The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-11

President Jacob L. Pete.
| Jacob L. Pete Of this city was re-
elected president of the st. Louis
County Club and Farm Bureau at the
annual meeting of the association held
at Hotel Duluth in Duluth Friday and
Saturday. The election Of officers took
place Saturday morning at the organi-
cation meeting of the directors and
brought to close the two-day meeting.
| The meeting was characterized as
one of the best ever held by the organi-
cations In addition to Secretary
Hoefler of the Ely Commercial Club,
James Moonan a director of the st.
Louis County Club and Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Schaefer attended the gathering
representing Ely. Other officers chosen
were Conrad Johnson of Meadowlands,
first vice president; Mrs. Alex Savo-
lainen of Virginia, second vice presi-
dent, and NJ B. Elson Of Gilbert was
reelected secretary
Reports were made by chairmen of
the various club divisions, including O..
H. Lommen, Eveleth, civic and COM
merce; Mrs. Fred Ward, Duluth, home
and community, and E. P. Gibson,
Meadowlands, agricultural, in place Of
Mr. Thompson, who presided at the
general session.
The election of chairmen and di-
rectors of the sections at the sectional
meetings Friday were formally ap-
proved Saturday morning as follows:
Civic and commerce, Mr.. Lommen,
chairman, and w. W. Spring. Duluth,
director for three years, and L. c..
David of Hibbing, director for one year
to succeed the late A E. Dyer; Agricul-
tural, Mr.. Thompson, chairman, and
Conrad Johnson, Meadowlands, di-
rector; Home and Community, Mrs.
Ward, chairman, and Mrs. Peter Burt
ness, Cook, director.
Out Of the session emerged twelve
resolutions of merit which were adopted
at the general session Saturday morn
ing The resolutions adopted were as
follows:
Calling upon the state game and fish
department and county commissioners
to construct a dam at the mouth of
the Vermilion river to maintain uni
form water level in Lake Vermilion so
that fish life may be preserved and
asking that fish screen be installed
Immediately at the mouth of the river
to prevent migration of large species of
pike into boundary waters.
Indorsing the steel to wheat" high
way and urging the state highway de-
partment to make that road part of
the state trunk highway system as
soon as possible.
Offering support to Minnesota worlds
fair commission.
Authorizing the chairman to appoint
a committee to recommend to directors
a plan of compensation for settlers
whose property is damaged by the
ravages of protected wild game.
Offering all facilities of the ST. Louis
County Club and Farm Bureau Associ-
alton for the development of legitimate
fur breeding industries in the county
in order to convert idle acreage into
profitable land, and in order to aid
employment and increase tax revenues
Naming committee of five to study
and report at the next annual meeting
on the management and financing of
community fairs.
Asking an appropriation of $500 by
the County Club to pay expenses of a
committee of five to make study on
tax reduction.
Requesting congress to make an i'm
mediate appropriation to construct the
Great Lakes-St Lawrence Waterway
as soon as the proposed treaty between
Canada and the United States is
adopted and urging Minnesota'S two
senators to assume a militant leader
ship in the senate when the treaty
is presented for ratification.
Endorsing Congressman william a
Pittenger's bill for the payment for
1918 forest fire claims.
Indorsing a spring meeting of the
agricultural section to be held in March
at the Northeast Experiment Station.
Indorsing the proposed income tax
amendment TO the state constitution.
Congratulating the vigilance COM
mittee CT Adolph on its success in
capturing farm thieves.
The annual banquet on Friday even
ing was one Of the high lights in the
history of the Club and Farm Bureau.
More than 500 men and women at
tended the banquet at which a fine
program was presented in addition to
the excellent food served by the Hotel
Duluth caterers. Judge Martin Hughes
OF Hibbing presided as POSTMASTER.
This in itself was sufficient TO insure
success for the event. Mrs. F. II.
Cash OF Kinney led the community
singing. H G. Middaugh of the Du-
luth Chamber Of Commerce welcomed
the guests and the response was given