Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-16
FOREST RESERVE
NOT FAVORED
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Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, and
Koochiching counties on their bonded
Indebtedness of $3,50O,000 created by
the reckless and unwarranted ditch
ing, explaining that game reserve
has now been established in those
counties and there is about $1,50O,000
worth of timber to be cut.
Coming back to the proposed forest
reserve in Pine county, j. H. Hogan,
kerrick, asked some questions about
delinquent tax payments. Mr.. Wally
said the forest creates new industry.
Mr.. Dougan asked: What new indus
try-40 years hence?
Some discussion took part on the
paying up of bonded indebtedness on
the part of townships and school
districts affected. County Auditor
Edin explaining that on state loans
the state will accept payments before
they are due.
Adolf Larson, Park, feels that there
is no encouragement for new settlers
if the reserve is established.
f. ]. Rodenberger. Fleming: No
vote taken on the matter, but l feel
that the large majority of settlers in
our township are against the propo-
stitch.
]. HI. Hogan: The affected area has
large percentage of tax delinquency.
Is there any prospect of it being paid
up? Improved lands are for sale very
cheap today. Not much chance to sell
wild lands.
j. ID. Johnson: Twenty years ago
Sandstone was the end of the world in
Pine county; since then there has been
much progress between that point
and Nickerson, three banks and four
creameries having been established.
A. NJ. Dougan: Conditions are de-
pressed just now, but we must have
hope and not sell for a mere pittance
of 81 or 50 per acre.
H. j. Berglund, Bruno, explained
that as a young man he perhaps made
the mistake of buying wild land in
stead of improved land, adding, let
the land go to the bottom of prices,
it might be at premium later on.
j. H. Hogan: A farmer more than
seven miles from town is too far
away.
r. II. HOgan:s The only chance to
lose by having the reserve estab-
lished is through underlying minerals.
Draws Dark Picture.
Geo. w. Rash, Belden, talking on
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he had seen the hand writing on the
wall for the past three years, adding
that if present conditions continue to
prevail the situation in all of Pine
county 10 years hence will be the
same as now prevails in the north
eastern townships. He also said that
the same will be true of the state of
Minnesota, the condition in the entire
state within 10 years will be like that
of some of the northern counties now.
The tax delinquency in Pine county
is S645.OOO now and the bonded in
debtedness, including the county.
schools. townships, and villages all
over the county, is $1,569, 200.
Roy Nation, Arna: The two settlers
in the six sections of Arna township
included in the proposed boundary of
the reserve rather favor the reserve.
Thousands of acres in eastern Pine
county are unfit for agriculture.
}. +. Therrien: In 1888 lands still
tax delinquent will become property
or the state. If bonds were wiped out
in the proposed reserve there would
not be those payments to make.
j. d. Johnson: Nickerson does not
care If reserve is established, so
long as that township is not taken in.
Nlckerson has no bonded Indebtedness
Adolf Larson, Park, asked several
questions about reforestation and said
that it will be at least 80 years be-
fore anything can be produced in the
timber line
E. T. Hogan: The paper mill at
Nekoosa, Wis, is establishing its own
forest to have ample raw products for
continuing the operation of their mill.
County Commissioner F.. w. Stepan:
Where is the profit or advantage in
having the reserve? Who will paw the
bonded Indebtedness?
E. T. Hogan stated that Belden
township has bonded indebtedness of
S21,OOO and A. M. DOugan asked if it
is the purpose of the government to
listen to big land owners or settlers.
AT the Sandstone meeting on March
3Oth it was explained by E. w. Tinker,
district forester of the Lake Region.
that it was not the purpose of the
government to establish forest re-
serves against the wishes of people in
the territory affected.
Motions and Amendments.
AT this point motion was made by
A. M. Dougan and seconded by ]. D.
Johnson, that vote be taken by all
the committee members present as to
whether they are for or against the
proposed federal forest reserve in
Pine county.
Several persons jumped to their
feet and protested, stating that if vot-