The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-29

The ST. Louis County delegation In
the legislature very effectively laid al
rest in the legislative graveyard the
St Louis County Civil Service Bill in
troduced AT the request Of the en-
ployes of the Duluth court house.
County officials and county commits
Soners opposed the bill and Senators
Bessette and Lommen made the mo-
ton and seconded the same TO xiii the
measure The vote on the same was
unanimous for its death, with the eX-
ception Of Senator NORM and Repre-
Sentatives Peterson who voted IN its
favor Thus another Of those busy
body movements 10 establish commits
sions for everything under the sun was
nipped in the bud.
The delegation also went on record
as favoring the county trunk high
way system providing the county COM
miSsioners were favorable and SUBJ
mitted the measure TO a vote Of the
people. The first move in this con-
nection was 10 remove all road
authority from the county commission
ers and place II into the hands Of
commission. The measure viii now be
made public and discussion courted by
all clubs and newspapers in the county.
As all counties Ii the state have road
problems, We never could see why the
bin was not made general instead Of
singing out St. Louis County. All
organizations Of civic clubs and others
interested have gone on record in this
tia T~1aT Snr0n
went 50 far as TO designate the meas
ure as a plan 10 perpetuaJe a road
commission for St Louis County on
q salary grab movement TO furnish
bread and butter for bunch Of lame
ducks Our county commissioners are
abundantly able, both physically and
mentally 10 attend 10 the road. as
vel as other business Of the county.
for which they were elected by the
people Of their districts If this was
not the case, they would not have been
elected.
We received a postal card from jim
Moonan who with Mrs. Moonan Is
making q visit 10 California. Two
scenes labeled Winter IN California
and Winter IN the East" are shown
and Jim says I'll eat oranges for you
and you may throw snowbaIls for me"
Sounds good, but they have nothing
On Us. We eat their oranges but they
can't throw our snowbaIls. While We
are basking N the sunshine Of spring
with an occasional snow furry, many
other parts Of the country are subject
70 hurricanes, billiards, earth quakes
and food at this season Of the year
The card was written and sent from
Los Angeles but Jim said they were
then on the way to San Francisco
In speaking with travelling man
yesterday, he complimented northern
Minnesota On the quality Of its wealth
Ct and the roads over which he is
forced to drive his car. He stated
that the southern end Of the state
is IN mud and the mud extends to
states farther south He also stated
that he was unable TO use his car with
any degree Of satisfaction until he
struck northern Minnesota. Even on
roads not paved in this section of the
state, no trouble was experienced
The removal Of the snow has done
wonders. The money spent for this
purpose was well spent. Roads from
which the snow was removed are COM
ing through the spring breakup with
grades and surface undamaged to a
minimum Where the snow was not
removed, frost holes and soft spots
are showing up. Besides all this. the
roads were made possible for travel
all winter
Naturally the weather is a source
Of prolific conversation at his season
Of the year. We are not ashamed Of
Minnesota weather and while il has
been cold IN certain weeks Of the past
winter no one has particularly suffer
ed We admit that II was cold dur
ing January and February That is
what winter is for and cold weather
IN this section is no calamity. We are
prepared for IL We wear warm
clothes, indulge in strenuous outdoor
sports and work and keep our blood
in condition. We burn a few tons Of
coal, but what is that compared with