Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 12, 1909, Page 1

g - that they did this much VOLUME 6. NUMBER 227. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1909. TONIGHT THE BEMIDJ1I DAILY PIONEE PROFESSOR GREEN TELLS OF FORESTRY BOARD WORK Takes Issue with E. R. Dampier as to Manner in Which the Forestry School Was Conducted at Itasca State Samuel B. Green, forestry in the department of agri- culture at St. Anthonv’s Park, has made the following communication to the Bemidji Daily Pioneer, ans- wering some charges recently made by E.R. Dampier, county attorney of Hubbard county: “Editor Bemidji Pioneer, Bemidii, Minn, “Dear Sir:—Replying to a request to answer certain charges made against the Forestry Board and my- self in particular, as to the manage- ment of Itasca State Park, the following statements have appeared in your columns: professor of 1. ‘That during the past year there were twenty-one students in the Park, and that the professors and their friends, who were there at the expense of the state numbered twenty-four. “2. ‘Prof. Green’s work this year was mostly political, for he put in the greater part of the summer enter- taining politicians at the expense of the state. “3. ‘That the students accomp- lished anything more important than ruining 120 acres of the best pine on the park is yet to be proven, but is well known.’ “In reply to these criticisms I would say, first, to be accurate there were 18 students in the park, and that, all told, there was a total of eight professors during the whole season, although a number of them were there for only a week, while they were giving instructions; that of these professors, only one, the assistant professor of forestry, recei- ved any pay whatever for his work in teaching, but the expense of the professors were paid to and from the Park and their board while in the park, by the state. The families of the professors, in every instance paid the regular charge of four dol- lars per week for board. “The boarding house was man- aged on the co-operative plan, not by the state, but by the students themselves, and the state did not pay the board for any of the students, nor for their traveling ex- penses in any way. The students, in addition to paying their expenses and board, were required to pay a registration fee of five dollars for the whole course. “Replying to No. 2, I was entitled to a vacation last year as a professor in the university, but instead of taking it, I preferred to work in Itasca park, without any addi- tional compensation, simply for the purpose of building up this forestry school, and in this way encouraging forestry. I felt it absolutely necessary that some of our public men should know just what was being done in the way of forestry education and be better in- formed as to the needs of forestry in this state and on this account, we had five members of the present legislature visit our camp during the summer, but in no case did the state pay any portion of their traveling expenses or board while in the park. Park. I was scrupulously careful about this fact, for the reason that I have handled state funds for nearly twenty-one years, and know it to be quite improper to do anything of this sort. Where these men did not pay their own expenses two members of the board went down into their own pockets and paid the bills them- selves, and they did it simply from alove of the work and a desire to see the school successful. “No.3. To the statement that 120 acres of the best pine in the park have been ruined, I have nothing to say, except that the charge is too ridiculous to reply to and cannot be substantiated in any way. The basis for it is probably the fact that when the forestry board was purchasing the state timber, we somewhat questioned the scale of the Board of Appraisers, and in order to make sure that the state was not being taken advantage of in any way, and to protect the state’s interests, I had Mr. Dillion Tierney, a graduate of the Vale Forestry School, who has been in the employ of the Weyerhausers as timber estimator and is considered a most admirable man for such work, go over a large portion of the fract purchased with students, and measure every tree. I feel that when we get to the point thata single pine tree may be worth eight or ten dollars, we can afford to measure it carefully. After the boys measured the tree they made a little chip on‘ the -side, just so it could be seen. The intention was to barely chip off a little of the outside bark, but in a few cases the bark is chipped to the outside wood, showing a space that could be easily covered by the palm of the hand. Itis well known to every lumberman that such marks on trees soon grow over, and no per- manent danger results. “Aside from the statements made in these columns, the statement has been made that the forestry board has cut green timber within the park limits and sold the same. I think this charge is entirely false. ~ The timber in the park limits was cut under the direction of Mr. R. C. Arnold last winter, and I think he was very careful in what he did. Mr. Arnold, however, found it necesary to boom the tim- ber with green booming sticks, as is customary, for dead timber is not strong enough for this purpose. This green timber he cut out of a group of trees that could be easily spared, and I believe he was justi- fied in so doing, although I was not consulted in regard to it. “In conclusion, I would state that the forestry board and I personally have no desire to interfere with the park features of Itasca State Park, but to develop it in such a way that it shall be a credit to the state and a credit and pride to the people of the state, and especially to the citizens living in its near vicinity. I have also no ulterior designs on the park, and my idea is that the establishment of a forestry school