The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-10-31

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County Club brought out the fact that
heretofore speakers had been invited
for the annual affair from distance.
He thought it would be the proper thing
to do in view of the many problems af-
fecting the county to confine the speak
ing largely to local addresses.
He pointed to the Federal works
program as topic uppermoSt in the
minds of a great many at this time
and that the SERA, ERA, WPA, AAA,
and a few alphabetical divisions be
discussed by someone informed might
be acceptable.
The committee unanimously decided
that the suggestion was timely and
that some one informed would be in
vjted to make such a talk under the
title of 1.-THE Federal Works Program"
The tourist and good roads matter
should be gone into at the annual
meeting and that the meeting would not
be complete without a good address on
the subject, the opinion of the commit
tee and this will also be prominent
part of the banquet and discussed by
some speaker.
It was also decided to ask M. l.
Smith, chairman of the All division
to address the gathering in view of the
suggestion made at the beginning that
the annual meeting stress All work in
the county.
In opening the Forestry Committee
session, Chairman Harmon stated that
it was his desire to map out program
of work for this committee for the i'm
mediate future and also next year. He
stated that he had found it quite i'm
possible to devote much attention to
this committee although he realized
that it was very important one and
should have more attention paid to it.
He dwelt at some length on projects
which the committee could undertake.
and particularly mentioned move
ment to create small forests for rural
and city schools He stated that this
would be valuable project and while
it would not only create an activity
for boys and girls but would be valu-
able lesson. The committee thought
favorably of the suggestion and will
look into the matter with the idea of
having such forests established in as
many places as possible.
The committee was also of the opin-
ion that an effort should be made to
have as many communities as possible
establish free public camping grounds
for the benefit of the travelling public
and that several of these should be
established on Lake Vermilion and
other lakes. 1t was stated that the
CCC camps were putting in such free
camp grounds in the immediate vicin-
ity of the camps at which they are
stationed and that they were meeting
with the approval of the public.
The committee also discussed the
worm situation at some length. The
chairman told of meetings held here
and at Grand Marais, an account Of
which meetings was given in these
columns last week and the preceding
week He told the gathering that he
had already secured the permission of
his department to use CCC boys in
this work.
The plan was to purchase pak-bak
spray pumps to be operated by hand
and which were capable of spraying
poison material some thirty feet high
and thus keep down the pest as much
as possible in areas near summer re-
sorts and private home wood lots and
shade trees. He told the committee
that this would require something like
$4,000 and that everyone should lend
their influence to have public officials
both state and national, make appro-
priations for the work and that the
fight would start in the spring to clean
up the pest as much as possible.
The committee also discussed the
proposition of trees on the old mining
ing dumps on the Mesaba range towns.
The committee also paid some atten-
ton to the Kabetogama purchase pro-
position but decided to do nothing in
the matter at this time.
The notes on these meetings were
furnished the Ely Miner through the
kindness of Chairman Olson of the st.
Louis County Club Civic and Commerce
section and for which we feel grateful
as it enables the Miner to give first
hand information of what can be ex-
pected at the annual meeting in Du-
luth on December 9Th and 7th.