The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
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yearly balance such as shown, the vot-
ing population of Ely will not be ad-
verse to issuing bonds to furnish
it. With the $4,000 levied for
building purposes by the outgoing
council and the amount now shown in
the building fund, at the end of 1929
there will be $83 ,09921 to the good of
the fund.
w. D. Bailey of Duluth representing
several mining companies is credited
with making a suggestion to the in
term committee of the legislature last
week which will not set well with the
communities on the ranges. At least,
it is our opinion that they will not
set well. He suggested that iron ore
bodies, being all under the surface,
should be subject to additional valua-
ton for municipalities containing such
deposits. It might be possible, he
said, to place such communities in a
class, determining upon the highest
basis of taxation that could be reach
ed by taking into account the surface
value of the property without the iron
ore deposits, and then determining
upon a certain multiple, such as two
the iron ore, the whole tax to be
spread equally over all the property in
the area of the municipality.
We do not know whether Mr.. Bailey
actually said this or whether some
overzealouS reporter attributed these
sentiments to him. Maybe also, we
have not read the thing straight or
digested the words used in a proper
manner. However, in all truth will
say, they do not sound right. Why
spread the whole tax equally over all
the property in the area of the NUM-
cipality? Wouldn't that be class leg
islation equal to that we are now
fighting?
Just to prove to you how they love
us up here in the mining country the
following from the st. Peter Herald,
down in the south end of the state will
show: "Once and for all the question
of whether or not Minnesota has a
right to levy tonnage tax and a
royalty tax on its iron ore has been
settled by the highest court in the
land. The U. s. supreme court ruled
this week that the royalty tax is valid,
and some time ago gave the same de-
cision concerning the tonnage tax. The
two tax laws net Minnesota between
100000 and 100000 yearly and
are among the most just taxes i'm
posed"
Col. Chas. H. March of Litchfield has
been recommended to the president
for appointment to the Federal Trade
Commission. AS far as we are con-
cerned Cal March can have the place.
He has been hard worker in politics
and also in private life as he is a
successful lawyer and banker He was
manager of the Coolidge campaign in
Minnesota in 1924.
Our sympathy is extended Grove
Wills of the Eveleth Clarion in the
loss Of his father by death last week.
Next to the loss of a mother is the
loss of father. Neither can be re-
placed.
The Miner will again receive weekly
the newsy well-written Legislative Let
ter by R. w. Hitchcock of the 60th
district who also has the distinction
of being the editor of the Hibbing
Daily Tribune when not in the legis-
lature. These letters are of much in
terest and cast many side lights on the
doings of the solons and are written
in vein which precludes the posi-
billy of their becoming stale and I'M
interesting.
The crime situation in Michigan will
be well taken care of if the judges
persist in dishing out life sentences
for fourth offenders. It is safe to as
sumo that criminals will be very
careful and not be repeaters to any
large extent
We congratulate Jacob L. Pete on
being named chairman of the ST. Louis
County Board. That he is the proper
man in the proper place goes without
question. Ely is honored in having
him chairman.