The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
CLUB.

IsOdO was Icdu anu OTutIcu LIEU.
Communication from Ivan A.
Cope showing receipts and dis
bursements of the Minnesota Ten
Thousand Lakes Association and
The. Lake and Land Attractions
Board for the year 1922 was read
and laid on the table.
Communication from the Bust
ness Girls Club, soliciting dona-
ton to the proposed Michael Dow
ling Memorial, was read.
The Secretary was. instructed to
communicate with the Business
Girls Club advising them of the
status of, the Club with reference
to such contributions.
Communication from the United
States Revolver Association was
read, requesting the Clubs endorse
ment of bill to curb the improper
use of pistols and revolvers. which
was introduced by Senator Fred w.
Bessette and known as Senate File
No. 206.
Moved and supported that the
Club go on record opposing said
bill. Carried.
Communications from the St.
Paul Dispatch, Minneapolis Journal,
Woodall & Amesbury Agency, and
Cole & Wickham Company, relative
to advertising matters, were read
and referred to the Advertising
Committee.
The following bills were read:
H. j. Merdink- as
delegate attending Over
the Top Banquet at Duluth
$3.50
D. & l. R. R. Co., Telephone
tolls and kilograms 8.89
Total 326. 89
Moved and supported the bills
be allowed and orders drawn or
the Treasurer in payment. Carried
The Resolution Committee pre-.
sented the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the Ely Com
mercial Club go on record as favor
| ing bill to provide secondary
education for all children of schoo
age, living in unorganized territory
who desire and are qualified to con-
tinue with same.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
That the ways and means to pro-
vide funds for the carrying on OF
this work be left to the Legislature
of the State of Minnesota.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That a copy of this resolution be
forwarded to Representative r. W.
Hitchcock, State Capitol, st. Paul
| Minnesota.
Upon motion duly carried the re.
| solution was declared adopted.
WHEREAS, In our Judgment
considerable damage is being done
| by beaver to certain trails, tele.
| phone lines, and tracts of timber
| in the Superior National Forest and
the Superior Game Refuge, and in
our judgment the beaver should be
| taken out of these certain districts
to prevent further damage being
done by them.
THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED
That the Ely Commercial Club &c
on record favoring a thorough SUR
vey and reconnaissance of the entire
| territory embraced by the superior
| State Game Refuge with view OF
| ascertaining the necessity of such
trapping; said survey and recon,
| Nuisance to be made during the
| coming season by the Fish ano
Game Department of the State OF
Minnesota.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
That a definite method of the tax.
| ing of these beaver be adopted
and that the work be done under
the supervision of the State Ganie
and Fish Department.
| -NTIDTuED pEC0I WE'D
That copy of this resolution be
| forwarded to the Game and Fish
| Commissioner, State Capitol, ST
Paul, Minnesota.
Upon motion duly carried the re-
solution was declared adopted.
H. J. Merdink reported on Du-
luth's annual Over the Top Gan
quet.
The Treasurer's statement for
the period ending March 26th, 1928
showing a balance of $222.87 was
read and ordered filed.
The matter of trapping on the
/ Superior Game Refuge was referred
to the Fish and Game Committee
| The Secretary was instructed to
write to the Game and Fish Com
missioner with reference to the re-
| ,noval of logs in the river between
Low Lake and Grassy Lake.
The matter of sponsoring COM
| mupity agricultural exhibit was dis
cussed.
Moved and supported that a COM
mittee of three be appointed to de,
wise a plan for such an exhibit and
nresent same to the Club at its
rext regular meeting. Carried.
Announcement of proposed
meeting for the discussion of load
policy for the Superior National
Forest to be held at Duluth on
April 8, 1923, was made.
Moved and supported that the
Club reaffirms its support to the Ely
Buyck and the Ely-Grand Marais
| road projects, and go on record
| supporting the Superior National
Forest in its road program. Car
ried
DR.. j. E. Thompson spoke to the
members on matters brought up at
a meeting of farmers held March
18th and announced a similar meet
ing on April 9Th. at which meeting
plans were to be discussed tor a
cooperative creamery and market
| ing association.
Moved and supported that the
Club defray the expenses OF an ex,
pert butter maker who will attend