Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-11-05
( Getting Nearer the Stump.

i Minneapolis Lulnbermai,: For |
some years past the tendency of
lumber manufacturers in theI
white pine regions Of the north
has been to manufacture nearer
70 the growing timber. II other
words, mills are being built in the
timber regions instead Of : long
distance away, necessitating the
driving orhauling Of logs BY rail
to the mills. Instances Of this
tendency ore many in northern
Wisconsin and Minnesota. There
are numerous interior mills in
northern Wise onsln which drive
their logs no distance at ali, hay
ing them banked in lakes close at
hand to the mill OF brought in BY
short logging railroads. As the
timber is cut away further from
the mill plants the logging roads
are extended and numerous
branches are built. Two notable
instances Of this tendency to get
closer to the stump in the last few
years are found at Starlake and
Arbor Vitae, Wis. III Minnesota,
within the past few years, mills.
have been built at Little Falls,
Brainerd, Milaca, Crookston, will
low River, Rutledge and Cloquet.
There were also numerous small
mills along the ST. Paul 3 Duluth
until the timber in that vicinity
was cut away, since which time
several of them have been dis.
banded. During thu past season
new mills have been built at Fra
zee and St. Hilaire. and without
doubt the coming winter will see
a number Of other large mills con.
structed in northern Minnesota
close to the growing timber. One
is already contemplated to be built
at Crookston or Grand Forks, and
another at Thief River Falls.
An extension of the Fosston
branch of the Great Northern
railroad entirely across the north
ern part Of the state Of Minnesota
from Fosston to Duluth and
Superior, work on the building Of
which is now under way. will1
mark the beginning Of an area Of
saw mill building in northern
Minnesota that will, without
doubt, be unparalleled in the his
tory Of the. white pine lumber
trade. This line will traverse the
largest and oest tracts of standing
timber now left in Minnesota, and
in the vicinity Of Lake Bemidji
and Cass lake, lumbermen will find
favorable sites for saw mills. In
connection with this translate
line, the Great Northern road
will also build from Park Rapids
across to Walker, the present
terminus Of the Brainerd 81
Northern Minnesota railroad, and
very likely will eventually build on
from Walker to the shores of Cass
lake, and there connect with the.
Fosston-D Duluth line.
Not only this but the LUMBER.
MAN is informed that in the near
future the. ssBrainerd 3 Northern
Minnesota railroad, whlch is, as
IS well known, owned by Minnea.
polls lumbermen, will extend
their line, which now runs from
Brainerd to Walker, to Lake
Bemidji for the purpose Of reach
ing out into the heavily timbered
region in that vicinity and bring
logs to Brainerd to be sawed, Of
from there foated to the Minnea.
polls mills. Al of this railroad
building may not be done during
the coming winter, but indications
all point to the completion Of these
lines before another year has
passed BY. It means activity in
railroad building in northern Min
nesota; it means the employment
of 4 large number Of men, and
distribution Of money among those
that need it. It also means and
will resultin the building Of. saw
mills il the Cass lake and Bemidji
region. 4,