The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-08
A NEW MILLING CENTER,
Minneapolis as q Wheat Grinding
Point To Have q Formidable Rival

Minneapolis as q Wheat Grinding
Point To Have a Formidable Rival,
RED LAKE FALLS, Mimi, May 81, 1882
While SO much is being said, and tru.
ly, of the beauties and advantages of the
many new towns now inviting immigra-
ton and investment, the actual pres
ent status and future prospects of this
exceptional place tell story of cold,
solid facts, based OH tangible evidence
and uncontrovertible figures, touching
matters which have a bearing only on
dollar-and-cent considerations.
This assured focus of trade, manufac.
lures and agriculture is at the junction
of Red Lake and Clearwater rivers in
Polk county, Mimi, twenty two miles
east of Crookston, Mimi, and thirty-six
miles east of Grand Forks, D. T. On
these streams are the only great water
powers between Fergus Falls on the
south, Manitoba on the north, and the
Missouri river on the west, while there
is an immense wheat producing region
directly and naturally tributary to this
point. An inspection of the map shows
the great advantages of this location. It
IS situated ona level plateau, and aanked
Oh two sides with
NINE FIRsr-CLAss WATER POWERS,
at an average distance of not over three
fourths of mile from the centre of the
town site. These powers are cheaply
and easily utilized, even without dams,
and have fall Of from twelve to thirty six
feet. The average minimum flow of wa
ter in Red Lake river is equal to 200 cub
ic feet, with fall of one foot in forty.
Clearwater river has about fourth of
the above amount. There is an average
variation between high and low water of
five feet on Red Lake river, and four feet
on Clearwater river. It is estimated that
there are at least
ONE BILLION FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF PINE
on Red lake, the source of Red Lake
river, which has an area of at least 800
square miles. This pine must all be driv-
Ell past this town site. A large body of
hard wood timber is near and tributary
to these water powers, which can be and
will be used in manufacturing furniture,
agricultural implements, paper pulp,
ETC., ETC., which require hard wood lum-
Der. A fine wheat growing country sur
rounds this point. 1t is we'll settled up,
and is producing an abundance of straw
for paper making. The value of these
powers for milling flour is almost beyond
computation. When the
DULUTH T. WINNIPEG RAILROAD,
now under active construction, reaches
this point and extends to the Red river,
it will be sixty miles less distance from
the center of the Dakota wheat belt to
Duluth via Red Lake Falls than to Min
neapolis, so that there will be differ
ence in favor of millers on these powers,
as against Minneapolis, of at least cent
a bushel on wheat, and OH freight from
Minneapolis to Duluth, $50 miles, of 20
cents per barrel OH flour. Add to this
the saving on water rents, insurance,
city taxation, etc., and it is readily seen
that this location has advantages sure to
command attention of prudent invest
Ors.
There are, right here, in great abund-
ance, lime and building stone, sand
first class clay for brick making, etc., and
easily obtained. Wood for fuel can
be had to any extent at So per cord. The
town
CAN BE BUILT OF BRICK
much cheaper than Dakota towns can be
built of wood. The river beds furnish
plenty of gravel for road making and
other uses.
The town is beautifully situated and
most judiciOusly laid out. Broadway is
100 feet wide, the other streets and ave-
nlies are eighty feet wide and the alleys
are twenty feet wide. All full blocks
are 800 feet square and lots are 25xl4O
feet. A court house square, market
square, public school grounds and pub
lie park are reserved, and all are on a
basis of far seeing liberality.
Now, these are the bald business facts
of what might be amplitied t. an unlim-
ted degree concerning q point at which
it needs no prophetic eye to see future
city, full of enduring commerce and
manufactures. There is no blow Q,
buster about it. Red Lake Falls needs
none, but does invite the close examina-
ton Of shrewd men. The open way to
such examination, and to all further in
formation, may be found by applying to
or addressing C. Kretzschmar, Crook
ston, Mimi, or P. K. Barrows, Grand
Forks d. r.