View of Mississippi River

ID: 104
This file appears in: Origins of City House

High Bridge and Northern States Power in background
Date: 1952

Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society

This file appears in: Origins of City House

By Jim Sazevich
Farmers and their allies supported improving the river’s shipping capacity once it became clear that railroad dominance meant higher shipping rates. The Equity Co-operative Exchange was formed in 1911…