F 6Q6 .S28 Copy 1 SCE MIHN SOTA Scenic MiN N E S OTA The Pioneep^ Companv PUDLISHER_5 SaintPaul Scenic Minnesota COPVB-IOHT 1014 BV P I O N E E N. COMPANY- MISSISSIPPI RIVER B F. T VV i; K N M I N N t A P O L I S AND SAINT PAUL ©CI.A388323 OCT 28 1914 eenie JVLinnesota OVER tlie western fjortal of tke old Roman wall of a certain beavi- tiful ana wcll-bclovcd city in another land, tlie incoming traveler sees an ancient motto reading tnus: "Cor magis tioi oiena t)andit. "More than her gates, Siena opens her heart to you. In the spirit of these gracious words, there might be inscribed over each of the many entrance ways leading to Minnesota, here — "More than her gates. Nature opens her heart to you. Favored of Nature, Minnesota is the point of origin of three separate North American water-sheds; the inevitable result is many miles of picturesque and fertile valleys, vast -water- powers, (many as yet undeveloped) — numerous and important v/ater routes for commerce, travel and recreation. Besides surrounding the State with these water- ways, Nature has also granted many lakes, well stocked \vith lish, aftordmg sport and recreation to tens of thousands who annually seek it, and to her own citizens a never-failing svipply ol uplitt and inspiration. If this little book can reveal even in a small mcasxire how bounte- ously Nature has dealt w^ith our Common-wealth of Minnesota, we shall be satisfied. NORTHERN MINNESOTA 1 , Ijii- I.ii r'r 4 l>lni' Luke Kiipkls Iniii Iron Lake !,. KII 111 Ijikc SiiixtIii Pjirtrldge Fttlls on PIkoom Rlv ■ finind MnralK CENT 1. SaniMdilO Ijiki' -' Alc'xaiiilrla. Mhii MINNESOTA :l. IxHHll Ijikeal Walker. Minn. 1 Ila-isw I HKcr iin I anoi- Iti.iili' nurlli ..f WInlon NORTH i: K N M 1. Ijikp KoronLH, Paynt'svlllc Minn. :l. Huuth cm) or Criiiiki'd I-aki- liuiklne mirlli 4. Kiiwhlinin Itlvi-r cm Ciiriio' ll< N N E S O T llnrnlsUli' Lukr T Win Citi es •T'HE Twin Cities of Minnesota. witK a combined population ot approximately -■- 600,000. are marvels of indvL^ry. evilture and natural teauty. Tojjcrtier tliey con- stitute a community which ranks seventh among the popvilation centers ot theUnited States. 1 he territory direc*tly tribvitary to the Twin Cities is a vas't empire exceeding in extent that of any other commercial metropolis in the world. The development of llu> resources and trade of this great Nortliwejit has scarcely begun, and the future growth of the Twin Cities promises to be even more marvelous than that of the past. Not only are the Twin Cities the jobbing, manutat'turing, financial and retail center of this great region, but they also are its center of cvilture and education. They have been jus'tly called the cities of lakes and parks. Within their limits are 14 beautiful lakes and within a radius of 25 miles are 100 more lakes. The cities have a park area of 4.875 acres with 51 miles of boulevards and river drives. They have the lowesft death rate of any large community in the world. Their climate is conducive to health and progress. They have no sweat shops and no slums although they number among their indvi^nes some of the world s greater manufat'tur- ing establishments. fiJ'^^J^ifl^S'm K E I' R E S E N T A T I A VIEW of Minneapolis taken just below Mount Uurve Avenue —a representative view. At tlie left are utilities and a great manufacturing inaustry; ana beyond tliese are numerous wnolesale Iiovues. In tlie center is the outer end of the Parade, converted from a swamp by the Park Board into a most popular playground near the heart of the city. In the rear at the right are the large retail stores: in front of these the Catholic Pro-Cathedral which repre- sents the religious side of the city s life. I K W ALONG MINNEHAHA t R E E K M I X X !•: A () L I S Ij^i * , 1 II li II 1 1 li ' ' y •- ST. mark's C a T II E I) R a I. V 1 i; « K I) FROM I O R I N C. P A U K M I X \ A P () I. I S GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY STATION NEW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL \ 1 \V POST O F F I C I, ^' '■ W A R T M V S i: I' M ( N " ir H 1] M ll 1 n i; ) \" X E A P (» C A N O E I N C. O N 1 A K 1: II A R K 1 1: 1 PUBLIC 1) A T 11 S OX LAKE CALHOUN H K 1-; i; 7. V I) A Y O \ L A K I C A I II O I' \ M 1 X X A 1' () I. 1 S MINN V. 11 A II A 1- A 1. I. M I ^ ^ 1 S •; 1 P !• 1 I! II M M A S A \ ']■ P A U 1) Cl W N T O W N S T K i; E T WIT II M V NIC! 1> A 1. A T U I T O K I U M ON K I (; II I' i" M M I T A \' i: \ r r \' . J n II N -^ n \ M (1 \ I- M i: n x at s t a t r. c A P I T o i. S A 1 \ I' A r FRONT AND REAR VIEW OF UNIVERSITY CLUB ON S IM M [ I A \ I; N 1 1 VV H I T i; B l: A R V A C II T C I. U U ON W H I T E I< l. A R 1, A K E S A 1 X T I' A U N 1. U II 1 L I, U II I 1. IJ 1 ,N I. 1. K \ i; h (i I- M 1 S S 1 S S I !