The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-22
INDUSTRIAL PROSPERITY
CHRONICLED BY REVIEW

Industrial prosperity In MIME
sofa is indicated by the Industrial
Review. The report shows much
new building and improvements
throughout the state. The school
improvements in this city and res
idence and other city improvements
have not as yet been tabulated.
Those sent out by the Review for
the week were as follows:
st. Paul-$4, 100000 hotel to be
erected.
Slayton-$125,O00 new high school
to be built.
Hadley-$20,000 creamery building
to replace old one.
Morris-Work on construction of
Lutheran church going forward.
Cloquet-Improvement of Saginaw
road to be completed soon.
Millions of dollars to be spent in
next few weeks in perfetting
road system in state.
Askov-Carload of cattle brings
$1,353.33.
Brook Park-$75,OO0 building to
go up at Pokogama sanitorium.
Virginia-$150,000 addition to
South side school.
Duluth-Morrell Company cold stor-
age plant to have 100000 addi-
ton.
Little Falls-$55,1s3 Elks' home
to be built.
Virginia-$4O,0OO garage to be
built.
Minneapolis-Upper river packet
service to be resumed.
Duluth-$1OO,OO0 to be spent on
improvements at Central High
school,
Neutrality-suspicious. lbs. of wool
bring $853.63.
Thief River Falls-Jefferson high
way to be completed; $4,000
bonds issued.
Worthington-$ l 5000 Christian
church to be erected.
Long Prairie-Northern States Oil
Company to build filling station.
Luverne-Great Northern Railway
to rebuild overhead bridge.
Winona-Farmers and business men
considering erection of $4,000
livestock sales pavilion.
Dodge Center-Creamery secures
Navy Department contract for
100000 lbs. butter to be shipped
to Hampton Roads.
Minneapolis-Additional 1000 men
to be employed constructing twin
city plant.
Observation-Disclosures system to
be developed to reclaim 500 acre
tract.
Minneapolis-$1, 100000 building
being erected at LaSalle avenue
and 9th street.
A barometer of the growing
popularity of electricity is shown
In the bookings of General Electric
which continue at a record pace.
The bookings are at an annual rate
of $320,O00,000, exceeding last
year by $1,000,OOO.
The elimination of fear-fear of
depression, or fear that prices will
go too high-will do much toward
bringing about steady, normal bust
ness conditions. After all, that is
what is most to be desired in the
commercial world.
Fires cost the United States last
year $522,000, 000-more than the
record-breaking year 1906, when the
San Francisco conlagration swelled
the national loss.
According to a survey of the IL
llnois Committee on Public Utility
Information, expansion of electric
light and power industry Of the
Middle West during the present
year is expected to exceed greatly
that of any other section of the
United States. Total estimated ex-
penditures for the whole United
States in extensions and additions
are $500, $4,000 while of this sum
$206. 10000 will be spent IN the
Middle West.
For the purpose of expediting
car movement throughout the ma
ton, American railways will expend
$676, 100000 for new rolling stock.
OF this sum SAILS, 100000 will be
expended for new freight cars and
$197 100000 for new locomotives.
The. greater percentage of this vast
sum will go to labor.