The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-07

wage earners, is an item to be
thought about. 1t is a whole lot
better than the days of "Coxey's
Army" Virginia is the town of the
"Full Dinner Pail" -
Among large new buildings now
in sight for next year, are the Coun-
ty Court House, now under con-
struction, the Federal Building, the
Canadian Northern Station, the
Opera House, a larger Public Ii
brary, a new Hotel and two eight.
room grade school buildings, one
in the north, the other in the south
part of town.
Recently three additions to the
city have been opened up. Ander-
sons Third Addition, on the south,
and the Pillsbury and Rooney Ad-
ditions on the north. These new ad
ditions make it possible for people
of moderate means to purchase lots
and build homes, and large num-
bers of new comers are availing
themselves of these opportunities.
Each year Virginia has seen an
increase in population which now
approaches fourteen thousand. New
industrial ventures that are in sight
and forward move that needs only
to be vigorously pushed by our
business men, will put Virginia in
a position where she can measure
strength with the larger cities of
the state.
There are four railroad systems
leading into Virginia, receiving and
releasing daily, fifty freight and
passenger trains. We have room in
our midst for pulp mills, paper
mills, box factories, sash and door
factory and other smaller creative
concerns.
AS resident poiut Virginia is
abreast of the age in natural beau
ties and modern advantages. The
city council and park board have
done great work in the pact year,
paving the streets, planting trees,
and laying out parks. Large things
are planned in city improvements
for next year. -.
In the zeal for bu srzaess issues the
moral and intellect nal has not been
forgotten. Eleven school buildings,
with capacity for aecommoda ting
twenty-six hundred pupils are pro-
| vided with modern equipments for
teaching all grades. Most of these
buildings have BEEN erected within
the past seven years. The expendi
ture for school purposes has been
proportionate with the advance in
other lines, each year showing new
buildings and improvements. The
new Technical High School, just
| nearing completion, is one of the
| most commodious and imposing
school buildings in the state. The
| night school tor adults is one of the
features of the system. The manual
training and domestic science
courses have recently been broaden
ed to cover agriculture and forestry.
Churches of many denominations
show the religious caste of the citi-
zenship in their liberal support of
all charitable institutions that
city requires, and the character of
the church buildings speaks we'll
for our citizens.
| Today, after having been twice
burned to the ground, Virginia
stands as one of the substantial
business points and ideal home
cities of Northeastern Minnesota,
with the immeasura BILE resources of
the Mesabi Iron Range and thirty
year timber cut available. Our
banks are financially solid, our
newspapers are always pushing in
the right direction. No evidence is
more cogent, nor any warranty more
sufficient that the prosperity of Vir-
ginia Is permanent thing, and the
city's place finally fixed among the
centers of trade on the Range, than
the record of the banks of the city
and the developing wholesale trade.
Az wholesale center the advan.
tages of Virginia are evidenced by
the signal success of the several
houses now in operation. Virginia
is the home OF "a number of WIDE
awake travelling salesmen and as
population increases the demand
for supplies of every kind will grow
larger every year. The city supports
a first class paid FIRE department,
equipped with the most efficient
fire fighting apparatus; has excel
lent hospital service, and is forum
ate in good supply of pure water.
The "white way" recently installed
gives the city the metropolitan air
that it has truly won. Men build a
town, rather than natural location,
and Virginia has good supply of
public spirited men Of energy, high
integrity, and assured financial
standing, who represent the highest
success both in business way and
socially. The~business men of Vir-
ginia believe that the city has a
great future.
Sealdiaayial Ey. Mission Church.
i Sunday, Oct. 9th, Sunday School
at 9:45 a. nj. Service at IL a. m. and