The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-10-26

private hay buyers during that period.
Look well on that picture and then
look on this. From July LIST, 1884 to
October LIST, 1884, total of 5000 car
loads have been shipped to the hay
buyers of the twin cities.
The state had the hay year ago to
distribute cheaply to nedy farmers;
today the spectators have it. Those
who are in on the know claim that the
price of hay to farmers or to the state
relief administration this winter will
be $18 to $40 per ton, perhaps more.
Who is going to get the benefit of
this policy? And why?
There is only one Santa Claus in
Minnesota and I am 1T. So said Gov
eronor Floyd B. Olson with great gusto
up and down the state. At least he
said so until he suddenly resigned last
week his long sought and hard won
Office of federal relief administrator,
presumably at the beheSt of Washing
ton.
Real relief, however, had been adj
ministered in Minnesota through the
state executive council long before the
federal government entered the picture,
and the promise-making, promise
breaking Governor began to strut the
relief stage. The executive council is
composed of the Governor, the Attorney
General, both farmer-laboriteS, and
Secretary of State Mike Holm, State
Treasurer Julius Schmahl and State
Auditor Stafford King.
The executive council, a majority of
whom are republicans, met every emer-
gency and granted extensive relief to
hail sufferers in Fillmore, Houston.
OmStead and st. Louis counties, to
cyclone sufferers in Litchfield in
Meeeker county, and for hal! and
drouth relief in Todd, Wadena, Polk
and Mahnomen counties.
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In the game and fish quarters in the
new state Office building is de luxe
Office. A rich carpet covers the floor
Before a large, quarter-Sawed solid
walnut flat top desk stands luxurious
leather upholstered arm chair of solid
walnut, while nearby, real ornament
is large solid walnut waste basket.
These luxurious appointments were
provided by the administration for a
game and fish official at the very time
that the Governors heart was throb-
bling with sympathy for little children
who couldn't go to school because they
shave not decent clothing to wear"
Statewide newspaper poll by "a daily
papers, several democratic: Nelson
1928, Olson 35,642, Regain 31,792. Mel
son 439 per cent, Olson 296 per cent
Regain 26.5 per cent.
The newspaper poll confirms the June
primary vote. Olson got then a little
less than 35 per cent of the vote, his
opposition a little more than 65 per
cent. In october the opposition had
gained, Olson showing a little less than
80 per cent and the opposition little
more than 70 per cent.
Every public straw vote taken in the
state, except one in Regan's own county
shows Nelson leading both Olson and
Regain.
When all straws go the same way,
that's the way the wind is blowing.
Presumably the Farmer-Labor Vet
Grams Club is still occupying space in
the state Office building, but the name
has disappeared from the door Curious
citizens who wonder about the luxurious
shower baths installed in the SUBJ
basement of the capitol, reputedly for
the big wigs of the Big Three, have been
completely baffled thus far, for the
quarters are securely locked and
guarded. There's a ruction between
the capital custodian, j. F. Peterson
and the capital employees. Mr.. Peter
son is Gin bad" The G.. M. Orr Com
pany has recommended renewals in the
capital power plant which will cost
$111,00O; incompetent management
other engineers hint, is rapidly running
the entire plant.