Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-03-06

have been made, and the gigantic
transactions which have heretofore
been customary with these men ii
pine land matters have been exceeded
In their recent purchases. OF suct
property on the Mississippi above
! this point. The great amount they
own IL a guarantee 0f the magni
Itude Of their future operations here
wHAr1r MEANS FOR THE CITY.
This enterprise alone is Of sufficient
Importance to build UP a fiOurishine
city wherever it should locate. In
proof Of this it is only necessary to
cite the population and commercial
Importance Of the lumber manufac.
turin cities Of Michigan. Wisconsin
and Minnesota. Destined. as Little
Fails. was. t. he such a city without
this great enterprise. what results
are not now probable? The locating
of the syndicate here monopolized
| none of the resources that were guar
antees that the city would grow and
prosper; guarantees that We're being
realized as is evidenced by the unriv-
aled growth the city enjoyed the
past year. The great water power
still offers unlimised power to mills
and factories, and the advantages
offered to all wood working enter
prises are increased rather than dim
finished by the coming Of the great
saw mills. The future or the city
is u subject that Justly rouses enthu-
siasm and brightest hopes. That
Little Falls will soon be the largest
city ON the Mississippi above Mime
abolis, cannot be doubted. and in
making that claim, it; can be safely
conceded: that ,our: neighbors will
grow in proportion to their natural
advantages, which are many and
valuable, but not sufficiently 50 as to
make them serious rivals Of our su.
perlor city. - -.
A Welcome Acquisition.
From Wednesdays Pioneer Press.
Mr.. Fred Weyerhauser. the great
lumber king of the Northwest, has
rented the residence of Mr.. CulibertsOn
on Summit avenue, and will very
soon remove from lock Island, where
he has lived for the last thirty years,
t" make what lie hopes and believes
will he his:permanent residence In st.
Paul. Mr.. Weyerhauser and family
will be aIvery welcome acquisition to
the social and business circle Of St.
Paul. This gentleman Is at the head
of a powerful combination which,
owns ovel a million acres of pinel ands
in Northern Wisconsin and Northern
Minnesota. and he practically con
trolls the lumber business of the North.
west. With out attaching any other
Significance to his fixing his residence
at st. Paul than it's convenience TO-
that purpose resulting from it's cen
trail location with reference to his
great lumber interest in Norther,
wisconsin and Northern MinnesOta
it il safe to infer that the same ad
vantages of location my exercise al
important influence in controlling
some other business arrangements
and in giving them a direction which
will be highly beneficial to st. Paul.
Ioca ed at Little Fall
From Mondays st. Cloud Times.
The Neyer.l1 ,erall Il, 'rsy Tic 1t"
Oh Saturday, purchased the mill an'
site Of the Little Falls Lumber Conn
any, owned by N. p. Clark. of this city
and Col: Bridgman Of Little Falls.
Other tracks Of land suitable:for mil
sites have also been purchased. Mr..
la. p. Cha rlS was seen this morning by
Il reporter, and when asked concern
ing the report said:
Eyes sir, that is correct"
DO you know wheuther the Wey..
erhausers will build at any Other
point besides Little Falls
II could not say as to that, but
they will make their headquarters at
Little Falls. They will improve the
mill which they have bought of u
and build new one in the spring.
what will be the capacity?"
about 40 million q year,