The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-14
SHOW SURPRISING
GROWTH OF CITY.
FIGURES OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE ARE GRATIFYING.
Annual Report Shows Significant
Strides Along All Lines in Past Five
Years-C1ty Increasing as Manufac-
turing Center and Distributing Point
Ten Directors Elected to Serve
Club. a-. -. "e +

That Minneapolis is growing rapidly
public affairs committee of the Com
mercial club, presented by the secre-
meeting of the club last evening. In
the past five years wonderful strides
have been made along all lines. It is
shown that Minneapolis is no longer en-
tirely, dependent on the lumber and
Hour interests for it's growth and flu
ture prosperity. -. . b
The city is increasing as manufac-
turing center and distributing point.
Manufacturing capital has increased
over 30 per cent and the value of fac
tory output nearly so per cent. The
decrease of the lumber cut will, it is
Of pc msas up ot BY the baT @
tributed from this point. That the
flour decline was merely temporary is
shown by the fact that the -four mills
are running ahead of all records at
the present time and there is reason to
expect that the results of the next five
years will far exceed anything in the
previous history of the city.
Report Full and Complete. :@ss'
Mr.. Nye's report is complete. I'm
der subdivisions the various elements
+ making for the success and the present.
day greatness Of Minneapolis are con-
sidered. These include diversified man
ufacturing, the publicity the city is
receiving thru the periodicals Of the
country, railroad extensions in Mime
apolis territory, local improvements and
street arilway improvements. <: =
In addition, the committee extended
municipal affairs, compiling complete
| records Of incoming and outgoing
| freight, assisting in the location Of a
branch state free employment bureau
| here, and contributing in no small de-
| gree to the success Of the last census,
which brought Minneapolis close to the
800, 900 class. The committee has also
Mississippi river improvements, and
in the entertainment and securing of
conventions. =.
In Flourishing Condition.
Other reports submitted at the meet,
ing were not less interesting. President
F. R. Salisbury gave brief outline of
the york of the club for the year ac;s and nd
and financially the club is fourishing
The resident membership list has
reached 1908, the nonresident 147, and
! there are SO names on the resident wait
ing list. The total assets, including
furniture and other club property, are
GIG:
A patr of the meeting was devoted
to the memory Of members who hac
i died in the year and resulted in the es
tablishment Of a custom that will be
followed in the future. AS the name
d Of each departe@ member was read, {
brief and fitting tribute was paid hi
memory by some member of the club.
James Gray spoke for YaC.I r
Button, Dr.. L. A. Nippert for Dr.. Willis
r: Spring, W. F. Fraser for William G
Sharlnan, E: G. Best for Samuel H
Conway Macmillan for Wakefield G
Marshall, Judge w. A. Kerr for Marti1
Whitcomb, and w. G. Nye for Ezra V
Valentine. Secretary E. J. Westlake
spoke for S.. A. Minton, former EN-
, ployee of the city, who lost his life il
a fire on Nicollet avenue few Weeks
Ten Directors Elected.
Ten new directors to serve two
years were elected. There were eighteen
; candidates in the field and considerable
/ interest was displayed in the election
Tomorrow the new board Of directors
will meet to elect president and othel
officers for the coming year. -,
The ten new directors in the order Q;
their selection are: John Leslie, W. F
} McLane, Karl DeLaittre, Charles w
, Gardner, F. E. Holton, Asa Paine, Wal
ter Gregory, I. V. Gedney, H. A. Tuttl'
and J. c. Haynes. 49,.
Three hundred and six votes were
, cast,
l. The comparative table of statistic
which serve as evidences Of growth AM
! improvement of Minneapolis between
, 1900 and 1905, is glen below. The fig
= ures for 1905 are partially estimated Of
). the record for the first ten months O.
} the. year: ..,. - So
Population .......... 2O2,71S ~@2 POI 81
= Assessed valuation =. 500, 900 $13s, 10000
Bank clearings. .... .57e, ee4 900 . e14:oO0, OG
Postofice receipts. -. 663, 2O5 -, 1924, Ii
Grain receipts bushels110, 500, 900 " 142, O0O, OC
Flour output, barrels 15,0s2,725 14,30O,O C
Lumber cut, feet. 81, 522 900 - $3.50, O0O, 0C