The Duluth rip-saw., 1917-08-18

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many a drive of logs came down
those streams, past Floodwood
and many a herd of 'river
hogs" with staged pants and
corked boots made Rome howl
night and day for many days
and nights. The days Of big lum-
bering have passed. The smaller
forest products still are fairly
! plentiful, such as pulpwood, cord.
wood, ties and poles. But the
big sawlogs are fairly scarce and
no longer plentifully float past
this pioneer place.
AS numbering declined, agricul-
ture advanced. This is one of
the most populous farming dis.
tricts in ST.. Louis county. Most
of the farms range from forty to
eighty acres and very few ex-
ceed 160 acres in area. AS a
result, there not only is large
population per square mile but a
strong tendency towards inten-
sive farming.
While most crops fitted for
this soil and latitude are. regu-
larly and profitably raised,
dairying has the call. AS yet,
there are but few herds of thor
! oughbreds around Floodwood-
but there are some good herds OF
grades. There is a strong tend
ency for Improvement in quality
and quantity.
Naturally, hay is an important
crop, this not only being a region
favorable to hay production but
a product required for winter
feeding as we'll as always mar
ketable. This year, there is
heavy acreage Of potatoes. Many
farmers have from one to ten
acres. The outlook for a good
yield is favorable.
The dairymen and the potato
raisers are not deprived Of facili-
ties for marketing their products
Floodwood has a cooperative
farmers creamery and a potato
warehouse is maintained by pri.
vate interests. =.
Floodwood is very accessible
It is served by some Of the oldest
wagon roads in the county and
the Duluth-St, Vincent highway
runs through the village. At the
present time, sections Of that
highway on either side Of the
village are being gravelled. The
gravel is being taken from a far,
mer's put about three miles from
this place and not from the ia.
NOUS pit for which the kindly
old county paid Col. Hank John
son $3.50 and which many citizens
here declare was generally
known long before he put in his
claim of $40 a day for 25 days
as an expert gravel prospector.
Automobiles find Floodwood
easy of access and many tourists
pass through here daily.
Floodwood is credited with q
population of five or six hun
dred. There is handsome brick
schoolhouse with six depart
ments. There recently was some
thing of turning over at the
annual school election and the
winning side propose to continue
the effort for progress next year
There is a sawmill and, as
stated, a creamery and potato
warehouse. A three story hote
serves the local bachelors an6
the travelling public. All the or
dinary lines Of mercantile bust
ness are represented and, if Sat
urday night is any sign, all enjoy
healthy and profitable patron
age.
Floodwood now has two banks
The first State Bank was hare
hit by the war draft. AS re
suit, w. P. Hicken, son of W. A
Hicken of Duluth, recently came
down here from Warba, where
he was in charge of another
bank.
DR.. M. N. Triplett has JUS
opened the Farmers State Bank
He is president, G. V. Barron
vice-president, Karl G.. Reynolds
cashier and E. B. Triplett assist
ant cashier. The capital is $40,
600 with $1,000 surplus.
The Duluth & Iron Range
R. R. maintains an agency here