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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
A ROMAN UGYvED KULoNOS
UZLEYEI.

A k0zclmultban repdkiviil erdekcs
iigyben inditottak meg az eljarast az
aradi rend6rsegen Perenyi Aurel, te-
mcsvari el0kel0 banktisztvisel0 ellen, a
XII aradi szarmazasu. A fiatalember ell
ttsipt iHIea77'fttcn. feljieleptes erkezett az
afa,llx xpeaa6rseshsze Smely azzal vadol-
.ta meg, hogy proletardiktatura alatt
t0bb gyilkossagot k0vetett ell, melynek
aldozatai f6leg romanok voltak. A
fiatalcmbcrt ez alapon le is tart6ztat.
talk, kihallgatasa utan azonban szabad
labra helyezt6k.
Ennek az fgynek befejezese most
jatszodott le az aradi jarasbir6sagon
amclynek folytatasakep a fiatalembe,
egy Aradon altalanosan ismert ugYve(
ellen hat6sag el6tti ragalniazas 81 hami
csku Matt adott be feljelentest, Pere
| pyi letart6ztatasa alkalmaval ugyani
ozvegy 6desanyja egv aradi iigyvedhe;
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
A RUSzINszKoI MAGYARoK
TOMEGES KIvANDoRLAsA.

A ruszinszkoi magyarok az egycnjo
gusagert vaf6 harcban magyar isko-
LAX ugyet kivanjak szabalyoztatni.
Tngvaron ma mar mem tanitanak ma
gyar nyelven az ungvari magyar sza
lok gyermekei mind Kassan vagy Po-
zsonyban tanulnak. A magyarsag szem-
pontiab6l mask nagyfontossagu ker-
des, hogy f0ldreform alkalmab6l a
magyarok eppen olyan olcs6 aron kap-
jak a f0ldet, mint az oroszok.
A t0bbi serelem mar k6z6s ruszi
nokeval. A csehek eltavolitasat k0ve
telik kozhivatalokb6l, az 0sszes ide
gen allambelieknek kintasitasat kerill
inert nagy u munkanelkiiliseg, vsgii
szabad engedelyt kisorosznak es ma
gyarna kegyarant, hogy kivandorolhas
sanak. A kivandorIas ugyanis eges.
Ruszinszkoban oily Macy mereteket 81
t6tt, hogy - pragai rendelettel min
den eszkozzel megakadalyozzak. A ru
szinszkoi magyarok f6kent Del-Ameri
kaba mennek ardekes, hogy Ungva
les. k0rnyeki amerikai visszavandorl6
ncm sziil6foldjdkon telepednek Il
mikor hazaj j0nnek, hanem mai Ma
gyarorszag teriileten keresnek egy Xxi
darab foldet. hogy OFT gazdalkodjana
| Ezeket a "dollaros'' visszavandorli
kat nagyon irigylik t6link.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
Az ALsoNADRAGos H0LGY.

Lipcseb6l irjak a kovetkez6 mulatsa
gos t0rtenet: M. nagyiparos felesege
egy d6lutan elment szab6nojehez, hogy
ruhat probation. Pr6ba utan fel0lt0tte
bundajat Is ismet automobiljaba szal-
lott, amely a haz el6tt varakozott red.
Ttk0zben h0lgy sziikseget erezte az
,,zsonalasnak es ait parancsot adta
sofforjtnck, hogy vigye el B. cukrasz-
,!&ba. mely a varosnak legelegansabb
hclyis6ge. Pinc6r es IzlctvezetS Oft se
r6nykedik az elegans holgy k6riit ts a
zsufolt szaldnon at egy szabad asztall
fcl6 vezetik. A holgy lehuzza keztyu-
jet, cngedi, hogy lesegitseg bundajat
es kozben nahany ismeros ur ioszone
set fogadja. A cukraszdaban lev6 tarsa-
sag azonban egyszerre a meglepetes ki..
altasaiban tor ki. N6hany ur izgatottan
felemelkcdik a helyerol, az asztalokon
megcs0rrennek a poharak IS talak s
ebbcn pillanatban holgy mclatya
| inagat tiikorben: termetet csak r0vid
als6nadrdgoeska boritja, karjai IS mel
lie szabadon vannak, vallan az inget a
szokasos ket szalag tartja. Meglepet5.
s6ben a pincer elejti a bundat, hslgy
ugy erzi, hogy elall a szivverese, mialatt
szinte mcztelcnUl all az izgatott tomeg
k0zep6n. Legel5sz0r az izlctvezet6 nyc-
ri vissza onuralmat: szerencsetlen not
bundaiaba segiti nehany pincernel
segits6gevcl kivezeti helyisegeb6l
Automobile szolitanak el6, amely h0l
gyet egycnesen k6rhazba viszi. K0z
ben a szab6n0 is felfedezi vev0jenci
tprobakozben nala felcjtett ruhajat azon
nal h0lgy lakasara s.ictct >5 ;,..ly vi
totta a ferj6nek ruhat, aki csodalkoz
va kerdeztc, hogy; ugyan hol tartozkod
hatik felcs6ge als6ruhaban. A soffG
, tk0zben 6rtesult cukraszdai botranyrd
es szinten hazasietett. Ferj, szab0n0 E
} soffGr r0gton k6rhazba rohant, ahc
. a h6lgy eppen azon faradozott, hog
megmagyarazza kalandjat az orvosol
max, akik sehogyan sem akartak meg
6rteni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28

segnek, mcllyel az olahok a tina
gyar kerdest akarjak megolda.
nj, ujabb megdobbento eseter6l
ad hirt erdelyi tudositonk. A leg
ujabb aldozat. egy felholtra vert
reformatus pap, kinek azert kel-
lett yesieszenvednie a bocskoros
dogaaad'arak allatiassagat, inert
cgy olah tanito. aki haragudott
ra, felielentette, Az olahok bes-
tialitasat ujbol meger6sito ma
gyarkinzasr6l "a kovetkez6 tudo-
sitas szamol be:
Medgyaszay Mihaly felsocses-
natoni reformatus lelkeszt egyik
haragosa bosszubol feljelentette
A csenSrok besugas alapjan az
6rsegre kisertek kozbecsalesben
allo lelkeszt es oft a csend0ror-
fnester cs tHollanda Sandor k0z-
segf bird' '.yeresre yert6k. A meg
kinzotf Medgyaszayit vasarnap
reggel Alsocsernatonba kisertek
ahol addig kinoztak, mig elvesz-
tette eszmeletet. Ezutan Dalnokra
cipeltek, ahol rjb6l felholtra YER
TEX. Az artatlapI magyar pap nyo'
morekka verese ( Erdelyszertt
Macy feihabanodast, ,Ikeitett., Ha
romszekmegye magyar papsag'
testiletileg kert vedelmet me
gye f5ispanjat6l a mindgyakrab
ban megismetlSdo magyar we're
sekkel szenfben.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
KOvETENDO PELDA.

Meszaros Janos huszti borbely legeny
cseh megszallott teriileten magyar
sag apostolic lett. Rak6czi fejedelem
maramarosi varanak t0veben latvan a
magyar kultura ellen inditott cseh irt6
haborut, mozgalmat inditott egy ma
eyar tanit6kepz6 int6zet felallitasara.
Egesz vagyonkajat, otszaz cseh koro-
nat es elete vegeig havonta 0tven ko
ronat aJanlott fel ARA, hogy az elszaki
tott magyar teriiletcn tovabbra is ma
gyar tanit6kat kepezzenck XII. Valami-
kor Sz6chenyi Tstvan grof egy evi 10
vedelmet adta oda a magyar tudoma-
nyos akademia galakitasara, sze.
sony nuszti borhely pedig cgesz vagyo-
nat aldozta fol cs azonkivul eletfogy-
taig or0kos ad6val akarja szolgalni
/ nemzctet. Mikor iinnepelni akartak
nem jelenf meg, hanem nemcs cgysze,
riiseggel k0yetkezG lcvclct kiildtc d
rcnIez6segnck: AIT iizenem magyar
| tcstvereimnck, hosy ne bamuljanak Is
| 'ii"scrlenek, ianem csclekcdjenek ugy q
/ ho.yan en- inert az ora iit0tt es ha t;t
lcnek maradupk. mindnyajan elye
STINK. 1T mem bcsz6lni. lit tenni es al
dozni keIl. Az ismeretlen magyar bor.
belly lcgeny cgy csapasra vezar lett, a
nlcgszallott megck tcnni ncm akar6 &.
tcani tud6 magyaraaganak vczerc. A
magyar Mcssi;isok sziiletni kezdeuck. 4
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
HAT Ev MULvA MEGKERtjLT rIp

Schneider Terez pozsonyi hazmcster-
nc 1917 junius 25-6n bejelentettc a
rcndorsegnek, hoey els6 hazassagab6l
szarmaz6 10 ewes fla, Konig Gusztav
rcggel iskolaba ment Is mem t6rt t0bbe
vissza. A fiut kerestek, nyomoztak, de
meg mem talaltak. K0zben az anyit
egyik haragosa feljelentette, hogy
Gltc meg a fiut 6s cltemette pince-
ben. A ayomozas cbben az iranyban is
mcgindult es kidcrilt az asszony artat-
lansaga. A minap az anya 6s testverck
amulatdra flu beallitott sziil0i haz.
ba. A most mar 16 ewes flu elmondot-
Ia. hogy egyideig bolyongott, maid
Ajtakatara kerdlt es Oft egy Pincz ne.
vii hajcsarnal talalt alkalmazast, aki
eyekig eltartetta 6t an6lkll, ! hosC, a ha,
t6slgnal jelentest tett volna. Most a
hoavagy zavarta haza. Szileinek az&ft
mem irt, inert mem tud irni. Hat 6v
elott elhagyta a sziiI6i hazat, inert hai
lama volt az iskolakeriil6sre IS .eltii16se
napjan sem ment iskolaba, azert meg
sz5kott. merit felt a kovetkezm6nyek-
tSl.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
KET Nv EL6TTI ayILKoasAa
GYANUsITQTTJAT FoGTAK
Ell BUDAPESTEN.

A fokapitanysagen cgyik nap megjc-
leat Griinfcld Izsd 20 ewes keresked8 fs
eloadta, hogy s6gors, Retschild Lip6f
a Rak6ciut Is Harsfa -utea sarkan ta-
lalkozott stcrnbcrg Jeno keresked5sc-
geddel. aki az 1924 angusztus 1s-&n q
Kisk6ros melleti tabdi puszthn elk6vs-
tett gyilkessd gban r6szes. 1921 angusz.
tus lS-an ejszaka bekormozott arcu rab
l6k toftek be . tabdi pusztara, q ber-
lSt, az Greg Rotschild Mort fejszecsa-
pascal leiitottek, maid pedig ldrmara
f0lebredt Is sesits6gart kiahal6 Rot
schild Malvint a megtamadott. ember
leanydt lel6ttek. A leany meghalt, az
Greg vcmbcr seriilsse mem bizonyult s,,-
]yosnak.S AZ akkar meginditott cscnd5r-
sdgi nyomozas ertdmennyel jart, a
csend6rok elfogtak Stettesekst, Fekete
Mihaly szolgalcgeny Is ket .tarsa szc-
melyeben. A gyilkosok ait vallottak,
hogy folbujtasra kovettek el gyilkos-
sagot es csend6rseg letart6ztatta
Rotschild feleseget es annak els3 hazas!
sagabol val6 leanyat. Griinbaum Szers
nat, mint fo?lbnjtokat. GrInfeld Izst
f0ljeleniesere dctektivek mcntek XII e.
Dob.utca so. sz. hazb6l elGallitottak
Sternberg JemGt. A fiatalember kezdet
ben egyaltalan tagadta, hogy gyilkos
sagf6l k6zelebbit tudna, vagy amikol
ezt elkovettek. ott lett volna. KesS5bb
kihallgatasa soran azonban beismertc
hogx azom az,eiszakan ott aludt mosto
haatyia hazaban, amikor kiabalasra
MAID loves saidra ebredtek. sotet sjsza
ka volt. gyertyat nem talaltak, azer
elobb a pincebc kellctt menni, Is ami
kor vegiil gyertyat gyujthattak, AIT lat
tax, hogy Fotsrhil9 feisobbslS verezv
all szobaban mig. Rotschild Afalvin
kopyhaban fekslik verebeiI, ,AIiutau
szolgaszem6lyzet csend dSfdkert es or
vosert ment, Grhnbaum szfgenayai !
mentek a szolobe, hogy taz tdtAani pre-,
hazban alv6 anyjukat (Sternberg Jen
ugyaais Rotsehilqne masodik hAzassagi
boil szarrmazSft11 u t6rt6ntekrol ertesi
SEX. .K6t-harom nappal kesobb csen,
6r6k clfogtak a gyillSosokat es mir
folbujt6t, anyjat es mostohan6veret j
OF a csend6rok mem gyanusitottak, mel
is kcrestek Is ICY nehany nappal X
sobb Budapcstre Jolt, abol az6ta ia
t6zodik. A rend6rseg Sternberg Jeni
6rizetbe vette.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28

fordult, aki 5000 leiert ,vdllalkozott a
kieszk0zleserc. azonban bar kert
tiszteletdij felet el0re felvette - er-
demlcges munkat ez iigybcn mem veg
zett. A szaba1labrahelyezest Perenyi
occse es egy mask baratja eszkozolte
ki es ICY kik6tott igyvedi honorariunl
masodik reszenek kifizeteset megtagal-
tax.
Az ugyved keresetet inditott clleniik
NIT meg is nyert. Per6nyi Aurel egy
ben ramutatott ARA, hogy abban az
id6ben azlctszeriileg foglalkoztak Ara
'}on nevtelen feijelentesekkel Is j,
egy ilyennek aldozata volt.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
EI.ADO

10 hold els6 osztalyu buzaterm6 fold q
gyurei (Szaboles n.y. hatarban. Tuda
koz61ni lehet
Loschitzer & Engel bankiizleteben
| w. Federal Street, Youngstown, Obi,
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
APR0 HIRDETESEK
ELARUSIT0 LEANY
KERESTETIK.

Rass Is Fla zenekereskedelmi ceg, i6
East Federal Street, keres egy minden
tckintetben megbizhat6, angolul is be-
szelo elarusit6 leanyt. Torekv6, komoly
leanyoknak nagyszerii alkalom ARA
hogy egy igen elterjedt kereskedelmi
iizIetet elsajatitsanak. Erdekl6d6k for
duljanak azonnal ceghez
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
EMBERT PUszTIToTT A FoLDGAz

A romaniai Galac varos egyik bor-
gyaranak az udyaran munkasok egy
kut furasan dolgoztak es mar k0riilbe.
I'LL hctven meter m6lys6gre hatoltal
lie fold gyomraba, amikor hirteler
f0ldgazforrasra akadtak. A hatalma!
er6vel feloml6 f0ldgaz Gradinar Eas2i
lie Is Mihalache Juon mankasokat meg
0lte.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
HAROMSZAzMILLI0 LoPOTT
HOLM.

Most fcgtak ell Budapesten
Paczka Gy0rgy veszedelmes bet0-
rot, aki mar eddig 27 betoreses To-
past ismert be $ lakasan 300 mil
lio korona ertekii lopott holmit
talaltak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
DEBRoszKY ,ANDRAs

Youngstown legr6gibb magyar epito-
vallalkoz6ja. Mindenfele epit6st bizto-
stick es Tegjobb feltetelek mellett
elvallal. Ha epiteni akar, ajanlatos,
hogy bizalommal forduljon Debroszky
Andrashoz, aki epitkezeshez ingyen ad
tanacsot, rajzot es koltsegvetest. Gin:
Andrew Debroszky, 1850 Wilson Ave-,
Youngstown, Ohio. Telefon: Automatic
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-02-28
FELAKASZToTTA MAGAT

