There are three major industries in Minnesota. But the lumber company is among the best. The lumber company was one of the successful company in the Minnesota Territory. Frederick Weyerhaeuser invested in the lumber company around the 1800s. There was thousands of acres that had lumber, but he he bought timberland around the area of Minnesota and Wisconsin. What he bought in total was 900,000 acres of timber land. Before investing in the lumber industry Weyerhaeuser was already a successful businessman. Weyerhaeuser had very high hopes about the company he was investing in. By the 1900s the lumber company was blossoming. There were many tools helping this industry evolve such as axes and sawmills. After awhile of cutting the trees
