Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-04-17

dam across the Mississippi, which fol
perpetuity does not depend on piline
driven into sand bed, but upon {
solid rock foundation, affording re
liable 10000 horsepower, with 6
canal 1000 feet long, extending along
the west bank OF the river, affordine
sites for ten manufacturing plants
supplied with 1000 horse power each
OF these powers but three are occu
pied; one by a pulp mill, and two by
flour mills, all of which are first-clast
structures and run to their full ca
pacity. The balance OF these pow ers
are to be sold or leased by the Little
Falls Water Power Co., who will be
very liberal with capitalists who
may wish to engage in any manu-
featuring enterprise. They are then
shown through the plant put in by
the Electric & Water company during
the past summer, at cost to them
of over 100000. 1t is located on the
dam and is a first-class structure in
every particular. The cityis furnish.
ed with light and water by the com.
pany. The capacity OF it's pump is
1.340, 900 gallons per day. They have
put in for the use OF the city, 40 by.
drants, at convenient points. It's
capacity to furnish electric light is
almost. without limit, They now
furnish the city with % arc lights.
besides light for the city hall. They
furnish private parties with light and
water as needed. There are but four
plants in the city using steam power,
a saw mill, q sash, door and blind
factory, a wagon shop and a ma
chine shop. Besides these, arrange
ments are completed by what is
known as the Weyerhauscr Syndicate
to put in at this place the largest
saw mill plant in the Northwest
Several other towns and cities COM
peted with US for this mill and offered
large bonuses. But they chose to
buy a chance here rather than accept
the liberal offers rendered them at
other points. This syndicate is CON-
PISSED Of men possessing great wealth
and large experience. When such
men say that Little Falls is the place
above all others in the Northwest to
establish a large business the fact
will not be questioned by the world
at large. We are fairly we'll supplied
with other manufactures which do
not require either water or steam
power. There is, however, large
opening for many more. Time and
space will not permit us to dwell
longer upon the question OF manu-
features. will, however, say that
OF late no capitalist has passed Little
Falls by to locate at any point in the
Northwest, and for the last two
years she has been universally recog-
nized as the most prosperous city
and as having a better prospect for
the future than any point north OF
the Twin cities. Then it behooves us
to so conduct the affairs OF our city
that she will not lose hel. good
name or slacken her progress in at
tanning population and wealth.
The treasurer's report shows the
amount received into the city treas
ury for the past year to be $11.775.1l;
amount paid out on orders, $11 ,653.-
81; amount left in his hands, 1921 81.
During the past year anindebtedness
of nearly $4,000 has been incurred
by the city in building city hall and
the necessary apparatus for fire pro-
lection, all Of which is complete, IS
shown by the report Of John Doran,
chief of the fire department. The
chief reports that but four fires oc-
CURED during the past year, which
caused an aggregate loss OF $l2,745.-
so; Insurance paid to owners, 81 1884,
II: leaving the actual loss, $9.01 333.
l will add that all of these fires were
well under way when discovered,
some were in large frame buildings,
but owing to the completeness Of the
machinery aud superior skill OF our
firemen, each fire was confined to the
structure in which it originated,
though in close proximity to other
wooden buildings. Had it not been
for our very complete system OF
water works and efficient tirelntn, it
is conceded fact that those fires
would have destroyed a large por-
ton of our city, causing a loss to
our citizens that would equal in
amount the tax paid for water in
many years. Our present bonded in
debtedness is but 5000. By an act
of the legislature of 1889, we are au-
thorized to issue $4,000 bonds for
building sewers. AS this amount is
a very inadequate sum for such pur-
pose, I would not advise their issue.
The bonds authorized to be issued by
the present session, $4,000, to pay
for building our city hall and for fire
apparatus, should be sold as soon as
a fair price can he obtained for then,
and the Indebtedness paid. As to
the question Of salaries, while yours
and mine can be legally reduced, l
shall not insist on it's being done. So
you will see that I am in favor OF
every person getting fair compensa-
ton for his labor. Cheap priced
men are often the most costly. ! re-
gard the salaries paid to our city
clerk and attorney the past year to
be too small. / would rather see
them paid $500 per annum than less.
We don't expect men to be very eff
cient If they are poorly paid and are
not fncliued to censure them if they
are not. 1t is expected Of the present
clerk that he will adopt a correct
system of bookkeeping, so that at
all times the condition of each fund
may be readily known and grave
mistakes avoided. The past yea,
the attorneys salary was made
higher than that OF the clerk. If e
distinction is made think it should
be the other way. I do not regard
an increase Of the police force as very
pressing at present, nevertheless it il
very small: yet, by the assistance O.
occasional specials, it has been very
efficient. shall expect, however, tc
be authorized to put on two or three
more regular policemen at no distant
IoI, Tho iaaafioos, az tho oh