The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-13
Association Passes Motion to
Have Council Act Upon $
Matter Soon
INTERESTING TALKS
FEATURE OF MEETING
Resolution Passed Opposing
Proposed Repeal of Second
Class Mail law

n large attendance Fhlfact'rl2tu
the meeting Of the Bcmldji Civic and
Commerce association at its noon
luncheon yesterday. 4 number OF
resolutions were oNogedd and passed
and sereval speakers gave tho ulemb-
ers unexpected treats
John M. Culver, manager Of the
Minnesota Electric Light and Power
company responded to introduction
with short snappy talk IN which
he lauded the Civic and Commerce
Association of Bemiuji, and stated
hat in no city in which he met
with the business men was tAevo
such a live bunch Of willing workers,
as in Bemidji.
II. E. Reynolds read the fire report
Of the chief Of the fire department
and urged the association TO pass Il
resolution or motion TO request the
city council to take action on the
establishment Of building Ordin-
lnce. Alderman A. b. Palmer ad-
vised that the matter had been up
before the council for year and that
it had been in the hands OF the
city attorney. but that nothing had
.een done up to the present time.
"That is why | brought up the
NATTER replied Mr.. Reynolds. 1T
Is time that some action was taken,
and Fire Chief Daley has an ordin-
Ance all drawn up for Bemidji ready
to submit to the council"
Alderman BOyCe expressed him.
self as favOring recommendations
coming from the association and sec
onded the motion made by Mr.. Rey-
nolds. The motion was carried.
Charles S. Garter was called upon
to deliver the four-minute speech,
which won the state prize at the
state realty board meeting In Mime
upois. 1t was loudly applauded and
the speech in full appears In another
part Of this issue.
Doctor p. NJ. Hall Of the state
sanatorium at Walker was introduced
by President Barker as "his family
DOCTOR" who gave most interesting
talk on tuberculosis. Instead of
pointing out the number Of deaths
hat occur from this pl'gue. the doc
tor dwelt upon the number Of people
who get we'll.
lie spoke of the various stages Of
he disease and showed the percent
re Of cases arrested AZ compared
with deaths and also the decrease in
cases owing to the establishment Of
| county sanitoriums. lie also urged
more attention to health instruction
in our nations schools.
A resolution with reference TO he
proposed repeal OF the law governing
postage on second class mail matter
contained in bill now pending in
conference committees was offered
and passed. a.
The resolution reads as follows:
Whereas, the country press, general
ly speaking. is paying the govern
mcnt cost Of transporting their pa
pcrs thru the mails, and
Whereas, it is but fair that tho
magazines, periodicals and larger
city papers should do likewise, and
Whereas. until the passage Of the
present zone second class postage
law the government was sustaining
a loss Of nearly $50, 100000 annually
in carrying and distribution of Sec
Ond class mail, and
Whereas, under the present law,
| the government Is still sustaining a
| loss Of millions Of dollars annually in
| the handling Of second class mail, al
| though the amount of losses will be
somewhat reduced when the present
law becomes fully in effect therefore
| be it
Resolved. that the Bemidji Civic
and Commerce association, is en-
phatically opposed to the repeal Of
| the present law or the change pro-
posed by the senate amendment now
pending in conference committee of
congress. which proposes to return
to the fiat pound rate.
Resolved, that this organization
strongly appeals to Minnesota memb-'
ers of the congress and U. S. senate
to oppose the present attempt to
| change the law, and urges them to
use their influence to defeat the
same. for the reason that the pro-
posed law is wholly in the interests
Of magazines, periodicals and the big
city newspapers and will not only
work to the injury of the country
press by taking from its subscriptions
and advertising, but will enable mail
order houses to destroy the trade OF
the country merchant, upon whom
country newspapers are largely de-
pendent for their advertising.
A number Of visitors were present
and were welcomed by President Bar"
ker.: