The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-13

books and paper for the youngsters
when most cities in the south place
that burden upon the parents!
What opportunity for enlargement
and expansion TO meet the needs
of this growing frontier country!
None, ana the interests behind this
Indiana Plan Bill know it. This is
a tight that must needs have the
first attention of every man and
woman living in or adjacent to the
Range cities. 1t is our greatest
battle and we must win for the well
fare of our public institutions and
local governments. The Tax Com
mission already controls the indus
trial destinies of our communities,
now it wants the exclusive manag-
ing and dictatorship thereof. AS
evidence that the members of the
commission want that control, to the
end that our public policies might
be directed from an appointive COM
mission at st. Paul, and as further
revealment of the bitterness that
pre-dominates in the present per-
sonel of that body it should be
known how at a Tax Committee
meeting of the House last Tuesday
the chairman of the Tax Commits
sion in defending present system
of assessment most bitterly villified
the people of the Ranges and re-
ferred to one of our opponents from
the North who was brought down
to speak for the measure as a
"drunkard" and a 'perpetrator of
schemes. This man, not a mem
Der of the legislature, but a fear
less ordinary citizen striving to do
his duty was given the same meas
ure of consideration as the entire
citizenry of our communities could
reasonably expect to receive at the
hands of this unfair, discriminating
commission.
The supremacy of our school sys-
TENS was again established when
the House committee on Education
finally after three weeks delay
ed the Junior College Bill to pass
This bill, if it becomes law will
legalize the Junior colleges now
maintained in Ely, Eveleth, Virgins
and Coleraine and will permit
others in the state to come into ex.
istence if three-fourhs of the schoo
voters sanction the same. The bill
was doomed for the waste basket al
the hands of conservative farmer:
but compromise making the three
fourths vote feature was drawn in
to the bill to protect Southern Min
nesota towns from exploitation
by opponents of higher education
and now progress may reasonably
be expected for the measure.
The farmers of st. Louis co9nty
may think that they are being en-
tirely overlooked in the mass Of
legislation now in the House anc
Senate. However, there are many
proposed laws now in the fopper
which if passed will make cheaper
and more expedient the clearing c1
land, provide better marketing laws
lower taxes on settlers timber
lands, and above all better educa
tional facilities for the children Of
the farmer in this northern county
The biggest bill of interest to tht
farmer is one, backed by all but
two of the county delegation, pro
viding for tax of one-half mil
upon all property in the county tt
be levied at the discretion of the
County Board of Commissioners anC
to be used in providing secondary
or high school education for the
boys and girls on the farms in thi!
nfx, Thsc l. al
opposed in Duluth and hard fgh
is in sight in relation thereto. We
believe that education is not alone
a community burden. 1t is function
of the entire county and state
Whether we can bring others to see
as we do is problem.
Changes in the fishing laws are
quite the thing each day under 'In
PRODUCTION of Bills" and included il
these measures is the one to com
pei local residents to buy license
before he can fish. A strong fol
lowing is behind this bill but il
does not seem just that such law
would become operative in this vast
Wilderness Country where now
there is so little to offer the settle,
and community dweller in the way
of decent livelihood. Patience is
the wachword and we hope for the
best.
All in all this is big session fol
the Northern part of the state
We must wach it closely. from early
in the morning until late at night
The north, as usual is the object of
suspicion and it's defenders must
be ever on the alert