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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

mines Of Minnesota. Just twenty
years ago the. first ore was shipped
from the state; now the output of
Minnesota mines has reached over
100000 tons, with a great annual
increase probabte lii the future. The
iron industry has helped the coal
business, and in fact every line of in
dustry in the northwest, by enormous
ly increasing the number of lake YES
sells and enforcing the necessity of
better facilities. Lower rates of
freight have been: the direct, result.
Lower rates would undoubtedly have
come With the general development
of business In the northwest, but they
would not have come so soon, and in
all probability they would not have
reached as low a mark.
Inventive genius has been active
In developing this traffic. Ships have
been designed especially for the lake
trade and particularly for the sew
eral classes Of freight to be carried.
Ore cars have been invented, methods
OF mining have been revolutionized
loading and unloading machinery has
been devised for handling the ore and
coal in, and out of the ships; a host
of minor ideas have been brought into
practical application.
Lake fleets are now handled like
railroads. Vessels run almost on ex-
act schedule time, and, it might al
most be said, under dispatchers' OF
ders. Their coaling and supplying is
done Systematically; nothing is left to
chance or guesswork. III addition
to coal and iron ore, the lake fleets
carry the larger part of the product
of the Minneapolis and other north
western -four mills, a, vast amount Of
bulk wheat, and g. great assortment
Of general merchandising latter
both east and west. Minneapolis job
bers and manufacturers who buy in the
east time their purchases as far as
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

or people who had been in the habit
of using anthracite in eastern homes
Some of them had brought hard coal
stoves. west with them. To supply:
the demand of these people for coal.
the fuel. dealers of Minneapolis and
st. Paul brought the first hard coal to
the cities.
To James j. Hill-now3 the million
aire railroad observation-disclosures thes
credit of the first Importation. Mr..
Hill. was then in the fuel business in
ST. Paul. His firm was Hill, Grfggs
e. Co., and the concern was busying
itself with the supply ofswood to the
people of the city. To accommodate.
his customers, who wanted anthracite,
Mr.. Hill had some sent up to ST. Paul
by steamboat. Tt came packed in
hogsheads, and it cost the consumers
SIS a ton. In the office Of the North
western Fuel company in st. Paul
there is now an original bill made
out in 1870 for hard coal at this price
and receipted in Mr.. Hills own hand
writing.
Mr.. Hill has long since retired from
the fuel business. The veteran of the
trade in the northwest is F.. N. Saun-
ders, president of the Northwestern
Fuel company. Mr.. Saunders COM
menced business about 1870, handling
wood at first. He, of course, watched
MI. Hill S importation of hOgShead
coal with interest, and the next year,
1871, commenced to bring coal to st.
Paul and Minneapolis on his own ac-
count by way of the Great Lakes. At
that time the st. Paul & Duluth rail-
road was just opened, and had no spe-
cial facilities for handling coal. The
Great Lakes route was not recognized
in the transportation world. It's pos
sibilities were almost unguessed. AS
for facilities now thought indispen-
sable, they were quite unknown. The
CONTINUED on Page Five, Iron and
Coal Section.)
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"V HE Minnesota iron mines are
among the greatest and
most famous of the world; ).
there Is not a ton of btu,
1ninous or anthracite coal
mined In the state. Ard yet
the iron and coal interests of Mime
h. are inseparably linked together
nnd both are of immense Importance
Il the development of the northwest.
The chief bond between these two
very solid commodities happens to be
that most unstable fuid-water.' If 1T
we're not for the Great Lakes, over
which Minnesota iron travels to the
market and on which coal comes from
the mines of Pennsylvania to furnish
heat and power for the great north
west, both coal and iron would, to
large extent. remain undisturbed in
the bowels of the earth If it, had not
been for the cheap water transporta-
ton Minnesota ores, however rich,
could not have been placed in compe-
tition with the product of other mines
better situated; and had it not been
possible to bring coal by this same
cheap water route, some millions Of
tons less each year, for many years,
would never have been mined, while
the advancement of the northwest
would have been indefinitely retarded.
And so it has come about that
Minnesota-an inland state In the
very center OIL d COullleHl--OWeS
more to water transportation than
many a coast state. The. dual port of
Duluth-Superior has a tonnage excel
ling any coast city of the United
States and uneuualed by any port of
the world except London. The traffic
thru the Sault Ste. Marie canal-the
famous "Soo''--is greater by far than
that of the no less famous Suez.
The history Of industrial develop
ment the world over contains no
more remarkable chapter than that
which might be written Of the iron
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In the latter year the Mesaba range

