The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-10
At this time Commissioner Murra
left the room.
By Commissioner Newman for IL

BY. Commissioner Newman for the
Entire Board:
WHEREAS, the extreme drouth in
certain sections of ST. Louis County,
followed by extensive forest fires.
which have burned over a large area
OF cultivated farms SOutherly of the
Mesaba Range, destroying all i'm
proyements, hay, grain and much live
stock, has resulted in causing up
wards of 1000 farmers to become des-
tltute and in urgent need of relief as
sistance at once. and WPA employ
enable such needy and destitute
farmers to prepare for subsistence for
their families and livestock through
the coming winter; and
WHEREAS. this Board has called
upon it's two county agricultural
the drought and fire conditions in
their respective areas in st. Louis
County and has been advised by
said agents that by reason of long
continued drought the hay crop for
the entire County of ST. Louis for the
year 1886 is approximately 80 per
cent of a normal hay crop; that the
estimated potato crop is approximate
ly 80 per cent of a normal crop; that
the grain crop of all kinds through
out said County is a total loss; that
the estimated berry crop is only Is
per cent of a normal crop; that the
estimated garden crop throughout the
County will not be over 10 per cent
of a normal crop; that all new grass
seedlings are total loss, and that
all pasture areas are burned out COM
pletely, mainly by drought and partly
by forest fires; that if said two thou
sand destitute and needy farmers shall
be furnished WPA employment in
substantial amount. commencing at an
early date, practically all of them will
no al tn hai hoi n
livestock and will not need feed loans.
otherwise they will all need feed loans
in order to carry their livestock
through the coming winter; and
WHEREAS. after due consideration
of the conditions existing throughout
st. Louis County by reason of said
drought and forest fires this Board
finds said estimates submitted by said
County Agricultural Agents to be
reasonable and in accordance with
the several County Commissioners
districts, including extensive rural
areas.
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RE-
SOLVED. by the Board of County
Commissioners Of ST. Louis County, in
this Board finds to be true and APP
proves the foregoing estimates as to
the effects of drought and forest fire
conflagrationS submitted by said St
Louis County Agricultural Agents and
hereby recommends to the proper
State and Federal officials in charge
of drought, fire and work relief as
sistance. that adequate and proper
action be taken without delay to fur
nish all needed assistance to such des-
titute and needy farmers throughout
said County of st. Louis.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
That the WPA directors for the Fed
eral Administration and for the State
of Minnesota, are hereby urged to i'm
mediately take the necessary action
| to furnish said two thousand needy
and destitute farmers with WPA EN-.
| ployment in order to prevent suffer
| ing of said farmers and their families
and in order to provide for their sub
| sistence and the subsistence of then
| livestock through the coming fall and
winter. and such feed loans that may
be found necessary to those not pro-
vided with WPA employment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
| That the members of this Board here
| by pledge their active corporation
with said Federal and State officials
| in arranging for County and local CO.
! operation wherever desired by such
officials.
Commissioner Newman moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas Commissioners Eklund
| Schadewald, Anderson, Newman, Pas
ich and Chairman Veranth-6.
| Nays-None.
Adopted August Z. 1886.