Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-24
Minnesota's Dairy Products.

Only today have l received a report from
W. w Wall, secretary OF the dairy and
food commission of Minnesota. which shows
that 90 600 900 pounds of butter have been
produced in this state during the past fiscal
year. This Is more than twice as much
as was produced in 1902 which shows how
rapidly the dairy development Is going on.
Not only is the output of butter increas-
ing in this phenomenal manner In MIME
sofa" said Mr.. Wall but the quality is
of the highest No state in the Union pro-
duces better butter than Minnesota. and
our product is in demand at top prices In
the markets of New York and Chicago
The opportunity for dairy and creamery
business is unlimited and especially tempt
ing in the northeastern part of the state
No better clover or hay can be found in
the world than is cut every year In st
Louis county where the iron mines and
the big lumber mills are. That county now
produces 100000 pounds of butter year,
but | expect to see II produce 4,ooo.Oo
pounds and dairy farmers who are looking
for favorable locations cannot do better
than go into st. Louis county. They will
find there not only plenty of cheap land
market at Duluth. cheap and extensive
railroad facilities, and very little compe-
titon.'
TIL, lumber interests of Duluth are also
very large. During the last twenty-four
years since the first sawmill was set up
in this harbor g 3S4. 5a4 GEO feet of lumber
have been cut and shipped to other mar
kets and last year nearly billion feet
were added TO the total. 1t Is estimated
that 25.G00 coo coo feet of pine trees are
still standing in Minnesota.
The Lumber King of the World.
The lumber king of the world is Freder-
lex Weyerhauser of ST. Paul formerly Of
Rock Island He is believed to be one of
the richest men in the world, but nobody
knows. nor can he calculate, how much he
is worth. The greatest part of his prop
erty is in timber lands which cannot be
appraised out are increasing in value very
rapidly as timber grows more scarce. The
natural growth alone represents an in
crease of d per cent of its value every year.
Mr.. WeyerhauSer owns more timber land,
more sawmills. more lumber yards more
logging railroads and more trees than any
living man. He has 1.OO0.0OO acres on
the line of the Northern Pacific railway
covered with valuable standing timber
which ne purchased from that company at
a nominal price. and its value is estimated
all the way from lOOOO0.0O0 to S250OOO, 600
today. He has 50OOOO0 acres in Wiscon-
sin. Minnesota, Idaho, Oregon, Washing
ton Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. and
fifty sawmills located in different sections
of the states named. His timber interests
liz the southern states alone, which remain
uncut are valued at $4,000 600 and are
increasing at the rate of II or 10 per cent
a year.
Mr.. Weyerhauser has bought every tract
OF timber that he could raise the money
for ever since he has been in the business,
and has never sold acre. He says that
the only time he ever lost money on timber
land was when he did not buy it. He Is
seventy years old. and a thousand saw
mills working twentyfour hours a day for
800 days in the year could not turn his
tree. into lumber during his life. But he
says that his grandson and his great-grand-
son will go into the lumber business and
will need these lands when he is dead.
Weyerhauser's Acquisition of Wealth.
Mr. Weyerhauser is a native of Bavaria
He came to this country as a young man.
happened to settle at Rock Island began
business as blacksmith. and, taking a
man named Dynkman as partner. foated
logs down the Mississippi river to Rock
Island and Moline. In that way he got into
the logging business. purchased timber
lands in upper Michigan and Wisconsin,
set up sawmils and gradually extended
his undertakings until he has become the
lumber king of the world. His four sons
Charles. John. Fred and Adoiph, are in
terested with him, and have taken the act
i've management of affairs from his mind
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