The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-23

DULUTH TRIP WAS
GREAT EYE-OPENER
Minneapolis Real Estate Men Learned Many Things BY
Observation Their Enjoyable Junket - Enterprise
Sho,vn in Developing Industries Was Lnspiratio~ =
the Visitors.

the financing seemed to have been per-
fected. The entire work is now an
acknowledged success.
Use It for Minnesota.
The address of L. Mendenhall, presi
dent of the Duluth Exchange, gave In
succinct form the purpose of the Du-
luth men in their invitation. He said:
"We have brought you here to show
you what there is in Minnesota; to
look over the situation that we might
confer and ascertain what we can do
to have it's great wealth contribute
more to the state of Minnesota. We
ought to manufacture the ore here and
furnish to us and our people a market.
You and we are interested in the in
stitution Of manufactures in Minneso-
ia. This may be reached thru legis-
lation and may be thru the powers
which have the wealth and which con-
troll the manufacturers
The speakers voiced thought upper
most in the minds of the guests Of the
exchange as during the day they passed
from mine to. mine whence millions of
tons Of ore have been hauled to east
ern points for manufacture. The pos
sibility Of cheaper pigiron for Mime
apolis and for the entire northwest was
taken in at glance, as we'll as the
advantage to the Wage-earners of the
northwest.
E. L. Millar, in notable speech,
clinched Mr.. Mendenhall's talk with
a few figures. He said that forty-one
mines of Minnesota produced 20,o00,-
900 tons of ore, or one-fourth the
world s iron. AS for Duluth, thirty
four distinct wholesale houses en-
ployed 387 travelling men; 353 vessels
registered at Duluth carried 572,736
want he said, lis for Duluth, Min
grow little faster than the rest Of
| the world. Let the world know Of the
vast resources, unbounded possibilities
and rich heritage that awaits citizen
| Of the northwest. Do this and we
shall have 100000 more people in the
| northwest.'
Big Plans for Power. L.
Coincident with the arrival Of the
! guests was announced the plans for a
great pulp mill in the city Of Duluth
| t1ibutirg station. This aroused much
interest. and when G. G. Cokefair arose
to speak all were intent.
| I'VE Duluthians have a right to brag
! about this waterpower, for it will be
| the greatest in the world with the ex-
| ception Of Niagara,' said the speaker.
| HFor it the largest water wheels in
| the world are being built, and at Thorn
son the largest dam in the northwest
is being built of concrete. 4.
| Eight mammoth water wheels will
| be utilized in developing this power,
and when it has been completed, ours
will be the largest power station in the
world. The generators will be capable
of producing. 1880 horsepower each.
At the 500 it takes 80 wheels to get
the same power with l6-foot head. as
against 378 foot fall on the St. Croix.
| We shall have the largest hydro cleo
trio station in the world. The LIST day
Of next July will see the system in
operation, giving Duluth one of the
most glorious Fourths she will probably
| ever experience.
Perhaps am saying too much now,
but L think L can give you twin city
men a hint Of something that will in
terest you. I think that within two
or three years Minneapolis, St. Paul and
Duluth will be bound together more
| closely than ever before, and that the
running time between the points will
be reduced an hour and half or two
hours. I mean by this, the construction
of an electric line to connect with the
street railway systems Of the twin
cities and the head of the lakes, OF
Of the steam roads. This change is
practically assured.
"This waterpower project is not sole
ly one of eastern capital, for many Du
luth men are interested in it. The east
erners wanted to see the local men in
terested in a project which involved the
81 expenditure Of so much money. So yor