The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-29

cost, except In peculiar cases, would be-
first, because Of the change |
OF styles with the seasons; second, because
OF the DANCE to the condition of cloth
Ing from long storage and handling, aud
third, because Of the Increased bulk of
the made-up goods and the greater care
and cost Of packing, freight and handling.
a Minneapolis clothing fac
tory, Following speciality in some one
clothing line, may buy the. output Of an
eastern mill In the required. fabric and
barge it by canal and lake at the mini
mum Of first cost, handling and freight,
when freights are at low price. The cloth
ing house which keeps up with the de-
mand for latest styles and fresh goods
must buy In smaller lots and get it's goods
by rail or express at what often are maxi
mum first cost and freight. This has made
it possible for Minneapolis. factories to
supply the: mercantile houses Of the twin
cities and the northwest with many lines
Of clothing a lower cost and In better con-
dition than it Is possible to do from the
east.
Another secret Of the development Of
Minneapolis clothing factories is the de-
mand of twin city wholesale and retail
houses to have goods made to order to
meet their special trade demands as to
quality, cost and style, and also to have
goods made bearing the special brand of
their own wholesale or retail house. Thus
several of the factories are kept busy up
to full capacity in supplying one or two
twin city mercantile houses. One large
dry goods house or department store alone
may handle the goods Of a factory employ
ing 100 to 200 hands. In such case the
contracts are made by the year In ad'
vance, which enables the factory to buy
and ship in its material at the minimum Of
cost and manufacture with the minimum
Of expense, while also supplying the mer-
camille house per order from week to
week at the lowest possible price. Twin
city retail patrons may be surprised to
learn that much of the finest wear III
ladies' waists. dress skirts, furs. mems and
children's clothing. mems shirts, women S
wrappers and the like, is made in Mime :
apolis, the latest modern machines AMI
most skilled cutters and designers In the
country being employed for the purpose.
In the manufacture of superior Woolen
blankets and cloths with a reputation for
honest production second to none in
America, Minneapolis is we'll represented.
It is a matter of pride that Minneapolis
blankets are the standard of excellence
the country over, selling upon their repu
tation in New York and Chicago.
Minneapolis knit underwear is worn. in
New York, Boston and Washington and is
marketed not only in nearly. every state
Of the union. but during the past two
years in Cuba, Mexico, Brazil and Aus
tralia. In the manufacture Of a cele-
brated brand of underwear Minneapolis
has obtained in the east a similar record
to that established for Minneapolis flour
and Minnesota creamery butter. Only
one factory west Of the >Alleghenies does a
more extensive business and no manufac-
turing establishm ent in America turns out
a more celebrated brand Of knit goods
Beet Sugar Industry.
In beet sugar manufacture Minneapolis
has the only factory north OF, the Ne
braska line, and this factory has demon