The Ely miner., 1929-06-21

Speed is the first name Of America.
However. Premier MacDonalo was
elected on May 80 and took ONCE on
June 7. President Hoover was elected
last November and did not take ofhce
until March 4. According to this Eng
land is not so slow. However again.
Bill Nolan was nominated for Con-
gress on June 10, elected on June II
and viii take his Office at once. Ernie
Lundeen was nominated at the same
time as Nolan but viii never take
Office
At that. Ernie is not so slow. he
has been on the ticket every election
since we can remember and up TO date
has not clicked. His making the
grade and being on the ticket lndi-
Gates some speed.
The City Council at Tuesdays
meeting took up a proposition which
is of vital importance TO the cltlzens
of this city. At this meeting they dis
cussed a proposition TO acquire the
property known as CroSSman's Point
or the point adjoining the water plant
on the west. The concenSuS OF opln-
ion among the aldermen was that
this property should be acquired for
park purposes, being the only avail
able and suitable piece Of lake shore
property left in the vicinity for such
a purpose.
The aldermanic opinion as to the
suitableneSs of this property for the
purpose named, is flanked by the opln-
ion of the ma Jority Of the citizens OF
Ely who firmly believe that the city
should have just such a park suitable
for the large number Of summer
gatherings we enjoy each season. In
the land offered to the city is encom-
passed everything that g-es to make
up a park The lake shore is there with
the finest Of sand bathing beaches;
natural timber; a contour that furn-
ishes both hills and valleys and withal
only a half-mile from the city with
the chances of an overhead railroad
crossing at the rock cut at mini
mum expense; tourist park second to
none in the state. All this is there
with the addition of country for road
construction and driveways amid un-
surpassed scenery.
Through the kindness of the Oliver
Mining Company, Sandy Point has
been maintained as a picnic ground
and the people Of Ely and outside
points have enjoyed the thoughtful
ness and generosity of the company in
providing such a place for health
giving recreation. Sandy Point is
about a mile from the city and roads
thereto lead over the mining company
property and a network of railroad
tracks. Mining operations at the
Pioneer and Sibley are constantly cav
ing the roads to the grounds and
probably few years will suffice to
close this handsome place to the pub
lie owing to the danger TO yourself and
loved ones No fault is being found
with Sandy Point but every city should
have place of recreation of its own
and this is the accepted time to secure
the same and in our opinion the
property in question will fill the bill
at a minimum expense.
Naturally, there are those who OBJ
ject to a park with the statement that
"all this country is park and that it
is waste Of money to maintain any
particular spot" This sounds beauti-
ful and is partly true. The whole
country is a park-or was a park
but Ely has no park of its own and
the whole country" is not for the pub
lie but has been gobbled up by specu-
lators and settlers until lake shore
property is not for sale and trespass
signs are going up on every pretty
spot within reach of the public There
were always Ifs" in the way and were
it not for a bunch of public spirited
citizens, we would still be walking in
the mud and on wooden sidewalks,
wasting our money in upkeep.
The Miner harped on this subject Of
public park for many years and UP
to the present egal obstacles have
kept the property named above out Of
the question We understand the legal
obstacles have beer removed and tbs
property can be secured. If not this,
get some other just as convenient and
suitable for park purposes. Let's have
a park now while people still living
have a chance to enjoy it. We speak
of the CroSSman Point property be-
lieving it is the best bet in this Sec
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