Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-03-21

Wonderful Wealth Producing Soil in the Red River Valley
for Homeseekers Investors
MINNESOTA
Great in Natural Resources
"A Glorious Record

IA UlOllOu6 AGCOlu
" HE wonderful growth of Minnesota during the
last half century is theme Of vast Importance,
covering an area of a trfle over 405 miles from
North to South, and 1854 miles from East to West at
extreme points. Her total is 1866 square miles,
or 81 749120 acres; she ranks eleventh in size and
nineteenth in population among the states of the
Union with only Is people to the square mile prior to
1910, the population being 2075,708.
But, however strong and swift the growth Of Min
nesota, during these first fifty years of her history it
is as nothing compared with the Of agri-
culture and industrial development that is taking place
in city building, industrial development and farm and
home making. The richest section in soil and raw
material Of the state, is Northern Minnesota for
you will draw line East and West the state,
from Big Stone lake on the West to the Southern
boundary of Pine county the East, you will have,
to the North of this line within $50 mile radius of
the Mississippi head waters, vast Empire Of
$50 miles square-Northern Mnnesota-the most in
teresting fertile and resourceful region on the
tnent of North America It's $1,000 square miles of
approximate Wisconsin Illinois in size, and
is materially greater than New York or Ohio. A
total of something like 100000 acres Of virgin
agricultural lands which offered to settlers
most reasonable terms. Two thirds Of this Nor
thern domain covered with timber, the chief
remnant Of the celebrated white and Norway pine
of the lake Superior region in addition to the forests
of hardwood the greatest of spruce and poplar
for paper manufacture in this country The Western
portion is the worlds greatest center of wheat pro-
duction and the Northeastern section is the worlds
greatest producer of iron The 350O00,OO0 tons
of iron thus far mined and shipped from Mime
sofa veins during the past thirty years. represents
less than one-ffth Of the unmned ore Gin sight,
to say nothing of the vast deposits still unde
veloped, unsurveyed or yet to be discovered. The
steel mills, -four mills, mills, stone quarries,
brick and tile, agricultural implement works. the
various cereal and woodworking enterprises, are only
few Of the many industries which will enjoy a
greater and enduring prosperity by of the
vast resources of material lying in this Northern
domain Among other notable industries being de-
veloped is that Of the wood pulp and paper industry
which has given Minnesota the greatest paper mills
in the world, but besides the material, Northern
Minnesota likewise has the water power, existing in
its endless network of streams its thousands of lake
reservoirs, and its sustained and heavy rainfall to
convert the raw materials with the minimum of cost
into the products of commerce. Outside of Niagara
district, Northern Minnesota has available
water power than any other section Of North America
Rainy and ST. Louis rivers, water powers that equal
or exceed the great water power Of St. Anthony
Falls Which operates the milling industries and street
railway of Minneapolis, sample Of the new
power developments and resources of the great water
shed Of Northern Minnesota.
Minnesota has the greatest merchant fleet that
floats the American flag the Lake Superior fleet that
enters the ports of Duluth, Two Harbors and Grand
Marais to carry eastward the iron ore lumber wheat
flour and building stone produced by Minnesota labor
Minnesota products.
ADVANTAGES LITTLE APPRECIATED
Unquestionably Minnesota, geographically con
sidered is Of the interesting sections Of the
country, if not in the entire world. There multi
ttudes of citizens who but vaguely of this
distinction, and there who appear wholly OBJ
livious of it. They are like the man who lived all Of
his life three miles from Niagara Falls and never
saw it.
Where else in the land, or in the wor'd, has Ma
ture wonrously bejewelled prairie and forest with
lakes that bear, the name Of the state betokens
the hues Of the sky in their bosom There near
" 10000 Of them, and many Of them lying solitary
gems the velvet landscape, others Of them strung
together as in varegated necklace Of emerald or
Land IS the Basis Of We