The Flour Industry One of the major industries in the early 1900’s was the flour industry, it was a very important resource and business. This business helped Minnesota’s economy flourish. The flour industry officially started in 1854, but after Charles Pillsbury arrived in 1869 business boomed. Pillsbury made a large gamble and bought a failing flour mill. Pillsbury quickly became an industrialist and made a huge profit off of his flour milling business. By the late 1870’s flour production increased 10 times. Pillsbury dominated the flour industry with many successful mills. Pillsbury expanded operations west and all over Minnesota. Minnesota quickly became the flour milling capital of the world in 1881. Today the flour milling industry
