The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-17
GOT TO WAKE Up
SAYS JAMES ]. HILL
HE SAYS NORTHWEST SHOULD
BEtDoING BETTER.
His Address Before the st. Paul Com
mercial Club Full of Suggestions for
Development With the Perfecting
Of Peat Charcoal, Great Possibilities
Open for Minnesota Iron.

In an address at the st. Paul Com
mercial club last night James j. Hill
made the statement that Pittsburg may
have to look to its laurels. He had re-
ceived letters from Goettingen saying
that charcoal can now be-, made from
peat. If SO, it will be. possible to manu-
facture charcoal from the inexhausti-
bic peat beds near. the iron ore depos-
its in Minnesota and remove the neces-
sity of hauling it long distances from
the east for the working of iron from
Minnesota ore. 7.
Mr.. Hill declared that the country
was wasting its heritage. It is selling
it's resources for present gain, instead
of looking to the future, when it must
support millions of persons. He en-
phasized the fact that only in the wise
cultivation of the soil can the con
tinued prosperity s,of. Minnesota be as
sured. He suggested an Industrial
school where pupils could learn to write
and spell correctly, and at the same
time learn to use their hands as we'll
as their heads 4 r. - ~ :. 5
City Depends on Country. =
In part, Mr.. Hill said: 49,
"To build a city you must build the
country that supports the city. All that
your schools, your bankers, your mer-
chants, your lawyers, your blacksmiths,
F., all depend upon the man in the coun-
| try. That man may be in the mine; he
may be in the forest cutting the timber,
| and he may be cultivating the land
It is not difficult for you to estimate
! how few men are engaged in cutting the
timber in the forest. The trees in Min:
nesota that are worth cutting are prac.
tically all coun'ted, and in ten years at
the present rate Of cutting, there won Il
be any left. Your forest ism It going tc
contribute very largely to the growth
Of the cities. ~.
"The mines in the northeastern part
of the state are immensely valuable anc
the state derives great income anc
will derive a much greater income from
the royalty on these mines, but the pro
duct of these mines cannot be used il
Minnesota. They don't employ a great
many men. Most of the work is done
with a steam shovel, and it is ladlet
into ore cars and carried down to the
lake and there, by gravity, shot aboard
of steamer. At our new dock at Su
perior during the summer, they have
loaded 10000 tons Of ore into single
ship in two hours. t., ~ ,:,>... +,
VI LuCu IuoHSys " uO FGudG SULC VI WOIA
it is done by gravity. These mines
would, be Invaluable to the state if yol
had fuel to go with them; but tn!
money they produce. and the men the,
j employ are away down in the Mahonin|
4 valley, and the, Ohio valley, and scat
d tered from Johnstown thru to Ohio, an,
now they are building up in 5Chicag
:; quitea large industry. esI.>>e.so =:
!, Progress Is Slow. - '+5:' ii
.t'Our state Of Minnesota has no
; made the progress it ought; to hay
made. We have gage on. business i
\ the business at our stations. Ever
month it is tabulated; every year 1t
totaled. And you would be Surprised t
see the number Of stations in Mime
sofa where the business is not as goo
nor as great as it was seven years agt
"We have got to get our people t
! wake up; they have got to do bette
,, work. If they. don't, you, ourselve
every interest, suffers with them. J..
eve don't want to live extravagan
ly on what we have inherited; or whs
,, a kind providence has done for us. Ii
us save up; let. us keep it; so that:
! the future those who come after us wi
! find heritage there and good livin'
u For tell you they will need it,
, 'sThat leaves you where you fall bac
. on the man who cultivates the soil. f
4, has mine that will not be exhauste
! with proper, care The future Of yo1
a city depends upon the proper GUILTY.
' tior Of the SOIL q ..