AT THE HEADWATERS of the Mississippi, her broad streets and boulevards encircling 22 lakes and161 parks, stands the City of Minneapolis, home of the Aquatennial and summer host to millions of vacationers. But Minneapolis is more than a vacation land. Here are the flour mills that made the city famous. Here more than half of the nation’s flax crop comes to be processed into oil and paint and cattle feed, and to eventually find its way into such varied products as linoleum and cigarette papers. From Minneapolis come many of the tractors, the combines, the corn pickers, the harrows that till the fields and harvest the crops of the Northern Plains. Precision equipment of all kinds, from hearing aids and thermostats to pumps and outboard motors, are produced in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis is an apparel center too. Here the “storm coat” originated, here and a million are manufactured annually. And for the gentler sex, Minneapolis weaves sheer hosiery, knits fine lingerie and fashions luxurious furs. With 10 railroad trunk lines, 120 motor freight carriers and six airlines, Minneapolis offers ideal transportation facilities. An ample labor force of predominantly Scandinavian and Germanic origin has a long record of satisfactory labor relations. Abundant natural gas, brought to the city by Northern Natural Gas Company and distributed locally by Minneapolis Gas Company, provides economical fuel for homes and industry. If you are planning to relocate your business or to establish a new plant, consider Minneapolis. For details, write Industrial Dept., Bert H. Roberts, Manager, Minneapolis Gas Company, Minneapolis 2, Minn. or the Area Development Dept. , Northern Natural Gas Company, Omaha, Nebr.