The Minneapolis journal. [volume], April 29, 1905, Page 18, Image 18

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Minnesota Transfer
I have some fine warehouse and fac
tory siates with trackage, at bargain
prices. Jt will pay you to see my list
before you buy.
i D. ELDEK,
Manhattan Building St. Paul.
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J. B. HEWITT, 101
District Has Direct AccesS to Railroad Lines
and Is Ideal for Manufacturing and Ware*
house Purposes^Is Growing in Use as
Freight Distributing and Collecting Point.
N INDUSTRIAL boom of
healthy character is now on in
the Minnesota Transfer terri
ritorv, just across the "Univer
sity avenue bridge from Mer
riam Park. ^Lots in this vicinity for in
dustrial sites, which a year ago brought
$300 to $800, cannot now be had for less
than $.1,000 to $2,000. This increase
does not appear to be a dangerous bub
ble that may burst at any time, but is
the result of a realization of the real'
value of this district for industrial en
terprises because of its proximity to the
Minnesota Transfer company's tracks,
giving immediate access for shipment
on every line of railroad entering the
twin cities without any extra expense
for switching from one road to another.
In this vicinity have been erected
within the past year or two numerous
commercial plants, those for manufac
ture of sleds, farm machinery, hard
ware, all kinds of articles turned from
wood, and freight and passenger ele
vators. Winston Brothers, the big rail
road contractors, have a site of several
acres on which they contemplate erect
ing a roundhouse and car shops for
their railroad building equipment. -Wal
worth & Neville, a big eastern concern
which manufactures cross arms and oth
er equipment of wood for telegraph and
telephone companies, will erect a big
storagehouse and factory here. Several
other concerns have in contemplation
the erection of factories.
The Transfer district is the natural
commercial gateway between the east
ern and western markets. The east
sends goods in carload lots to storage
houses at the Transfer for distribution
to' numerous points thruout the west in
small quantities. The western trade is
Transfer for sale or lease by
making the Midway a storage center
for small shipments of freight, there to
be held till carload lots are accumulated
for shipment east at a cheaper rate.
For instance, one big house in Boston
Has agents thruout the north-west pur
chasing wool in small quantities from
sheepmen. These small shipments are
sent to a Midway storagehouse. When
the amount on haiid increases sufficient
ly to fill a car, a shipment at a carload
rate is made thru to the Boston man
ufacturer.
On the other hand, a big stove com
pany at Detroit, which does a large
business thruout the west, is sending
stoves, to a certain Midway storage
house in carload lots. When their sales
man, for example, sells six stoves to a
man at Mankato, the stoves are shipped
out from the supply on hand at the Mid
way storagehouse. Thus both time and
the increased freight rate on a small
lot shipment clear from Detroit, are
saved.
The Midway storage district is also
in line to cut considerable of a figure
with the oriental trade. Big eastern
houses whieh are catering to oriental
business, are arranging to carry large
stocks on hand in storage at the Mid
way. From here, when oriental orders
are received, the goods will be sent to
the Pacific coast by the most direct line
to the port from which they are to be
shipped across the Pacific.
NEW WAREHOUSE CONCERN.
The nucleus of the Midway storage
business now established, bids fair to
tevelop to such an extent as to make
the Minnesota Transfer the greatest
storage point in the country.
The Midway Warehouse company,
spoken of under the head of "Lumber
Industries,'' has a big general store
house here, with a capacity of 300 car
loads uWder roof. The company is cap
italized at $25,000. Its officers are, G-.
W. Dulany, Jr., president and treas
urer G-. P. Newmyer, manager R. J.
Menz, vice president and secretary.
At St. Anthony Park is -the. well
known furniture exposition building.
This is an immense brick structure,
which was described in detail in all the
papers at the time of its erectioW. Every
square foot of floor space is rented by
various furniture ana carpet concerns,
and used for general.display and whole
sale sales. "Within the. exposition build-
THIRTY LOT S
In Blocks i and 2, Minnesota Transfer Addition, with
Unexcelled Trackage Facilities.
