The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-01-02
LOGGING BEGUN
I'm EARNEST
Millions Of Feet Of Timber Will
Be Taken Out This Winter.
BlackduckBase of Supplies,

WE'VE VI HIbtGil years ago IN
one would have predicted that IN
/ 1901 or before more than half 81
the logging would be done by rail
road. Fifteen years ago it was
| figured out that timber very fal
from watercourse navigable fol
logs was of comparatively little
value, as the only way it could be
gotten out was by railroad, and
this would be so expensive there
/ would be little or no profit in the
transaction. Now streams are a
secondary consideration. They
are taken advantage of If they are
handy, but in many cases the logs
are handled by rail in preference
to the river where both water and
Trail are availab bic. Instead OF
making the lumber business I'M.
profitable to get the logs out by
|rail it has developed that there
are greater profits i'll the business
of today than there were much OF
the time when river driving was
the only means recognized for
transmitting the logs to the mills.
A logging road of ten miles in
length ten years ago was quite an
important factor, while now
twenty-five or seventy-ive miles
excites no surprise.
The logging roads of Northern
Minnesota are in many cases the
pioneers OF established lines for
general traffic. There are now
three lines building toward the in.
ternational boundary in this state.
The most important road that is
building north is the Minnesota 4
international railroad which will
be completed about Jan. 10 to this
city. Next summer the work of
building will again be resumed
northward and pushed vigorously
until completed to the Canadian
line at Koochiching on the Rainy
river opposite Fort Francis.
This week will see the begin.
ming Of logging in earnest around
Blackjack, and the prospects are
that before many weeks there will
be hundreds Of men engaged in the
logging industry in this vicinity
There are millions Of feet Of TIM
Der awaiting the woodsman's axe
and saw, and most Of it has ere
this passed into the hands of the
larger companies, who have only
been awaiting the completion of
the railroad to enable them better
carrying facilities. Now that the
transportation obstacle has been
disposed of logging will begin with
a vigor heretofore unknown in
the northwest.
Blackjack merchants have been
anticipating tins rush and have
prepared themselves with large
and we'll selected stocks and are
in a position to meet the heavy
increase Of business which the
opening of the lumber industry
now promises. This facts appre-
ciated by the loggers, and many
are making arrangements to get
their entire supplies from our
dealers. .a
A large contract has recently
been let by the Shevlin. Carpenter
20. to Stewart & Rogers, Bemidji
loggers who, this week will begin
operations two miles south of
here. This contract calls for
$1,000, 900 feet to be delivered this
winter. This means that during
the next three months from this
camp alone thousands of dollars
will be put in circulation in Black
duck for provisions alone, to say
nothing of the wages of the men.
And this is merely the beginning
other contracts and much larger
ones are now pending. Before
winter is over it is safe to predict
that Blackjack will be the center
of the greatest activity ever ex-
perienced by any town in the
timber region of Minnesota
Blackjack American.
Child Worth Millions.
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