The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-07-13


Necessities and Luxuries of Life.
and this means Business for All.
from the Little Merchant to the
Greatest Manufacturer. This is
the Reason for Encouraging In
dustrial Development.
Dodge Center-Poultry producers
to organize.
Rabey-Hill City-Hartley road to
be improved to this point.
Owatonna-N ew Sacred Heart
church completed.
Albert Lea-Owatonna road to be
improved, $250,000 bonds to be
issued.
Wheaton-Traverse County Star en-
larges paper.
Cass Lake-Great Northern Rail-
road electrifying terminal at this
point.
Faribault-Dam proposed for outlet
of Cannon lake, to cost $500.
Medford-Twin Lakes ditch to be
built at cost of $64,403.
Observation-Disclosures of fifth
district of Minnesota Cooperative
Creameries Association being
completed.
Minneapolis-Ford Motor Company
negotiating for purchase of To-
acre tract of river land for term
inal uses.
Lamberton-E gle Roller Mills
making improvements at local
plant.
Balaton-B III tt er manufacturing
plant to be established.
Minneapolis-Standard Paint Com
pany to establish plant here for
manufacture of varnishes and
oils.
Delano-New Letter filling station
nearing completion.
Alexandria-$133,000 bonds issued
to complete two main county high
ways.
Minneapolis-Voss Furniture Com
pany purchases and remodels Lake
street building.
West Duluth-New police station to
be erected.
Owatonna-New viaduct over Rock
Island tracks and bridge over
Straight river to be finished at
once.
Austin-Paving of Blooming Prairie
road under consideration.
Brookston-Work on new Catholic
church under way.
Staples-Bowerville road being re-
surfaced.
Observation-Disclosures Fire Insur-
ance building completed.
Little Falls-Randell section Motley
road to be improved at once.
Roosevelt-Mills report much bust
ness, many men employed.
West Duluth-New Odd Fellows
temple under construction.
Kinmount-Ray road opened 10 the
public.
Duluth-Contracts let for two rural
schools to cost $4,000 each.
Rushford-New post office to be
completed by December 1.
Morris-.City streets to be resur-
faced.
Two Harbors-Two 33O,OOO-lb en-
gines received by D. & 1. r. rail
road.
Duluth-General Electric Company
considering purchase of local
furnace company and water and
light company.
Lamberton-55, 900 trees planted
here by American Legion and
other organizations in past year.
Verndale- 900 lbs. wool brought
$4,000 in two days sale.
Cloquet-Contract to be let for paw
ing Avenue c and Chestnut
street..
State appropriation of $4,000 for
poultry industry being distributed
to counties.
Virginia-New city hall under con-
struction.
Northern Railroad to
spend $1,000,000 rebuilding dock
in Duluth-Superior harbor.
Wadena county to issue
$250,000 bonds to build trunk
highways.
home building act
ivity, houses sold before complet-
ed.
Bureau of labor statistics says
electricity is only large item in cost
of living which has decreased in
price since 1917; all other mediums
of fuel and light have shown large
increases.
One hundred thousand acres of
Maine forests have been burned this
season with estimated loss of $780,
900, greatest since 1908. Think of
the loss in 48 states. The cam
paign of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters against such terrific
fire waste should have undivided
support.
Our national income for 1928
will exceed expenses by a quarter
of billion dollars.
Special investigation shows trend