The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-25


and dust and disa greeable and up-
healthy odors, sWill be :relegated to the
back woods Settlements, along With
the talloW candles and the coal oil
lamps of Our: forefathers.
= With all. these possibilities, as well
sas the already practicable and prac
tical applications Of electric force, it
is but natural that everything which
tends to- cheaper the last of this
great modern necessity, Or to bring
1t into more general use, is bound to
prove Of: great benefit to a: commun-
:ity. For this reason, every citizen Of
Duluth who hasSthe interests of the
city and the surrounding territory ct
heart, welcomes the establishment here
OF the great company and. the har-
Messing Of this Gigantic force: and its
distributions among our people. 1t has
always been: the case with the bust
ness men: OF, Dnluth that they have
bad the foresight to plan, :. and the
courage to- undertake great projects,
aAd no enterprise has seemed #too great
m them: Il Sustained by a.: deep faith
the" future greatness :;of: our City,
t4ey have gone fearlessly ahead, and
nave brought to:*a successful issue
some marvellous 81 dust tries. n
! This is the case with the Great
Northern Power company, which has
its offices in the fine new building Of
their distributing. plant at Fifteenth
avenue west and Superior street. Their
mammonth generating plant is at
Thomson, on. the st. Louis {: river.E
where they now have facilities. for
generating = and distributing about
10000 horsepower, which will il. be
| greatly increased In the near future
and which they have arranged to dis
tribute to the manufacturers and other
consumers of Duluth and surrounding
territory. Undoubtedly the establish
ment Of this great institution, and the
consequent possibility which is offered
manufacturers to secure the best and
most modern power for the running of
their plants, at. a sSminimum cost and
! without the slightest inconvenience,
will result In attracting. to our city
many industries large and small,
which will add materially to the gen
eral prosperity of the city.
A concern of this kind is of meal,
culable benefit to- a community, and
every encouragement should be offer.
! ed the Great Northern Power COM
pany which is such a distinct benefit
to Duluth. < The men comprising the
officers are substantial, conservative,
but energetic and. progressive, and
stand high in, the business and finan-
cial world. The officers of this great
company are: C.. A. Duncan, presi-
dent; w. A. Tucker, treasurer; Oscar
Mitchell, secretary; E. P. Coleman,
general manager:}5T. B. Hawkes., as
sistaht treasurer: and auditor. =
| The gentlemen are thoroughly con-
versant with the: business, in which
they are.enga eedaand under their able
management :tha# Great - Northern
Power .companyH sure to mairHain
it's place among He leading industries
which have INA d6E'uluth and. North !
ern Minnesota aH1ong the leading in:
dustrial ¢erszzos the, country.
Duluth: has many natural advan-
tages which have contributed to maxi
ing her the greatest city Of her size
in the country, and : which promise
to build up at the head %of the: lakes
one Of the chief. cities of the coun--
try, but it's also greatly due to the
| 1oiesIeuH BUSINESS ysaeaclty ana 1cOur-
age Of her. business men that. MUCH
of it's greatness is due and the estab-
lishment Of this great enterprise is a
conspicuous example: Of this fact. But
for this foresight and courage the
vast forces contained in the sweep Of
the st. Louis river in its never ceasine
journey, and the limitless possibilities
contained in this mighty force, might
have gone forever embarrassed, and