The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-21
HARNESS The RAINY
Minneapolis Capital Ready to De-
velop Power at Koochiching.
TO MAKE FLOUR AND WOOD PULP
Work Will Begin as Soon as Title
to Canadian Shore Is v->
t-- Acquired.

! AS soon as the Canadian government
makes the land concession asked for, Min
neapolis capital stands ready to utilize
the big water power now going to waste
in the Rainy Lake river at Fort Francis,
Ont, and Koochiching, Mimi ~
G. j. Rockwood,, one Of the Minneapoli-
tans interested in the project, said to-day
that he and his associates were waiting
only on the Canadian parliament before
establishing large pulp and paper mills
and other Industries whose motive power
can be supplied by water.
Back of the enterprise, in addition to
Mr.. lockwood, is b. w. Baokus, the mil
lionaire Minneapolis lumberman and mine
owner. M. E. Trumer, commercial agent
and manager Of the freight department of
the Northern Pacific will also probably be
actively and financially Interested in the
development Of the water power at Fort
Francis and Koochiching.
ITO insure the success of our plans
along the lines originally contemplated"
to secure control of the water power on
both sides OF the falls. We have already
secured all the rights, required on the
American side, and are simply waiting
now for the Ontario parliament to give
us the title to the only available govern
ment land left on the Canadian side. This
tract, which is between Ave and six acres
all the power on that shore. We anticipate
the usual delay in getting such an impor-
tant matter through parliament, but are
confident that there will be no serious
hitch to our plans. The project which we
have in view will be Of such far-rea ching
Importance to the people Of Fort Francis,
and to Canada itself, that there will
hardly be any disposition to oppose our
plans"
Industries in Prospect.
| Mr.. lockwood said also that the total
| Investment would probably represent an
outlay of not less than 81 soc, 900. In addi-
tion to mammoth pulp mills to be erected
On either side of the falls, with a daily
capacity of 100 tons each, the Minneapolis
men are also figuring on at least one large
flour mill to be erected on the Canadian
side.
AS one of the conditions precedent to the
desired concession, Mr. lockwood ex-
planned, the Canadian government would
probably demand that the flour mill be
erected in Dominion territory. 1t would
be erected there anyway, as a business
proposition, to grind Canadian wheat, the
tariff on which would prohibit it's manu-
facture into -four on the American side
Minneapolis millers are said to be inter-
ested, representatives having looked the
field over recently. ,.c ,.-.
On the other hand it is equally probable
that most of the pulp wood will be manu-
factured in Uncle. Sans domain because
the great market for pulp is in the United
States.
F. H. Nutter and John Tanning con-
sulting engineers, have recently returned
from Koochiching, where they made q
preliminary survey Of the prospective
sites for the proposed plants on both
sides. They also made rough estimate
OF the amount Of water power which can
be utilized. 1t is ESTIMATED that the
natural power, with low stage of water,
will not be less than'S, ,000 BY conserving
the energy now going to waste, just as the
Mississippi has been harnessed at Mime
apoils, that figure would be duplicated
many times over.q ,-.,,,: ...... - S.,
THE water power to be developed at
| Koochiching," said Mr.. lockwood, will
not be as great as that now utilized at
the 500, but for all that, it will be one
+ OF the largest utilized water powers III
| the world. It will be the making of the
towns on both sides of the river and
will do much to develop the surrounding
| territory in both countries. George Cook
the Minneapolis contractor, has Just
| looked the ground over for us and given
US an estimate oE the probable cost OF
construction of the plants
Winnipeg Report.
Robert McCallum, provincial engineer
who has recently looked over the situa.
tion at Fort Francis, is quoted in q
Toronto dispatch to a Winnipeg paper
as follows: :.-
A number of big American capitalists hav,
! been looking over the ground at Fort Francis
with view to establishing extensive work.
there. They say they will make secon,
500 of Fort Francis and Koochiching For
| Francis is on the Ontario side, and Koochi
ching on the Minnesota side of the Rain,
river, just at the outlet of Rainy lake int
the river, which flows westward. There Is
splendid water power. The body of water i
large and the fall is from thirty to thirty-fiv
feet. Some of the directors of the Northern
Pacific railway are in the deal, and they ga
they will bring the Northern Pacific to Koo
chiching in short order
The men back of the enterprise are no
at all alarmed by the report that tn.
liberal government of Ontario, which i
so friendly to the invasion of American
capital, is apt to be downed by the con
servatives in the election which nov
seems imminent. They are of the opinio1
that improvements on the scale contem
plated will be welcomed by Canadian
no matter what party is dominant.
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