The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
COMMERCIAL CLUB

December 26th, 1927
Meeting called to order at $50
P. M. by President Moonan.
Minutes of meeting of September
26th were read and approved as
read.
Communication from the City
Council notifying the Club that the
term of ]. A. Rothman, represent
ing the Ely Commercial Club on the
Board of Directors of the Com
munity Center, would expire on
January 3rd, 1925 and that the
would be for period of two years,
was read.
Moved and supported thai ]. A.
appointment to the Community Cen
ter Board. Carried.
Communication from the Retail
Merchants Institute of Chicago, Ill.
relative to speaking tour through
this section of the state being con-
Quoted by their manager, was read
and referred to the Business Mems
Association.
Communication from the Sand
stone Commercial Club requesting
the Clubs cooperation in its efforts
to have Federal Highway No. 1
paved from the Twin Cities to Du-
luth, was read.
Moved and supported that the
Ely Commercial Club favor the eff
forts of the Sandstone Commercial
Club. Carried.
Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Asso-
citation relative to the Clubs sup
port to this organization in 1923,
was read.
Moved and supported that the
Club give the same support to the
Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota
Association in 1923 as in previous
years. Carried.
Communication from the City
Council advising the Club that it
had levied the sum of $2500.00 for
civic purposes for the year 1928
was read and ordered filed.
Communication from the Fargo
Commercial Club relative to the In
terstate Commerce Commission's
Plan for the consolidation of rail
roads, was read and referred to the
Legislative Committee.
Communication from the ST.
Louis County Club relative to the
products of the Range Broom Fac
tory for the Blind at Chisholm
Mimi, was read and referred to
the Business Mems Association
Communication from Miss Leah
keable requesting the Club to pur-
chase $1,000 worth of Christmas
seals, was read.
Moved and supported that the
Club purchase seals as requested.
Carried.
The following bills were read:
The Ely Miner, printing 1920
z. Madden, draying, $50
c. A. Dahlgren, expenses Ten
Thousand Lakes meeting
and County Commissioners
meetina, .----- 1876
II. j. Merdink, expenses Coun-
ty Commissioners meeting,
----------.. 1900
Peter Schaefer, expenses St.
Louis County Club meet
ing, $3.50
E. w. Hanson, part expense
st. Louis County Club meet
ing and postage 1852
Total, -S121 .0S
Moved and supported that bills
be allowed and paid subject to the
approval of the finance committee.
| Carried
The following committee was ap-
pointed to act on the hotel PROPOSE
ton: Geo. T. Ayres, Chairman
Geo. L. Brozich; T. E. Miller; Peter
Schaefer; L. j. White; M. J, Muir
ply:
The Ely-Buyck road project was
discussed.
Moved and supported that the
Chair appoint committee OF two to
appear before the County Commits
sioners on this matter. Carried.
Committee appointed is H. j.
Merdink and c. A. Dahlgren.
The proposed one-buck law was
discussed.
Moved and supported that the
Club go on record opposing the pro-
posed one-buck law Carried.
A general discussion on fish and
game laws followed.
By resolutions duly passed, the
Club recommends the enactment of
the following fish and game laws:
1. Open season on deer from
November 18th to December 1st.
z. Law applying to the fishing
season now opening on the 18th of
May be amended to read May 1st.
3. A wolf bounty of twenty-five
dollars.
a. Open season for trapping
beaver under proper state control.
5. Repeal of the law requiring
non-residents to have fish license.
The proposed resident FISH license
law was discussed.
Moved and supported that the
Club go on record opposing the pro-
posed resident fish license law. Car
ried.
Committee appointed is j. A.
Rothman, Chairman; John A. Harri,
Jack Gianotti and John P. Erickson.
Moved and supported that this
committee endeavor to have the
boundary lines of the Superior
Game Refuge changed by withdraw