rERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS IN SOME MINNESOTA FACTS Has 632 legal newspapers. There are 852 creameries in Minnesota. It nineteenth in population. Minnesota has 285 flour mills. Has an average altitude of 1,250 feet. Minnesota has five paper mills. Has 51,749,120 acres of land surface. Is eleventh in size in the Union. Hm average temperature of 41.6. Minnesota has 70 cheese factories. Minnesota has four state fish hatcheries. Mas an area of 83,365 square miles. There are 86 counties in the state. Minnesota has 27,675,823 acres in farms. Has 1,159 banks, state and national. The 1914 yield was 5,245,000 bushels. Is the bread and butter state of the Union. Minnesota has 1,125,000 milch cows. Minnesota has over 6,000 factories. Minnesota takes first place in yield of rye. Minnesota's geese will number 105,III, Minnesota cattle are valued at $50,« $06,372. Has 1,532 milee of navigable waters. In 1914 the corn yield was 91,000,000 bushels. Has a free traveling library system. Minnesota has 7.7 head of live stock per capita. Saw Mill of International Lumber Company—Annual Capacity 100,000,000 feet. Minnesota stands fifth as a barley Minnesota has 5,775 mules, valued ftate. STATE'S WILD LIFE AN ASSET hospitable people whose prosperous Owns richest iron deposits in the at 8732,723. puMlf not less generous in allotting and contented homes nestle among the Minnesota ranks second in potato world. lands, have all together funds of Qttfh FORESIGHT OF HER PIONEERS groves and by the shimmering lakes, production. Has a population of 2,075,708. (1910 $16,000,000. Invite the vacationist to seek pleasure, in 1914, 700,000 bushels of apples *msus,) "Moreover, Minnesota still ow&| 8tory of Minnesota Public Landa le rest and recuperation In hunting, Is one of the healthiest states la were raised. OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED FOR 2,500,000 acres, mainly in the tlmbff Rebuke to States That Squandered fishing, camping, canoeing or motoring The average rye yield per aero is the Union. HUNTING AND FISHINO. district, and from the sale of the tints Valuable Grant*. within her borders. 19.5 bushels. Leads the World in manufacture of ber and of the land to the settlerf Nature Lavieh in Her Gifts. There are 2,347,435 head of cattle linseed oil. the state will double its present per* The wisdom of the founders of Nature has been lavish in her gifts in Minnesota. Minnesota is one of the leading manent fund before many years havf Minnesota Offers Unrivalled Allure Minnesota is beyond question, for Minnesota has stood first as a corn to the North Star State. The call of oats states. passed. More important still, it as the result of their forethought and growing state. mentg as Recreation Ground for the wild is peculiarly enticing in this Has an average of 25 people to the owns 40,000 acres of land in which the good judgment of such men as favored region. To him who loves the An average per capita of bank deposits square mile. People of Other States. there are rich deposits of iron. Th# Alexander Ramsey and other early life in the canoe and tent, the aromatic of $237. In natural resources is richest state state has leased the iron ore land for, lawmakers, our state stands out and Has bank deposits to the amount of evergreen forest, the lapping of In the Union. long periods at advantageous terms, By Carlos Avery, Game and Fish ahead of any other in the Union in $491,997,559.12. the waves on the rocky shores, the Has an inexhaustible supply of The land has already yielded $3,000,000, Commissioner. Its provisions for the schools and other rippling of the stream over gravelly building stone. Of goats, Minnesota has 4,588, valued and under the present contracts The great abundance of the wild life public institutions of the state. So beds, the cheerful campflre, who is For 1914 the wheat yield was 42,t76,000 at $18,480. it will yield about $150,000,000 in the of Minnesota's fields, woods, lakes and prominent is this contrast that the More than 270,000 acres are planted thrilled by the wild duck's whistling bushels. next generation. Thus, by 1950, Minnesota streams and its remarkable variety Youth's Companion, known throughout to potatoes. morning flight or tempted by the red Has 157 public, association and expects to have a permanent and wide distribution constitutes one the world for its conservative deer's elusive trail, or who seeks the Has approximately 90,000 miles of school libraries. fund of fully $200,000,000, which will of the state's most valuable assets. statements and reliability, says: public highway. exultation of successful angling for Minnesota ranks among the first in yield at 4 per cent, $8,000,000 a year In this respect this state is unrivaled. "Most of the states to which the the wary trout or the truculent bass, wheat