The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-08

We spent last weekend in the Twin
Cities and found time to take trip
up to the Conservation department to
get some first hand information on
muskie propagation and chukar par
fridge. We were aStoniShed at the
transformation that has taken place.
On trip to the department a few years
ago we entered what we first thought
was a cross between the New York stock
exchange and an Andrew Jackson cleo
ton party. Everybody seemed to be
rushing here and there and if you
wanted to get through the Railways
you practically had to fight your way
through game wardens, poachers, poll
ticianS, relatives of law-breakers, fix
er-uppers, and host of other people
who had no business in the building at
all-let alone Fostering officials. Last
week we saw no confusion whatsoever
and were practically alarmed at the
drastic change and in sort of trance
until young lady in friendly but very
busineSs-ike manner, said, Whom do
you wish to see, sir, and may I have
the nature of your visit?" After pre-
senting our card and stating our bust
ness we were ushered into the Office of
Guy w. Cravens deputy commissioner
of conservation, who extended cordial
welcome and made US feel quite at
home.
Seeing the desk neatly piled with
scores of communications, plans and
specifications, reports, memos, maps,
statistics, and long list of scheduled
conferences, we hastily excused our
selves and asked to be shown around
The deputy commissioner Immediately
obliged and called in Howard Frederick
son, director of public relations, whose
general knowledge afforded us a golden
opportunity to get the most out of a
short stay. He took US through the
various departments and we noticed
the general atmosphere lacked the noise
and confusion of our previous visit. We
had the feeling that this was what ex-
pertS would call real system and a
very efficient one.
Our first stop was the tourist bureau
where our old friend, Ed Shave, for
ever smiling and friendly, greeted us
and kept us busy answering questions
about all his friends up on the range.
Shave has done a wonderful job since
taking over his duties in the tourist
bureau and his untiring efforts have
rapidly put Minnesota in the forefront
as vacation land. Jack Corners, de-
putty director of the bureau. amazed us
with his cabinet of $500 of the most
beautiful scenery pictures person could
wish for. These natural beauty scenes
have been sent to over 200 of the lead
ing papers and magazines throughout
the country. Each pictures has sep
arate folder on which is the name OF
the paper in which the picture ap-
peared, the date, and clipping of the
story. Corners offered us our choice
of pictures-beauty queens or scenery
We took the scenery.
While looking over the countless
stuffed birds, animals and fish, which
spot the Railways throughout the build
ing, we came upon Ed Gherke, seizure
clerk for the department whose duties
are to care for the confiscated guns
equipment and furs. With a cordial
welcome to visit his department we were
on our way. AS it was very hot in the
building, he first offered to take us
down to the fur storage room where
we could cool off, We took two steps
into the vault, turned back, hitched uI
our suspenders another notch, buttoned
up our collar, put on our coat and then
proceeded cautiously into the vault
From 80 above to 80 above was quite a
change and We felt it. Hanging from
racks we saw beaver pelts in all colors
and shapes and were told that only
recently 153 confiscated pelts had been
brought in from International Falls