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1885 Geo Pillsbury

1886 A A Ames

1887 A A Ames

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WATER VERSUS STEAM

Some wonder has been expressed that in the vicinity of one of the finest water powers on this continent there should be found so many saw mills run by stea to the heavy expenses entailed upon ression of the falls, it may be cheaper for saw mill owners to use steam, especially as they can feed their furnaces with but little expense from the slabs and debris of their own luhtier reason may be found in the fact that the west side of the river has been occupied chiefly by flouring ible localities, and find it more convenient and economical to use steam instead of water

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AT THE FLOUR MILLS

One of the most remarkable mill disasters of ton A mill About 7 P M the sound of a terrific explosion was heard and the city was shaken as by an earthquake The mill in which it occurred was utterly demolished, as were also the Humboldt, the Zenith and the Palisade, while several others were badly wrecked There were fourteen lives lost and the property destroyed amounted in value to over 1,000,000

The cause of the explosion was at first not understood, but on thorough investigation was finally attributed to a rain and flour dust with the air of the mills, in such proportion as to fornited The reat Pilsbury A est in the world, was begun in the following year A canal was cut to supply it with power, and it was equipped with two Victor turbine water wheels of 1,450 horse power each and a 1,400 horse power engine; it was furnished with 400 pairs of rollers, 200reels and other devices in keeping

SUBURBAN RESORTS--LAKE MINNETONKA

This nificent lake is 10 miles southwest of Minneapolis, and 20 th is about 18in width from 1 to 5 miles Its water area is about 15,000 acres, and its shore line is estilance at theso broken and irregular Its banks and islands are covered with forest trees except at a few points where villages have been located, or where soo, cleared hies on Minnetonka, viz: Excelsior, Wayzata and Mound City Excelsior was settled in 1852, by a colony from New York State, and naanization before leaving hoe of hills on the south shore of Lake Minnetonka, of which it has a co view Its present population is about 850 It has two railways, the Minneapolis & St Louis and the St Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, and a motor line It is distant 18 miles from Minneapolis

The oldest settlement on the lake is Wayzata, on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka, 10 miles from Minneapolis, via the St Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railhich passes through the village The name Wayzata is a corruption of the Indian word Wy-ze-a-ta, e contains about 400 inhabitants, and co country

There are several fine hotels upon the lake, equal if not superior to the fa these are the Hotel Lafayette, built at a cost of 200,000, the Lake Park Hotel and Excelsior House Railways reach the lake at several points, and steaular trips for tourists

Minnehaha Falls, rendered fafellow's poems of Hiawatha, is located on Minnehaha creek,and St

Anthony Falls It is deservedly a favored resort

PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN MINNEAPOLIS COSTING 100,000 AND UPWARD

Court house (not completed) 2,000,000 Post office 500,000 Exposition Hall 350,000 Science Hall 125,000 Library building 190,000 Soldiers' Home, near Minnehaha Falls 100,000 State University 150,000 Chamber of Commerce 285,000 Temple Court 250,000 Masonic Temple 200,000 City Market House 225,000 Athenaeum 250,000 Hennepin Avenue Theatre 140,000 Washburn Orphan Asylum 125,000 House of Good Shepherd 200,000 Loan and Trust Coe 150,000 Builders' Exchange 100,000 Knights of Labor Exchange 100,000 S C Hall Lumber Company 100,000 Bank of Commerce 200,000 Union elevator 375,000 Minneapolis & Pacific elevator 118,000 St Anthony elevator 154,000 Boston block 100,000 Nicollet House block 100,000 Albert Johnson block 100,000 Globe block 200,000 Wright block 140,000 Mutual block 100,000 Glen block 200,000 Langdon block 120,000 Central block, terrace 150,000 Syndicate block 600,000 West Hotel 1,020,000 Gates' tenements 125,000 Lowry's residence 100,000 Eastman & Cook's saw mill 100,000 Soo & St Marie shops 145,000 North Minneapolis pu station 214,000 Tubular car works 250,000 Buel tenement block 100,000 Pillsbury A flour mill 1,100,000 Washburn A flour mill 750,000 Washburn B flour mill 500,000 Morrison flour h School building 100,000 Church of the Doate value of school property 1,250,000 Aggregate value of church property 1,000,000 Aggregate value of parks and boulevards 1,000,000

POST OFFICE STATISTICS FOR 1886

General business 409,225 Money orders 1,215,951 Income 225,178 Expense 79,436

HISTORY OF THE POST OFFICE AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINN

Postmasters

Established Jan 7, 1854 Hezekiah Fletcher

Dec 22, 1854 Carlos Wilcoz

April 7, 1856 Alfred E A 30, 1858 Williaan

July 12, 1865 Daniel Bassett

Nov 17, 1866 William W McNair