The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-30
ROAD MATTERsCOME
UP FOR HEARING.
COMMERCIAL CLUB AUTHOR
lies DELEGATES TO AT.
TEND ROAD MEETING
IN DULUTH.

"A hSCtiiS fol al tIOSe lilIeTeSt-
ed will be held in Duluth on Tues
day, April 8, at which the policy of
road building within the Superior
National Forest will come up for
discussion. 1t is expected that
sportsmen, lumbermen, forestry men
and Representatives of commercial
clubs will be present and give their
views. Several high officers of the
government will also be present.
The meeting will open at 8 a. m.
and will be held at the Chamber of
Commerce. 1t was called by Super
visor c. A. Dahlgren of the Superior
National Forest in response to the
many opinions made public recently
regarding the construction of the
Ely-Buyck and Ely-Grand Marais
proposed roads Several noted men,
among which is James Oliver Cur
wood have entered vigorous protests
against opening roads in the Forest
area
The larger part of those protesting
the building of the roads claim that
the forest would be thrown wide
open to the tourists and that num-
erous side roads would follow very
shortly, with the result that wild
life and game would disappear.
Others again are of the opinion
that the canoe trails would not be
interfered with whatever and that
method of getting raridly into
the forest is needed to save it from
fire and ultimate destruction. All
this is to be threshed out at the
meeting to be held in Duluth
Tuesday.
The Commercial Club Tuesday
evening instructed its delegates to
reaffirm previous action taken in
favor of the construction of the
Ely-Buyck and Ely-Grand Marais
roads and stand behind the National
Forest officers in their develop
ment and work on the Superior
National Forest. The forest author
tiles, We understand, are in favor
only of such roads as will make
the patrolling and saving from fire
of this vast area much easier.
The Club also went on record as
favoring the completion of the John
son road south of the city to con-
meet with the Ely-Virginia road
and thus furnish an outlet for the
large number of farmers in this ter
ritory. This road has been partly
constructed but the county COM
missioners ran up against snag
when the Overman Acres were plat
ted south of the city. A committee
was named to see what could be
done about it.
Trapping Of fur bearing animals
on the game reserve was quite gen.
orally discussed and at times the
discussion took on rather personal
aspects which were however all
ironed out when it was discovered
what the several sides were driving
at. The trapping" and 'no-trap-
ping" sides were about equally div
ided and it was finally decided to
refer the matter to the fish and
vestigate and report.
DR.. ]. E. Thompson presented
the matter of creamery and the
milk supply of the city to the meet
ing in a very forcible and under
standing manner and the club voted
to stand behind the movement in
manner, both morally and financial
ly as far as possible. A meeting
of the farmers will be held on April
8 when the matter will be further
discussed with a professional but
ter maker and the county agent.
After short debate and after
listening to several talks on the
subject it was decided to sponsor
a community exhibit next fall of
garden products and flowers. The
Zenith Mining Company for the past
two years has put on an exhibit of
this nature in which the employees
of the company competed and the
showing made was a revelation to
all who visited the exhibit. The
club was of the opinion that the
exhibit could be enlarged to take
in all the gardeners of the city and
the locations at not much increased
expense, and this feature would be-
come one of the drawing cards for
the fall months. President Moonan
will name a committee in few
days to bring the affair to a head.
In our opinion this will be one Of
the best things our club has under
taken in some time.
Other matters of Importance we're
brought before the meeting and
discussion on them was general.
The meeting was attended by about
fifty and all took a leading part.
Owing to the lateness of the hour,
the matter of city improvements
was not taken up but will come up
at the next meeting.