The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-02
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
| WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT
Visitor at Boundry Town Writes Pic.
neer Concerning Work that is Being
Done.

eer. ITO one who is paying his
first visit to this place, an unexpected
activity is presented from every
side. We have heard much of the
development of Interna tional Falls.
but one must come and see to real
ize what is being done.
Other places may complain of
dull times, of hardships caused by
lack of work, and inactivity in bust
ness. but here each one rushes as
though this is his busy day.
The work which first. attracts
the visitor is the building of the
dam. The controlling of a mighty
stream of water which for ages has
been roaring over the granite rocks
and turning this useless energy into
the service of man is work that
causes one to exclaim, what can
man not accomplish!'
The rock which the water has
been unable to wash away is quickly
crushed by machinery managed by
man, and mixed with cement by the
concrete mixers and thus it. which
so long has held back the waters
and formed the Falls" is used
by the construction company in the
great walls that will hold back the
water which will turn the mighty
turbine wheels that will generate
the electricity which will light the
city, and furnish the power for saw
mills, pulp mills and other manu-
factories.
Near the dam, another large force
of men is at work erecting the
walls of the paper mill. One is
impressed by its size but is soon in.
formed that this is only one-half of
the building which will be completed
before October 1st.
Another crew has started work on
the large sawmill which, by October
1st, will be saving 100000 feet OF
lumber each day and giving employ.
ment to 400 men.
All the work is not conferred al
this point. Where one goes he sees
the same actively on a smaller scale.
Here group of men is laying sewer
pipe, over there a gang is excavat
ing for the new court house, which
will be beautiful structure, and oil
which the people of Koochiching
county may we'll be proud. This
three-story building will be com.
posed of Bedford buff stone and
colored pressed brick upon a con.
crete foundation. It will be 66x92
feet with a dome extending 70 feet
above the ground,
Many handsome residences as
we'll as new business blocks are
being erected. Nearly everyone is
doing something to make his home
more comfortable and attractive
and the visitor is impressed with
the fact that the people of this city
are not only filled with business
ability but are home-builders and
dispensers of hospitality.
]. c. McGhee came up Saturday
morning from Tenstrike for a
three days. visit with his former
classmate, Superintendent C.. G.
Hankey.
A. A. Pfennenger, of the First
National Bank of Grand Rapids,
arrived Saturday morning for visit
among friends. Mr.. Pfennenger,
who formerly worked in the bank
here, has a host of friends who vel.
come him back to the city. He
returned home Sunday evening.
Rev. Henry E. Fuller was taken
seriously i'll Saturday and threatened
with typhoid fever. A telegram was
sent to his wife, at Ashland, Wis.,,
Sunday and she arrived Monday
morning. At this writing, he is
much improved and the doctor
hopes to ward off the fever and
hope for his rapid recovery.
County Supt. Shetland spent Fri
day at her homestead near Little
Fork.
Arrangements were made fol
Memorial services in the morning at
the Baptist church and , in the
Methodist church in the evening,
Sunday, but on account of the ILL
ness of Rev. Fuller only the evening
service could be held. A large au-