The diamond drill., 1921-04-23
VILLAGE HALL AT IRON RIVER WAS
WELL FILLED WITH ALL CLASSES
WANT WORK SPREAD AROUND
A Series of Resolutions Defining
Purposes and Ideas We're
Adopted

The second meeting of the Iron
County Alliance was held at the town
hall in Iron River last Monday night.
The meeting had a dual complexion
in that a land clearing meeting was
held also.
A number OF farmers and others
were present, az least one-half OF the
audience being laboring men.
The meeting was called 10 order
by President Byers in an interesting
talk in which he outlined the objects
OF the association. He pleaded that
the members who had enrolled them
selves under its banner take the
thing serious and that they tackle
the problems that we are faced with
with determination.
One feature OF the evening was
splendid address by travelling
salesman. a stranger who happened
into the meeting and whose remarks
were well phrased and exceptionally
well timed.
The secretary read the minutes OF
the public meeting at Crystal Falls,
after which the business OF the even
ing was taken up.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented TO the meeting on the recon
mendation OF the board of directors
and were, after discussion Of each,
unanimously adopted:
Resolution No. I.
RESOLVED, That every dollar OF
public money should be given the
widest distribution; that all compen-
sation to public officers be reduced to
the minimum allowed by law; that
no extra compensation be allowed
to any public officer; that in times
like these service 10 the people must
be paramount.
Resolution No. 2.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of
this meeting, every American citizen,
resident of Iron county should be
given preference in all employment,
both public and private business in
the county, and that no person OF
draft age be given employment any
where in the county as long as there
are ex-service men or married men
residents of Iron county qualified for
the places TO be filled or out Of en-
ployment, and that our directors take
the most drastic measures that this
resolution be enforced.
Resolution No. 3
RESOLVED, That all township road
work be let In accordance with the
law and that these contracts be so
let that the greatest number OF peo-
pie get employment, and that all
township road work be done efficient
ly; that the people OF the county use
these roads after they are made and
IL is TO their Interest that the county
and townships have good roads.
Resolution No. 4.
WHEREAS: There are some mer-
chants. blacksmith and others in the
county who do not know that prices
have been reduced or that the mines
have been closed;
That this meeting instructs IL board
of directors TO devise some method OF
publicity OF the prices at which stan
dard articles of consumption are sold
in Iron county and dn neighboring
counties and also the wholesale price
thereof.
Resolution No. =.
RESOLVED: That all public mon
eys be spent for the purposes for
which they are raised; that the Jug
Cling OF funds by transferring them
from one fund to another be stopped
Resolution No. q.
RESOLVED. That the deposit OF all
public moneys be let on bids in ac-
cordance with the law.
Resolution No. Z.
WHEREAS. For twenty years the
American people az the beck Of ev-
cry cheap politician have been rid
ing" the railroads for which abuses
we now pay every time we board q
train or receive pound Of freight d
That Iron county has been happily
tree from this tendency but lately
there has been an inclination to-
|~ride" the mining companies which
tendency is 10 be deplored.
THAT the mining companies are not
perfect hut they have led the way.
They brought the railroads into the
county You and / are here because
there Is a chance to live of the money
left In the communities by the min
ing companies. That II IL worth while
comparing Iron county with those
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