The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-27

state. Minnesota's 1925 producing farms.
with their buildings and improvements, this
year are valued at more than two billion, three
hundred million dollars, by agricultural authori-
ties.
And herein is the backbone of Minnesota's
solid life. Year in and year out, through good
times and bad, the Minnesota farmer goes into
his broad fields and these fields never have
failed to return generous harvest.
Ranking close to Iowa, Illinois, Texas and
other great agricultural states. Minnesota offers
the farmer every advantage of rich soil, ample
rainfall, splendid growing season of long days.
good markets near at hand, and an exceptional
system of good roads. Its high latitude gives
Minnesota longer days in summer than those
states farther south During the middle of the
growing season, Minnesota has two and one
half hours more of sunshine daily than those
states in the latitude of Cincinnati. Ohio. 3
But the story of Minnesota cannot alone be
told in terms of hogs and corn. cattle and oats,
sheep and potatoes.
An extraordinary number of disable water
powers with splendid transportation facilities
and proximity to raw materials, early placed
Minnesota among the important manufacturing
states.
Twenty five years ago, the total value of
manufactured articles produced in Minnesota
was $262. 655.88l. The latest federal indus
trial census credits Minnesota manufacturing
plants with an output of $968,476,565 an
nualy.
Minnesota now has an industrial payroll of
more than $l25 100000 per annum and its
manufacturing plants at St. Paul. Minneapolis.
Duluth and throughout the state produce a
wide variety of manufactured products, from
farm implements and tractors to refrigerators
and cosmetics.
The printing and publishing business in Min
nesota turns out close to $4,000 900 worth of
products each year. Minneapolis recently has
become the greeting card capital of America and
Minnesota made Christmas cards are among the
finest produced anywhere. ST. Paul has the lar
gest calendar and advertising speciality manufac-
turing plant in the nation. Minnesota made
calendars adorn the walls of business houses in
every state in the Union.
The output of steam railroad repair shops in
the state amounts to more than forty million
dollars per year. Foundry and machine shops
now do an annual business close to thirty mill
lion dollars per year.
Minnesota furs set the standard for the ma
ton in quality and richness.
Scores of other articles are manufactured in
we'll equipped plants of every conceivable kind.
A list of these would read like the catalogue of
some great industrial exposition.
Whether considered agriculturally or indus
trially, the Minnesota background is as solid
and substantial as anything that can be found
in the American nation.
Viewed from cultural standpoint, MinneSo-
ia has much to offer. Everywhere over the state
are schools and churches, we'll manned and
equipped. More than $60,000000 per year
expended in Minnesota on public education
Last year there were 435 high schools, "a
grade schools, 354 consolidated schools amp
6,607 rural schools in the state These schools
were manned with staff of 1900 teachers di-
recting the education of $4,000 pupils There
six state teachers colleges and twelve private
institutions of collegiate grade in the state. The
University of Minnesota at Minneapolis has an
enrolment of 1000 students, with 675 facul-
ty members and physical plant comprising 253
buildings. A S5600,000 building program is
just now being completed at the University.
In the St. Paul Minneapolis metropolitan
area, with an urban population of 75O, 900.
will be found great churches and cathedrals. art
galleries and art schools symphony orohestras,
great Libraries, concerts and theatrical entertain
ment of many kinds. Both St. Paul and Min
neapolis own splendid public auditoriums ample
to house national political convention or other
great gathering. The hotels and restaurants of
the Twin Cities will measure up to the best in
the country.
No finer residential streets than those of
Summit Avenue in St. Paul and Lake of the
Isles boulevard in Minneapolis can be found in
the country. Each year the area of fine homes
and residence sites in the cities expands, to take
in some new subdivision. Always the builder
follows closely on the heels of the sub-divider.
There is not little of luxury to be found
in the fine homes and numerous country clubs
of the metropolitan area, and the many golf
courses constantly are welcoming new players.
For the man or woman who wants it, any
thing from golf and polo to steam yachts and
palatial country estates can be found in Mime
sofa, under nearly ideal conditions.
Viewed from any angle, Minnesota is real
state containing real people.~ who are leading
real lives of enjoyment and accomplishment.
1t is not without reason that the call. Come
to Minnesota" has been answered in such over
whelming measure during the last decade. And
in that ringing answer. Minnesotans may well
find an earnest of their own good judgment in
being Minnesotans.