The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-10
Should dReVfYanlze
There is Work In Sight for the
Virginia Business Mems
Association
THAT DEMANDS ATTENTION.

THAT DEMANDS ATTENTION.
AT one time Virginia had Busi-
ness Mems Association. At the
time of it's disbandment,i it was sim
ply "adjourned," upon motion of a
member, during the summer
months. That was nearly three
years ago. Is it not about time for
the organization to again convene
and pick up the broken thread? It
is needed. A united whole would
find ample work, questions of di-
rect moment to the commercial and
Industrial interests of the city, at
this time. 1t is not only the pro-
vince, but the duty, of the business
fraternity of any city to work for
it's upbuilding. but the feeby direct
ed efforts of individuals avail but
little as compared with the results
of a unity of action in the same
line.
With the building of the new Vir-
ginia & Rainy River railroad the
possibilities of the city are bright
ened in many respects. We become
the natural distributing point for
vast territory to the north and
west, territory which within the
next TIVE I've months will embrace a
population of thousands of souls.
But the natural advantage of our
geographical location is not going
to land the prospective business Of
this section pnaided. 1t takes en-
terprise on the part of the citizens
of town as we'll. It ie ours if we
go after it unitedly- Shall we go?
The new railroad, in addition to
opening up the finest section of ag-
ricultural lands in northern Mimi
esota, also opens to market the
largest tract of standing pine in the
state, conservatively estimated al
O00,O00,Oo0 feet, together with mil
lions of dollars worth of other tim.
ber. Thispinez ieto be cut and q
suas lpped .so,ae aeside
state for manufacture, but it is The
avowed intention of the owners OF
large portions of the tract to put in
mills at convenient points and man.
| ufacture the lumber in this section
Why not have one of the proposed
mills located here? We offer every
advanta ge--nature again assisting
| in the manner of a natural site, &C.
companied by ready sale of all
mill refuse, etc., offers inducements
might not those inducements be
made stronger or shown in a clear.
or light?
Again, the new road must of nee.
essity have extensive repair shops
and other headquarter yards al
some point. Virginia, is the natur
al point, but geographical location
might again be assisted in the par
ticular phase of the outlook for ou1
future growth and prosperity by
the efforts of an association and as
similation OF interests by the bust
ness element.
It was not, as we stated in a cur
tain lecture last week, geographi
cal location that made Chicago thu
porkopolis or Indianapolis the rail
road center, but the push and vigo,
of it's citizens. Virginia has in
prospect not only an era of tempor
ary prosperity-but prospect
which presents opportunity for on,
permanent and continued growth
Such a result is worth working for
1t is mp to our business fraternity
to consider the matter. and for them
to decide whether they desire to act
as individuals or as a unit, with
full knowledge that in the latte,
course are the greater chances OF
success.
ORE ARTICULATION MEETING.
At meeting of the Ore Associa-
tion held at Cleveland yesterday no
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