The Ely miner., 1929-04-05

heart on the part OF WHO lie cOnSer-
vationists and feeling Of unholy glee
on the part of the hunter. These fig
ures also prove that the hunting sea-
son Is long enough. 27,335 deer in ten
days means that each day saw kill
of 2,734 deer or nearly 35 per hour
for the eight hours of daylight per
day during the hunting season. These
are only those reported and the hun
ter who forgot to send in his card or
the venison used in the hunting camps
of the deer section are not counted.
The figures also show that there
were about eleven thousand more male
deer, or bucks, killed last year than
there were female deer. How this will
set on the zone buck" fellows is hard
to say. Considering, that this one
buck law would go into effect (Which
it probably will for the next two
years and the season opened for ten
days in 1929 and 1880, from November
is to November 25) what will be the
reaction on the deer situation as re-
lated to the breeding stock? Itasca
county our neighbors on the west,
where this has been in effect for sew
eral years, say the one buck law Is all
to the good.
One live deer alongside the road is
worth more than couple of dozen
dead ones on truck at the depot or
draped over the front of a car. People
travelling through the country remark
on the presence of wild game and the
sight, and perhaps snapshot, of deer,
bear or moose is eagerly anticipated
and proves the occasion for a return
trip the following year. The Ely
Izaak Walton League and the Com
mercial Club are now trying an ex-
pertinent and will let loose in the for
est a number of Elk. In view of this
fact, the one buck law might prove
advantageous and save the life OF the
elk from the over jealous hunter. No
open season this year, would probably
be more effective.
We have always contended that the
season should be open every year, but
shortened to a matter of five days.
The greater kill is made during the
first two days of the hunting season
before the deer have been bombarded
into a condition verging on panic.
The two year closed season makes
the animals too tame for real sports
man and murder is the result. The
first few days of the open season is
sure death to the trusting deer popu-
lation.
The comparison between mail order
goods and goods handled by local con-
Germs is being aptly Illustrated by the
Ely Hardware Company which has on
display a mail order range and a
range regularly carried in stock.
Those who have taken the trouble to
note the difference in the two ranges
are convinced that the regular product
is far superior and worth double the
price of the mail order article. The
mail order range is built to sell while
the other is built for service. Instead
of steel plates and the best enamel,
the mail order range Is built of sheet
iron, abestos paper and painted. The
cost is figured about like this. You
send your money to the mail order
house and in two weeks you get the
range ordered Just like the picture
in the catalogue. The stove comes
knocked down and it takes good
hardware man two hours to put it to-
gether at your expense unless he is
kind enough to do it for nothing. You
pay freight, drayage, postage and
money order fees and if the goods are
not satisfactory, you knock it down,
crate it and return to the sender and
in return get credit slip for which
you can buy something else at the
catalogue price. You are only out
your freight and other expense. In
contrast, the local dealers guarantee
satisfaction or money will be cheer
fully refunded. His reputation is be-
hind the goods he sells and he lives
here, pays taxes and donations for the
upbuilding of the schools, churches,
police and fire protection and dozen
or more other things, the mail order
man sidesteps.
The city dailies are still harping on
the extravaganza of the range towns"
although this myth has been exploded
years ago by the towns themselves
which are conducting their affairs in
the most economical manner consist
ent with the demands made. The
metropolitan press, meaning the pa
pers of the Twin Cities, have gone far
out of their regular constructive edi-
torial paths to throw mud and issue
misstatements regarding the range
communities. We are of the opinion
that this is no misconception of con-
ditions but plain unvarnished at
tempt at misrepresentation and a
camouflage to detract attention from
gross mismanagement of their indivi-
dual cities. Take slant at the aid
ermanic situation in Minneapolis and
the city commissioner stuff in st. Paul
Now comes the best one yet. The
state is asked to reimburse buyers of
stock in the G. A. Cochrane swindle
because state official issued the
crooked syndicate license to sell
stock. The legislature is asked to pass
bill to have the state pay about
81 100000 to the victims of the swindle
because they lost in the deal 1t would
be kind of nice to have the state re-
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