Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-03-01
POINTERS
About the Prosperity. Progress
4 an Prospects of Little Falls.


A bout the Prosperity. Progress
+ and Prospects of Little Falls.
E. Brideman, the new member Of the
Little Falls Lumber Co., is planning to
build himselfa residence in the northe IN
part Of the city early this year.
The Little Falls Roller MIL Company
has completed aslarge workhouse just
east Of its mill for the storage of -four
and feed.
John Rassier, who recently sold his
residence on Second street to J. W.
Ward, will build himself another honse
in the northern part OF the city early
the coming season. 1T will be fine
two-story, brick veneered building.
NJ. NJ. Williams is making still further
improvements at his: home just west OF
the city limits, among them being an l6
x24feet two-story addition to his resi-
dence, and a carriage house 1Sx35 feet
A. D. Harrison & Co. are doing the
work.
Max Strouse, of st. Paul. who has a
clothing store in the Houde building in
this city, now intends. purchasing prop
erty here and keeping store here per-
msnently. He will buy as soon as he
can get good business property at
reasonable figures {
j. p. Hutchings, the architect who
superinte nded the construction of 1.-THE
An.lers' hotel. Maj. MorrilIs residence
and several other fine buildings in Little
Falls last season, is now in louisville,
Ky.. giving his special attention to the
architecture of mills, factories. etc. He
will return to Little Falls this spring.
Robert Muskie is getting the material
on the greuna for his new hotel at the
corner of Maple and Kidder streets, and
will begin excavating for the basement
~ soon as the frost leaves the ground.
The building will be about 25x35 feet
in size, two stories above basement, and
will be brick veneered.> He will com
plete it as soon as possible.
e. Bridgeman, general manager of the
Little Falls Lumber Co., has been upon
the Little Elk this week looking after
the contractors who are getting oat logs
that will be sawed by his company this
season. The mills and booms are being
put in shape for early spring work, and
saving will begin as soon rs the ice goes
out.
The formation Of National bank in
Little Falls is now certain, and in Il few
days meeting Of those interested will
be held to decide the date upon which
the organization will begin. The bust
ness interests of Little. Falls now de.
n,and National bank, and it is for
tunate that the city posst sses local cap
italists who are prepared to meet any
demands that may be made on them in
the banking line.
Esbert G. Handy, Of st. Paul, vas
here Monday looking after his real
estate interests. Although he does not
now have real estate Office here he is
still agent for property held by the
Water Power and improvement COM
panies. He is one of the leading real
estate dealers ill St. Paul. and his con-
nections with capitalists throughout the
country give him opportunities to sell
Little Falls property that cannot be
equalIed. Hills faith in this city is unwav-
erine, and he continues to advise invest.
ors to place money in property here.
$780, 49, - .. 49, ---~x-------z-.
Mai. Morrill,, president Of the Missis-
sippi e. Leech Lake Railroad Company,
is endeavoring to find out about how
much help the west side towns will feel
disposed to give. Large bonuses are
not desired, rs from 81 500 to $4,000 for
each town would probably pay the OK
pense of surveying, right of way, etc.,
and with that done Maj. Morrill, is GER
tain that capitalists will build the road
1t is not expected that the propositions
can be got in shape for the submission
of vote on railroad bonds atthe spring
elections.
1.-THE ANTLERs.'
'The Antlers." as the west side hotel
will he known, will probably be opened
about April l. All of the furniture, car
pets, plate, fixtures, ETC., have Zee n
purchased and shipped. and portion
Of the articles have already arrived.
Mr. Barnes, the gentleman who has
leased it and will run it, is expected in
Little Falls Immediately, and upon his
arrival the work of arranging it for the
reception of guests will begin. 1t will
scarcely take month to complete that
work, and then the hotelwill be opened
as soon as it is done. 1t will be run in
first class style and fill a long felt want
in Little Falls.
e. H. Hubert, secretary of the Little
Falls Chamber Of Commerce, returned
on Tuesday from two months absence,
part of the time being spent visiting at
his old home in Louisville, KY, but
most of the time he was engaged in
business matters affecting Little Falls
interests. He visited st. Louis, New
York, Albany, Worcester, Chicago. Mil
waukee and other cities, and personally
interviewed many of the capitalists and
manufacturers who have been CORE
spending with local cit liens and COM
panies in regard to the al vantages Little
Falls possesses. The brp inches Of indus
try to which the most t1me and atten.
ton Was devoted were wooden manuf,c-
tories and paper mills, and. the outlook
is most encouraging in several eases
Negotiations with different firms for the
building Of. paper and. *woolen mills Al
this place are progressing very satisfac-
torily. The name OF Little Falls thanks
20 the euergetic system Of advertiser.