Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 30

Crookston. Lumb‘ér. Company Bemidji’s Largest Labor Mart The Crookston Lumber Co., wih its two local plants, two camps at Kelliher and pne at Northome, com- prises Bemidji’s largest . corporation and labor market. This vast enter- prise, the third largest of its kind in the state, has proven in the past, Be- midji’s strongest drawing card for labor seekers and a great amount of credit is due it for drawing and keep- ing money and prosperity in this sec- tion. £ The Bemidji plants during the sum- mer months when sawing and ship- ping is on at full blast, have in their employ over five hundred men at salaries ranging in the neighborhood of two dollars a day for common mill hands to the sawyers wages of eight dollars a day. By this employment not less that four hundred families of Bemidji are supported at the ex- pense of the company’s pay roll, which aggregates not less than $1,500 a day or $45,000 a month. At the present time, however, there are only about 150 men working at the mills proper; 400 are receiving salaries at the three logging camps of the company; thus furnishing work for not less than 500 men at all times of the year. The Crookston compan- ies labor checks, amounting to ap- proximately $600,000 a year, are re- sponsible to a great extent for the in- vasion of this section by the laboring class of people. Not alone is this concern a labor market and attraction for the work- ing men who advertise Bemidji and its surroundings, but it is a perma- nent support for the community by virtue of its taxes. The mills in Be- midji, plants No. 1 and 2, occupy at least 60 acres of ground, mostly in the city limits, besides owning large tracts of timbered and cut-over land in Beltrami, Itasca, Clearwater, Hub- bard and St. Louis Counties. During the winter monthsgenerally from November to April, logging op- erations of cutting, loading and ship- ping or drying the logs are conduct- ed in the woods about Bemidji. The work this year is to be very heavy feet each season, making a total pro-. <duction” of- - 100,000,000 - for both! branches. - i After piling the surplus of each. years produce in the yards the lum- ber is kept drying for several sea- sons till dryed and seasoned thus com- manding a higher price in out-of town markets and it is at this work of piling and shipping that the majority of the winter’s crew is kept busy. There are at the present time over 1,000,000 feet drying and ready for shipment or planing in the local yards and about 75 men engaged at this work. ‘Red Lake Line Taps Fertile And Productive Lands, The city of Bemidji is fortunate in having a railroad which terminates in Bemidji and which taps the country north of Bemidji to the shores of the Red Lakes. This rail- road is the Minneapolis, Red Lake & Manitoba line. It taps a vast area; of country where may be found some of the most fertile and productive soil anywhere on earth. This country is becoming rapidly settled, hundreds of farmers 'from f| other states having ventured into this district to make their homes. Many of these have settled.in the vicinity of Puposky and Nebish, two fast growing villages located on this railroad. The road extends northward to Redby on the shores of the Red Lake. and taps the great Red Lake Indian Reservation, -which reserve is tribu- tary to Bemidji.. Trains run daily to and from Bemidji bringing into the city each day a number of people | who come here to do their shopping, || and who live along the line. On the shores of Lake Julia there has been erected a splendid Tri-Coun- ty Sanitorium. This is located two miles from the village of Puposky: and will doubtless prove a big asset to this section of the coutnry. ; The Red Lake Townsite & Mer- cantile Co., which owns the townsites of Redby, Puposky and Werner have some splendid building si‘es in these;|} AKE M WiTH YO TO THE ST¢ Under the cuts on either side of this reading matter are the words, “Take me with youto This is not what we want you to do, but rather the store,” TAKE ME WITH YO% e TOTHE STOR Come and Get Me From This Store Yes we are actuall y going to give dollars away on “Dollar Day.” 'We will sell you any article listeq in your mail order house catalogue at the mail order house price. Of course 1n our line, which is men’s clothing, shoes and furnishings. If you buy $10 worth at the mail order house price we will give you back ne Round Silver Dollar Try Us and You'll find we do just as we advertise emidji Supply Company Mail Order House Prices owing to the poor year last year, respective villages and 1 attention - oy 5 which resultad in the companies run-|of prospective seitlers i ‘eing at- Thll"d stl’eet Bemld" Mlnn. ning out of logs and suspending cut-|tracted toward the op) iunity of- 3 4 . ting and shipping early this fall. From $eventy-five to one hundred thousand logs of spruce, packpine, Norway pine, white pine, and balsam are cut each season. In board feet the annual cut reaches 100,000,000 board feet - season. The summer season is confined to reducing the logs into marketable’ lumber and shifts the majority of men employed in the. camps to the Bemidji yards. The sawing .process is carried on in both plants, although plant number one has the largest output, being approximately 60,000,- fered. Some of the best wagon roads have been built in this section of the state and many auto tourists are attracted to these parts because of the splendid highways. Good fishing and rivers} are numerous and the hunters find a varitable ‘“Paradise’” for game'ufa all kinds. The Pioneer 1s the place to buy vour rolls of adding machine paper’ for Burroughs adding machines. Onei] roll, a dozen rolls or a hund.ed rolls. R R R R R R R R R R FOR $1.00 || 6 pieces of Heavy Under- I | § R G B R R e e B el I 000 board feet each season: The '.W.t L y th H . : 3 , { smaller plant, plant, No, 2 saws in Subscribe for the Pioneer. - 8 Bl the neighborhood of 40,000,000 board ‘% & ¥ ¥ & % x & & x & % %'& & &K |§ * l B ea er 5t ose § i Wear’ Some WOOl and f e e ., Regular price 15c per pair, $1.50. ¥ some fleece lined Shirts or Drawers. S S 40l KKK N R o xn e wr o (AR ERERREEEREEE SIS B kSpeclalfor $1 SALE DAY all 1 B Regularprice35cor$2.10. Special il i * BELTRAMI COUNT Y DITCH SCENES. *d Qg for................... for $1 SALE DAY only............. g {1 R R R R E E E R R R RS S s - L .50 .50 25 .10 .10 .10 .10 _40 ‘ ki JE S S ] SPECIAL SI SALE DAY ALL FOR §1 » ] s 10 bars Swift's Pride Soap R 3 S : 5 bars Palmolive Soap : : 5 bars Toilet Soap 1 Sink Strainer 1 Granite Wash Dish | ; B 4 : 1 Granite Stew Pan , ~ % 3 ; i) s - 4 1-Granite Soap Dish i ' I e | 4 1 Broom | | l i i 1 Hand Bag . 1 Pc., your choice of any o our Neckwear . 2 1bs of Candy . i 1 Pair Wit-Leather Hose, any size 1 Tie Pin, your choice of our stock.. $2 worth of any of our Jewelry. All war- ranted to give satisfaction. Special _ for $1 SALE DAY only ............ LR $1. Special for $1 Sale Day only...... We will be unable to deliver any of these goods and won’t seil to children. Store open till 10 o’clock nights, till after Christmas. Santa Claus will be here the last two weeks before Christmas, bring the children in to see him. He will be here on the $1 Sale Day. The place to buy your Christmas Presents. THE FAIR STORE BEMIDJI, g : : .