The Ely miner., 1921-12-16
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
CLUB MEETS.
1922 PROGRAM B ASED UPON
PLATFORM OF DEVELOP
MENT.

The annual convention of the
st. Louis County Club, which
closed Saturday after a very sue
cessful two-day session, was very
enthusiastic and expects to carry
out the ensuing year a compre,
hensive program of work to assist
in all fields of county development
The program planned embraces:
Bring before the public positive
proofs of the countys' present
favorable agricultural condition and
its splendid promise for the future
work in behalf of measures
which will reduce transportation
rates, improve commodity rates
and bring about flexible marketing
credits.
Carry out land clearing pro-
gram, which will include the ap-
pointment of a man to have charge
of the work in the county.
Limit the fire menace by spring
brush burning campaigns.
Solve agricultural problems hy
economic rather than political ac-
ton by cooperative movement.
Establish definite contacts in all
portions of the county through
community clubs, and assist in
their organization where necessary
Promote measures which will
bring about an equality of educa-
tional opportunities to rural and
urban children.
Obtain soil classification in st.
Louis county next summer.
Petition the state legislature for
representative apportionment upon
the basis of the 1920 census.
Urge the state park board to ac-
quire property in the vicinity of
Sturgeon Lake.
Inaugurate silo construction
and silage production campaign.
Promote tourist travel into the
county.
The club, in attempting to better
rural school conditions, will work
for a nine-month term; establish
ment of two, three and four teach
er schools; raise the standard of
instruction by the development of
rural school training departments
in high schools and teacher col
leges; establish physical education
courses, good school homes and
night schools.
A resolution was adopted re-
questing the Taxpayers league to
abandon their attack on the eight
tenths of a mill tax bill, which was
designed for rural school aid.
The Bessette law was recon-
mended for those who contemplate
land clearing and are in need of
funds to accomplish the work.
The club commended the work
of the Ten Thousand Lakes associa-
tion. The Minnesota Fair Tax as
sociation also was commended for
its work and the club urges the
defeat of the constitutional amend
ment providing for the occupation
al or tonnage tax on iron ore.
Minnesota congressman were urged
to obtain early action on the Great
Lakes tidewater project.
A resolution expressing the clubs
appreciation of the work of the
late A. B. Hostetter was adopted.
Resolutions of appreciation for the
work of Miss Mary Stillwell, home
demonstration G mt, and E. 2.
Gibson, county agricultural agent,
both resigned, were adopted.
The ST. Louis County Community
Fair association of Proctor received
the recognition of the club.
w. C. Sargent of Duluth was
reelected presid e mt; William
Haerike of Wolf, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. C. E. Spring, Duluth.
second vice president; M. B. Elson,
GllDert, Secretary-treasurer. DlrecI-
ors are Mrs. Henry Pearson of
Kelsey, John Owens of Cook, Wal
ter A. Swanstrom of Duluth, E. P.
Gibson of Duluth and G. C. Carl
son of Tower.
The secretaries Of the several
commercial and civic bodies of the
county also held a separate meet
ing apart from the County Club
meeting and adopted resolutions
as follows:
Whereas, it has been the ex-
perience of other sections of the
United States that the travel in
dustry offers one of the greatest
and most effective means of COM
munity upbuilding, and
Whereas, the tourist is attract