Farcy TOMORROW, the Belding Silk Co. will display at our store a large as- sortment of Fancy Work. Come in and see the new work. O’'Leary & Bowser. Work. in it will simply mean the planting up of waste brush land within its limits, and cleaning up brush and making the whole park more beauti- ful. “Would say that through the efforts of the forestry board this year we have secured a contract with the Pine Tree Lumber com- pany, by which they are to donate to the state all their land within the park limits, amounting to 3,300 acres together with all the pine, spruce, tamarack, cedar and balsam, under eight inches in diameter, and the hardwoods of every descrip- tion. The consideration for this is that the state shall permit them to hold this timber free from taxation for ten years. “The forestry board will ask the legislature’s permission to make a contract of this kind, and we believe that the legislature will grant it, but will provide means for the payment of the taxes on this timber to Clear- water county, out of the state funds. “It has been the object of the forestry board to assist so far as possible in the development of the surrounding country, and to this end it has co-operated with the supervisors of the adjoining towns, and will co-operate, so far as may be, to secure good roads along the park boundaries. “So far as the forestry school is concerned, I feel that it has been a success, and that it is destined to become an interesting and important feature. Possibly I might to advant- age say a few words as to what was done in this forestry school. Three forenoons in the week were devoted to surveying, under Prof. J. P. Stewart, one of the best surveyors to be found in this country. Three forenoons in the week were used by the students for cruising timber, under the direction of Profs. E. G. Cheyney. Five afternoons were [Continued on Last Page] USED A KNIFE IN A ROW AT NYMORE LAST NIGHT John Coleman’s Throat Was Gashed by Peter Palmer During a Heated Altercation. ———— Asa result of a quarrel in a Nymore saloon, at a late hour last night, John Coleman lies at the St. Anthony’s hospital in this city with agash in his throat, and Peter Palmer, his assailant, is lodged in the county jail awaiting a hearing on the charge of assault with a dan- gerous weapon. Accounts differ somewhat as to how the affray occurred, but it ap- pears that Coleman and Palmer had gotten into an altercation, in Cole- man’s saloon, Coleman accusing Palmer of being too intimate with his (Coleman’s) wite. Tust as to who was the aggressor in the mix-up is not plain, but during the melee Coleman’s throat was badly gashed with a_knife. Palmer was taken into custody by Marshal Glidden of Nymore and brought to Bemidji and locked up in the county jail, being taken to the county jail at an early hour this morning. Palmer is a millwright in the employ of the Bemidji Lumber, com- pany. Coleman’s physician state that while the wound is a yery painful one, it is not necessarily dangerous. Dissolution of Partnership. Notice is hereby given that the co-partnership heretofore existing between A. D. Moe and Hugh Dickie doing business as Moe & Dickie has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. All bills due and owing said firm are payable to the undersigned. Dated at Bemidji, Minn., this 8th day of January, 1909, —Hugh Dickie. K. P. Lodge Will Meet Tonight. There will be a regular meeting of the Bemidji Lodge, 168, K. 'P., tonight. Business of importance and work in the first and second degrees, followed by a “smoker.” —D. D. Miller, C. C. VOTE AGAIN, BEFORE WE GET GITY WATER WORKS ) H Coffin of Chicago Refused to Purchase $50,000 Bonds.—De- clares Issue Was lllegal. Bemidji will have to vote again on the $50,000 bond issue for an adequate water system, according to the report made to the city council last evening by City Attorney Gibbons. J. H. Coffin of Chicago, who bid $50,501 -for. the city water bonds voted last’ August, refused to buy the bonds on account of the report of his attorney to the effect that the issue is not legal. According to the city charter, as judged by Mr. Coffin’s attorney, we have no right to bond the city to purchase a chemical fire engine or the 500 feet of fire hose which were mentioned in the last issue of bonds. Mr. Gibbons introduced a new ordinance, leaving out the objectional clause, and it was zive(: its first reading. The propositioniwill be voted upon again at the city election in Feb- urary. | In regard to ghe city poor ques- tion, the council decided that they did not have thd right to let a con- tract for city physician for a longer period than until their present terms of office expire‘ in March. The council decided 'to return the bids unopened to the doctors as the advertisement had called for bids for one year. Thers was only one bid handed in for the care of the city poor and this called for $1.15 per day for each person, with the excep- tion of those who were sick. The bidder was Mrs. H. S. Annette. Her proposition was rejected. A. W. Danaher, Wes Wright and Viggo Peterson waited upon. the council as a/f committee from the county commissioners. Mr. Dana- her stated to the council that the county wished to rent the poor farm to the city at $500 per year and free water for the court house. He stated that many of the townships would be glad to contract with|g Bemidji for the care of their poor. Mr. Danaher thought this would be the cheapest way for the city to care for its poor. Alderman Rhea stated that he be- lieved that Bemidji ought tever to contract for the care of paupers from other townships as, before the town- ship system was adopted, most of the residents of the county thought that they were bearing the burden of caring for this city’s poor. ' Mr. Rhea belieyed that after the town- ships are forced 4o deal with this problem