The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
MINNESOTA MINES
SAFETY MEETING.
PICKANDS MATHER & CO. EN-.
PLOYES SAFETY COUNCIL
MET HERE YESTERDAY.

The Minnesota mines of the
Pickands Mather & Co. held their
Safety Council in this city yester-
day and the heads of the Mesaba
and Vermilion Range mines were
present. Several other visitors were
also in attendance.
The meetings were held in the
Community Building and general
measures pertaining to safety in
mining were discussed. The meet
ing was attended also by many
local people and much of import
ance was brought out. The meet
ing was in charge of George Mar
tinson, general safety engineer for
the Pickands Mather & Co. for the
Minnesota district. State Inspector
F. c. Blake of Duluth and County
Mine Inspector Ed. Smith of Eve
in the discussion.
At $50 last evening the visitors
and their local guests to the number
of about a hundred sat OWN to a
banquet served by the Presbyterian
Ladies at the Community Center
Hanson's Orchestra furnished music
during the banquet. The menu for
the occasion was as follows:
Cream of Tomato Soup
Celery Pickles
Chicken Fricassee
Mashed Potatoes Gravy
Rolls Jelly
Sherbert
ICandlestick Salad Marguerites
Apple Pie American Cheese
Nuts Candies
Cigars Coffee Cigarettes
George Martinson acted as toast
master and called on Mayor Frank
Jenko who welcomed the guests and
extended them a very cordial invita-
ton to come again at any time.
Sam Richard of Aurora, Capt. Wick
ers of Biwabik, Frank Gill of Gil
bert and others told good old
cousin Jack" stories to illustrate
their talks as did also Supt. Chas.
Trezona of the Oliver Company, a
guest of the evening. DIR. Geo. T.
Ayres was the principal speaker
and in his talk dwelt on the several
phases of safety work, not only in
the mines, but in general as viewed
by the physician in the range towns.
Supt. w. E. Englund, in behalf of
the schools, gave a very interesting
talk on what was sought to accom-
plish in the teaching of safety
measures in the educational institu-
tions of the ranges and of this city
in particular.
The musical part of the program
was a pleasing feature of the ban
quet. Mrs. Duncan played violin
solo to which she was forced to re-
spond and Mrs. Slant gave vocal
selection and also favored her audi
land played the accompaniment in
her usual finished manner. Mayor
Jenko rendered several of the popu-
lar airs on his piano-accordeon.
The audience were 10th to leave the
musical program but owing to the
lateness of the hour and as many
wished to drive to their homes, the
program had to be curtailed, much
to the regret of those present.
Those in attendance at the meet
as noted were:
L. C. David, F. P. Rutherford, E.
L. Herran, John Binney, E.. j. Nor
bert, George Crago, Frank Gill, Har-
ry Scholar, W. H. Olms of Gilbert.
J. T. Vickers of Biwabik.
NJ. H. Friedman of Virginia.
Sam Richard of Aurora.
F. c. Blake of Duluth.
Ed. Smith of Eveleth.
S. ]. Sicotte, Lee McNulty, w. F.
Simpson, George Martinson, w. G.
Brown, J. R. Fayle, C. Foucault, P.
G. Kintzman, Robt. Edholm, George
Rattenbury, Lyle Hendricks, H. S.
Wollan, A. C. Copp, w. ]. Warren,
c.. Herrett, M. Bradt of Hibbing.
E, w. Leach, A. E. Schneider,
Oscar Skogland, F. E. Nichols, Alex
Eckstrom, R. n Blackburn, j. A.
Beecroft, w. G. Mitchell, ]. c. Hen
ley of Keewatin.
Geo. C. Hacker of Cleveland
VIM. Holmes, R. j. Moran of Calu-
met.
N. F. Burkman, P. S. Gray, John
MoDopo1d Z z FOchtnoan of R0vev