Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-10-18
State Capitol News
BY A. /. HARRIS

lStTdCOT, fourteen lHOuSdnu IdulllIeS
on the relief rolls have been declared
eligible to rehabilitation measures
which will make them self-supporting
by the next harvest season. A recent
study revealed that the drouth &C
counts for the plight of about two
thirds of these farmers. The re-
mainder are in need of such aid as
pigs. cows and chickens to supply
food, machinery, repairs to existing
buildings and additional crop land.
The Minnesota Emergency Relief Ad-
ministration division of rural re-
Mobilization will make every effort to
provide these necessities. The aim is
to restore these individuals to a nor
NAL economic status.
John r. Foley, Wabasha, chairman
of the Conservation Commission, has
put the clamp on loose statements
made about the Department of Con-
servation by the Republican candi-
date for governor. Taking exception
to the keynote statement of the Re-
publican candidate that the game
and fish division was $15O,OOO in the
hole, Mr.. Foley, in letter to the
former, said: THE report of the Di-
vision of Game and Fish submitted to
the Conservation Commission on Sep
TENDER 1, 1884, shows that there was
on hand in all the funds of the Di-
vision of Game and Fish. on August
81, 1884. $342.5S6, and you can APP
preciate that when | heard your key
note speech and your statement that
the Division of Game and Fish was
$150.000 in the hole l was certainly
surprised" In no branch OF state
government have the advances been
so pronounced during the past few
years as they have been in the De-
partment of Conservation. The Com
mission was assigned a job of such
magnitude as has seldom if ever been
faced by a body of men working With
out pay and only for the good of
their fellowman. They have disa-
greed at times on matters of policy,
but the finger of selfishneSs has yet
to be pointed towards a single men,
Der. They have worked for the good
of conservation, oblivious to attacks
of fake conServatiOnists. and persons
of Interior motives. The future will
appreciate the work and devotion to
the public good of these men, because
their services are of permanent ma
ture.
Needy families in Minnesota GER
tainly won't find their diets short of
meat or vegetables this winter-and
there is a reason. Almost two mil
~ hnn hltn
dred thousand cans of vegetables have
been stored by the Emergency Relief
Administration for distribution this
winter to relief clients. The meat
comes from cattle given the ERA
without cost by the Federal Surplus
Commodities corporation. The vege
tables were grown by relief families
in individual and community gardens.
Overshadowed in public interest by
the major controversies of the APP
preaching election, but nevertheless
of great Importance to all of Min
nesota, is state constitutional amend
ment No. 1, which will be voted on
November 6. This amendment, if
adopted, will ratify the action of the
1898 Legislature in adding more than
1000 miles of county roads to the
state trunk system. 1t also will pre-
vent the addition of any more roads
until the expanded system has been
rs per cent permanently impI owed.
Every county which benefited by hav-
ing the state take ever the mainten-
ance and improvement of the addi
tional routes should take ali active
interest in seeing that Amendment
No. l carries, according to N. w. Els
berg, highway commissioner. The
amendment will prevent the trunk
system from being subject to change
every two years by each succeeding
Legislature. A majority of the total
vote cast will be necessary for its
adoption. The description of the
amendment as printed On the ballot
reads, ALLOWING additions to trunk
highways" but the real Intent is to
prevent further additions until tie
present 11,000-nlile system is i'm
proved.
Southern Minnesota farmers will
not always have to go north for their
fishing and swimming. Ultimately,
they will find it in their own back
yards. A combined conservation and
recreational development program has
been outlined by the Minnesota ERA
transient relief division to restore
lakes and preserve the natural beau
ties in the southern part of the state.
The amount of money that the state
asks from the taxpayers for 1885 will
be $1,136,913 less than it was year
ago, it was announced by the State
Auditor in making public the tax
millage rates for 1894 taxes, collect
ible in 1885. The amount of the levy
this year is $16,679,OOO as compared
to $17,S15,913 of year ago. The tax
mill rate will be 11.95 mills as COM
pared to 11.O6 a year ago but the
rise i'm the millage rate is explained