In the latter year the Mesaba range
mines commenced to ship ore.
These Mesaba mines are among the
most wonderful iron mines in the
world. The early explorers seem to
have missed these vast deposits of ore
entirely; others knew of their exis-
tence, but did not appreciate their
value. Suddenly, in 1890, these de-
posits were discovered by people
who knew their value. The astonish-
ing development which has followed
has not been equa1ed in the entire
history of iron mining.
On the Mesaba range the ore lies
for the most part near the surface A
large part of it is reached by the
simple process of removing the upper
crust of earth or stripping as it is
called. The ore itself is generally so
soft and friab BILE that it may be SHOW
eled into the cars for shipping with
out any of the usual processes of drill
ing and blasting. In some Of the great
producers on the Mesaba range. like
the Mountain Iron and Fayal mines.
the manipulations resemble closely
those Of a railroad opening and work
ing a gravel pit. After stripping off
disclosed like a mass of clean gravel
or cinders, free from impurities and
as soft as either of the materials mem
toned. Over this mass of loose ore
railroad tracks We're built and steam
shovels placed in / position These
credible rapidly; a few scoops of the
shovel and the work was done. A
ready locomotive engine hauls the cars
out of the slight depression known as
a mine and in a few minutes they may
be, perchance, on their way to the lake
shore docks
The Mesaba ores proved to be espe-
i.,1 c%oo
duction and were SO cheaply mined
that they could be put upon the mar
ket at a. price which made them .-ifl-
stantly attractive TO the steel pro-
-ducerss of the east Mine after mine
was opened with remarkable rapidity
and railroad construction to the new
range proceeded at record breaking
pace. The Duluth & Iron Range road
built a. branch into Mesaba. The Du-
luth, Missabe & Northern built a line
and the Eastern Minnesota (Great
Northern) put in a branch. In the
first year 4,245 tons Of ore left the
Mesaba range; next year the tonnage
was $500. In the third year 1,785,-
$50 tons were shipped. In steps Of
one. million, to- two millions, to four.
millions, to six millions, to seven, to
nine, to thirteen millions the tonnage
increased year by year. Minnesota
became the greatest iron-mining state
in the country and the greatest ore
producer Of any Of the countries of
the world except England and Ger
many.
Fortunes were made ON the iron
ranges. Claims which cost the own
ers a trifle were sold for hundreds of
thousands Of dollars or leased on roy
alties which insured large incomes for
many years. Exploration for new de-
posts became very active, and after
the first opening Of mines in the early
nineties, many fresh discoveries were
made and valuable mines were opened
at some distance from the original
undertakings. At the present time it
is believed that iron production on
the Mesaba range will continue to in
crease annually for some years and
that output will be active for a long
period.
The shipments from the Vermilion
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QUARTER CENTURY
OF ACHIEVEMENT

History of the Iron and Coal Industries of the
Northwest---How Minnesota Became the
First Among Iron Mining States---Produc-
ton for Twenty Years---The Enormous
Docks and Costly Equipment for Handling
Coal---Developmen Of the Lake Traffic
and What 1t Means to the Northwest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

thousands Of acres of the beautiful
woodlands have been devastated for
the supply of fuel for the cities. North
Of the two cities, along the st. Paul
& Duluth railroad, was another beau
tiful wooded country whch;was large
~ cut over for it's maple wood.
In 1870 there were, perhaps, q.
half-dozen families in Minneapolis and
St. Paul who desired to- use hard coal.
They were generally people of means
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The figures for 1908 are not given,
as the shipping season was not ended
when this article was prepared and
placed in type. But the seasons ship
1nents were estimated to be somewhat
in advance of those Of 1902.
AS showing the relative Importance
of the Minnesota mines and the other
Lake Superior iron districts the fol-
lowing statement of output for five
years IS valuable:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