production. In 1914 Minnesota raised 2,930,000 for its schools and other publle is* The value "of such an asset in cold national government has made large our fair state offers unrivalled opportunities. bushels of flax. Ten thousand fresh water lakes stitutions. dollars cannot be computed, though it grants of land find little satisfaction Minnesota butter is valued at $50,000,000 teeming with fish. "The care of this fund is an important is known that the actual food value oi in telling how they have disposed of annually. Minnesota is the state where clover Enjoy Vacation Near Home. part of the business of the state the game and fish taken and used each it. To this rule Minnesota is a notable 1913 report gave ati average of 40.5 grows like a weed. government, which acts in the capacity Situated in the geographic center of exception, and the story of its bushels per acre. year by commercial fishermen, anglers Millions of ducks swarm the 10,000 of trustee. Of the present North America easy of access from and sportsmen amounts to a vast sum. public lands is both a rebuke to other The 1914 oats crop amounted to lakes in Minnesota. fund of $34,000,000 about $7,000,000 is all directions, within a day's journey states that have squandered their valuable 85,120,000 bushels. Has second largest educational Game and Fish Abundant. invested in the bonds of other states, of the homes of millions of people in grants and a lesson to the fund in the nation. Minnesota successfully raises many It is not in the commercial value o! $15,000,000 has been lent to counties, other states less favored quickly, states that still have natural resources varieties of apples. Minnesota has the largest iron the food so taken, though this is large, cities and townships within the state, comfortably and cheaply reached, and worth preserving. Minnesota has 753,184 horses, valued mines in the world. that the chief value is found, but and the rest, drawing interest at 4 with no necessity for expensive outfits, "While other states were selling at $89,068,872. Has 3,000,000 acres of unsold state rather in the pleasant opportunity afforded per cent, is in contracts of sale for pack trains or guides no arduous their public lands for a dollar or so Minnesota has 1,520,257 hogs, valued md homestead land. such a large number of people farming lands. mountain climbing or other hardships an acre and using the money for current at $13,929,127. There are 64 building and loan associations for recreation, outings and pleasure at "Minnesota deserves the heartiest the state of Minnesota offers the millions expenses, Minnesota was selling The average Minnesota farm contained in the state. small cost. There are few families so congratulations of the other states of the Mississippi valley and the land itself for agricultural purposes 177.3 acres. Is one of the foremost states in situated, even among the poorer people for the far sighted wisdom of Its eajfylawmakers, elsewhere, to those of moderate means for $5 an acre it put the total In 1914 there were 31,694,000 bushels production of foodstuffs. of the larger cities, that they are and for the fidelity wilt as well as to the people of wealth, proceeds into a permanent fund for of barley raised. One of the finest state capitol buildings not able to enjoy frequent outings at which its officials of later years have unrivalled opportunities to enjoy a' the benefit of its schools and of its in the United States. Minnesota's average barley yield is lake or stream, in the forest or field, guarded their trnst. Such a splendid pleasant and profitable vacation near charitable and penal institutions. The Is 405 miles from north to south and 23 bushels per acre. and to h9,ve frequent opportunity of record of efficiency and honesty fives their homes—at their very doors. fund now amounts to $34,000,000 and Is almost the center of the North 854 miles from east to west. supplying their own tables with fresh new heart to those who are gives Minnesota a larger school fund American continent. Minnesota has, at Duluth, the largest fish or a taste of game, so numerous for the welfare of states tfeat than that of any other state in the The average yield per acre of potatoes inland port in the world. and well stocked are the lakes, been less thrifty." The capital invested in Minnesota Union. Four neighboring states, to Prairie chickens are plentiful in the is 114 bushels. streams, fields and woods. manufacturing plants is $275,416,000. which the national government was Of Minnesota's farm lands 19,643,533 prairie sections of Minnesota. Teeming With Wild Life. acres are improved. Has 9,339 miles of railway, not ineluding There are no barren wastes in Minnesota—no trackage of terminals. Minnesota cheese factories pay their arid areas, treeless and lifeless, patrons annually $763,587. Minnesota's five year average was as so many states possess. Every Minnesota creameries pay their patrons only 3.3 bushels below first place. foot of land unused for agriculture Permanent state school funds which annually $32,067,022.23. is clothed in a luxury of vegetation The value of live stock holdings per Will ultimately reach $200,000,000. or covered by a body of water, in capita in Minnesota is $77.85. The average number of turkeys either case teeming with wild life. raised in Minnesota yearly is 147,335. Highest point is found on Mesaba This holds good in all portions of the The poultry and egg production of iron range, altitude 2,200 feet. state—the thickly and the sparsely Minnesota amounts to $34,000,000 annually. Minnesota's average yield for fivo settled, as well as the uninhabitated FIRST NATIONAL BANK years was 35.3 bushels per acre. areas. Plums of the wild and tame varieties Minnesota has 22,540 acres in state The surface of the state is varied parks and an equal amount in state are cultivated and bear large crops. with frequent ravines, valleys, marshes Minnesota has many varieties of forests. or sloughs, affording abundant opportunity INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA wild fruits which grow in abundance. Minnesota has an unexcelled state for trees and other vegetable The everbearing strawberry is being university and five state normal growth and cover for wild birds and cultivated successfully in Minnesota. schools. F. P. SHELDON, PRESIDENT GJ-. N". MII,LARD, CASHIER animals. Hundreds of miles are traversed A. Q. WEDGE JR. VICE PRES. Minnesota is the only state which No other state in the Union has as J. Gr. PETERSON, ASST. CASHIER by streams stocked with speckled many successful co-operative creameries. baa a creamery of its own for experimentation. trout, rainbow, steelheads, and CAPITAL STOCK, SURPLUS A.N"D UNDIVIDED PROFITS $50,000.00 brown trout and thousands of beautiful There are 637,582 sheep on the Has on an average 148 clear sunshiny lakes are filled with pike, bass, days, 110 partly cloudy and 107 farms of Minnesota, valued at $2,693,424. perch, sunfish, muskellunge, whiteflsh, •cloudy days. crappies, lake trout, and many other Alfalfa matures and is a profitable In 1910 Minnesota had live stock to varieties, while fall grouse, quail and erop even in the most northern parts the number of 16,022,573 head, valued duck shooting is unsurpassed anywhere at $161,617,739. of the state. in the country. The graceful The lftl? government reports gave Minnesota leads all other states in red deer abounds over nearly half of average yield of hay per acre. (1.89 Minnesota an average of 30 per cent the area of the state and the lordly above all states for the year. tons in 1918.) moose roams over hundreds of miles Furs valued at from $500,000 to In 1910 Minnesota had 10,296,942 of the wilder and more remote sec* chickens not counting those kept in $1,000,000 are placed on the market tions of the far north, while many annually by its hunters and trappers. cities and villages. kinds of fur-bearing animals abound Minnesota's fruit crop is valued at Has taken highest average score everywhere as do the smaller gam« $30,000,000 annually. on butter 10 times out of 12 in contests animals such as rabbits and squirrela open to the world. Minnesota produced 3,294,000 tons Offer* Unrivalled Allurements. of tame hay in 1914. The 1913 potato crop was 14 per It is this lavish abundance and marvelous cent above the average and gave a Government repofts placed Minnesota's variety of wild living things, yield of 30,780,000 bushels. 1913 wheat crop 13 per cent coupled with the delightful attractiveness All such small fruits as strawberries, better than the average of the United of the country, which enables raspberries, currants, gooseberries, etc. States. Minnesota to offer such unrivalled allurements yield abundantly on Minnesota soil. The bee Industry of Minnesota is as a recreation ground foi Butter to the amount of 123,117,912 a growing one. In .1910 there were THE OLDEST AKD less fortunately situated people of otl* .pounds is made every year by Minnesota in the state 56,677 colonies, valued er states. creameries. at $221,781. STRONGEST BANK The beauty of the landscape with These cheese factories make 5,594,£78 Minnesota's lakes afford the best its remarkable clothing of verdure pounds of cheese each year. nesting places for wild ducks and EST KOOCHICHING throughout the entire summer season, The greatest flouring mill? in the geese giving the hunters untold pleas* its excellent country highways, its world. ure in the game season. COUNTY. TO THOSE DESIRING BANKING RELATIONS WITH A STRONG, CAREFUL AND SAFE INSTITUTION, WE EXTEND OUR SERVICES. YOUR BUSINESS IS SOLICITED. International Bridge and Dam fY 1 'h:-f fe 1