The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
MINNESOTA WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.

As a Rule, the Man or Woman
Who Fails to Register and Vote Can
Give No Valid Excuse for Failure
to Perform that Important Civic
Duty. Both our Country and the
Political Parties Will be Better off
at All Times with a Full Registra-
ton and Full Vote.
Saint Paul-Work to start soon on
rs miles of grading and other
state trunk highway improve
ments; total cost to be about
$4,000.
Osakis-Minnesota Potato Exchange
takes over Heterogeneous ware
house; 1000 acres of potatoes
under contract in this territory.
Norman-Backus-B Brooks Company's
dam on Lake of the Woods to be
rebuilt; 1000 men to be employ
ed on construction.
Staples-Heinz Pickle Company
opens cucumber receiving station.
Baudette-Five islands bought by
Chicago people to be developed as
summer resort.
Owatonna-Work started on smile
stretch of paving between fair
grounds and Steele Center
Creamery.
Minneapolis-Sup national for
est to be included in development
programs of Mississippi River
Scenic Highway System, Inc.
Minnesota Power & Light Company
receives federal permit to build
power plant on Kawishiwi river
in st. Louis and Lake counties;
and Pike Rapids Power Company
is given permission to develop
power project in Stearns, Benton
and Morrison counties.
neapolis-Northern States Power
Company begins construction of
last link in 60-mile superpower
line around twin cities, part of
SSO,OO0,000 program. Steam
plant in the two cities produce
100000 h. p, providing adequate
power for any emergency and
allowing shifting OF lead.
Duluth-Dulu:h, South Shore G.
Atlantic railway orders now roll
ing stock costing S650,00O.
Albert Lea-Southern Minnesota
Gas & Electric Company taken
over by Utilities Power & Light
Corporation in merger of several
companies; local plant to be i'm
proved at once.
Mankato-Grain crops this year best
ever seen in this section; winter
wheat yielding 40 to 70 blu. per
acre and oats rs to So Blu.
DulIth-Ford Motor Company con-
sidering establishment Of assem-
bling plant in this city.
eXandria-Contracts awarded for
building and equipping new boiler
room at power plant.
Lanesboro-Canning factory beiup
overhauled preparatory to packing
sweet corn; orders on hand for
entire pack.
Frazee-Frazee Creamery to main
tain year round poultry market;
battery feeding cages to be in
stalled 20 care for 1000 birds at
a time.
Nevis-Marl bed opened on Frost
farm; alfalfa growers in this sec
ton to benefit.
Alexandria-American Legion post
commences work on Memorial
Park.
Park Rapids Minnesota Power &
Light Company purchases l.. H.
Rico's electric plant and will op-
crate it as part of Little Falls and
Guyana division.
Bemidji-Peat Fuel Dehydratinp
Company Incorporates with cap
ital stock of S250,000; to begin
operations on Opasta farm at
once.
Observation-Disclosures Credit
Corporation since July Is has
made loans and investments ex-
ceeding 100000, including
S404, 900 loaned to banks in state.
Menett-Plans being completed for
filling gaps in highways between
Aurora and Mckinley, Menett
and Neosho, and Washburn and
Seligman.
Canby-Improvements being made
on st. Stephens church at cost of
$4,000.
Minneapolis-Plans being made
reopen Twin City Radio Central
WLAG as superbroadcasting sta
ton; Washburn-C Crosby offers over
half of the 100000 needed.
Monticello-Monticell Mill and
Elevator Company making extern
sive improvements in mill.
Minnesota, North Dakota and South
Dakota farmers harvesting ap-
proximately 2,440,000 more acres
of grain this year than in 1928.
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