The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-09
BIG BOOM FOR THE
!: MIDWAY, DISTRICT
MANUFACTURING HAS BECOME A
p. PARAMOUNT INTEREST THERE.
Convenient Shipping Facilities Over
Ten Different Railroads at Minnesota
i Transfer Constitute Magnet That Is
Attracting Many Important Manufac-
3 turing Enterprises - Real Estate
Has Advanced 100 Per Cent. $50

An, industrial boom has struck the
Minnesota Transfer Midway district.
Land just west of the transfer yards
and south of University avenue has in
creased in value oyer 100 per cent the
past eighteen months, and prices are still
going skyward. One building lot which
sold last spring for So, 300, was recently
The boom is entirely of an indus
trial and manufacturing character.
There are few new residences going
up in the district mentioned. In fact
there have been several houses moved
away of late to clear sites for factories.
In the past six months two factories
have been established, brick building
for a third is under way, and many
others will probably be erected as soon
Uses to be the greatest manufacturing
district of the twin cities. The at
traction is the fact that these lots are
located between Minnesota Transfer
company tracks, and give facilities for
shipment from the one point .over any
Of the ten different railroads which feed
in to the transfer yards.
The Anderson company Of Little Falls
was the first to take advantage of the
new manufacturing district, and has
now been in operation for about a
on a lot just east of the Midway car
barns. The company's plant represents
an investment Of about sixty thousand
dollars, and has quite lumber yard in
connection with it. -. .e II
Another factory recently established
near by is the Franklin Machine Works,
occupying an ironclad building 50xl0O
feet. The building now used is on the
rear of the lot, and the company plans
ultimately to erect large brick struc.
ture extending from University avenue
back to the building. already erected:
new i industries ndps in sight for this district
is the erection in the spring Of q round
Brothers of Minneapolis, railroad con
| tractors This concern has purchased
q whole block in this district, 400x50(
feet. The roundhouse will be used fol
the locomotives belonging to the firm
and the repair shop for general repair
and construction, work of their engines = (!
cars and general equipment. Definite
plans as to the buildings Winston
Brothers will erect are not yet ready
/ for announcement.
/ The Lowden Machinery company. {
branch factory of big concern witt
headquarters in Iowa, has begun thu
erection Of two-story brick factory t.
cost $4,000 and located on LOT ad
/ Joining that Of Anderson & Co. Thu
walls Of this building are now wei
}under way and work is being rushed
that the factory may be in operation
before the new year begins.
Walworth & Neville of Chicago, (;
Ibig manufacturing concern, has pur
chased nine-acre tract on spur tracks
of the Transfer company. This con
Ecern will break ground early in tn,
spring for large building, and also es
tablish a, lumber yard in connection
d with the factory. This concern vii
mako a large investment.
4 AdiNining the Walworth & Nevill
site, a building lot has been purchased
lby St. Paul parties who will soon incor
porate woodworking factory ant
erect brick factory building in tn
spring.
The foundation has already been pu
!. Lin for a large showcase factory. Their
has been some hitch, however, anon
4 the promoters of this factory and 70
j The time being further development o
j the scheme is delayed.
d Another seemingly assured industry
i 1.-The erection. in the spring of a yer
sIlarpe general manufacturers storag
and distributing warehouse, to b