4 budapesti Wilma kiralyne-ut Is. sza-
mu haz vaskerit6s6re Gondek Tamas
asztalos munkas, aki nyomorusaga miatt
lett 6ngyilkos.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19

sible for private capital to do part
of the work. Every acre which the
private owner took care of was just
one less for the state to finance.
That is the choice we have here
in this state: Shall the state do it
all at high initial cost to the tax
payer, or shall the state make the
growing of timber an attractive in
vestment for private capital and let
it do some of the work?
A thousand years of history prove
that one or the other, or both, will
eventually be done. Which do you
prefer? That is what you will be
asked to decide at the election next
November.
If you want the taxpayer to dig up
all the money for the initial invest
ment vote "no" on amendment No.
d. If you want private capital to
carry some of the burden under
state control vote "yes". You will
have the decision in your hands
right then, for without a new tax
system for forest lands private cap
ital can take no part in growing our
future timber crop.-Prof. E. G..
Cheyney of u. of M.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19

State News.
A Health Department by DR..
Frederick Green.
A comprehensive Radio Depart
ment.
A reliable Agricultural Depart
ment.
The American Legion Depart
ment.
An up to the minute Magazine
Section.
Nellie Maxwells recipes n d
household hints.
In addition to these regular de-
partments, The Miner will run the
interesting serial story entitled
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch.
The foregoing list of features and
departments affords readers of this
paper probably as wide a variety of
interesting reading as can be as
sembled in one publication whose
subscription price equals that of The
Miner.
The development of the continued
department and feature idea during
the past few years is one of the most
notable of the changes in the
methods Of making newspapers. This
announcement will serve to identify
The Miner with this progress, and
also afford an opportunity of i'm
pressing upon subscribers just what
| each issue brings to them.
The Miner strives at all times, both
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
ALL WORK FOR ELY.

Said a wise old bee at the close
of the day, '"This colony bust
ness doesn't pay. Ipnt my honey
in that old hive that others may
eat and live and thrive; and / do
more work in a day, by gee,
than some of the fellows do in
three. / toll and worry and
save and hoard, and all / get is
my room and board It's me for
the sweets of my hard-earned
pelf." So the old bee flew to
the meadow lone, and started a
business of his own. He gave no
thought to buzzing clan, but all
intent on his SELFISH plan, he
lived the life of the hermit free.
"Ah, this is great" said the wise
old bee. But the summer waned
and the days grew clear, and the
lone bee walled as he dropped a
tear, for the varmint gobbled
his little >store, and his wax
played out and his heart was
sore. So he winged his way to.
the old home band, and took his
meals at the helping hand. Alone,
our work is of little worth; to-
gether we are the lords of the
earth. So it's all for each and
each for all-united stand, or
divided fall.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19

A .Greenburg, La, paper reports
that an endeavor to burn the carcass
of deer which they had shot il
legally, two hunters started a brush
fire in a national forest last fall
which escaped their control. 1t was
necessary for the government 20
call out a large crew of men in
order to extinguish the fire. AS it
was, 1000 acres of forest land was
blackened before the fire was put
out.
The two hunters were subsequent
ly hailed into court and ordered to
pay the United States government
the sum of $4,000, the cost of con-
trolling the fire which had been
started by their own negligence.
This is significant decision and
adds strength to the legal precedent
for personal liability for fire care
lessly started. 1t will undoubtedly
stimulate wholesome public respect
for forest protection, and the scope
of the decision should be extended to
include fire damage caused by care
lessness to other classes of property.
The practice of teamwork, CO.
operation, concerted effort, Or what
ever it may aptly be called, cannot
be emphasized too vigorously in fire
prevention. At the same time, in
dividual responsibility and the sim
lister shadow of personal liability
will do much to "stay the careless
hand"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19

savings in the expense Of cunning
their cars and would rather put some
more money into highway better
ments and smaller amount into
car expense.
The Walker Pilot states the posi-
ton of the latter faction:
There is every evidence at hand
to prove that the amount of funds
at the hands of the highway de-
partment is not adequate to meet
the demand for more road i'm
provement. There is only one
solution of the problem and that
is to provide greater funds
through some form of taxation.
Taxes are high so it is necessary
that the imposition of further
taxation must be dealt with care
fully-in other words any further
form of taxes imposed must be the
one that will be the fairest to all
concerned. We believe this plan
is gasoline tax, all revenue so
derived to the maintenance and
completion of our highway system
as planned by the highway depart
ment. The gasoline tax is a fair
tax for the simple reason that the
assessment to the individual is
only in true proportion to the ex-
tent of service derived. The trav-
cling man who is using the roads
every day in the year would then
pay his true share of road MAIN
tenance. In the average his taxes
would be lot higher than the
man who covers but a few humid
red miles during the year. The
man of leisure who has little else
to do except tour would then be
paying for what he received in
road usage and so would the
farmer who only uses his car a
few times a week t. go to the
village for his mail or deliver
few baskets of farm produce or
to go to take his cream to the
creamery.
In any event, it may be added
all will agree that every dollar o
taxes collected on automobiles an
trucks in Minnesota rightfully shouf
go into the road fund, and that call
for eyes" votes on Gas Tax Amend
ment No. l in November-put tn
money from a gas tax, if levied, in
to more good roads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
DISCOURTESY ON THE ROAD.

