The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-23
| OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
! OF THE
IELY COMMERCIAL CLUB
Ely, Minnesota, March 16, 1899.
REGULAR MEETING.

The meeting was called to order at
$40 P. NJ by President Mr.. Olson.
The minutes of the election meeting
of January 10th, the board of directors
meetings of January 18th, 25th, and
February 18th were read, accepted and
ordered filed.
Communications from the State High
way Department relative to sanding OF
the highway between Ely and Virginia
and also on the Clubs highway program
including the Sheridan Street extern
sion were presented. The secretary was
instructed to keep the Clubs program
constantly before the State Highway de-
partment, urging adoption of the pro-
gram.
/ Communication from Mr.. SaXby, Sec
rotary of the Minnesota Arrowhead As
ISOLATION, allotting time over the Du-
luth and Range Radio stations was
read. Suggestions were offered from
the floor as to what should be in
cluded in the talk on Ely. The Secre-
tary was instructed to see that some
one from Ely be down there to give such
a talk on Ely.
Communications relative to the pend
| ing Garnishment bill before the State
Legislature were presented. 1t was
moved and supported that the Club fol-
low up on its opposition to this bill.
The motion carried.
Communication from the Duluth
Chamber of Commerce relative to the
proposed visit of the King and Queen
of England to Fl. William and Port
Arthur was read, accepted and laid over
for further discussion.
Communication from the Secretary OF
the Minnesota Association of Com
mercial Secretaries relative to open
dates for a summer meeting Of that
group was read. 1t was moved anc
supported that the Club extend an in
vitation to M A c. S. to hold theil
summer meeting in Ely on June 9th
and 10th Motion carried.
A letter from the Range-Wide Com.
mittee on the Weber-Carley Bill, asking
Ely to help raise funds with which tt
fight the passage of the Weber-CarleJ
bill was read. It was moved and sup
ported that the Club send out circular
letters asking for donations to thi:
s fund, and make every effort to see thai
Ely's share of this expense be raised
Motion carried.
The following bills were presented
! for payment
= Albert j. McMahan, ..........S 20.6t
D. M & I. r. Railway, ........ 22.1s
! Ely Miner, ................. 5Z.9s
!: Petty Cash Fund, .......... 36.6S
! Victor Animatograph Corp, :. 58O(
Helmer, Olson, .............. 2OOt
! w. A. Fisher Company, ..... 1206.6
W. A. Fisher Company 49,. 95.0(
! 1t was moved and supported that the
; bills as presented be approved and paic
! as soon as funds are available. Motion
Icarried.
I The Secretary presented statement
/ on the receipts and expenditures in.
cident to the annual banquet. It wa:
/ moved and supported that the report b.
! accepted and filed. Motion carried
The Secretary presented Statement
|; on the expenditures incident to tn,
3 Outdoor Shows at the Amphitheater a
3 Chicago, at the Navy Pier at Chicago
!; and at Indianapolis, Indiana, listing TIT
: names of the merchants who con
: tributed toward the program also tn,
: names of the resorts and amounts con
3 tributed toward the Ely booklet, ant
3 listing the amounts received ant
3 pledged toward these expenses by tn,
3 Minnesota Arrowhead Association, ST
3 Louis County Club and the Minnesot;
: Tourist Bureau. The secretary also re-
3 ported that the Minnesota Arrowhead
! Association had promised to care fo
I about half of the expense at the cominl
: Cincinnati Show.
The Secretary also presented pro-
position from the Victor Animatograpt
Corporation offering to take the Clubs
moving picture protector in trade on
one of their new model 40 projectors
with a much better simplifying system
1t was moved and supported that the
Club keep this offer in mind and that
such trade-in be made as soon as
funds are available. Motion carried.
The matter of the budget for 1895
was discussed and left with the Board
of Directors to follow up on.
The Secretary reported that Albert
McMahan and his committee were
working on the matter in cooperation
with Mr.. DiNino in his efforts tc
secure various features for the munich
pal band concerts.
The Secretary reported for post
master, Mr.. Brown, that the government
was about ready to go ahead with the
painting Of muralS in the Ely Post
Office. 1t was suggested that this mat
ter be referred to DR.. George T. Ayres
and Peter Schaefer, should the Club be
asked for suggestions in this matter.
A bulletin from the Timber Pro-
ducer's Association, stating that the
Department of Agriculture was asking
for an appropriation with which tc
start logging operations by the govern
ment was read. It was moved and sup
ported that letters in opposition tt
such program be sent to Congressmer
Pittenger, Senators Lundeen, Shipstead
and Cannon, chairman of the Sub-com.
mitee on this bill Motion carried.
The Secretary presented some figures
from the w. A. Fisher Printing Com
pany on the cost of new map includ-
ing the territory between Tower or
the West and Lake Saganaga on the
East, Elgin City on the South anc
Hunters Island on the North. No &C.
ton was taken on this pending the
settling Of the Clubs budget for 1899.
Resolution from the Workers Alliance
relative to W. P. A. was presented but