The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-16
MINNESOTA Towns CELEBRITY
GOV. VAN SAINT AND MEMBERS CT
HIS STAFF AssIsT IN EN-
ERCIsEs.
THOUSANDS or PEOPLE TAKE PART
MONUMENT IS A SINGLE SHAFT
EIGHTEEN FEET HIGH, COST
ING 81. 900.

Tower, Mimi, Nov. 11.-In the presence
of several thousand people assembled
from the mining towns of Northern Min
nesota was unveiled and dedicated yes
terday the first Mckinley in the
United States. Many prominent Minneso-
tans were here, including Gov. Van SAINT
and members Of his staff, a number Of
state officials and other citizens from va
rious parts of the state.
Gov. Van SAINT was among the speakers.
He. paid a high compliment to the pa.
triotism, reverence and sympathy of the
sturdy mining people who subscribed
their money and performed their labor of
love with such celebrity and zeal. Other
speakers were Monsignor Buh, DR.. Rob-
ert Forbes. Hon. John Owens and;T T. ].
McKeeon, the latter a prominent Demo
cratic politician, Men of all parties and
creeds Joined in the exercises. The sing
ing OF
"Nearer MY God. to Thee"
by the assembled multitude was one Of
the most impressive features of the day.
Before the exercises began at 2 p. m.
there was a great parade, in which five
bands and the Austrian and Finnish So
cieties of the range towns took part. The
parade was reviewed by Gov. Van SAINT
from the balcony of the Vermillion hotel.
The monument is a single shaft eight
cen feet high. standing on a pedestal Of
concrete and iron ORE and cost $12,O OO
Special trains brought people from the
n%eighboring towns and 1900 visitors were
in the city. Mayor j.. d. Murphy Of
Tower was master Of ceremonies. Gov.
Van a n has wired Mrs. Mckinley at
Canton of the unwilling of the monument
in honor of her husband.
A Hustling Town.
Tower is the pioneer mining town OF
Minnesota. 1t was named after Charla.
mango Tower, the present ambassador to
Russia, at one time president of the Du.
luth & Iron Range road, and a resident
OF Duluth. Ore shipping began from here
in August, 1884, and since then a total OF
about 100000 ton has been mined and
forwarded. Soudan is the mining district
of Tower, and 1t is there that a large
number of the miners and their families
reside. The mines provide employment
in charge of the Minnesota mines at Sou.
dan, as well as the Chandler at Ely
Tower has another extensive industry
aside from mining, that of the manufac.
ture OF lumber The Tower Lumber com.
pany employs 500 men. It is tho :,cnrcat
city to the Canadian gold fields, ant
claims In the vermiIion, the finest hotel
north Of Duluth. That Tower is an am.
bilious city and filled with enterprisina
men is proved by the prompt and sue
cessfui action in the matter of getting
together $4,000 to build the memorial ia
the martyred president. Tower is stu
ated on Lake Vermilion, one Of the most
beautiful OF the large inland lakes in the
state. containing hundreds of islands
The site Of Tower was once occupied by
a prehistoric people. Hundreds Of cop
per weapons and utensils. are found in
the earth there. The copper is tempered
and the forgotten people were of that
mysterious race that knew this art OF
tempering the soft, yellow metal, and the
secret passed away with them and has
never been rediscovered.