The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-01-11
County Group Lays Program
Before National Officials.
Project Approved by u. S.
Forestry Chief Silcox and
Senator ShiPstead.

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Of Bull, secretary Of the St. Louis
County planning board: P. z. Barker,
mayor Of Virginia, and Arthur Thinner
man, mayor Of Hiding, were ID con-
sultaIion with Senator SMpSBead and
Forestry Chief Sllcox II Washington,
D. c., on Friday and submitted their
plans Tor the 81 ,460 900 expenditure
over a period OF . years u the SQ-
perior ana Mesaba National Forests.
The delegation Eas vel pleased with
the reception accorded the project On
the part OF the omcials and believed
that the program would be adopted by
the government Tor the rehabilitation
and unemployment IN the National
forests. Both Chief Silcox and Senator
SmpsJead expressed the belief that the
program Tor the immediate employment
OF 1000 unemployed workers con-
formed with the requirements for per-
manent improvement projects as set
forth by President Roosevelt II his
message TO Congress on Friday.
The program was submitted 70 Silcox,
who II turn reported II to his chief,
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace, in the
form Of a typewriter brief setting
forth n detail the q different projects
IN the Superior and Masaba National
forests. These projects, covering l.
2l8,l86 acres, would, If adopted, pro-
vide work for a total Of 4,863 ,023 man
days Of work over the proposed 25-year
period
The biggest single project recon-
mended IS a general plan for reduction
Of fire hazards at a total cost Of
sS000!Oo0 and the next biggest q sys-
tematic scheme Tor timber stand i'm
provement to cost St, 10000.
Outlining the work Sill farther and
approved by Ray Z. Harmon, regional
federal forest supervisor at Duluth, were
the following projects:
Forest service dweIling-l2 units,
6ys75 man days Of employment, total
other costs 81, 800 and total costs
s55oo0.
Ranger omce@three units, $50 man
days, s, 700 total other costs and s45O0
total cost.
Other buildings at ranger head
quarters-16 units, $500 man days,
$4,000 other roads and $4,000 total
costs.
Water systems al ranger Station-Is
units, LOO man days, $500 other costs
and $4,000 total costs.
Improvements at guard stations "a
units, 1850 man days, 400 other
costs and $4,000 total costs.
Telephone Ines-100 miles, I,750 man
days, 5000 other costs and s12,e 900 total
costs.
ROADSIDE miles. $4,000 man days,
$4,000 other costs and $4,000 total
costs.
Trails-5O0 miles. $500 man days,
$4,000 other costs and $4,000 total
costs.
Fire breaks-l,Oo0 miles, 100000 man
hours, 100000 other costs and 100000
total costs.
Wells at lookout and guard stations
40 wells, $500 man days. 5000 other
costs and $4,000 total costs
General hazard reduction 1000
acres, 1900, 900 man days, 100000 other
costs and So. 900 900 total costs.
Recreational Improvements, includ-
ing camp grounds, overnight cabins,
handspring, sanitation, special uses,
streams and lake shore improvement,
community buildings, etc-183 500 man
hours, s2l0,900 other costs and ss44 300
total costs.
Nursery development and operation
one unit, 10000 man days, $4,000 other
costs and $4,000 total costs.
Planting 100000 acres, 10000 man
hours, 500 100 other costs and s. 100000
total costs.
Logging transportation facilities, Il
miles, $4,000 man days, 100000 other
costs and 100000 total costs
Pre-cultural survey 100000 acres,
5000 man days, 5000 other costs and
$4,000 total costs.
Timber survey $4,000 acres, $500
man days, 5000 other costs and ST.
600 total costs.
RIDES eradication-100000 acres. L.
500 man days. 5000 other costs and
$50, 900 total costs.
Timber stand improvement, 200 900
acres 100000 man days, $4,000 other
costs and s6soo.OOO total costs.
Stream Improvement miles. 80
900 man days, $4,000 other costs and
$4,000 total costs.
Rodent control-100.00o acres. 10000
man days, $1,000 other costs and $751;
600 total costs.
President Roosevelt. in his message,
stated that all work projects for the
employment Of men now on relief
should be in the nature of permanent,
useful improvements, should provide a
large percentage Of direct labor, should
be SO planned and selected as not 10
compete with private enterprises and