Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-04-22
ANOTHER INDUSTRY.
The Anderson Company, o:
Moorhead, Will Remove to :
Little Falls Soon.
WAGONS, SLEDS AND IMPLEMENTS
A Well Known Company that
has Been III Business
Many Years.

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For some time negotiations have
BEEN In progress for the establish
ment of another important manu-.
featuring industry in this city and
the deal Ia now practically closed.
The Anderson company, Of Mo"r-
head, will soon move to Little
Falls, and here carry ON the business
Of manufac turing wagons. sleds and
agricultural implements. The COM
pany has a paid up capital OF $65, 900,
and an authorized capital OF $780,
O0O. Practically all the stock Ia
owned by three brothers-John H.,
Lars and August Anderson. These
men with their father, who is now
dead) ps .ublished manufacturing
business in St. Cloud many years
ago. and built up large and pros
porous business. remaining there un-
til about ten years ago, when they
removed to MOOrhead. Their busi-
ness ut Moorhead was under a dis
advantage owing to high expense
for fuel for power and the heavy
freight rates on all timber and other
raw material. Little Falls offered
two inducements to them In the way
of cheap power and an abundance
Of the oak and other timber needed
in their business at very low prices.
The finest hardwood In the north
west is In the country tributary to
Little Falls, and the firm could find
no better place to locate.
The Anderson company has pur-
chased ten 4O-foot lots in block GA on
tho West side, being lots 4 to Is, in
elusive. This land il tract 2(W feet
north and south by about $40 east
and west, and includes all the prop
erty Except the street) between
Tanners mill and Denis machine
shop.
They have bought the buildings
and machinery OF the Manufacturing
company's plant, that was formerly
owned by Ed. Mahan. TIL con-
strnctlOn OF buildings will begin at
once, the first being one story
brick building, 1N)x6O feet. just south
of Denis shops, and u eide track will
be run along the east side of the
building. This building will be used
for the heavier work of the business.
Later the present Mahan building
will be moved to the west, and an
other building 100 feet long and two
stories high will be built south of
the first described building, thus ILL
ing the space from Denis to the
street next to Tanners mill. All the
buildings Of the company will be
solid brick, with iron roofs.
Power will be supplied bv the Wa
ter Power company from their wheel
In the mill race north OF the flour
mills. A rope drive will be extended
to the Anderson factory. similar to
the one now supplying the Tanner
will with power.
At Moorhead the Anderson COM
pany has large foundry In cOnnec-
ton with the woodworking plant
and blscksmithing branches. Their
plans are for the present to erect
only the woodworking and black
smithing plants here, and perfect an
arrangement with Denis for their
caetinge.
The business will include the manu-
facture of wagons, sleds and agri-
cultural implements. and they will
employ a large number Of men
steadily. A better local market will
be crea ted for the best grades of
hardwood.
The Anderson brothers stand high
in the business world as men OF
ability and integrity, and they will
he valuable additions to Little Falls
in many ways. Many Of our citizens
have known them from the time they
started in business in st. Cloud, and
all sI,eak Of them In the highest
terms Of praise. They have bought
considerable oak timber from local
dealers. ha ving made large purchases
from Casey & Mills this winter.
They have heretofore bought large
amount from I. E. Staples, when he
had saw mill at Randall. In fact,
It was through Mr.. Staples that
their attention was first called to
ttheexcellent quality and large supply
oi oak timber here. and to the adj
vantage OF cheap power through the
Water Power company. NJ. M. Will
liams, president Ut the Water Power
company, has been negotiating with
them for several months. and is
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