Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-10-16
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question Of whether Little Falls viii cut on athe
i supply: oflogs from Minneapolis and thus compel
the transfer Of the large numbering plants in
that city. Probably those plants Hook ahead
for many years to 8 fullsupply Of logs fromlands
controlled by their owners. This much Il certain,
howeyer-the Weyerhauser party now owe much
l the largest holding Of pine lands ON the Upper
NisGssippi and the lakes and streams Weich feed
that river that Il In tho possssaioE or can ever
como into the possession Of any ono combination
aud they intend to manuiacture ali their logs
nto lumber at Little Falls. In addition to the
lands bonght from the Northern Pscinc this syn.
dicste is constantly buying from private parties
It'll has millions Of capital at its control. Its
members have come to the conclusion thot it IA
time to transfer the seat of their chief activities
from Wisconsin to Northern Minnesota. because
the pine is getting pretty well thiRned out it the
logging districts of Wisconsin and because the
grertest body OF pine stil untouched In the
country is found in Northern Minnesota.
Outside OF the industries based on lumber Lit
tie Falls has excellent advantages for several
other lines Of manufacturing. Paper pulp max
ing has proved to be . morked success, There
are extensive forests OF epruce and popular clese
at hand and the wood Is said to cost hardly half
as much per cord as Is paid at the grand pulp
and paper mills Of Neenah and Menasha. Is Nis>
consin. Pure water, an abundant and cheap
water power and plentiful supply OF the proper
woods are the essentials for success in making
paper. All theseconditions exists here and ad
dtional plants will soon be the result Of the pio-
uecr enterprise Of the Hennepin Paper company.
In few years Little Falls will furnish most OF
the pint paper for Minnesota and for the farther
Northwest. In other words great paper max
lug center is likely to grow up here. For flour
milling the situation ia as geod as could be de-
sired. The waterpower Is ample for oil possible
future demands upon it. There is a direct rail
communication from the best hard wheat dis
tricts OF North Dakota and Minnesota and there
is also direct rail communication with Duluth.
and Superior, so that milling in transit is prac-
ticable. Other manufacturing enterprises which
are in prospect a woolen mill. using the con.
stantly increasing wool product OF Minnesota
and the Dakotas, linen mill, a twine factory und
a furniture factory. Now that a successful start
has been made in manufacturing at this point
and the value and cheapness OF the water power
begins to be widely known the number OF indus
trial estab blishmepts will increase year by year.
The present rail facilities Of Little Falls con-
sist of three lines Of the Northern Paciic-the
main line from St. Paul to the the Pacific coast.
q diverging line running to Brainerd and thence
to Duluth, and q branch running westward to
Morris, in the prairie country OF Western Min
nesota. A few leading citizens interested In
the waterpower have recently organized the
Little Falls & Southern Railroad company, and
have built a track from the Northern Pacific
road along the water front and In face OF the
mills and millsites, with the purpose OF secur-
ing the ground that equal facilities can be
offered in the future to any roads building to
the place. It is proposed to build this new
road in a southwestern direction to Sioux Falls,
so as to intersect all the other roads in South
western Minnesota and give them all direct ac-
cess to the new freight producing center at the
Falls II this is cone, the Great Northern sys-
tem the 500 system, the Omaha system and the
Milwaukee system will all have a connection
with Little Falls, to bring in wheat and take out
lumber The praject is a sound oneand will
doubtless soon command the necessary capital
to carry it out.
Little Falls has pleasing and healthful situ-
alton on both sides Of the Mississippi. The
surface is nearly level and lies we'll for drainage
and for rapid and economical improvement.
The older part OF the town is on the east bank
OF the river. but the operations OF the water
power company and the lumber company have
led recently to substantial improvements ON the
west bank. Here are the mills and factories.
the new hotel. called ''rhe Antlers," smaller
hotel Of considerable size for working people.
number of brick store buildings and many new
residences. good deal OF building Is now IN
progress on both sides of the river. There Is
not an empty store in the place. The town
is we'll worth visiting as An example OF what
intelligent enterprise can do in Minnesota with
the aid OF favorable natural conditions to take
a little comatoss village out of its ruts and
change it into o busy, growing, industrial town,
full OF new things and new people and confident
OF a brilliant future.