St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-13
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A City Whose Growth i'm Five Years
Has Been Wonderful.

Has Been Wonderful.
Special to the Globe
BRAINERD, MIMI, Jan. 12.-Brainerd.
the city of the pines, will commence the
new year with bright and glowing prospects
for the future. Its progress has been rapid.
In 1880 the population was about 1,SOO,
while by the census completed a few months
since it is 1911, gain of SAIL in five
years. The geographical center of Mime
sofa, the city possesses a commercial posi-
ton which is uneXcelled in the state. Sit
uated on the Mississippi river at the point
where the vast lake commerce of all the
North American lakes pOurs its stream Of
wealth through Duluth, and the still larger
inland trade as it courses through the great
gates of the NorthweSt-the twin cities"-
also on the most direct transcontinental line
from Portland, Me-, to Portland, Or, its
central position as regards the state, the
river, and
THE GREAT RAILWAY LINES
cutting the continent is apparent to the
most casual observer. North and west lies
the great pine-belt, which as yet has hardly
been tapped. and when developed must
make Brainerd the great shipping point.
The lumber trade has already reached CO.
lossal dimensions, and yet this great inter-
est is still in its infancy. Mills for work
ing the lumber into all shapes are i'm de-
mand. and the great natural advantages
possessed by the city as a manufacturing
center are attracting the attention of capt.
talists all over the country. One difficulty
about developing our manufacturing re-
sources has been a lack of capital. or a lack
of confidence Oh the part of foreign capital
lists. AS soon as Eastern capital flows to
Brainerd as 1t has to st. Paul, Minneapolis
and other cities
AN ERA
will be entered upon which would COM
pletely eclipse anything that has ever been
dreamed of before. The capital which the
Northern Pacific has invested here has
always shown the best results, There is a
splendid opening here for a large furniture
factory. This is pre-eminently known as
forest region, and all kinds of wood may be
obtained with little difficulty. Pine is
found in abundance, but it is mistaken
idea that is quite prevalent that this is the
only timber. North, all the hard woods
are cut in abundance. Skilled labor can be
obtained here as cheap as in the East.
There are two decided advantages here,
viz: demand for the product manufactured
and supply at hand of the material used.
Another paying industry would be blind,
ottoh NOOl 10
NATURAL MARKET
right here and the means of transportation
east, west and south are all that could be
desired. Our manufacturing interests at
present are represented by the Northern
Pacific shops, employing about 500 men, a
large foundry, two extensive saw mills, one
brewery, Touring mill with capacity Of
500 barrels daily, three brick yards, one
blind, sash and door factory. A machine
shop in the near future is certainty. This
enterprise is in the hands of practical men,
who have ample capital to back it, The
site for the shop has been purchased. and
the building will be erected early in the
spring. Other manufacturing enterprises
are contemplated, and may be counted upon
with reasonable certainty.
IT is CONFIDENTLY PREDICTED
that in less than two years the population
of Brainerd will be more than doubled. The
reasons for this anticipated increase are
many, among which are the building of an
immense dam across the Mississippi at this