INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS mvtuo VIA jAmoTioH International X.J f» 7-f" ^v N'TSN a a 1ft RAMM n* _- |§PILL •*S£3S^sa-... -Vf^-'A'j. mimm. -€*-.*•:: 4 11 Paper, pulp and sulphite mills of the Minnesota & Ontario Power Co. —Daily output 770 tons. INTERNATIONAL LUMBER COMPANY. machines: INTERNATIONAL FALLS AN INDUSTRIAL CITY Two (2) 154 inch Annual capacity of sawmill, containing 3 bands and re-saw and Two (2) 184 inch Although it is only six years since the first railroad reached International Two (2) 188 inch gang 100,000,000 ft. Falls, this city has already become one of the important The latter four of which are among the largest and widest paper Planing mill capacity ..100,000,000 ft. hianufacturing cities of the state, and in a few years it will be, perhaps, To keep these mills in operation the following logs will be re" machines ,in the world. the largest paper manufacturing city in the world. quired annually: Daily capacity development contemplated for future: These immense paper, pulp and sulphite plants are owned and Present capacity 75,000,000 ft. Book paper and other grades 220 tons Operated by the Minnesota & Ontario Power company, of which Mr. £. W. Backus is president, and Mr. Wm. Brooks, of Minneapolis, is MINNESOTA, DAKOTA & WESTERN RAILWAY. treasurer. These masters of industry also own the controlling interest in the Owns and operates terminals aggregating trackage of 10 miles International Lumber company, which owns and operates large saw for the accomodation of all industries at- International Falls, Minne* Jnills in this city and also at Spooner, also the Minnesota, Dakota sota and Fort Frances, Ontario and connects with the Minnesota & & Western Railway, which has become an important factor in the International Railway (Northern Pacific Railway), Canadian Northern hauling of raw material from the surrounding forests to keep these Railway and Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway. It has also industries in continuous operation as well as in opening up the splendid an international bridge between International Falls, Minnesota and farming country through which it passes for more than eighty Fort Frances, Ontario. Now operating 80 miles of main line, with Uliles. contemplated extensions of 300 miles south and west. These industries furnish the city of International Falls with a The terminals of this company are located at International Falls, Tegular monthly pay roll of between $75,000 and $100,000, and have Minnesota and include the most modern round houses, machine ttiade possible this magnificent little city which is the pride of all its shops, etc. people and the one of the wonders of the state. All the industries above enumerated now employ the following men MINNESOTA & ONTARIO POWER COMPANY At International Falls, Minn, and Fort Frances Ontario 1,500 Present power development of both power houses: Directly and indirectly in providing raw material for the above Hydraulic .'23,000 H. P. mills S,0QQ Hydro-Electric 7,000 H. P. Total 6,500 Total present development 30,000 H. P. Additional capacity for future development ........... .5,000 H. P. Some idea of the amount of materials required for these indus* Total ultimate development ... 35,oooH P. tries may be gathered from the following account of timber neces* sary in the making of pulp and sulphite for the paper mill, which Daily capacity of present mills now in operation at International have a daily production of 350 tons of news print paper per day, Falls, Minnesota and Fort Frances, Ontario. while the saw mills cut 100,000,000 feet per year. Ground wood pulp mill (with 39 grinders) 300 tons The following data relative to the paper mills was kindly given us Sulphite pulp mill 120 tons EDWARD WELLINGTON BACKUS by Superintendent John Ross of these mills was kindly given US News print paper mill 350 tons President of the Ontario and Minnesota Power Co., Ltd., and the his of being the best paper maker in the United States, and during Total -..770 tofcs Fort Frances Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd., and President and Director present four years in that position has brought the mills up to their The present paper mills have steam plants of 7000 H. P.. for of numerous other subsidiary industries. Mr. Backus is a real limit of daily capacity of the best paper made. booking sulphite and drying paper. captain of industry and at this time is one of the most notable (Continued on Page 9.) The paper mills also contain the six following Fourdrinier paper characters of Minnesota and Northwestern Ontario. -r £i' J--* *i 1* 4 IP Ilillila illliti KO?SAJ Jfli & :o W'fi *1 1*?~ '-t, "v :,C.l I .'I' :ui: yl' 'trj'-t v_ -.'-.V -J-.XfI.sS TSiJ V&r/lxJ Partial view of lumber yards"of International Lumber Company. v^ —1-