The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-19
REF ORESTATI0N
COMMISSION HERE
THE MINNESOTA INTERIM CON-
MISSION IN THE CITY WE'D
NESDAY EVENIN G-MEET
CITIZENS AT COMMUNITY
CENTER.

Members and guests of the in
term commission appointed by Gov
ernor Christianson7 to get informa-
ton for the next session of the leg
islature on the xeforestation sub
ject and to scientifically map out
a method of applying the laws on
the subject passed at the last ses-
sion, arrived in the city Wednesday
evening by bus from Cusson having
made the trip from there to Ely in
two and one-half hours.
The party started Friday morning
and in turn visited Brainerd, Be
midi, Cass Lake, Grand Rapids, ,Hib-
bling and Virginia. At every place
at which stops were made they were
met by members of the civic asso-
Citations who gave them all informa-
ton possible regarding the subject
in their immediate vicinity. We'd
nesday was spent in the vicinity of
Cusson and the Kabetogoma Lake
district where the Virginia & Rainy
Lake are taking out the last of the
saw timber in that section.
Upon arrival here the party went
to the Community Center where a
meeting was held in the American
Legion clubroom. Is the party were
Adolph Larson, Sandstone; Louis
Enstrom, Malung; w. B. Douglas,
former attorney general, st. Paul;
Lieut.. Governor w. /. Nolan. Mime
apolis; Senator Fred Bessette. Orr;
Mrs. Estelle Flanders, Minneapolis
Senator Fred D. Long, Park Rapids
R s. Johnson, Forest Lake, Senator
LouisP johnson, Ivanhoe; State
Forester G. M. Comet, st. Paul;
Arthur F. Opel, st. Paul; Speaker
John A. johnson, Preston; John Nor
dine, Lake City; John Levin, st.
Paul, secretary of the commission
Il. II. Chapman, New Haven, Conn.
Fred D. Vibert, Duluth; John Haug-
land, Montevido, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Nordlin, st. Paul.
j. A. Rothman, president of the
Ely Commercial Club welcomed the
guests, the response being made by
Lieut.. Governor Nolan. The extent,
purposes and problems of the Su-
perior National forest were outlined
by Supervisor Hamel. Talks were
made by Fred d. vibert, w. /. No
Ian, Supt. W. E. Englund and Prof.
81. b. Chapman.
Supt. Englund spoke on the part
forests play in the world events and
the part taken in the educational
world. He brought out many facts
which were appreciated by the COM
mission. Fred Vibert stated that
members of the group expressed
amazement at the findings of their
investigation. He cited figures to
show that the total annual payrolls
of the district covered by the tour
to date in the wood working indus
trf alone, totalled more than nine
million dollars, thus proving that
there is still timber left in this dis
drict. With ew methods which
utilize all the waste products, we are
coming into a fibre age, and the
manufacture of commodities from
wood fibre calls for larger payrolls
he declared.
with the natural reproduction OF
quick growing timber, a crop can be
taken off cut-over lands every Ii
or 20 years." he asserted.
Gas the iron valuation of st. Loui:
county lands drops, there will bt
more and more delinquent tax lant
unless it can be made to produces
some CROP" Mr.. Vibert said. 1--WE
must make this land produce in or
der to prevent the coming of situa
ton faced by other counties nov