The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-27
VVP/VALED OPENINGS FOR CAPI7AL
Nv VIEW At INTERNATIONAL FILLS
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Being Degebed Heart Of Country,
Its of Timber Farnyug A,ea-Sbemdid Obbor
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Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence. ... . ....... .s..... *.
International Falls, Mimi, May a.
Nature has done her utmost for this
infant seat of empire. Man has only
begun to. develop the exhaustless re-
ern Minnesota, that find their natural
center and ind ustrial hub at this spot.
The Falls of St. Anthony made Min
neapolis possible. The Falls of Koo-
chiching have made this city inevita-
BILE. The great wheat fields of the Ca
madam northwest, the future granary
Of western Europe, find this their nat
waterway of the Great Lakes. Count
less millions of pine timber on both
sides Of the boundary wait the woods
man s ak and saw to be floated down
the Rainy and manufactured into lum-
Der. The most magnificent pulpwood
forest on the continent has been grow
ing for centuries to contribute a large
share to the worlds supply Of print
paper.
All these resources need to develop
them is power. That is found here at
the Falls Of Koochichiing. No need to
haul coal from the mines to grind the
wheat, saw the logs or bruise the spruce
into paper pulp. The power is here,
only waiting the harness, and already
which viii furnish 10000 Horsepower
for any desired purpose.
1t is an inspiration to visit this
city, growing like mushroom IN the
night about the banks which will soon
throb with the pulse Of great indus
tries. Now that the great west has
been so filed with the focking home
seekers, it is hard to realize that such
a vast treasury Of resources. still re-
touched. No wonder that it is now
springing into life like fairyland at
the wave of Titania s wand. The mar
kets Of the world are waiting for the
raw products Of this northern empire
and the great water power being de
veloped at this spot will draw then
here like, q lodestone.. 1t is impossible
a decade International Falls will bt
a queenly city.
A second Minneapolis-that SEEM
the destiny of International Falls, buI
twentieth century enterprise will rusl
it to greatness with even greater speet
than the early history Of Minneapoli
witnessed. It is significant, and quit
natural perhaps, that Minneapolis mel
should be the ones who discovered tn
Possap!iiIles u ILLS P1aCe, anu nave La
the faith and foresight to cast their for
tunes here, making the development o
this region their lifework. The water
power and the townsite have both bee1
acquired and are being developed b,
the Kocchiching company, which nov
has headquarters in Minneapolis. It
lexecutive head is E. W. Backus, the pro
Igressive lumberman of the -four city
Associated with him is w. F. Brooks
| W hoe ~
ner in the Backus-Brooks Lumber CON
pany. Until this year large factor
in the manufacture Of white pine lun
Der in the upper Mississippi valley, the
have sold out their mill, and are concer
trating their capital and their energie
in this region, which promise manyfol
returns to the investor. R. L. Hor
also a former member of the Backu
Brooks Lumber company, is the treas
qrer OF the ,KoHochiiching company: +
v. Winchell, the famous geologist, an
G: j. lockwood, one of the promine1
attorneys. of Minneapolis, are the fir
vice president and secretary of th
company. Their attention was turne
to this spot thirteen years ago, whe
they acquired the homestead rights {
= Alexander Baker along the edge of tt
= falls, When the Backus-Brooks int
/ ests became associated with them, ar
steps were taken to develop the prope
~, something had to drop. Last ye'
| which they secured full control Of Il
water power under pledge to deve
op. it within two years. Since the
things have been moving with marve
| GUS speed.
II Koochiching Water Power.
II The Rainy river, which skirts Il
northern boundary of Minnesota, is {
/ of the state. It will surprise them en-
| be told that this river, as it emerp
from Rainy lake and plunges over t
Falls of Koochiching, is greater in VI
ume than the Mississippi at Minnea
oils. Not only that, but a natural co
verging Of the banks has concentrate
n all this mass Of water into a cham
zoo feet wide, a wonderful mill strea
= The natural fall is % feet high, and
= artificial means it can be increased
tion, which must be finished next we;
will supply 10000 horsepower, and 8
600 may be developed. The availat
power is actually equal to the CO.
| thony, which run the flour mills of Nj
; neapolis, and the power dam belt
them, which runs the streetcars Of t
twin cities. The industrial possibiliti
Of this power, working night and d
for flour mills, sawmills, factories, PAP
mills. and other industries, cannot
described or imagined. No city on t
continent, except Buffalo, has such
power developed, and Buffalo sen
| thousands of miles for the raw mater
/ which lies all about the coming f.
| tories Of International Falls. IT
| waterpower throws into insignifca1
! those which have made great manuf;
4 turing cities along the Merrimac, t
Androscoggin and the Connecticut,
New England. It is the inevita1
foundation of i new Industrial cent
A steady flow of water is insured
/ Rainy lake, which will serve as
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