The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-07-10
On This
Occasion
Just q few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

With this issue of The Ely Miner
another milestone in its existence has
passed. Today we are starting the
38th year of publication with the same
head, the same editor and owner and
with almost the same crew in the
back Office. If we do say it ourselves,
this is some record. Our residence in
Ely dates back to 1891 when We ar
rived to take charge of the Ely Iron
Home for DR.. Barrett Of Tower. The
Home was absorbed by the Ely Times
in 1892 and we returned to Tower
where We were on the Journal. Dur
ing the nearly two years we spent in
Ely at that time, we became most
favorably impressed with the POSSIBLE
ties of this enterprising city and de-
cided at some favorable opportunity
to make our home here. The popu-
lation in 1891 was between 900 and
1000. The population was steadily
growing and by the time we had &C
cumulated a family and debt OF
$3.50 borrowed, the assistance of sew
eraI good friends which enabled us to
get next to a Washington hand press
and several cases of type, the popula-
ton had grown to the proportion of
$500 and we we're back here with The
Ely Miner in 1895.
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Our business growth did not keep
pace with the growth of the city as
printing then was a luxury and not
necessity Right here let us tell you
that it was some slim pickings in those
early days with ourselves and our
MiSsus doing the editing. composing,
job printing and operating the Wash
ngton. Persistency wins however
Our family has increased Our bust
ness has increased. Our debts have
increased. Our age has increased.
During our first ten years in the city,
"A different people have conducted OPP
position papers mere. We stuck for
the reasons given in the increases
above mentioned. Besides, we had
faith in the city, its people and its
surroundings
We begin the 18th year at a time
when things are not of the rosiest
throughout the country and old man
depression holding the whip hand
The business man, to whom we look
for sustenance has been hard hit and
in many cases has been knocked OUT.
He has his goods on the shelf and no
sale means that he is broke. Savings
deposits are increasing rapidly and
checking deposits decreasing Check
ing deposits are those Of merchants
and professional men. Just now
things do not look any too bright but
We will oct you our last years hat and
go bareheaded that the next two
months will see things on their feet
and merrily moving along for the next
twenty years when another depression
hits us. This America is like that
We have one consolation, however
We will not be here or anywhere else
when the next depression hits us
twenty years from now. Times are
hard. In a letter from Kansas re-
Gently received by a local business
man, the writer said that times are
so d-n hard here that it is hard
matter to find place to park your
car"
During our years in Ely we have
made some friends and also some
enemies. We thank both. Our friends
for having faith in us and our enemies
for considering us Of enough mpor-
lance to get mad at. We have con-
sistently boosted the city and its
people. While our enemies claim we
do not print the news, our friends feel
that what we don't print is what makes
them our friends Our circulation
reaches out into the world to some
extent and there are happenings that
if printed would not rebound to the
credit Of our charming city or our
people. Such occurances, while we
know all about them, are as a closed
book, as far as the Miner is concerned
If you want that kind of news, it will
be up to you to get it from the home
town gossipers or the yellow sheets
that are infesting the news stands.
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Ely Is good town. Its reputation
has reached all over the country as a
good town. The Miner feels that it
had its share in establishing this
reputation. The Miner also feels that
such a reputation is somewhat of
business detriment just at present
Every kind of business wants to locate
here because we are a good town. In
consequence there are two blades of
grass where one grew and prospered
before. Overdone is the word. On the
second page of this issue is another
cause for this overdone condition.
This page is Of the series of City 10y
atty ads being run monthly In justice
to our local business men who help you
at times like this, the bell ringer
should be shown the way out. Read
the page.
Alexander Berkman, deported from
the United States in 1919 as a trouble
breeding radical in company with the
notorious Emma Goldman also rIved