The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-11
WITH THREE CAR ACCIDENT


deaths against it's record for the first six
months of 1888, Redwood county ranked
twenty-ninth among the 33 Minnesota coun-
ties having more than 10000 population Tor
that period Only IA Of Mnnesota's 81
counties had a worse record, on a basis OF
fatalities compared with population. Since
July /, three more persons have lost their
lives in highway fatalities here, placing the
county in a class apart from all others,
particularly if the period from April l until
now, during which all the fatalities occurred,
is considered 4.
We read of highway accidents with the
same 1T can't affect me- air with which we
follow today's report on the Spanish or
Chinese warfront We visit the scenes OF
accidents or view the remains of a crash
dashed car, perhaps even attend the funeral
of friend to whom the misfortune .oc-
Cured, and say isn't it sad .. or terrible,
yet our own driving habits are little affect
ed.
We must, if the highway toll is to be
reduced, recognize that it is OUR problem.
We must inspect our own driving habits,
eliminating the careless traits We have some
how managed TO survive.
We must rebel against the drunken drlv-
er, frown on the speeder and the fellow who
takes useless chances. Law enforcement
will help but to be effective, the campaign
must popularize safe and sane use Of the
roads. That is up to us.
MINNESOTA's PLAY GROUNDS,
widely advertised at state expense, are haV-
ing a dull summer, partly because the state
socks" visiting fishermen 50 each for
fishing license whether it is to be used one
day, week or during the entire season. For
a man and wife, So and each grown member
of hp family an S6dti On1i fpur and no
refund if the fish don't bite
Other states offer short term licenses
to visitors, 81 per week or SO, thereby TAX
ing the fellow who is around all summer In
proportion to the man who spends only
weekend or two here.
Incidentally, the wisdom of the state
financing campaign for the tourist indus
try is open to question. Is there any good
reason if the state can promote customers
for the resort men many OF whom come
here from other states, operate during the
season and take their profits back with
them :. why it should not finance the cur
rent dairy industry promotion, or cam
paign for the use of Minnesota iron?
THE HJALMAR PETERSEN CAN
didacy and his mighty vote alone would have
made this an historic year politically for
Minnesota but the end of strange things is
not yet. Harold Stassen, Republican can
didate for governor and Elmer Ryan, second
district congressman seeking reelection, are
not only buddies but law partners.
Stassen has been put on the spot in
the second district and almost threatened
if he doesn't support the COP congressional
candidate. He hasn't given in. Now Ryan,
in the face of advice to support the Demo-
cratic candidates" given by none other than
Jim Farley, has come out fatty for his part
ner for governor even though he is a Re-
publican. -. .,'>
Ryan and Stassen probably will both
benefit by the daring move. Certainly Ryan
can't be accused, fairly, of wrecking his
party in this state. That was done when
Delaney and Curtis sold out two years ago.
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ALL THE FARMERS IN AMERICA
and all the tillable farm lands do not pro-
duce enough to pay the tax bill in this
country" is the startling statement OF
James P. Mcdonnell, president of the Min
neSota Taxpayers association, in release
this week. Farm incomes total some S12
billions per year. We pay 1872 billions for
federal, state and local government.
We're trying to increase the farmers
income by idle land; wedding out idle gov
eminent departments might be Of more
help.
THE REDWOOD FALLS DELEGA-
ton at Morgan Monday night to advertise
our diamond jubilee next year came back
with only high commentator for the way
in which our neighboring village entertain
ed on it's sixtieth anniversary. Morgan's
reputation for putting on clean celebrations
is an enviable one. The fact that it draws,
year after year, large but remarkably we'll
behaved crowds is an endorsement of It's
policy of keeping out anything at all OBJ
jectionable".
THE MINNESOTA HIGHWAY DE-
partment is one of the states leading agen-
cies for the promotion of safety but oc-
casionaly, like the rest of us, it misses
bet The yellow lines painted down the
center of blacktop roads are wearing out in
many localities and haven't been painted on
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