The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

stamp Gays are gone.
NORTHERN MINNESOTA ECON
ONIIC PROBLEMS July 31st the
President transmitted to Congress re-
port from the National Resources Com
mittee. This is a fact-finding body
and has recommended to Congress
many steps to be taken all of which
are of direct interest to northern Min
neSota. AS soon as this report is
printed and available I expect to see
that interested people are advised of
its contents, and during the summer
will confer with them. A legislative
program is never a rapid proposition
and will require constructive work over
long period of time and this remark
particularly applies to the report in
question.
HARRISON-C BILL This
pending legislation would require the
Federal Government to contribute to
our counties and municipalities in all
cases where forest lands are taken from
tax rolls. There is much sentiment in
Congress for its passage but it has been
opposed by the Director of the Budget
who, of course, represents the Admins
tration. The chief witness for the pro-
ponents of the bill is in Government
service and his official work has taken
him away from Washington during July
and August. The authors of the bill
have stated positively that the bill will
have to be taken up in January because
they do not want to go ahead with it
before the respective committees until
their witness returns.
WORLDS FAIR VISITORS-For
several weeks we have had numerous
visitors from Minnesota and practically
all of them were on their way to the
Worlds Fair in New York City. In
nearly every case they plan one day in
Washington and the balance of their
time at the Worlds Fair. 1t is my
opinion that all of them have made out
the wrong schedule. Washington is the
most interesting city in the world and
anyone who plans a trip to the Worlds
Fair should come by way of Washing
ton and spend at least three days learn
ing something about their government
and the many interesting features of
this great city. If Congress is not in
session, get in touch with my office in
Duluth for further information, and if
Congress is in session, call at my office
in the Old House Office Building where
letters of introduction will be given you
SPENDING-LENDING APPROPRI-
ATTON-On August 1st coalition of
House Republicans and House Demo-
Gratis decisively defeated efforts to con-
slider additional legislation as requested
by the Administration known as the
Spending-Lending Bill, which origin
ally called for $2y8OO,OOOOOO 1t has
been increasingly evident that the pub
lie objects to substantial additions to
the debt which has already reached
forty billions of dollars. This vote of
the House was shock to the New
Deal experimenterS and definitely
means that there will be a new de-
parture in legislation programs of the
future
MARK SULLIVAN has an interesting
column in the Washington Post for
July 9th. He tells about a savings
bank which will close its doors Sept
ember LIST because it can not use the
money of its depositors. 1t has paid
them 212 per cent interest but can not
make loans to earn that amount So
the bank is quitting business. Mr.. Sui
livan's conclusion is that prudent
people will not borrow money and
venture in any sort of enterprise which
will create employment because they
fear that the hand of Bureaucracy at
Washington will make all of their eff
forts come to failure. You may or may
not agree with Mr.. Sullivan, but think
over his argument After all, has not
Congress adopted this viewpoint?