The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-18
SAW SOMETHING
NEW AT DULUTH
REAL ESTATE MEN HAD AN EDU-
eating TRIP.
Visiting Iron Mines Under Favorable
Auspices, and Were Shown New
i Power Plant at Thompson, Up che
st. Louis RiverTwo Days Full of
Sightseeing and Pleasure.

Three carloads of Minneapolis real
estate men arrived from Duluth early
today over the Great Northern road.
For two days they had been enter
tanned to the full by most royal hosts,
the members Of the Duluth Real Estate
exchange.
From the breakfast Saturday morn
ing, until the twin city and Superior
realty agents were returned last night
to Duluth for late trains out, the en-
tertainment had been continuous, edu-
cational and enjoyable. The Mime
apolis men assert that they have never
on previous jaunts been able to absorb
SO much.
The special tour Of the Iron Noun
tain, Adams and Spruce and the Biwa-
blk mines, with stops at the Two Har-
bors docks, and the Duluth pumping
station at Lakewood was made under
auspices that cannot be attained in the
ordinary course Of travel. The Duluth
exchange. obtained special Missabe
Missabe and the Iron Range roads with
out change. The superintendent or
dered the train clear into the mines.
In the case of the Mountain Iron and
the Biwabik mines. the train was set
in on mine track which enabled the
guests to see the entire open-pit work
ings. without leaving the cars. At Two
one of the docks and the realty men
saw all the process of loading. At
| Lakewood the train was held on the
main track thirty minutes to allow IN
spection of Duluth g pure-water pro-
| Queer. -..- ~ ..
complete realty affair that the Mime
apolis men have been permitted to at
tend in late years. A tremendous spirit
for tricity influence in development
| of the state was aroused. Besides able
addresses from E. l.. Millar of Du-
luth, w. G. Read Of st. Paul and 9th
ers the event Of the evening was the
talk by c. G.. Cokefair, promoter of the
tremendous St. Louis waterpower &c.
velopment project, unknown by sight
to most Of the guests.
The trip to Thompson was made Sun
dav afternoon by special Northern Pa
cifc train, which met the real estate
men at unexpected points, and wher
ever most needed. Mr.. Cokefair headed
tendents scattered among the. men tc
elucidate important points in the work
The return was made thru the seven
foot redwood canal tubes Of the com
pany and down the steep bank Of the
st. Louis gorge to the power plant
The train was taken again from tn:
point over. the three-mile track of thu
power company TO the pulp-Hl11 siIe
near Fond du Lac, and then past tn!
old John Jacob Astor trading post, ane
along the shore of Spirit lake to cap
tain A. B. Wolvin' s new industry, tn,
Zenith Furnace company plant, -whicl
was thrown open for view. Immediatel,
, across the tracks was pointed out tn
, big car shops recently acquired b,
Thomas Lowry of Minneapolis:
An impromptu outdoor ovation wa
, given to G. G. Cokefair and his, sor
E. A. Cokefair. chief engineer Of tn
St. Louis power plant. L. B. Elwood 0
,, the Minneapolis board made the intro
duction speech, and replies followe
from both men. =, -.
The courtesy of the Great Northern
Duluth, Missabe & Northern, Dulut
& Iron Range and Northern Paclfi
I roads contributed invaluably to tn
4 comfort of the guests.