The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-05
OLIVER STOPS WORK
Orders Received Tuesday Morning Closed
Work at the O. |. M. Co. Properties
Here and at SOudan.
Mining Industry Advertising in Another
Column Puts Tax Matter Up to People
in Range Communities.

Following closely orders received last week by the
work the Sbley
Mining Company this city and the Soudan mine at Tower
with heavy blow the people of this city The that
the mines had suspended operations indefinitely spread like
serious first given out but found
all too true.
Not only has work been suspended but all tools
been removed from the inner Only the
being operated to keep the mine unwaered and small
crew is being maintained to keep tmbering
The suspension mining is not confined to Ely alone
informed by citizens the other Some hopes
expressed that of the richer properties be
ated but that work indefinite for the with
possible resumption in the fall should the market warrant
In the mining advertising another place in this
EXPECTED that the companies in the state would be
some relief from the taxation by the legislature
Not only that but in relieving other property in the state
of its total of about $500 600 added
the load already borne by the iron industry The state
been given relief the iron industry has been saddled with the
already overloaded back by the increased state rate
of advertisements which have this
have place before the people the
state of affairs in relation to the industry the part of taxes
and the spending agencies of the the
abuses practced in the towns In the ad this week the
industry suggesting remedies and state they be applied
promptly be effective By reading the ad carefully
the ranges who depends iron mining either directly
industry has appealed all taxing authority relief
from their excessive burden The industry feels that should
be treated equally with other property and should not be
hampered with increased ad vaorem sockpe underground
occupation royalty and several other which have
loaded it to the breaking point All the appeals made have
fallen deaf and nothing has been DONE The counties
the Tax Commission and the Legislature have been appealed
to- In relief afforded.
Without doubt the country emerging from the worst
depression in its history and will enjoy prosperity again 1t
has weaerd several depressions this The
of will be slow and will require the vigorous
and continued effort of every individual and industry in the
land to pull out of the hole.
The advertisement today puts the matter squarely
the municipalities who asked for action to avert
By the closing of the here and at Soudan
feel that the crisis has arrived If anything be done to
assist the industry should be done at The companies
have stated their frankly and the people to act
prominent citizen in commenting the subject said
There is old bit of wisdom advising against the
judgment which would induce sit the end of
branch and off the But that just what the
majority of the range communities bent doing Every
resident of range village city dependent directly
directly the iron mining industry which created the
communities and furnish the only for their continued
existence And most of the communities deter
mined to destroy through confscaory taxation the industry
which furnishes their livihood."