Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-29

THE NIKSUR COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

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Report of Committee on Permanent Loca-
ton of Nlksur Colony.
To the Stakeholder of the Nksur Coopera-
tive Association:
Your committee on permanent location. de-
sire at this time to submit report of their
deliberations and Investigations, concerning
proper location for the colony about to be es-
tablished by you.
On Monday, March 9th, we drove across
the southwesterly part of Lake MilleLacs and
came to the mainland at place called Cove,
the same beng about half way east and west
on the south shore of the lake. Here we en-
tered dense hardwood timber section, with
occasional timarack or natural meadow land
and drove through this same sort of country
five miles east to Lawrence postof1ice, in
town of Isle Harbor, being otherwise known
as township ~, range 25 after dinner at the
postor1ce, we were taken out into the timber
directly south for little over two miles to
lands owned by Mr.. Blackely, the same being
his homestead, upon which he proved up
some four or five years ago. This land is
PiaSbiSdiiy WiouOuU o ouDuO Ill ~.
IL lays slightly rolling, with excellent natu
raj drainage to the main lake and at an ele-
walton on the meadow levels of about 10 feet
above the lake The pine timber is practi-
caly all cut. The stand of live MAPLE white
and red oak, Eastwood butternut, birch and
ash lin the order named to quantity, is
good and sufficient for the needs of a large
and growing community, and this township
was not in the so-caled Hinckley fire.
Lawrence postotlice is % miles from Mora,
and has tri-weekly mail service. They now
have an extensive petition for daily mail
service covering all the points south of the
lake, and Postmaster Blakeley feels sure of
having it this summer There is "a logging
railroad on the land known as the Blakeley
tract. which runs from Lake Ann 10 this
point. Lake Ann is about five miles from
Mora This logging road belongs to O'Neill
Brothers, and as the pine is all practically
cut off, it is understood that they are seeking
to dispose of this road as now constructed
and equipped to either the St. Paul & Du-
luth to connect with the Grantsburg branch,
and be extended northwestery to Brainerd.
or to the Eastern, and be connected at Mora.
sion of the new Coon Creek cut off, on the
Eastern. Certain it is that this section will
not be long outside of railroad facilities.
We can get all the land we can raise the
money TO pay for, good land, for prices rang
ing around 81 per acre, on about five years
time. With about 20 per cent down and or
I per cent interest on balance This is the
most beautiful location in Minnesota for our
colony and its proximity to the finest and
most beautiful picturesque body of fresh wa
ter in the state make it especially desirable
for us to locate here at once, and your COM
mittee unhestatngly recommend that you
accept the offer Of MIR Blakely to purchase
his l60-acre homestead for So per acre. with
cash payment of III per acre and the balance
in five years, at per cent interest This
tract is the f. of NE of NE of section 80.
and the SW of NV of section %. toxn-
ship AZ, range %. being 100 acres. has a good
frame house. l6x20, and about II acres clear
ed land, that has been cultivated more or less
for the past four years. Mr.. Blateley is get
ting well along in years, and hence does not
farm as vigorously as Il younger man, and his
business of general merchandising, postmas-
ter, town treasurer and general guide for the
whole section keep him busy enough.
We conclude this portion of our report by
saving that this location can not be improved
upon in Minnesota in point of surroundings.
kind of soil, or general healthfulness, and we
insist that you should raise the means to close
the deal with Mr.. Blakeley, and pat out our
pioneers at once.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
f.. w. HASTERT,
CHAS. ID. RAYMER
f. ID. HARRINGTON.
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avenue.
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