The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-10

of territory affected by the Auxiliary
Forest plan to reject the proposal OF
the CloQuet interests, and on the other
hand by the proponents OF the plan,
the county commissioners are having
a heck of a time trying to decide the
question. The commissioners are try
ing to conform with the wishes OF the
people in the matter and are taking
their time to investigate the subject
from all angles.
The Cloquet people cannot be CEN
sured for anticipating a continuous
timber supply for their woodworking
plants, neither can you blame the set
tier for trying to conserve his tax
monies which would be somewhat
diminished for number of years were
the proposition accepted. However,
business heads who have Investigated
make the claim that both sides would
be benefited; the timber interests in
securing supply of timber to keep
their plants and payrolls going; the
settler-while tax receipts would be
somewhat reduced for a few years-in
the advantage he also could exercise
on cut over lands and the eventual
growth Of tax values in the townships
Now comes the Shipstead- Nolan bill
with a horseshoe concealed in its
mitt to deal a knockout blow to the
sustained yield basis Of the Superior
National Forest The horseshoe In
the mitt is the clause which prevents
cutting of timber within 400 feet bord-
ering on any lake or stream in the
territory. A look at the map will
convince anyone that the remaining
timber would not be sufficient to war
rant cutting as the forest is one con-
tinuouS system of lakes and streams
Besides, thousand square miles OF
the forest has been already set aside
for purely canoe and recreational pur-
poses on which no cutting could be
done or in which no roads are to be
built.
With the thousand square miles al
ready set aside and the 400 feet limit
as proposed in the Shipstead- Nolan
bill, there would be only an odd acre
here. and there upon which timber
could be harvested. This would knock
the forest plans into oblivion and the
sales would be discontinued
few weeks ago the timber from
four townships in the forest of eighty
two townships was sold to the Cloquet
people. This timber would supply their
plant for ten years and it was to be
logged in ten years under approved
forestry methods with protection and
planting. Ten years from now an
other similar tract could be sold ana
every ten years thereafter until all
the forest was used. At that time the
"a
for market and so on indefinitely
the same as Sweden, recognized as the
most successful timber producing area
in the world.
Under the provisions of the Ship
stead Nolan bill, this will be impossible
and the timber plans of the Agricult-
ural Department for the Superior Nat
ional Forest would be nix The Chip
pewa National Forest at Cass Lake is
now working on this plan with the
result that four or more woodworking
plants are now established with very
appreciable payroll and supply or
timber that assures operation for
some time to come.
A Detroit man, for Christmas, pre-
sented the Anti-Saloon League with
Il.
very well pleased with the gift and has
filed suit for divorce. 1t is needless 70
comment on this but we express the
opinion that those presidents and Sec
retaries who received the hundred
have not filed suit to divorce them
selves from this windfall for the holi-
days Notwithstanding the fact that
their excuse for existing as an anti
saloon organization went out some
years ago with the saloon and by all
methods of fair thinking should dis
continue the collection of funds under
the old label to fight an evil that has
been abolished.
What several people we know and
who have contributed 70 the cause
when contributions were needed to
sustain the battle against the saloon
would like to see would be financial
statement of the League in detail.
published for the public to look over
and thus ascertain how much money
was used for furthering the prohibi-
ton cause; how much for salaries or
officers and collectors and how much
for politics?
1t might not be out of place to sug-
gest as fine idea. that the 500 be
returned to the donor or his wife and
use some of the efforts Of the officers
to patch up the differences in the
Detroit family and at least give the
lady fair shake in the DEAL
"Old age pensions" is again in the
limelight of public attention by the
bill introduced in Congress by Repre-
sentative Connery of Massachusetts,
in which it is proposed to make eligible
for government help every person
SiXty-three years old or more whose
income does not exceed $12 per week.
Other requirements are citizenship in
the United States for sixteen conseq
uitive years; no conviction for felonies
and a reasonably good record of citi-
zenShip. The amount of the pension
would run from four to eight dollars
a week, depending upon the income,
under twelve dollars, of the applicant.
This sounds like good idea, espec-
tally the part relating to citizenship
and the Jail record. Under the s1z
income provision, also sounds good
AS Representative Connery in his in
troductory remarks pointed out, ito
provide sufficient income for the aged
to enjoy the last remaining years Of
their lives in such freedom from the
fear of want as they have earned by
a long service for society as citizens
of the republic"
An old age pension law was passed
by the Minnesota legislature at the
last session which gave the counties
the authority to adopt the system II