The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-11
Many Changes
of Importance

Some recent commercial events are
interesting signs of the city's steady
advance in business way: For in
stance the purchase Of the Nelson-Bou-
quet, H9liday COMPANY bX{ 81 the SIN
alone is of great value to Minneapolis.
It means enlarged territory for whole:
sale interests Of the city; increased
ability of Minneapolis to take care of
all sorts Of orders in hardware and al
lied lines, for the Simmons company is
the largest Of it's kind in the world;
advancement Of the city's industrial
and commercial interests as the Sim
mons company has made Minneapolis
permanent center for it's northwest dis
| tribution. .....-.. ....-.-
More than that the business Of the
greater than that Of the absorbed in:
stitution, with It's comparatively. small
| capital, that larger quarters will be
needed for both office and stock pur-'
poses. This will mean, in all probable
ity, another new wholesale house. The
and the lack of available large build
ings will make new structure abso-
lutely necessary. ..,.~. .
Another event is the purchase Of the
Weyerhaeuser lumber syndicate. The
change will insure continued lumber
saving in Minneapolis. Altho the for
mer principal industry Of Minneapolis
portance in the list Of industries, it is
still considered one Of the impor-
tant branches of manufacture: Be-
cause the purchaser, the Northland Pine
company, has plenty Of standing tim:
Der, saving may be prolonged beyond
IL ,o4o y
the stumpage Of the former mill owners.
The operating staff will be taken over
so that employment for some 500 men
will be- continued steadily during the
season, at least.
Another move Of Importance is the
branch of the Griggs, Cooper. & Co.,
Wholesale grocers :. and manufacture:
ers of St. Paul. The company will
be known as the Minneapolis Mer-
camille company, but it is worth while
to notice that a big St. Pau. jobbing
, house found it necessary to. open a
branch here, 1t is expected in time to
become the headquarters, according to
J reports in the market.
The recently organized American
strawboard Manufacturing company il
} bound to do things for Minneapolis A
local organization, Its factory Will be II
the city or suburbs. With capital Of
l 100000, it expects to do a large bust
ness -. 80. =. '.~]:,s:~. =.
Y Some large buildings are already
-, planned or under way. The Deerlni
. building, at cost Of $500,OO0 or more
t is likely to lead at the close of the
: year in cost. Next will come the new
e main building at the university, to cos
, $485O0O. This is expected to be ready
= to occupy Jan. l.. The 500 shops ad
dition, to cost $4,000, will be among
the important new buildings of thu
season: It will be ready, to occupy
t Aug. l. The new wholesale and manu-
l featuring building Of the Electrical
!: E5negiinaeeering}, company, to cost abou
I pecially as to exterior architecture. Tn,
/ Knoblauch building at Eleventh ane
I son, but is just reaching the stag,
o where work counts. The structure vii
j cost the Knoblauchs about 100000.
J. Among the business buildings tn
: Washburn-C Crosby machine shop, to cos
$35, 900, will be figured important as al
addition to the milling district. Geb