themselves, they would be willing to vote differently if the pro- position comes up again next, year. The roll was called on a motion to give the bealth committee power to employ a city physician and to care for the city poor until March 1, 1909, when the new council comes in. Aldermen Smart, Miller, E. J. Gould, Marin and W. A. Gould voted aye; McCuaig, Johnson and Rhea, nay; Brinkman, absent. Aldermen Rhea and McCauig explained their votes by saying that they believed the council had no right to have this work done except by bids. The motion was declared carried. Street Commissioner Miller re- ported that three of the local hydrants are frozen up and advised the purchase of a boiler to thaw them out by steam. The water and light committee were given power to act in this connection. There were very few bills' pre- sented. The report of the munici- pal court for the week ending Jan. 11, and showing $10 paid into .the city treasury, was read and ordered filed. Louis P. Eckstrom was granted a plumber’s license, both for sewer and water work, and his bonds in the sum of $1,500, with George E. Tanner and J. A. Ludington as sureties, were approved. City Engineer Stoner told the council that he did not want to be blamed for the improper spreading of the sewer assessments and the city attorney was instructed to take the matter up with the county auditor, A letter was read from G. W. Campbell, as attorney for Anderson & Johnson of the Blackduck Em- ployment company, notifying the city that judgment had been ren- dered in the courts against the city for the recovery of $124.50 paid by his clients under protest as a license to run their business. Referred to city attorney. The report of the committee on salaries was read and amended. It will be printed in tomorrow’s Pio- neer. Getchell Baby Buried. The funeral of Claire Dale Getchell the infant sor of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Getchell of this city, who died last Tuesday morning from pneumonia, was held Saturday afternoon at' the home, 1400 Beltrami avenue. The little son was two months and one day old at the time of its deminse and had been ill only a few days with pneumonia. Reverend Deniston, of the local Methodist Episcopal church, coun- ducted the services, using as his text, “Suffer little chileren to come unto me and forbid them not, for such of is the Kingdom of Heaven.” The funeral procession moved from the residence to Greenwood Cemetery where, amidst a large number of flowers, the remains of the little child were quietly laid. to rest. Notice. Mr. Booth has no authority to collect any money for the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Ce:, nor is he empowered to sign any document of any nature, in behalf of the Pioneer. —C. J. Pryor, Manager. Bemidji, Minn., January 8,1909. This is to certify that the under- signed has sold to Harry Waldo all his interests in the Bemidji Tea Store. All accounts due and pay- able of the Bemidji Tea Store will be- collected -and paid by Harry Signed, —C. T. Eckstrand, Waldo. In a splendid exhibition of speed skating, AL Thorpe of Fargo, claimant of ‘the smallrink roller skating championship of the north- west, easily defeated two local skaters last night, in a three-mile race, in which Thorpe skated the full three miles and the local men relieved each other twice. Thorpe won the race by two laps, finishing strong, his time for the distance being eleven minutes, thir- teen and one-half seconds,” which is considered very fast for a twenty- one lap rink. Holzer, formerly of Fargo, and Adams, an old Duluth boy who is floor manager of the local rink, were chosen to go against the Fargo champion. Holzer skated the first twenty-four laps, being then relieved by Adams, who in turn gave way to Holzer at the end of the forty-eight lap. W. H. Rennier, James Foss and A. L. Wyler acted as judges: Ray Dennis kept track of laps, and A. G. Rutledge acted as starter and time- keeper. Thorpe started out fast and com- pleted the first mile in three minutes and twenty-one seconds. He gained three-quarters of a lap on Holzer, before Adams relieved the latter, {and immediately “‘steamed up” and soon had a lap “to the good.” Thorpe passed Adams and gained steadily until he was a lap and a half ahead. With three laps to go, Thorpe “hit ’er up” and as the two + MINNESOTA RISTORICAL SOCIETY. - FORTY CENTS PER MONTH AL. THORPE SHOWED FINE FORM RACING LAST NIGHT Won, by Two Laps, in Three-Mile Race Against Holzer and Adams.—Thorpe Will Skate Mile Race Against Time Tonight. skaters crossed the line he was abreast of Holzer, winning by two full laps. Thorpe showed that hc isa strong. fast skater, and always has reserve speed to useat any time. He has good wind, and the local people who saw the race last evening arg_éof the oplnmn that the speedy Fargoan can - easily -defeat Harry Carpenter, the Crookston' skater, who claims to be the fastest man in this section. Thorpe is very anxi- ous to skate a series of races against Carpenter, and local people today sent Carpenter a challenge to skate against Thorpe, on the Bemidji rink, for a purse of from $50 to $100 a side, with gate receipts arranged to suit the skaters, the races to be run within the next ten days. Tonight's Races. The races at the rink this evening promise to be very interesting and a large crowd should turn out and see the events. Thorpe will skate an exhibition mile against time, and the sturdy little speeder is determined to set a mark for all skaters of the northwest for a twenty-one lap rink. As he is very fast, the spectators will see “some going.” In addition to Thorpe’s exhibition mile, Holzer and Adams will skate a one-mile race, for a purse. 3 _The races will be pulled off at 9:15 o’clock, and . there will be skating before and after the contests. 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