St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-26

sofa towns. The fact that the whole
country is in fair way towards a most
prosperous period. and that every small
town tributary to these centerS is either
enjoying or about to enter upon build
ing boom, ought to be reason sufficient
to call this business into existence.
The manufacture of lumber has
reached remarkable development in
the state, but the kindred business of
Woodworking is susceptible of an I'M
limited amount of expansion. Being
the center OF the lumber field this state
ought also TO be the center of all allied
industries. For example, sash, door
and interior finish factories located in
st. Paul, Minneapolis and other acceSsi-
bic centers should do that kind of WORK
for almost
The Entire West.
The raw material is cheaper and of a
wider range as regards quality and
variety than is to be found at the same
cost anywhere else in the whole United
States. Wagon factories are now OPP
Grated with great success in WinOna.
st. Paul. Minneapolis. ShakOpee and
several other points, but the fact that
the field is not half covered can be seen
by noticing the number of Michigan
and Indiana wagons i'll use in both the
country and the cities. That this bust
ness can be operated with great success
in Minnesota is atteSted by the rapid
growth of the factory at WinOna,
where many of the best farm
wagons in use in the state
were made. The manufacture of car
riageS has been remarkably successful
in st. Paul, the factories engaged in
that line having ali they can do. The
dealers throughout the outside country
are anxious to get the work turned out
at home because of its superior quality.
This line of woodworking cannot be
advertised and pushed too extensively.
Another manufacture that ought TO
become one of the leading industries of
the state is the making Of pulp and pa
per. A medium sized pulp factory was
erected at Little Falls year ago and
has been operated with great success
ever since, but instead of this one pulp
mill there should be several score.
Above One-quarter Of the $4,000 square
miles III Minnesota is covered with
poplar, birch, jack pine and other soft
woods. too small for logs, but large
enough to make the best quality of
pulp and the finest paper. In
New York, Pennsylvania and other
Eastern states where almost all the
pulp made in America is manufactured
the wood costs the factories from So TO
IS per cord, on account of the difficulties
TO be overcome In securing it. Here
the same wood can be delivered to pulp
mills at about 81 per cord, and fair
Stumpage paid to the land owner as
well as work furnished to the woods
men. The water powers at Fergus
Falls, Park Rapids, POkegama Falls,
Grand Rapids. ClOquet, Red Lake Falls,
Thief River Falls and many other
places located in the midst of large
quantities OF soft wood cSuld be
Utilized in Pulp
and paper making to great advantage.
The growth of manufacturing in MIN
neSOta has been more rapid and stable
than i'll any other Western state, but it
has been because of the great natural
advantages with which the state was
endowed by nature. That manufacture
ing is yet in its infancy here has been
shown conclusively in this article.
There are opportunities for growth and
extension in ali lines of manu-
featuring now carried on, and there are
hundreds of lines yet untouched
that are richer and will yield far great
or profits than those now worked. The
attention Of manufacturers of all kinds
should be called to the great forests.
fine iron ores, magnificent stone quar-
ries, rich clay deposits, unfailing water
power, unriYaled location and thou
sand other advantages of Minnesota.
Her fertile soil. able to furnish food to
untold millions and create a market for
the articles created by her NAH
ufactOries is another advantage
that should not be lost sight of in this
connection. The manufacturing inter
eStS of Minnesota are very large, pros
porous, and constantly growing. but the
speed. at which they are advancing
should and can be accelerated, and that
can be done by all loyal citizens inter
ested in their states prosperity taking
"a long pull, a strong pull. and pull
altogether in her behalf.