The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-11-28
A. |. R|CHEY
NAMED HEAD.
CHAIRMAN OF REFORESTRA-
TIoN COMMITTEE OF
NJ. E. MINNESOTA.

Plans for advertising and other
wise telling the world of the tour
ist and agricultural attractions of
Northeastern Minnesota were dis
cussed and partially framed at Eve
leth Friday at meeting of the
Northwestern Minnesota Civic and
Commerce Association. At the next
meeting called for Dec. 13 at Vir-
ginia it is expected that a number
of committees named at the session
viii have reports of progress and
that serious work on advancement
proposals can be gotten under way.
Instead of each community dis
tributing a few hundred or thousand
pamphlets and booklets arrange
ments will be made for the printing
Of several husdred thousand, if one
of the matters taken up Friday is
put through. These booklets will
De distributed over wide area of
the whole region.
At the meeting of the association
IN Virginia Dec. 13 each of the con-
stituent member clubs will have two
representatives present. Members
of the two committees named Fri
day will be invited to attend the
Virginia meeting, and also the SEN
ate and house members of the state
legislature not only of counties in
Guided in the Eighth congressional
district, but also the counties of
Cass, Beltrami, Aitkin, Hubbard and
Crow Wing.
Those in attendance at the meet
ing were President j. H. Harper of
Duluth, G. F. Peterson of Cook, E.
W. Hanson of Ely, proxy for Peter
Schaefer, w. F. Pellenz, Jr., of
Eveleth, E. C. Kiley of Grand
Rapids, Les Emery of Hibbing, M.
Peterson of Two Harbors, proxy for
E. C. Compton, d. G. Mcleod of
Virginia and George Lommen of
1t was declared the sense of the
organization that committee should
be appointed to bring to- the atten-
ton Of the veterans bureau COM
mittee, now organizing, the desir-
ability of Northeastern Minnesota
as location for the United States
tuberculosis hospital for veterans of
the World war for the Tenth vet
Grams district. President Harper
appointed E. G. Kiley of Grand
Rapids chairman, W. II. Richardson
of Duluth and w. F. Pellenz, Jr.,
Eyeleth, as the committee to present
tie case for this part of Minnesota.
The committee will stress the par
ticular advantages of the northern
climate, its lakes, pines and good
air for the tuberculosis soldiers.
The following standing commit
tees were appointed:
Reforestation-A L. Richey, chair
man, Ely; M. B. Elson, vice chair
man, Gilbert; w. Fl. Kenety, Clo-
quet; A. F. Helm, Grand Rapids; C.
M. Atkinson, Hibbing; George H.
Lommen, Biwabik; Crosby Horr,
Duluth; F. Fl. Gilmor, Cusson; ]. A.
Travers, Duluth; John T. Vietch.
Cook; w. r.. Hassing. Carlton: ri.
c. Hanson Two Harbors; w. r. Van
Siyke, Eveleth; Rodney Paine, Du-
luth, and C. p Dodge, Moose Lake.
Legislation and taxation-Fred D.
Vibert, chairman, Cloquet; Dwight
E. Woodbridge, vice chairman. Du-
luth; E. C. KiIey, Grand Rapids:
Frazer Mckenzie, Hibbing; j. Fl.
McNevin,- Chisholm; ]. A. Scott, Du-
luth, Fl. L. Olson, Tower; NJ. Chris
Hansen. Barnum; C. A. Compton.
Two Harbors: E. A. Kefgen. Eve
leth: Peter Schaefer. Elv; P. II.
Martin, West Duluth; w. F. Pellenz,
.Ir-. Eveleth; NJ. K. Montague, vir-
ei1ia; s. R. Simons, Bull.