Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-11-05

That the manifold advantages of
Little Falls as a most favorable loca'
tion for manufacturing establishments
Of every description have not been
taken advantage of in far greater
measure is one OF the surprises OF all
who visit the city and become at all
familiar with existing conditions.
There is, seemingly, nothing nor to
be desired and the loyal citizens are
always willing to offer every possible
inducement to plants seeking a new
location and to extend their hearty
support to the management IN making
the greatest success OF the venture
AS is we'll understood IN manufacture
ing circles one OF the essential ele-
ments in the success of a plant is
cheap power and it is in this respect
in particular that Little Falls is far IN
advance of every other city l this
part OF the country. With a water
power capable Of developing more
than 40, 900 horse powsr, available
throughout the year, power is
furnished to manufacturing plants at
most reasonable rates by The Water
Power company, the management OF
which is liberal and progressive and
willing to make all reasonable con-
cessions in order to further and foster
the manufacturing interests. In
v%estigation will prove to anyone
interested that conditions II this
regard are most favorable and
advantageous and many plants which
are severely handicapped by the
tremendous expense of generating
artificial power might we'll avail
themselves Of the opportunity and
choose Little Falls as the future scene
of their operations. Naturally close
proximity to markets and ample trans
~portation facilities enter largely INTO
the manufacturing problem, and here
promise to all who are made familiar
opportunities she presents. With the
miles distant and those Of Duluth and
Superior but a tritie farther and to
the west north and northwest a rich
and rapidly developing territory from
which to draw, there is no commodity
which may not he readily disposed of
advantageously from Little Falls. The
main line and two branches of the
Northern Pacific railroad, running
northwest, northeast and west, makes
1t possible to quickly reach any given
section Of the Middle West at low cost.
This splendid system has provided
ample local facilities in the way OF
Yards and sldetracks for promptly and
properly handling all local traffic,
manufacturers already doing business
here experiencing as little trouble re-
garding shipments as at any point In
the country.
It IS not intended that this article
shall convey the idea that there is no
manufacturing here at the present
time. for such is by no means the
case. That Little Falls is strictly on
tho map in the manufacturing line
may be we'll understood when it IS
stated that Little Falls furnishes more
freight to the Northern Pacific rail-
road than any other city between
Minneapolis on the east and Butte on
the west-and this includes all the
cities, some of which are several times
as large. But an enumeration OF
some of our leading industries will,
pei haps, best tell the story.
FIRST in volum7 Of business IS the
Pine Tree Lumber company, employ
ing 800 men and having an annual
output OF about So, 900, 600 feet of
lumber. It is n Of the largest,
most modern and complete plants in
the state including planning mill, and
has beer an important factor in the
industrial development of a wide Sec
ton as also IN the prosperity OF Little
Falls.