Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-12-20
GREATER MINNESOTA
BY Anna D. Olesen
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velopment Of Minnesota's resources
written for the Minneapolis Journal
by leading men and women Of the
state s &. l5...s
If our state were as densely popu-
lated as Belgium, it would have; &c.
100000 people; If as thickly settled as
Ohio, 1t would have 1O,OOO,OOO; If as
we'll developed as Indiana, it would
have 6,5OO,OOO. Today the population
of Minnesota is less than $500, 900.
y We shall some day have 1O,OOO,OOO
people within the borders of our state,
perhaps more. The wealth Of state
is it's developed natural resources, its
factory products and the number Of
its intelligent, Industrious and thrifty
people. The people Of Minnesota are
intelligent, Industrious and thrifty.
They are largely descendants of the
folk of northern Europe, and a large
percentage have come from there, and
there are just enough people from the
southern European countries to give
fervor to the characteristics Of the
majority. They are willing to work,
and to work hard. Already they have
cleared the primeval forests, dotted
the prairies with productive farms,
worked the mines, built schools,
churches and colleges, and given to
the civic life Of the nation some Of
the leading citizens Of our country.
Descendants Of such people will de-
yelOp a great and growing state Wise
~ the fathers who made the constitu-
ton for Minnesota, made the provi-
sion whereby public education always
will be encouraged and literally aided
from the revenues derived from state
lands. And as they builded well in
their day, so will we Of the present
and our children after us, profit by
their example. We are now the MAX
ers Of the destiny Of our state.
In order that Minnesota may grow
in strength and increase it's pOpula-
ton, we must take full advantage Of
our geographical location, and Of the
resources that are natural to this
state. Our farming population may
well be trebled, our factory popula-
ton may be multiplied many times,
for, excepting our -four industry, we
have scarcely begun to manufacture
the raw material we produce.
There are several reasons for this.
First, we of the west do not fully
realize the importance of manufacture
Ing. Secondly, the east is thorough
~ organized financially to- favor the
continuation Of its factory prestige;
the east also is nearer world markets
and it's fuel supply coal. But it will
not take long until all this will
change. The Great Lakes ST. Law
renee seaWays will be built, and that
means that we then shall be thouS-
and miles nearer the great markets,
Tor with the flags OF all seafaring ma,
tons flying in the harbOr of Duluth,
we will have cheap transportation to
the best markets Of the world.
With the further extension of feder-
al loan service, the eastern capitalist
will lose his stranglehold on power,
and finances will be readily available
for the west. Much Of our water
power will be turned into electric
power for the running of factories,
and with the perfected use Of peat as
an important fuel, we shall be freed
from the domination of the coal Oper.
ators Of the eastern states It is esti-
mated that we have several billions
of tons Of peat in our state, and most
OF this is in northeastern Minnesota.
Apparently Providence placed it there
for a specific purpose, if we only have
sufficient wisdom to use it. Ample and
cheap fuel supplies conveniently To-
Gated in the state, means that the
many millions of tons of iron ore that
is now being shipped to the east.
would be used into manufactured
goods in our state. Thus, northeast
nrn Minnosnta will Ehnnnmn ono ne fhn