The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-23
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Editor on things
Material and Immaterial.

Only a few years ago howl went
up from the calamity SquaWkers cal
ling the Panama Canal pig purueil
which never would be used enough 10
Justify its existence. A New Iork
engineer in addressing the chamber
of Commerce predicted that the canal
must be enlarged in a few years or
be duplicated by another canal. Inc
panama has almost reached the point
where it cannot handle the trade
passing through it. What we need In
this section of the country is the
Lakes to Ocean waterway now on the
program. That will give the north
ern continent a second Panama.
The ranges shine again this week.
The Eveleth Junior College defeated
the Mankato Teachers College In
basketball and thus copied the Little
Ten state title. Virginia with tie
lightest team in the state high Scnooi
tournament is expected to DO ITEM
selves and this section OF the state
proud in their contests starving
Yesterday although Excelsior is tout
ed to win However. games are not
won by che dope makers adm Virginia
will display the Usual range tenaclty
in their games.
Robert E. Olds, who for several
years has been under secretary 10
Secretary Frank B. Kellogg, has an
nounced that he will retire from TINS
important government position In
his announcement he states that ne
has served the country at very
great sarrifice already and that ne
wishes to get back to his private
practice of law in order to get along
in the world on a finanSlal basis. IL
does seem strange that the rlcheSC
country in the world cannot AFFORD
to pay salaries sufficient to keep gooo
men in official positions. Mr. OlaS
is a good man and has legion OF
friends in Minnesota who Will well
come his return to again take up ms
legal practice and in which he was
among the foremost.
With the opening OF the Forest
Hotel, Ely has been placed in posi-
ton to be able to invite conventions
and other large gatherings to this
city. Already there are several con-
yentions casting longing eyes IN TINS
direction. The South Slavonic Cath
Ole Union which was originally slated
for Indianapolis, Indiana, mas been
changed to Ely. The international
Convention of Rotary at Minneapolis
next summer will send out large
delegation of after convention tourists
from all parts of the world to the
Arrowhead Country and Ely being IN
the most beautiful part OF me Arrow
head will get large number OF
these. The Scandinavian Fraternity
are arranging for big celebration at
which Col. Llndberg and Governor
ChristianSon are expected to be guests
besides the organizations OF the order
from all the range towns and the state
Several other organizations are look
ing towards this city for convention
and outing dates and while many OF
them have signed up for this year.
the next season promises to be BUSY
one for large gatherings in this vlcln-
ity. The hotel situation with the ao-
dition of the Forest to the Ely Hotel,
Veranth and Travellers has been
cleaned up so that Ely organizations
need not be reluctant about inviting
large gatherings to this city. During
the summer months we also have the
numerous frs. class resorts on the
lakes nearby to fall back on.
In the death of Senator Brooks at
Minneapolis Monday the state loses a
colorful figure in the political as well
as the business world. Senator Brooks
has been the Republican National
Committeeman from Minnesota for
the past four years. He has been
state senator for the past ten years.
He was a member of the Backus-
Brooks Lumber company and his con-
nection with Mr.. BackuS in the pres
ent political campaign and with the
proposal to dam the boundary waters,
has been variouSly commented on.
The funeral of Mr.. Brooks was held
Wednesday at Minneapolis end was
attended by people Of all stations.
Honorary pail bearers included sew
eral shining political characters as
well as twenty-five prominent Mime
apolis business men.
The National Park proposition for
the Superior National Forest will not
down Notwithstanding the fact that
its proponents have nothing new in
its management more than what the
forestry officials are now doing. At
ter meeting with opposition to the
plan of taking the forest out of the
hands of the present management
and making of it a park proposition
where timber, mining and in fact
every other measure for its beneficial
administration would be out, the park
proponents have compromised by
simply wanting a park Of the Super
ior and the Quetico and are mum
about the effects it would have on
the forestry and mining propositions.
Under the sustained yield, timber
culture and cutting as practiced by
the Forestry department, the Super
Tor Forest will furnish timber for the
wood working industries and mines
for ever. Lake and Cook counties
also can see the ACCESSIBILITY Of keep
ing the Forest open to proSpectorS
and when the legislature fixes the
taxation part of the mining end the
prospector will get busy.
Out of about 1872 mines in the
county of st. Louis, only about 70 are
in operation, The tonnage, or occu-
pational tax is responsible for the
large part of this inactivity. When
the Rabbit plant which has invested
a matter of three million dollars to
benefit low grade ores Is forced to
close because they were losing some
thing like Is to 20 cents per ton af-
ter paying the tonnage tax, ad va
loren tax, royalty tax, and one or
two other taxes, it stands to reason
that it is being taxed to death.