-For sale on Easy Termsor Long Time Lease-
Security Trust Co
107 E. Fourth Street, St. Paul.
Offers as special bargains In the district, 7 acres with good 8-rootn house, on
Sneuing ay, 2 blocks from the location of the new carshops. Price to close an
estate, $6,000.
20 acres directly across the University avenue car line from location of shoos
Yi mile frontage on University, at price that ought to doubte in a year.
26 beautiful lots on Como Interurban car line for $2,000.
Trackage in all parts of the midway district for manufacturing purposes. Houses
and lots in Merriam Park, St. Anthony Park, Macalester and Hamline.'
Headquarters for Midway properties.
H. A. CAMPBELL & CO.
THE
WRITE FOR PLAT.
New York Life Building,
ST. PAUL MINN.
40 acres of the best
trackage property
on the Minnesota
E.4th St., St. Paul, Minn.
H. A, Campbell& Co
THE GRADING IS DONE
$&
AT MINNESOTA TRANSFER
FOR SALE OR RENT
SON &
108 Nat'l Ger. Am. Bank, ST. PAUL MINN.
Last "fall -a- large three-story'- frame
building which: for some time "had stood
vacant facing University' avenue-"across
from the ball park near"Lexington, was
given a journey of over a mile and re
located at the corner of University and
Fairview, There the structure, once a
pipe organ factory, has been turWed into
a busy wire fence -works.
Just where the interurban car turns
off university avenue to go into the
heart of Minneapolis, located on the
edge of the Midway district* is the Len
hart Wagon Works, and recently was,
the Johnson-Smith sash an'd door fac
tory. The latter recently burned down,
but it is understood is to arise from its
ashes, larger and doubtless more busy
than ever.
The wagon works establishment is
one of the oldest of the Midway fac
tories. The plant. occupies one large
two-story frame building, and a number
of smaller structures, and carries op
haWd in adjacent yards, a large supply
of lumber.
^Just across the railroad tracks from
the Lenhart and Johnson plants, are
the well known big Douglas linseed oil
works. There is a small brick office
building front, facing the street car
track, while towering high in the rear
are the large steel storage tanks and
the company's mill.
xi.Th
eleetri light-plant at St. Aw-
thony Park is an establishment which
is doing a rapidly, increasing business.
Not so very long a^go this plant was
gutted by fire, but with the growing
business it had on hand the operation
of the plant could not be suspended. It
was soon' rebuilt, and is now extending
its light and power wires and cables to
all parts of the Midway district. The
extending of its wires into Merriam
Park is especially gratifying to many
of .the residents of that suburb who de
sire to use electric, light.
FACTORIES AT TRANSFER.
Located practically among the tracks
GEO. H. WAT
420 GUARANTY BUILDING
MINNEAPOLIS
that front University and other Avenues and
that are also connected with the MINNE-
SOTA TRANSFER RAILWAY.
Exclusive sale of Land having
MINNESOTA TRANSFER
RAILWAY TRACKAGE
and also additional Trackage on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway,
.,c-
of the Minnesota Transfer company are
several important industries. One is
an establishment occupying a substan
tial brick building of no mean dimen
sions, in which is -manufactured a suc
cessful patent floor finish. The fire
fiend once in late years tried to destroy
this building, but the structure was
saved.
Two other buildings located near the
tracks are abattoirs and meat-packing
establishments. These two have been
there for years and manage to continue
business the year around in spite of the
fact that the meat trust has closed up
most of the o.ther small slaughter-houses
and packers in this part of the country.
At the rear of these buildings looms
up the big carriage manufactory of the
Muckle company, a large brick building
which the tornado of last August, par
tially destroyedj but which has arisen
front its partial ruins in more substan
tial form than ever. ..In this same vi
cinity is the establishment of the Twin
City Varnish company, a brick build
ing covering considerable ground.
Just to the north of University ave-
Represents several Owners and has FOR
SALE THE MOST DESIRABLE
& FACTORY
PROPERTIES
Would bej pleased to meet interested parties
or send plats and full informatwxn by mail.
