Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-03-06
LIT TIE F S WINS
Tho weyer,.in,,.er syndicate WI
.,. l'utia i. Mills
..2sS.5s.,... Here. J., s!...s
The Leading Lumber SIannt,.c.
t,,rcr. Of the ,y"rl., Locate
Il Pinnf Here.
Little Falls tn DC y Great L,lnl-
bel, ,Ccntrrjm II Very
Short, Time.

SnOft:11mF.
Our Superior Advantages Wen
| The Priz.. From Many
! Rivals.
Something About the s'D+al,''
the Company and
the Plant.
The MISUNDERSTANDING has &C.
lected Little Fails MS their headquar-
trrs for manufacturing their immense
amount OF: logs on the Upper Missis-
sippi into lumber~:.' 49,.
When, over a year ago, Frederick
Weyerhauser, Of Rock island. known
az the Lumber King" and his asso-
ciates purcbaseds the great tract OF
Northern Pacific. pine: landx on the
Upper Mississippisarld its tributaries,
it was immediately:srecognizexl in
business circles that where they made
their headquarters forthe manufac-
ture Of lumber would lie built up u
prosperous city,, Every ;av ailal>le lo.
cality then exerted every effort to- St.
cure the mills of the company and, in
he rivalry between; minneapolis, st.
cloud, Rrainerd and Little Falls, the
last named city won a victory that
| was a tribute to Its superior natural
advantages and the energy and skill
Of the representatives .of this city
who conducted the negotiations:
Little Falls first entered ti,e light II,
real earnest about six months ago,
and since that time no labor. has
been spared that would tend to in
luce Mr.. Weyerhauser and his asso-
ciates to locate their mills here. The
efforts were made so intelligently
and diligently that, one by one, every
requirement Of the lumbermen was
net, and during the past few days
the final agreements were made and
signed, and not until now hats the
city claimed the success that. has
| been practically assured for many
| weeks.
While the citizens of Little Falls
showed a commendable unanimity
in working for the grand result that
meant SO much to ALL: the great bur-
len Of work. and likewise the credit
Or the result is largely due tn a few
most enterprising and energetic lead
'rs: first and foremost is Mr.. NJ. NJ.
Williams, who, with his brother. Mr..
e. .. Williams, were ever the most
active agents Of the city, but to their
forts were added tlle.valuable per-
.onal work Of. Mr.. Az Il. Davidson,
Lajor A. C Morrill,, Mr.: Z. Rothwcll
md Col. E. Bridgman. To- these
gentlemen IL due the grea test praise
md gratitude Of our citizens. Their
positions gave them opportunities to
Weld the heaviest Influence in. the
natter, hut the ,humblest. citizen has
the satisfaction OF knowing that
hearty co-operationzw,as Differed and
appreciated ut all timesl ',>' 80
MEMBERS OF THssAyND1cATE.
The following nametlbusiness men,
| whose names are famflai: in coinmer<
'ial circles OF the ma tion, Ind who,
together, form the strongest combi,,-
alton Of lumbermen eyer organized
in one enterprise, are members OF the
rompanv who form what is familiar
ly known as the ..'synsHcate":: Fred
erick Weyerhauser, Of Rock Island;
Peter Musser, OF Muscatine; NJ. l.
Norton, c. L. Norton and W. H.
Laird, of Winona; and VIM. Sauntry,
Of saltwater. :; The association OF
such names with Little Falls enter.
prises is of Importance that cannot
be overestimated. Where such men
invest, other capitalists will not hex.
itate to follow. The company will
he known as the pine, Tree Lumbe,
Company" but further particulars
about the organization are not
known at this time.
| WHAT THEY OBTAIN HERE.
The syndicate has purchased thu
Little Falls Lumber Company's mill.
and other property here, which In
cludes about u acres Of land ada
cent to the mill ON the east side
Of the Mississippi. On the west side
of the river, lying ON both sides o.
the Little Falls and Dakota tracts
Of the Northern Pacific main line. anG
Of the Little Falls & Southern they
have secured 4S acres for saw mil
and piling purposes. All the boom
age for many miles 'uptthe river ha.
been secured, and q practically un
limited supply Of logs can he safel.
and conveniently held. The su
perfor boomage, available probably
iexercised al great am influence in de
determining the syndicate to locate
here as any other factor. All tn,
property desired has heen obtained
and the syndicate will have ampl,
room tn. carry ON their business on /
gigantic scale. -: =,
\ WHAT THEY WILL DO.
The company takes immediate pos
session sOf the property before men
toned rs theX'ent none Of their OWL
logs on the Upper Mississippi THU
season. They are now. purchasin,
logs from other lumbern.en for saw
ing ut their mill here the comm,
summer. They expect. to run tn
mill night and day this, year. Al
soon as they can saw out the timbe
they will begin the construction q
one III the largest mills in the state
on the west hank Of the river, JUS
south of the railroad bridge: TIL
plans are now being prepared for thi
min, but the details are.not complete
; The mill win be completed the com
ing summer, and, the c.,snacity VI tn
two mills ready for business in tn
spring sof 1892 win considerahly ez
ceed g, 900. 900 feet This Is but tn
beginning, and the facilities Of til
company for manufacturing lumbe
. ut this place will soon be IN til
neighborhood Of 2oo,oOo, 900 feet pc
annum. Work will Immediately he
gin on the necessary Improvement
! Ito handle the logs IN the boom,