settled the grand Big Woods or
the. so-called park region of Mime
sofa, extended from the villages very
doors to the west and northwest for
many scores, of miles 1t was a beau
tiful country, dotted with lakes and
covered with a heavy growth of hard
wood timber. The park region is still
therein name--but thousands upon
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Much detailed information regard
ing the mining industry will be found
on the second, third and fourth pages
Of this section.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-06-26
SUMMONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, county. of Blue
Earth Sixth Judicial District Di strict Court
To John J. Miller Frank f. Anderson, Hans
NJ willard. George FL. Clark as assignee of
John A. Willard insolvent. Elkins c Willard.
! The First National Bank Of Mankatn Mime
sofa, Carl Leisch, j. Christian Rauscn, Emil
Affholter, James NJ. karmany. John n. Hall,
Frederick Leisch and all Others claimants to
| the following described real estate, or any
In the name of the State of Minnesota you
aud each of you, are hereby summon'd and re-
quired to appear before he undersigned Judge
of the District Court the Sixth Judicial
District and Judge If the county courts for
the county of Blue E, nth holding the laods
entered as the ,ownA. - OF Mankato City in
said county and state, IL trust for TIE several
use and benefit of the ocN upants and claimants
i according to their resp ctive interests, at his
| Chambers in the Blue Earth county Court
House, in the City of Mankato in the county
and state aforesaid, at special term on the End
day of July 4. D., 1853 at o'clock p. M of said
day, then and there each of you, respectively 70
make your proofs and allegations IN reference
| to your respective ella ms to lots number one
~. two (2) three 81. four "a. hv, q. six o. seven
: o. eight G), nine CO., and ten 10 IN block two
~, also lots number one (), two 90. three
/ ~ four az, five ~. six Co., sven %, eight (s),
nine 81 ar d ten (ltl ia block four ~. also lots
number one ~, two @, tn ea tS) four ~, five
t5l, six 6l seven @, Gig 81 nine %, and tent y
in block number twelve az also lots number
~. two ~. three t), four o. five ~. six 6l
/ seven q, eight 81. nine 90 and ten QOl IN block
/ numb-r ninetetn ue). OILS lots one y. two (2l
three () four a.. fv (5l six (6). seven a. eight
+, (9, nine e)and ten t10) N block number forty
/ five (45), AL of aud in the townsite of mankato
J CITY as designated and described upon certain
plat oi said t"wns,ie made by ). Folsom
/ and flied and recorded in the office of the Reg
ister of Deeds OF said conntv of Blue Earth and
State of Mippesota in which said county and
st tie said and- are situate, ca April nth, 1853.
/ Wi ness my hand this 18th day of April,
a. D., 1903.
| LORIN CRAY,
| Judge OF the District Court for the Sixth Judi
I cial district and judge 1T the County Court
] in and for Blse Earth County. State of Min
nesotA.
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ORDER FOR HEARING ON CT

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-ss IL Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Andrew o.
Stenberg, deceased
Letters of administration on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted unto
Thone A. Stenberg of said county.
1t is ordered that all claims an demands of
all persons against said estate DO presented to
this court for examlnati N and allowance at
the probate office IN the city of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county on the following day.
viz: Monday. the 7th day of December A. d.,
1903, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered, that Blk months from
the date hereof be allowed t., or ditors to pres
ent their claims against said estate at the ex.
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be foreve barred unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered furth r, that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shat be ieen by pub'ica.
ton OF this order for hree sue ,essive WI eks
prior to the day appointed for such examin A.
ton. in the Mankato Free Fress a weekly news
paper prI ted and published at Manhato in
eaid county.
Dated at Mankato, the first day of June A. D.
1903.
By the Court:
probate Court Seal VIM F. HUGHES,
Judge of Pr.bate.
S. B. wilson, Atty fer Administrators.
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lime 1875. JulY 8. 1909.

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth--ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Edward G
Meyer, deceased.
Letters Of administration on the estate OF
said deceased being this day granted unto
A. w. Petrich of said county.
It is ordered, that all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this c. urt for examination and allowance at
the probate Office in the city of Mankato in said
Blue Earth county on the following day. viz
Monday, the 14th day OF December. A. D., 1903
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF said day.
1t is further ordered, that six m nths from
the date hereof bs allowed to creditors to pre-
, sent their claims against said estate at the ex.
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to its satisfaction
shall De forever barred unless for cause shown
further ine be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice Of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publr
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examina
tIon, in the Mai ks to Free Press a weekly n-w--
paper, printed and published at Mankato in
said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day of June
A. D., 1903.
By the Court
VIM F. HUGHES.
Judge OF Probate.
W. E. Young, Atty for Administratoc.
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Tor the deliberate purpose of winning
the easy applause of fashion driven
public
That's His Last Shot second edi-
ton. Go on
-" public, there remains but one
end-the oblivion that is preceded by
liberation and cenotaphed with con-
tempt. From that fate Mr.. Heldar has
yet to prove himself out Of danger"
''Wow, WOW, WOW, VOW said Dick
profanely. Its a clumsy ending and
vile journalese, but it's quite true. And
yet'-he sprang to his feet and snatch
ed at the manuscript-''yous Scared, de-
boshed, battered old gladiator! You're
sent out when a war begins to minister
to the blind, brutal British publIc's
bestial thirst for blood They have no
arenas now. but they must have special
correspondents. You're a fat gladiator
who comes up through a trapdoor and
talks of what he's seen. You stand on
precisely the same level as an energetic
bishop, an affable actress, devastat.
ing cyclone or-mine own sweet self
And you presume to lecture me about
my work! Nilghai, if it were worth
while I'd caricature you in four pa
pers."
The Nilghai WINGED. He had not
thought of this.
"As it is, shall take this stuff and
tear it small-sov' The manuscript
futtered in slips down the dark well OF
the staircase. Go home, Nilghai," said
Dick. go home to your lonely little
bed, and leave me in peace. I am
about to turn in till tomorrow"
''Why, it isn't 4 YETI said Torpen
how, with amaZement.
1T shall be in the morning, if
choose" said Dick, backing to the stu
dio door. II go to grappie with a seri'
Gus crisis, and l shap't want any din.
ner"
The door shut and was locked
"What can you do with a man like
that" said the Nilghai.
leave him alone. He's as mad az
a hatter'
At IL there was kicking on the stu
dio door. rs the Nilghai with you
still?' said voice from within. Then
tell him he might have condensed the
whole of his numbering nonsense into
an epigram, Only the free are bond
and only the bond are free Tell hin
he's an idiot, Torp, and tell him I'm
another"
'All right. Come out and have sup
per. You're smoking on an empty
stomach"
There was no answer.
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June 1919 26, 1868.
ORDER FOR BEARING ON CLAIMS.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth SIS. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Frederick
Weigt. deceased.
Letters of a administration on the estate of
said decea sed being this day granted unto
Albert Seefeld of said county:
II is ordered that all claims and demands Of
all persons against SAID estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance, at
the Probate Office in the City OF Mankato in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day
viz: Monday, the 18th day Of December
A. D.. 1903 at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon OF
said day.
1t is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to prt
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex
piration OF which time all claims not present. d
to said court or not proven to its satisfaction
shall be forever barred; unless for cause shO VI
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice OF the time AID
place OF hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by pubiica
tion OF this order for three successive
weeks trlof To tie day appointea Tor su,h tx
animation in the blankato Free Press a
weekly Newspaper printed and Published al
MaukatO, in said county
Dated at Manxato the 9Th day Of
June, A. D., 1908.
BY the Court:
Probate Seall WMF. HUG HE'S.
Judge OF Probate.
II L. and J. W fchmitt,
Att'ys for Administrator.
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June 5 1910, 1903,
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIM

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of David Smith
deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate oil
said deceased being this day granted unto E f.
Kennedy OF said county.
1t is ordered, that alhclaims and demands o.
all persons against said estate be presented &c
this court for exa rination and allow ance a,
the Probate Office In the city of Mankato IN
said Blue Earth cunty on the following. day
viz: Monday, the 3Oth day of November 4. D..
1903, at ten o'clock In the forenoon of said
day.
1t Is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors TO pres.
emit their claims against said estate at the ex
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, OF n t proven To its satisfaction
shall be forever barred unless for cause shown
further time be allowed
Ordered further that notice of the time and
place Of hearing and examination of said claims
and demands shall be given by puhlicatn n OF
this order for three successive weeks prior to
the day appointed for such examination In the
Mankato Free Press, weekly newspap Il
printed and published at Mankato IN said
county.
Dated at Mankato, the Goth day of May
A. D., 1908,
By the Court,
Probate Court Seal. VIM. F. Hughes
Judge of Probate.
s. B. Wilson Attorney for Administrator.
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j. II JAMES. ~. D.
EYE, EAR, THROAT AND NOSE.
Residence 526 South Second Street.
Office Second Floor L. P. Hunts Building.
MANKATO, MINI.
June 5-12-19. 1903.


ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
y Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Phlio G.
Brewer, deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto Evan
Hughes Of said county.
1t Is ordered that all claims and demands OF
all persons against said estate be present ted to
this court for examination and allowance, at
the Probate Office in the City OF Mankato, in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day
viz: Thursday the 3rd day OF December A. D
1903 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF said day.
1t is further ordered that SIX months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate at the ex.
piration OF which time all claims not presented
to said court or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, That notice OF the time and
place of hearing and examination OF said
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
ton Of this order for three successive weeks,
prior to the day appointed for such examina-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato,
In said county.
Dated at Mankato the 1st day of June
A. d. 1893.
By the Court,
probate Court Seal.l VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge OF Probate
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June 1,.ia.2s. 1903

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF ue
Earth-ss. In Probate court.
In the matter of the estate of George H.
Marsh deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Frederick
W. Marsh, and Frederick W. Pierce executors
of the estate of George II. Marsh. de-
CT ased, representing among other things
that they have FULLY administered said
estate, and pray ing shat "a time and
place be fixed Tor examining and allowing he
final account OF their administration and f,r
the assignment of the residue Of said estate to
the parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be exam red
and petition heard, by this court. ON Friday.
the 10th day of July, A. D.. 1913. st
10 o'clock a. M at the Probate Office in the ii ,
OF Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by ubli nii 4
q copy OF this order once i'll each week or tire,
successive weoks prior TO shId aay 81 n arlp III
the Maukato Free Press. weekly Nv
paper printed and published at Mankato In said
county
Dated at the Ity OF Mankato. ts- s,h d J
OF June, A. d. 1908.
by the Court:
Prob te Court seal Nm. 2. HUGHES.
Judge OF Probate
g. ]. Redwood,
Attorney for Exssubsa