The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-07

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The cancellation mining constantly growing
numbers the of Minnesota proving
of for the Conservation Commission of the state we'll
for cities and where these cancellations have
occurred
Recently leases by Bros according
advces received from St. Paul. turned back the
entang considerable losses in Among the number
the Helen mine Nashwauk which during its period of
activity shipped 900 tons of According
tax commission estimates the mine still has mineral content
of 744, ATS tons of merchantabe
Another surrender is the Philbin mine at Hibbing
third the Franz mine at Bull All three underground
properties and for round work for fair sized
of The Franz mine has shipped 12s5s1o tons and the
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thrown out of by the closing OF these properties and the
surrenderng of the leases.
It was felt by the that there was absolutely
chance to realize them should valuable deposits
uncovered No sale for the product and besides
and royalties would needs be paid minimum of
thought has been followed out by other and
owners who have prospective mine their property No
found the taxes the would break the
While state mining leases and the from the
the chief of the mining division of the
conservation department the surrender of private holdings
heretofore active still further compieaes the mining
situation the and has the mining division guessing
The surrender the Croft mine the Guyana range
the act that opened the of the commission and other
officials the of that
the communities relief not forthcoming What the
must be something done Tax relief to be the unanimous
opinion of those studying the question.
Plight Of the Guyana
To further the puout leaving no
Crosby has written legislature which he de-
picted the economic ruin Of the people that
Il after discontinue business
range by thrown out of employ
ing proud to ask public relief; have seen other
families, many OF them compelled to live from public
weodo having good paying positions with the Mines either
reduced to practical beggary cut their salary
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the of Of large and school district that
the efficiency of our public schools is threatened
81 have in of the range villages, children
absolutely deprived of all educational advantages except
and their
doors because had no money their bills have
limit though our members are brave and
this range community all but destroyed by system Of
taxation which seems to have as its motto Sock the
Il realize that, to people who live parts
the state this matter does not seem Of first YOU
fabulous stories Of profits drawn Of the
which, course right long as it in fair proporon
But you don't here the logical
they can operate without don't see the utter
sunaton Of fair communities You don't hundreds and
facing the coming without of hope To
communities matter for argument It is simply cold
hard fact that the mining companies being literally
that are suffering It is men and women and little Children
who have depended on them for chance to live"
Puts it Up to the Governor
The Duluth Evening Herald the Duluth
other papers at the Head of the Lakes and the Arrowhead
country had edtoray voiced their opinion of policy that
laying waste to prosperous communities
The Herald far to put the directly up
Governor Olson the legislature and the public
spirited citizens of southern Minnesota for
sderaton of the iron mining situation in the
the in and if the industry
saved. The editorial said
"At its prime, industry. includes three
running from the Vermon through the the
Guyana, and covering large At mines
supported large population which made the
products of Minnesota farms and factories
AT this moment it very industry not diving
industry Company after has thrown
the Guyana and elsewhere and abandoned
papabe sacrifice explaining that the treble burden
ton imposed by the state of Minnesota impossible
continue mining this state These companies gg
their iron from other states with less ruthless policy
and from other countries.
In such the of that perhaps
only partial employment for several years. thrown utterly
of work Communities whose chief industry was an
iron mine now closed left stranded, with
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