The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-10-01
Minnesota NeUs
and Comment

BY r. w. HITCHCOCK

Martin Nelson has recently made
strong, constructive statements as to.
recovery and relief.
At st. Cloud September 18th, he said:
Minnesota must continue to dis
charge that obligation (relieD in full
i. The republican party pro-
poses that relief funds shall go to those
who need relief Relief must be en-
trusted to local authorities in the
largest measure possible, so that it may
be prompt, adequate, effective"
1.-The republican party proposes to
cure the necessity for relief as rapidly
as possible by promoting to the utmost
industrial revival and recovery"
my solemn pledge to you is that the
state government shall live within it's
means No other thing can so take
men and women off the relief rolls
Nothing eleSe can so profit the producer
. increase labor's purchasing power
:. . cut the cost of living"
Over the radio September 18th he
said:
eff So is appropriated for relief, the
republican party of Minnesota wants
the men and women, the little children,
who need that relief to have the whole
So. The republican party proposes to
put an end to giving 2 of those 8 dol
lars to waste and extravaganza in the
administration of relief"
Business and industry must pay. 1t
al hot he trof SD hoo
But the government which does not
encourage business and industry is the
foe of the worker Industrial revival
means more and more jobs, it means
thinning the ranks of the unemployed,
it means the more abundant life, it
means more substance and more con-
tentment for everybody :. 1t sights
the end Of charity and the establish
ment of every man as an independent
citizen on his own"
John T. Bernard, farmer-labor candi-
date for congress in the eighth dis
trict, was made a "bituminous inspec-
tor" by the highway department. and
paid $48732 for the period OF, May and
June when he was campaigning for the
congressional nomination.
State-owned cars are being used to
convey Elmer Benson from point to
point for his campaign speeches
throughout the state. State-owned
cars are, in fact, used for various pur-
poses in connection with the farmer
labor campaign.
For instance: highway car, license
200, was at the farmer-labor rally at
Pine Island, Sunday, September 18th
The driver spent his time passing out
Benson buttons and urging everyone to
attend the Homecoming for Benson at
Appleton, September 21st.
More than 80 employees of the rural
credit bureau came in from various
parts of the state to attend Governor
Olson's funeral About half of them
put in bills for the expenses of the
trip. The state auditor refused to al
low these bills until Liquidator Arens
came across with a certification that
the men were called in for a depart
mental meeting on the day of the
funeral
One James P. Foley has the con-
cession for the cigar and lunch stand
on the first floor of the capitol. The
stand has been profitable, paying, it is
said, about 5000 month profit. Mr.
Foley is a veteran and a good cam
paigner. He has now, in addition to his
concession, been appointed an inspector
in the cold storage and produce di-
vision of the department of agriculture
at a salary of $3.50 per month and ex-
penses. His knowledge on these SUBJ
jectS is said to be as close to 0 as
possible but he is admittedly slick
campaigner.
Argues Both Sides-Abe ]. Harris
arguing about cooperatives, takes both
sides with the greatest of ease. In the
Minneapolis Journal of September 10th
he declares that consumer cooperatives
are based upon the principle of the
abolition of profit"
In his Capitol News letter of Sept
ember 10th he gloats over the profits
of the Trico Cooperative Oil Associ-
alton, consumers cooperative, as fol-
lows: Advocates of co-ops will find
pleasurable news in the announcement
of the T'rico Cooperative Oil Associ-
alton, Cloquet, Minnesota, that sur
plus net profit of 5000 is to be dis
tributed among member associations -
Consumers Cooperatives- Minnesota
is the center of the cooperative move
ment in the United States. AS of July
LIST, this year, there were 4497 coopera-
tives in Minnesota. OF these 202 were
credit unions, Isl were cooperative oil
stations, Sc were rural identification
associations, organized but with one or
two exceptions not yet operating, 140
were cooperative stores-a total of $40
of which nearly one-half are credit
unions.
The cooperative store type of con-
sumner cooperative has thus far made
little progress in Minnesota. In 1921
there were 189 cooperative stores in the
state; in 1886 the number listed is 14O.
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