The Chippeway herald. [volume], June 01, 1902, Image 2

About The Chippeway herald. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1902-19??

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Where the N. E. A Convention and the Department of
Indian Education hold their annual meeting
July 7-11 1902.
The slightly elevated and compara
tively level plain upon both sides of the
Father of Waters at the Falls of St.
Anthony, formed a most natural site for
a great city. Midway between the vast
productive agricultural area to the
West and Northwest, and the great
markets for food products to the South
and East; between the great pine reg-
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ion of the North and the prairies tothe
South and Southwest, having the ad
vantage of cheap power afforded by the
great waterfall, the site was a stra
tegical one.
Located upon this site, Minneapolis
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was destined to become a great center
of manufacturing and commercial in-
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MINNEAPOLIS.
terests.
In 1850 the first house was built upon
the west side of the river at the Falls,
there at that time a few scatter
ing homes upon the east side, the
settlement being called St. Anthony.
Fouryears later, atown platted upon the
east side, and named Minneapolis, a
compound of the Indian Minne”
Minneapolis in 1857
(water),and the Greek “polis” (city).
From this time development was
rapid. In 1873 St. Anthony was
annexed, and the united city had
a population of about 20,000 In three
decades, this population was multi-
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plied by ten, the census of 1900 show
ing that there were 202,718 people
on.
within the city.
A MANUFACTURING
CITY.
As indicated by its location, the city
early became a central point for the
manufacture and distribution of the
products of the prairie and forest.
Flour milling and lumber sawing
were the first industries established,
and in these lines Minneapolis long
since became first among the cities of
the world; a position which she still
maintains.
A COMMERCIAL CITY.
As the northwest finds in Minne
apolis, a market for surplus products,
so it looks to the city for its supplies.
Thus, it early became a distributing
point. The jobbing trade of the city
amounts to nearly-$200,000,000 a year,
and is steadily growing.
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University Armory.
PARKS.
The park system of the city is ex
tensive. It consists of 1,553 acres of
park, and 24 miles of charming park
drives.
The unique anl attractive feature of
the park system is found in that chain
of parks and parkways, extending
from Loring Park near the center of
the city, by way of charming intra
urban lakes and the beautiful valley
of Minnehaha creek, to “Where the
Falls of the Minnehaha Laugh and
leap into the valley. ’ ’