BLOCKS OF
HOARDP
THE TRACKS ARE MM^A%
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
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nue, on the, Minneapolis side of the
Transfer bridge,, are two big institu
tions. One is the McCormick Harves
ter company's four-story warehouse, a
building some 250 feet long, and half
as deep: The, other ii'Hbe- Central
Storage company, with, a series! of long
one-story, iron-clad buildings. Just
across the Transfer tracks may be seen
a big brick warehouse belonging to the
Deering Harvester company, about as
large as that of the McCormick com
pany.
Other manufacturing concerns scat
tered thru the Midway district include
the Harris Manufacturing company, the
Western Serapiron company, the North
western Lime company, three big lin
seed oil companies, the Eagle foundry,
Luley & Son Manufacturing company,
Manufacturers' Supply company,
Grail-Curtis Furniture Manufacturing
company. There are also a number of
big elevators in this district. They be
long to the Northwestern Elevator com
pany, the Inter-State company, the
Q. W. DULANY, Jr.,
Pres. and Treas.
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Railway Address:
MINNESOTA TRANSFER
MINNESOTA
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Electric Steel Elevator company and
the St. Anthony Elevator company.
NEW STREETCAR SHOPS.
Ground will be broken at the corner
of University and Snelling avenues
May 1 for an industry to employ hun
dreds of menthe new shops of the
Twin City-Rapid Transit company.
The^Bhpa of the company in Minneapo
lis have always been very much out of
the way for repairing St. Paul cars.
Tho Midway shops are convenient to
each city. The company owns twenty
acres as a site for its new shops, and in
tends to- cover.7.2 acres with buildings,
representing'an, investment of hundreds
of thousands of dollars. By far the
largest single building will be the new
car house, to cover 3.2 acres and to
cost $175,000 to $200,000. It will face
directly on. University: avenue, and ex
tend back to St. Anthony, along Snell
ing. It-will be divided into five parts.
Thei?eA will be car storage halls, each
520x40 feet, and each provided with
Q. P. NEWMYER.
Manager.
AND FORWARDING
WE ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE, ASSEMBLE
OR DISTRIBUTE CARLOAD LOTS OF ANY
KIND OE MERCHANDISE BOUND EAST OR
WEST, NORTH OR SOUTH.
WE HAVE DIRECT TRACK CONNECTIONS WITH
EVERY RAILWAY ENTERING THE TWIN
CITIES, INSURING PROMPT DELIVERIES
AlfD AMPLE CAR SUPPLY. 1/
We have six and one half acres' and 2,000 feet of
private side tracks. Our building contains 50,000
feet of floor space. This is brand new, dry and clean.
Equipped with electric light, gravity freight carriers,
and ample fire protection. Our building is so con-
structed that it can be opened wide for. ventilation or
closed tight against wind and ain Loading Plat-
forms ALL UNDER COVER,"llj? 1
steel shutters so that six different
apartments may be made when desired.
One hundred feet of cement flooring in
this building will be used for washing
cars. There will be a p^troom#520
et long, with flooring and pits of 7-inch
cement. An electric traveling erane
will be installed in this room.
The entire length of the .building
facing on University avenue is to be
devoted to offices, storerooms, and
shoprooms. The social side of life for
employees will be looked after in the
construction in this building of bowling
alleys, a large reading room, and an as
sembly hall, 105x39 feet.
The general plan for the car house is
a radical departure from existing prac
tice, in that reinforced concrete is to
be used in all detain, of construction.'
Foundations, pits, floors, walls, and
roof will all be of this fireproof ma
terial.
In addition to the mammoth earhous
will be the following buildings: A
Continued on Nineteenth Page.
Warehouse Co
STORAGE
R. J. MENZ,
VIce-Pres. and Sec'y.
Mail Address:
MERRIAM PARK, (St. Paul)
MINNESOTA
.HampdenandWabashAvcs.
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We invite inquiries from "all Shippers. We are
pleasedto quote storage rates43 We can save money
for shippers of car .load freightTL mMM- -MR ,4 %.M
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