The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-11-02
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Editor on things
Material and Immaterial.

In another place in this paper will
be found advertising matter for the
four candidates for the Legislature IN
the Sixty-First District. The next
session of the Minnesota legislature
promises to be an important one for
this section of the state in particular
and the whole state in general. AT the
next session the matter of taxation,
reforestation and other important sub
jectS vital to this section will be dis
cuSSed and probably acted on. For
this reason it behooves the voters to
consider well the qualifications CT the
candidates and vote for the best in
tereStS of themselves. Ali the carldi
dates are we'll known to the maj Jcity
of our citizens and tie selection of two
to serve item in the law-making body
of the state should Tot be difficult.
All are re.glbors of olrs and each ana
every one has the interest of this
district at heart.
Again in another place will be found
an argument for the passage Of the
gas tax amendment Notwithstanding
all the 'ifs" and ards" produced by
the writer of the argument, we newell
theleSS cannot see this thing in the
light in which it is viewed by the pro-
ponentS of the amendment. We can
not get it through our head, how the
legislature will be able to divide the
one-third satisfactorily to all con-
cerned. One paragraph in the argyll
ment which does not set well is the
one where the writer appeals to the
rural voter by stating that "but you've
got to ask for it at the polls. The peo-
pie of the cities are not going to give
it to you" We would like to know just
how much the cities have secured
from this fund during the years the
tax has been in operation? We fail
to find any city which mas gotten any
thing more than the cost of 10 feet
of paving on the trunk line passing
through the city. Just offhand, We
cannot name single city which has
received even that.
While the cities have not received
anything directly they have received
better roads leading to the surround
ing country making it possible for the
people to come to the city. With this
they have been satisfied and have
cheerfully paid this painless tax Isn't
is barely possible that as soon as the
tax is split, the cities will make an
effort to get in on the division. Isn't
it also possible that division may be
demanded on the basis of income to-
wards the tax Surprising the legisla-
ture decides to divide the one-third
on the basis of sales? Where will the
township land? A division of the
amount among the counties of the
state would not amount to very much
for each while at present it is suffi-
cient to pave rs miles of road. A mon
key wrench thrown into the road
building machinery at this time will
seriously cripple the efforts of Mr..
Babcock to get Minnesota out of the
mud on the trunk lines.
Many of our people still look back
with pleasure on the week Mrs. Hoo
yer spent in this city while on a visit
to the Girl Scouts at the Rotary Scout
Camp on BURNSIDE. She is pleasant,
lovable lady who made friends with all
who came in contact with her during
that visit She is in every way fitted to
become the first lady of the land and
grace the White House at Washington.
1t will be your duty on Tuesday
IcAt W tOUc. oOdtlSOlCo plONC UltdJ lOl
the past two or three elections the
vote has been all the way from so to
70 per cent of the normal and register
ed vote Get out and vote and have
your neighbors do the same. Let Ely
show the world that this so per cent
rule does not apply to this city. Ely
should cast over 1000 votes and we
believe that there will be more than
this on Tuesday next. No matter how
you vote, but vote.
On another page will be found a
statement by James A. Campbell presi-
dent of the Youngstown Sheet g. Tube
Company on the coming election. Mr..
Campbell is in position to know
whereof he speaks and his statement
every pound of steel purchased in
this country from foreign manufac-
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