and formerly county
auditor of Beltrami county, and 10y
M IN. Kohl. Of Cass Lake, secretary OF
the Northern Minnesota Development
h association and president of the Cass
Lake Commercial Club. ,-.
I q. J.. DOrari spoke regarding the
efforts being made by the city flre
! department. to secure the 1928 con-
.yei1tion of the firemen of the state
for this city The place for the
meeting in that year will be decided
! upon at the conventions to be held at
Moorhead, in June this year. He
also outlined the plans being made
to have ,Bemidji selected and asked
( the. support Of the association in the
i project. ,z
22&S% Would Benefit Be1nidii.
jg Such convention should mean a
great deal to this city. By securing
Bemidji as the meeting place for such
large body this city would reap the
benefit in publicity and would have
several hundred guests, all of whom
would return to their homes boosting
or#"The City Of Enterprise
f The matter of securing the location
of Hamline University of St. Paul
for this city was also taken up. The
present site and buildings have been
sold and the directors are considering
a new location. Several cities in the
state are making efforts to secure the
location and Bemidji is one OF them.
This city would be an excellent 1oca-
sFtion for the university. It has every
thing that the other cities have to
offer and in addition has many ad-
yantages not enjoyed in the majority