The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-24
i THE NEW VIRGINIA

I rHE NEW vIR91NLA.-
In whiting of Virginia in the Snn-
day News Tribune a staff cores
ponden says:
"Whsna man remarks that he has
not been to Virginia since the big
fire two=years ago somebody assure
to saya@Well, you won't know the
place when you next visit it." And
this isstrue. Virginia's main busi-
ness streets are walls of light
colored brick, with little to remind
the visitor of today of the Virginia
of a fewyears ago. The new struc-
lures ate in large number of cases
such aewould do credit to a city
many times the present size of that
place. 1T has an, excellent hotel,
but not big enough to meet the de-
mand.
Mining operations about Virginia
will be more active next season
than during the present one. The
Commodore mine, one of the largest
underground propositions here, has
been idle for nearly two years, but
is about to be unwatered and put
in shape for extensive operations
during the winter. The Commo-
dore iscontrolled by Corrigan, Nc
Kinney Z Co. and the mine has
been idle tor long time owing to
a contfoversy over royalties, pump
ing etc. It is understood that these
matters have been fully adjusted,
and tho Commodore will, it ia ex-
pectedSbe operated steadily in the
future:As the mine affords en-
ploymsnts for about 250 men it is a
matterPf considerable importance
to this community whether it is
idle OF active. The Lincoln and
Minorca are new mines. that hav"
been b1ought into the list of ship
pers this year, and which will be
worked during the winter. They
are Jokes 4 Laughlin properties.
While mining is the main factor
in VirEinia's present population
and perspective growth, this place
depends on, and hopes for much
from tther sources, principally
manufacturing. There is an im-
mense tn1ount of pine to the north
of VirSknia, in the territory which
is nkPenetrated by the Duluth.
VirginA Rainy Lake road, and
leadin69 9itizens of the town are of
the op don that in a short time the
1naz stsaFtssof lumber shezewil
be avery important factor in the
growth and prosperity of the COM
munity. A great amount of the
timberwill be shipped out by rail
to distant points, but it is also GER
tain that much will be manufactur-
ed some where in the territory. It
is believed that Virginia will be the
place selected for such industries
Virginia has one very prosperous
sawmill and there are said to be
many advantages for increasing the
extent Of industry.
The Duluth. Virginia & Rainy
Lake road is making Virginia
base Of supplies for it's operations
The new road will be of growing
importance to Virginia. This city
now has four failroads-namely
the Dull lth, Missabe & Northern,
Eastern Minnerota, Duluth & Iron
Range, a nd Duluth Virginia& Rainy
Lake. No other town on the ranges
is reached by all three of the ore
roads. Virginia will be the south
ern tern ninal of the Rainy Lake road
on the Highway between the Canad-
ian bord der and Duluth. The ad-
vantages of the place in this con-
nection are apparent. The year 1903
holds forth greater promise to Vir-
ginia in the way of material pros
lperity than the present year, and
times le good now.
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