• I' I k 1 \ |J INDIAN MOUNDS PARK f) 1. I) TO W !•: K A T FT. . S N E I. 1. I N M I S S I S S 1 I' P I K I \ 1. K 1 <| \\ A K I) S r . I' A I I S A I \ A r NEW C K N T R A 1. II I i; II SCHOOL HOUSE OF H O I' E C H V R C H \ I v\ t A I II II 1. I C C A r II I l> K A I, S A I X T P A U L i^M ^i'M~^ [ \ '^. '-i ' B ^'^''^^UH VIEWS 1 A 1 N T PAUL PARKS Indu^ries of Minnesota MINNESOTA, known as tlic "Gopher State," Kas been called tlic "State ot Boundless Resources, ' tKe land where there's enough tor all. Nature has given her a wealth of tftanding timber, has added abundant def)osits ot iron, building ^one and clay, and has endowed her with a ricn and varied soil. At Hibbing is located the large^ iron mine in the world, the Hull-Ru^ Mine, while at Duuitli is being erctJted one ol the largest and most modern fdants ior the manuiacflvire ol steel and its various f)rodu(fts. This soil has f)roduced some oi the best wheat, butter and beef known in the land; while corn, clover and altalla are now recognized as very imf)ortant crops. The use o{ nax librc lor insulating purposes has developed two great tadtories. one in uie Midway Disilric'i: and one at Winona. 1 hese and o{her produdtions oi (he sou aftord raw materials for .strong mdvif^fries that employ many people; at the same time the nearness and abundance of these fruits of the soil tend to make the co^t of living as reasonable as possible. Appealing for further exploitage. Nature otfcrs 308,000 Horse Power in vV ater Power, only 188,000 of w^Iucmi is yet developed. Once the majority of this power is harnessed for use and allied with every possible facility for dii^tribution, Minnesota -will be titill more w^idely known as the Grooving Indu^rial State. WHEAT Mi ipolis by yc RECEIPTS ars ending Sept. 1st 1885 (2.766.980 bushels 189.i 51.649,200 bushels 1914 125.498.420 bushels This makes Minneapolis the most noted primary wheat market in the world. In the crop year of 1912-U, Minne- apolis also received 68.951.050 bushels of coarse grains. M O U R )ol is. O U U by calendar years 1880 2,051,840 barrels 1893 9,377.635 barrels 1913 17,673,725 barrels This places Minneapolis in the first place among the flour producing centers of the world; hence the title for Mmnesota of the "Bread and Butter State." Christian Rullor Mill T-Stute Hlovntor Nos. 1 und 2 Mill und Elevator Lower halls of til, Anthony Twin City Kupld Transit Company's Power House and Water Power Building MILLING DISTRICT OF MINN I; A Pol. IS FLAX SEED RECEIPTS Minneapolis and Midway District Combined 1887 .U9,000 bushels 1901 7.180.000 bushel? 1913 12,.i5J,00n bushels Minneapolis and the Midway District produced in the year ending Aug. 1. 1913, 28.750.000 gallons of linseed oil and 213,000 tons of oilcake. Together they pro- duce 45 % of U. S. output and constitute the largest producing center in the world. t'hamber of Commerce MINNEAPOLIS. MIDWAY DISTRICT AT EXTREME RIGHT V I ]. H FROM B O V 1, I. Second Ijirurat Port In Uie World. Toniiuge ot Twin Ports 50.000,00() Tons Anniwlb' ' A R I) ABOVE D U L U T a Famniu* View. Natural liroakwuicr shown here extends seven miles to WIsronsIn shore. KJ^'S ^ Infill i M I \ A I II 1 II L N i V fc. R 1 1 Y Panoramic Vfew of old Campus on the Mississippi River at Minneapolis. The beautiful new Campus, recently acquired, equals lu size the old one. Including Summer Schools Inset: View of State Agricultural College and State Farm — part of the University. Under Dean Woods the work of the Agricultural Department is known all over the world. OF MINNESOTA and Extension Work. Presldenl Vincent reaches nearly 10.000 enrolled students every year and all dcpa The thousands of alunnil are unusually loyal SCENE ch.lry larni 1 In- hli.i.ilcd . iil>l.- sll,, her.' lii.lUji.' III.- iirn^iHTlly .it the rariii.T V 1 li vv !■ 1 N T F- R N A 1' 1 O \ A I. F A 1. I. ! Capacity of paijer mills on both sides of river lownecl by one conipanyl is 350 tuns jirilit pa|KT iK'r day. MILLS A T \" I K t. I N I [■ Manufartiiriiii; Phml In fhv wihers have sent men to take them. In .-iliort, as the name of the book suggetits, the pvibli.^hers have attempted to show some of the beauties to be found in Minnesota. They are indebted to the variovis persons and hrms below for much help and sugges'lions. Sweet Studios. MinneatJolis — Mississippi River views. Haynes Stvidios, St. Paul — St. Paul views. Civic and Commerce Association, Minneapolis Minneapolis views. Commercial Clvib. Dulutii — IXilutli Harbor views. H. W. Wilson Co. — University of Minnesota views. Nortliwestern School Supply Co. — University of Minnesota views. TW PiorccT Gjirp&iy Prirvtcrs LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 016 094 891 74