. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . re 931,502 barrels, most of which went by the Gladstone route. In 12 RESOURCES OF MINNESOTA. addition to the routes above named, quite large shipments of flour are made via Green Bay and Mil-waukee, thence by lake. By these railroad and water routes forty per cent, of the flour shipped East dur-ing the year has reached its destination without traveling around the head of Lake IVIichigan, and this ata saving of five to ten cents per barrel in freight, and reaching its destinatio
. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . re 931,502 barrels, most of which went by the Gladstone route. In 12 RESOURCES OF MINNESOTA. addition to the routes above named, quite large shipments of flour are made via Green Bay and Mil-waukee, thence by lake. By these railroad and water routes forty per cent, of the flour shipped East dur-ing the year has reached its destination without traveling around the head of Lake IVIichigan, and this ata saving of five to ten cents per barrel in freight, and reaching its destination about as soon as by all-rail. The entire supply for the Northwest of Pennsylvania and Ohio coal comes over these lines, as doesmuch of the merchandise for the twin cities and the Northwest. ST. PMU,, MINNEAIOLIS & MANITOBA. The St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad is the largest wheat-carrying railroad inthe world. The Company delivered at Minneapolis 21,435,800 bushels of wheat during the yearof the 44,552,730 delivered in the city. be bushels that delivered at Minneapolis; several milliondistri-. butor of merchandise, machinery and many other articles, the Manitoba stands at the head of the list ofthe systems entering at Minneapolis. This Company has four distinct lines penetrating all sections ofCentral and Northwestern Minnesota and Dakota, extending through Northern Montana to the greatmining districts of Helena and Butte. The Company has afour-track line from Minneapolis to St. Paul-and a double track to Lake Minnetonka. During last year the Company e.\tended its road from Hinck,ley to Duluth and Superior, and is made an important factor in the flour and other carrying trade viaLake Superior. The Company have added to their mileage during 1888, 313 miles of road, and its totalmileage is 3,025. The Manitoba is a competitor for the Montana and Manitoba and all Pacific Coastbusiness, and traverses a new territory in Northern Dakota and Montana of great agricultural fa
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