Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-12
A SUGGESTION.
The Northern Pacific Freight
Agent Advises Minnesota
,# Farmers.

III the Northern Pacific railroad, in
an interview. makes the following
pertinent suggestions. that II put In
general practice by prnt'urera would
add many millions Of dollars each
year to the wealth Of minnesota:
Sin support OF the paper hy Prof.
Thomas Shaw at the immigration
con ventinn, respecting the dairy and
live stock intlust rirs Of Minnesota. |
desire to say it is quite noticea bile
thut dairy products are being ship
ped iruln our state To the East and
exchanged for the cash Of the con
sumers. Th.re were forwarded In
this manner fifty cur loads from
points on the Northern Pacific in
Minnesota in 1896. 1t il true, also,
that a limited number Of cattle ana
hogs tour sheep industry il very
smalD are sent to hicagU und Omn-
ha. At the same time an immense
quantity Of meat. butter, eggs and
cheese is shipped into aud through
Minnesota to points beyond in North
Dakota. Montana and Washington.
These latter states should produce
sufficient for their own needs, and il
short, az they now are and always
ha We been, should be served by thti'
next ncighbOr, Minnesota.
cit does seem strange that We send
large quantity OF butter. for III
stance, to New York, and that dur
ing the same period shippers In Iowa
forward IL large quantity to Mon
tana and WAshingtOn; also that
while livestock il shipped tot Chicago,
fresh and salt meats are brought
into minnesota in large quantities..
thus adding freight charges in both
directions t., the cost to consumers
Much fresh meat Ill the markets IN
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth t.
Supplied from Strengthening houst y in
Illinois and Nebraska, at the same
time it IL possible for cattle to be-
finished off for our markets and
slaughtered here.
"While hogs ore not raised in Min.
nesotn in large numbers, Prof. Shaw
and other capable and well informed
men who have Il deep interest In thu
welfare of our state have demon
.fnT hsAt 81 IF "a
raise all we need for our own us'
and some besides. Stop for mo-
n,ent and consider the large amount
of pork, lard, hams, bncOn ana
sans age consumed in the Twin titie>
and Duluth by 4UO.O 900 people. and
take into consilern ton that u gren'
share IF it comes from Nebraska,
Kansas and Iowa, and that nu'
good money is going away from
Minnesota to pay Tor it. Prof. Shaw
truly says, THE tide Of prosperit,
will ebb and flow in our state in
proportion to the attention we give
to live stock growing an the pro.
duction vi dairy prOducts.' The
professor should have aided poultry
and eggs also.
"During 1856 there were shipped
approximately 200O, 900 pounds "'
hog product to the numbering camps
and small towns of MinnesOta north
Of the Twin Cities and west Of Duluth
During the same period there were
shipped through Minnesota int
North Dakota, about three million
pounds, and to Montana and Wash
ington, Including Portland, Ore.
over fourteen million pounds; max.
ing altogether nearly thirty million
pounds OF hams, bacon, lard, pork
and sausage to and through Mime
sofa, nearly all Of which, as stated.
originated in Kansas. Nebraska
Iowa and Illinois. Now add to this
the quantity of pork product con
sumed in our three large cities and
some idea can be had Of the amount
Of cash sent away that could be kept
in circulation in Minnesota IL Ou'
own producers would do their duty.
1.-TWO million, five hundred thous-
and pounds Of butter were shipped
through our state t.. Montana.
Washington and Northern Idaho
during 1896. This butter was pro-
duced largely by Iowa and Nebraska.
During the same period 40O,OOO
pounds of cheese were shipped
through the T win Cities to the north
ern part of Minnesota, 2OO, 900 pounds
to North Dakota and 750.O0O pounds
to Montana and Washington.
"During the same year there were
shipped from Illinois. Iowa and Me-
braska through our state to Mon
tana and Washington 1,50O.NO
pounds of eggs and a very large
amount Of poultry. Just think Of
the cash that could be accumula ted
here.
my conclusion is that many Of
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