The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-03-24
MANY ATTEND
RI LUNCHEON
Senators Regnier and Lommen
Honor Guests at Luncheon
Saturday.

About sixty were seated at the
Regnier-Lommen luncheon rendered
Senators Emil Regnier and George H
Lommen at the Forest Hotel Saturday
by the Ely Commercial Club as a
compliment 70 the senators for the
excellent work done for Ely in trying
to prevent the removal Of the head
quarters Of the Superior National Forest
from this city to Duluth
E w Hanson acted as chairman ot
the meeting and introduced the honored
guests besides introducing the gathering
of cosmopolitan citizens of Ely who were
in accord with the protests on removal
Ray Hoefler, secretary of the Ely Com
mercial Club told of the hearing held
in Duluth before Mr. Tinker at which
representative Of the civic organizations
of the city, besides the city council and
members of the Fourth Commissioner
District, appeared and entered protest.
Supervisor Leslie Bean of the Superior
National Forest outlined the con-
templated work 20 be done in the aid OF
unemployment and on the plan OF
putting the forest in producing con-
dition. His talk was in line with the
plans as worked out and of which
mention is made in another place IN
this paper.
Senator Lomnen told of his valuable
efforts in enlisting noted people agains.
the move. He read a letter from Gov
ernor Olson, Richard Bailey and z. v
Willard of the conservation commits
sion, W. D. Stewart, state game and
fish commissioner, and told of the sup
port received from others. The letters
were copies of those appearing IN the
Miner last week.
Senator Regnier told Of the salts
faction it afforded him TO be able &c
lend his assistance in the mater. he
said he had written letters TO all thk
Farmer-Labor members OF the Mime
sofa delegation at Washington on tbs
subj ct. Senator Regnier IS secretary
to Magnus johnson and VIII go x
Washington TO assume his position a:
soon as he finishes the Minnesota legis-
lative session.
Those at the luncheon were favorabl1
impressed with both Of the senators anc
very much pleased with their support II
the interests OF Ely and the surrounding
country The time at the luncheon wa.
somewhat shortened owing to the meet
ing to be held al the Community Centel
by the Farmer-Labor Club at 2 O'Clock.
At the meeting at the Community
Center at q O'Clock about Us wers
present. Daxid Bourgin, president q
the Farmer-Labor Club Of Ely pre-.
sided at this meeting. Senator Regniel
addressed the gathering on the excellen
work being done by Senator Lommer
for this district.
Senator Lommen discussed the sew
eral bills on game and fish; the OlsoI
bin on the uniform wages for labor; S
F. No 638 on pay cuts and other meas
ures and closed by explaining his bil
TO compel the mining companies TO pa.
taxes on ores which were not KNOW
to exist but which, he claimed. has
since been discovered
He then cited figures to show In
amounts which had escaped taxation
and his bill IS destined 70 cure this
Judging from happenings IN the IN
dustry and the closing Of properties ans
the consequent throwing UP OF leases
It Is plainly 20 be seen that the Lom
men measure is just another straw .
load onto the camels back and tia
Il while the measure win cure L VIII ais
ihu-