The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-31
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too active in affairs that concern other
parts of the county and not overly
alert in matters pertaining to its own
immediate neighborhood. For in
stance: The matters of laying down
rules of conduct for the three CON-
miSsioners from the ranges who are
outvoted on the county board four to
three on every matter they present as
a measure for the range districts; the
budget system of hampering the three
commissioners from the ranges and
several other matters already dealt
upon these columns.
Duluth, small part of this great
county has four commissioners while
the range end, the heavy taxpaying
end, has only three. According to
taxes paid, the range end should have
five commissioners and Duluth two.
The Hibbing Tribune. an influential
daily has always upheld the Duluth
Chamber of Commerce but recent
events have caused the worm to turn
and the Tribune now believes that
county division would cure the evils OF
which it complains.
In discussing the matter with some
of our people at this extreme shoe
string end of the county, the opinion
was expressed that county division
was not the remedy for the ailment.
Some there are who believe in cutting
loose from the Duluth end and thus
form the richest county in the state
with self government. Some more
there are who feel that the expenses
to follow the organization of new
county and the attendant bitter figh,
for the location of the county seat
would not compensate the ranges for
the effort That a county seat fight
will follow division is as sure as death
and taxes Virginia and Hibbing
would stage a royal battle with the
other towns and cities taking sides
and fomenting strife among neighbors
who should dwell in harmony.
Ely, by reason of its limited pop
ulation would stand no show what
ever of getting even favorable men,
ton as the county seat of the new
county. Should division be effected,
we, up here in the Playground of the
Nation" would again be located on
the wrong end of the shoestring and
all the other towns would again needs
lOI every pllcy SOO OllC
county seat center would dominate the
situation the same as now
We have another suggestion to make.
Locate the county seat at Tower or
Soudan, the central part of the new
county if the division follows the lines
as now suggested and the Miner will
be for it. Put the county seat in the
center and all the criticism which now
follows its location at one end will be
Quoted. We made the suggestion
several weeks ago, (but no action has
been taken on the same) that in JUS
tice to the balance of the county the
Duluth three districts, almost wholly
within the confines of the city, be
merged into one now that everything
wanted by Duluth has been secured.
This would save considerable money
to the county. AS the Zenith City is
launched on st. Louis County money
saving spree through its c. of G. and
the Taxpayers League, this should be
done to be consistent
Communists around Duluth and there
are several there who have grown fat
at the expense of tolerant citizenry,
have now become inflated to such an
waving the red flag in the face of the
laws of the land and are girding their
loins for political scrap at the
coming election At a meeting of the
district executive committee of the
Communist party held in Minneapolis
a few days ago, Morris Powers of Dull
nth was Endorsed for the Office of
sheriff of ST. Louis County. The dis
trict comprises northern Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michigan and repres-
tatives were present from every section
Of the district.
The Communist party has done away
with the name workers Party and
its platform embraces the withdrawal
OF armed forces of the United States
from Nicaragua and other foreign
countries, the recognition of Soviet
Russia and the establishment of a
Communist government in the United
States. One of the leaders when asked
the attitude the party would take on
the Farmer-Labor party said: "It isn't
working class party. 1t has no pro-
gram We don't want anything more
to do with it." The Workers Party
will probably like this and fall all over
itself getting into the Soviet following.
In a few days the membership COM
mittee of the Commercial Club will
call on you and have you sign on the
dotted line to become a full-fedged
member of this beneficial organization.
The Ely Commercial Club has been a
most active organization for the better
ment of the city, paying strict attention
to advertising Ely as the tourist center
~ fhn Init Cfofo
doing things which the city council
would do but is prohibited from doing
by laws and ordinances. The Com
mercial Club acts as clearing house
and buffer between the people of the
city and the city officials.
Every merchant, every professional
man and every citizen active in COM
munity affairs should become member
of the Commercial Club. A live, wide
awake community is judged by the
civic club it maintains. Many of the
public improvements, new highways,
industries, tourists, farm measures and
other measures of benefit have been
sponsored by the Commercial Club.
When the committee calls on you, don't
turn them down. Pay your dollar and
become a member of an organization
that does things.
Judging from accounts daily sent in
to his paper, Ralph Hitchcock Of the
Hibbing Tribune is not completely sold
on the country he is motoring through
on his way to California He says he
misses the nicely painted posts and
wire cables Charley Babcock puts up
in Minnesota to guard against even the
slightest embankment while he was
travelling over those narrow icy ridges
I'm Oklahoma serving as roads Further