Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-24
VISITING CAPITALISTS.
Members of Weyeerhaeuser
Syndicate and Business AS
socialism the City Today.

SOClaI0Stn inc NlIy lOOdy.
A large party Of capitalists. In
GLIDING men largely interested IN the
lumber business Of Minnesota. Wis
cOnsin, Michigan, Iowa and Illinois.
arrived in the city by special car
Tuesday noon. They are ON a trip vi
inspection to different points in
northern Minnesota, ana Il number
of the Weyerhaeuser syndicate being
in the party. it was decided to pay
a visit to their extensive interests In
this city.
After the train on which the party
arrived had left, the special Cur was
switched over to the West aide spur
track and the gentlemen all visited
the Hennepin@ Paper mill plant, the
log landing, where there about
thirteen million feet OF logs ON the
river bank, and the saw mills OF the
Pine Tree Lumber company. They
also viewed the large log jam Of
thirty or forty million feec In the
pond above the saw mills.
The party is composed Of the fol-
lowing gentleman:
F. Weyerhaeuser, OF st. Paul head
of the Weyerbaeuser Syndicate, the
most extensive lumber and saw
hNuv
M. G. Norton, of Winona, also u
member of the Weyerhaueser Syndi-
cate and vice president of the Pine
Tree Lumber company, Of this city.
w. H. Laird another OF the syndi-
cate and also a member of the Pine
Tree company.
G. H. Davis Of the firm OF Wright,
Davis & Co., Saginaw, Mich.
owners of extensive mineral lands in
the northeastern part of Minnesota
and also of the Duluth Mississippi
River & Northern logging railroad.
Other members OF the party are
B. F. Nelson, of Minneapolis.
president of the Hennepin Paper Co.;
A. Lamby, owner Of large saw mills
at Clinton, Ia,: r. C. A. Denckman, a
partner with the Weyerhauesers In
the original Weyerhaueser mills at
Rock Island, Ill.,; G. M. Stark
and r. NJ. Burnett, of the firm OF
Wright, Davis & Co.; J. F. Kellorni,
manager of the Swan River Logging
company; and E. Rutledge, Of Chip
pewa Falls, also one of the Pine Tree
Lumber company.
After the party completed it's visit
to the different industries and points
of interest in the city the car was
side tracked at the office of the Pine
Tree company and they, in company
with several Little Falls gentlemen
dined that evening at Hotel Buck
man.
Among the Little Falls gentlemen
were Maj. A. &. Morrill,. M. M.
Williams, A. r. Davidson. John
Wetzel. G.. I. McNair, G. A. Lindbergh,
H. L. Rutgers, c. A. Weyerhaeuser.
Drew Musser and E. M. Hoover.
Wednesday noon their special car
was attached to the Brainerd
train, and from that place the party
were taken by special train over
the Brainerd & Northern railroad,
as the guests of B. F. Nelson, to the
new town of Walker, at Leech Lake.
One day will be occupied in visiting
that place and from there they 60 to
Clouuet, to visit the mills recently
purchased by the Weyerhaeuser Syn
dictate. They will take trip over the
Duluth, Mississippi River & Northern
railroad and return to St. Paul from
Duluth via the st. Paul & Duluth
road.
The trip will occupy four Or five
DAYS, and the car is supplied with
everything necessary for comfort,
including sleeping apartments and a
cook to prepare the meals. The trip
is one of business and pleasure COM
bined, and will include some OF the
most interesting points in the state,
not only interesting as fine scenery,
but for the more important matter