The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-03-03
MANY MATTERS
Are DISCUSSED
Commercial Club Has Lively
Meeting Friday on Matters
of Importance.

Many matters of Importance to this
section OF the country came up at the
meeting of the Ely Commercial Club
held on Friday evening instead of on
the regular meeting night of February
28. 1t was felt that the charter election
held on Tuesday would interfere with
the club meeting and the date was ad-
vanced in consequence.
A large membership was present. It
was the opinion of the majority that the
mink season as proposed would be
beneficial providing the animals were
protected during the summer months.
1t was also the opinion, after a dis
cussion, that the witef1sh season should
be opened Is days earlier.
The regular fishing season which now
closes on February 1, was discussed and
it was the opinion that the season could
be heightened to March Is, without
doing any damage. The biennial bill
before the legislature to reimburse
farmers and settlers for damages done
by protected wild animals came in for
considerable discussion. It was the
opinion of many that in view of the
chances for much litigation and the
chances OF fraud in the payment OF
damages that the matter should be left
alone as it now stands.
| Unfortunately, those whose crops are
destroyed by deer, bear and other pro-
tected animals have not much redress.
Such law, however, would bust things
open wide and make 1t possible for
unscruplous one to cause much trouble
and the game and fish department
would be flooded with a multitude of
damage bills, either right or wrong.
The committee named at a previous
meeting to further the proposed removal
of the State Forest service headquarters
from Tower to Ely reported progress on
] the subject. As larger part of the
state forest business is located nearer
efficiency, it was deemed proper that
the office be located here. The state
has the same opinion
| Supervisor L. S. Bean spoke on
matters affecting the Superior National
Forest and also at some length told of
the program of betterment in the forest
to aid in the unemployed situation. He
told of the men now employed and those
at work during the present winter in
the several camps maintained. Pro-
viding the bill passes congress there will
be available for the Superior a matter
of big portion of s15,000,0O0 to be ap-
propriated for forest work.
The club went on record as commend
ing the Forest Service for work done
and resolution was ordered submitted
to congress asking its support for the
Wagner bill under which the money
would be made available It was also
decided to address Governor Olson in
regard to this and E. w. Hanson and
Harold Cook were named to assist the
secretary in getting out this CORES
pondence.
Some discussion was had on the ex-
pense Of registration for elections
Under present laws it is necessary to
have two registrations days before each
election. It was decided that per-
manent registration measures be
adopted and the matter was referred to
the legislative committee with power to
act.
1 Interesting and instructive was the
discussion had on the j. j. Opshl road
/ from Lake Agnes to connect with the
Echo Trail opponents and proponents
aired the proposition from all angles
Years ago the club went on record for
the construction Of roads and then later
rescinded this action and went against
roads. Both of these matters were al
luded to in the discussion After sew
eral minutes of sometimes heated con-
versation, motion to frown on road
construction was passed. The meeting
then came to a close.