The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31
And some day the politicians NAV quit

q And some day the politicians may quit
"c0ddling reciprocity in convention
and crucifying it in congress- and the
bars along the Canadian frontier will
come down. If that ever happens
well, save your predictions. You are
too conservative in your estimate.
w hat does minneapolis need
Yes, she needs more houses in sew
eral lines. That story has been writ
Eight RE Tines es pa Close aeT e e ths
9ReEe right in cur aMa a2eIyarSd
duplicated in any other section Of the
country. We are not combing this
nearby territory fine enough. We are
not getting the percentage of total
business b. sin in that territory which we
easily with more houses and more lines
represented !. here. This market has
grown fast, but the tremendous adj
lvanc ement of the country tributary has
also been rapid With such an oppor-
tunity in such splendid city and
climate, why will men supposed to be
ambitious and progressive roost on past
records and New England IS fish docks9
Surely the cobwebs Of "a house with
the practical business man as this won
derful opportunity to achieve great re-
suits. IF you were offered a billion dol
lars tomorrow for investment in "re-
liable commercial enterprises, you
f9ald not ace it t. better adyantage
prises. @
Coming into Her Own.
Minneapolis is just coming into her
own. Her achievements as whole
sale center today will look small in
comparison with her record in 1915.
The magnificent opening for all kinds
Of Of enterprises will alone tax take care Ct !?
showing can be pushed will depend
upon the enterprise and commercial
daring of the men back Of those enter
prises How much of unity and ener-
gy there is displayed by the combined
iobbing interests as well as the indi-
vidual houses in pushing. the claims Of
this market into competitive territory.
E Right here it IS well to ask if the
time has not arrived when the jobbers
and manufacturers, Of Minneapolis
ization devoted ENTIRELY to their inter
ests. The Commercial club public, af-
fairs committee has done well, but
the commercial interests of Minneapo-
lis are so large and SO varied that no
one organization can do justice to all
Of them. The big reason why a job.
bers' and manufacturers organization
did not thrive here in the past was that
every line was so prosperous that the
needs of such an organization could
not be impressed upon the men who
Should support it. The same prosper
GUS conditions will rule during the next
ten years. But an organization Of the
right kind could do great deal in
clinching advantages for Minneapolis
which will mean much to this market
in future years, when the fight fol, Po-
sition is fercer, and ii could do a great
deal right now in attracting new en-
terprises to this market. #
u In this short sketch no attempt has
been made to discuss opportunity in
business in a wide Sterritory. If Min
neapolis presents such opportunity in
general jobbing lines as is outlined
herein, it follows that the territory for
specially lines is even greater. Min
neapolis iobbers and manufacturers Of
of the union. En- some lines 'thes trade
reaches from coast to coastaand into
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