We are very much inclined to the
belief that road courtesy is much
akin to safe driving, in that con-
tinual publicity seems to be the only
manner in which the subject can be
successfully brought to the serious
attention of the driving public
There are any number of road dis
courtesies of which the most of Us
are guilty, such as cutting corners,
turning, backing or coming out of a
parking space without signaling, etc,
but the one that appeals to us as
being the most conteptible and the
one which some of our best drivers
are guilty, is to come up behind a
car that is travelling thi 'ty to thirty
five miles an hour and signal to
pass then after they are past to
slow down to the same speed and
throw dust into the faces of those
who have been decent enough to let
them pass. Most of us have prob
ably been guilty of this particularly
indecent manner in the road be-
cause in the first place none of US
want to ride behind, so to speak,
and in the second place we don't
want to eat anyone else's dust.
However, the roads are for all of
us and we will all get along so much
better if we will give the other fell
low the same treatment we would
want the other fellow to give us and
if the man ahead Of you is going
at rate of speed which you do not
wish to exceed, don't try to over
take him, but drop back out of his
dust. On the other hand if he is
travelling twenty-five to thirty M h.
and you want to go thirty to thirty
five m.p.h. there is no harm in pass
sing him, but don't be the road-hog
and pass the other fellow just For
the sake of getting out of his dust,
and then give him the same treat
ment you were objecting to just a
minute before.-Sparks, State Auto
mobile Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
OUR TOWN.

There are fancier towns than our
little town, there are towns that are
bigger than this; and the people who
live inthe smaller towns don't know
what excitement they miss. There
are things you see in the weather.
town that you can't in town that's
small, and yet, up and down, there
is no town like our little town after
all. 1t may be the streets through
the town are not long, they are not
wide and maybe not straight, but
the neighbors you know in your own
little town always welcome fellow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
WHICH DO YOU PREFER?

There is only one crop which will
produce a revenue from large part
of our cut-over lands, and that is
new crop of timber. But there
are two ways of raising that crop,
and it is up to you to decide which
one you prefer.
Michigan has adopted one of those
methods. She has a law which
gives the state absolute title to her
delinquent tax lands and organizes
them into state forests. There is
then no possibility of the owner or
any one else reclaiming them by
paying part of the taxes. 1t is
law that is much needed in this
state. It gives the state chance
to manage the lands exactly as it
pleases and creates almost ideal con-
ditions. Michigan has obtained
100000 acres in this way, and
there are a couple of million acres
more which she can acquire when
ever she cares to go through the nee
essary legal forms. But
Yes, there is a "but" in it. AL
ways a fly in the ointment some
where. "But" the establishment of
forests on these cut-over, burned
over lands costs a lot Of money.
Centuries of practice in Europe
shows that it is a good investment.
Those countries over there get mil
lions of dollars of net revenue an
nually from their state forests.
There is no question about the sue
cess of the business ultimately. 1t
is the big initial investment which
makes the rub.
That is the reason that Michigan
has not taken up the rest of the
lands that are available under her
delinquent tax laws. She is having
trouble in getting the taxpayers to
put up the money co take care OF
the 100000 acres which she already
has. 1t is big undertaking. Even
the old European governments with
their ability to squeeze money from
the people at will recognized that.
None of them tried to operate more
than half the forests in the country
under state ownership, not even
Germany.
They did not try to operate more
than half the forests because they
recognized that there was another
way to do it that was less of bur
den for the taxpayer. They Gre
ated conditions which made it pcs