The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-27

In giving the probable cause for the
growth of Ely's population from 1902
to 6151 in ten years. some writer in
the Duluth Herald attributed it to the
tourist business. This may have had
something to do with it, but we can't
see it that way because the census is
not taken during the tourist season.
The growth is attributed, and directly
is, the result of the stability of Ely
and its principal industry-mining
Our underground mines operate
winter and summer and employ labor
Every month of the year, making a
floating population unnecessary. The
late census will also probably show
that Ely has more home owners COM
pared to population than any other
city in the northwest. The stability
of our all year industry makes for
home owning and steady employment
instead of the short open pit seasons
which characterize other communities
We could name. Then again, we mine
and ship ore of an iron content not
duplicated anywhere and in demand
all the time even when furnaces are
curtailing pig iron production. Our
ore is worth mining and worth smelt-
ing.
This is not all that makes for a
bigger and better Ely. Our city gov
eminent has been very conservative in
its expenditures and we have public
improvements which compare very fav-
orably with other cities and which cost
twice as much as those in Ely. Our
city has had none of the SpaSmodic
financial eruptions known as a boom"
but has maintained healthy, steady
growth as the census figures of 1890,
1900, 1910, 1920 and 1890 indicate
Home owning in Ely is made more
alluring by our most efficient public
school system thus making it easier
to raise and educate family.
We probably could continue along
this strain for a column or two but
will curtail the remarks with the
statement that Ely does not attribute
its entire growth to the tourist in
dustry as the Heard writer seemed to
indicate but to our mining industry.
The tourist industry is great help
and brings many dollars to our business
people-all going to swell the pot
which keeps improvements on the go
and make the city more attractive to
the party looking for a place in which
to make home. Mine payrolls as
regular as the calendar every month of
the year, and now twice month; our
climate and agricultural interests,
coupled with the tourists summer con-
tribution; a fine lot of people and
several other factors, go to make for
Elys census growth and its desira-
bility as place of residence.
Judge Martin Hughes of the Eleventh
Judicial District-which caption can
be his as long as he desires the place
always good to listen to, was better
than ever at the cornerstone laying
Saturday afternoon. In his usual
plain and understandable manner, he
delivered a lecture on Americanism
which did not fail to sink home. He
asked all to forget races and creeds
and combine to keep Ely in the front
rank of cities it now occupies. There
are always some impervious to any
reasoning whatever and are Americans
only when they want something. One
of these was noted by number OF
people at the exercises Saturday. He
loudly applauded Judge Hughes very
able talk on citizenship and American
ism and when the band played "The
Star Spangled Banner he stood with
his hat on and pipe in his mouth
the only one among the thousand or
more people present who failed to
stand at attention with barred head
during the playing of the National
Anthem.