The new era., 1860-01-26
T. ELWELL.

i. ELW ELL.
Office Lake Superior Agricultural Society
. December IL, 1859.
EDS. New ERA:-Gentlamen-
low me to call the attention of your
farmers and merchants to the facilities
for shipping their grain, cattle, etc !,
presented by the City of Superior. The
situation of Superior and Chicago re-
semble each o'her, being at the head
oftwo great lakes. which empty their
waters into Lake Huron. The course
Of vessel from the City of Superior to
Europe or New York, is down Lake
Superior, while 4 vessel from Chicago
sails up Lake Michigan, and both sail
through Lake Huron. The distance
between these two shipping ports being
nearly the same, why should the pro-
duce of Northern Minnesota, the Red
River Fur trade. the Hudson Bay Com
Pany's mails and freight, pass through
st. Paul and Chicago? There is unin-
terrupted navigation between Superior
and Europe.
The time, from Cleveland to the City
of Superior. including numerous stop
pages, is four days. In the Detroit .4d
uert'ser of Nov. 81, is the following:-
"The Lady EIgin. of Chicago, has
on board. for Lake Superior Ports, one
hundred and thirty head Of caale. and a
large quantity Of pork. beef, feed, oats,
butter, etc, and was drawing, at the
time Of the breaking of her crank-pins,
over ten feet Of water This is a fair
sample of the cargoes of the numerous
side-wheel steamers and propelers en-
gagged in supplying the Lake Superior
ports with the various necessaries of
life. The Lake shores are covered with
a dense forest, farmers are scare, and
as yet have barely raised enough for
their own consumption. At least ten
thousand persons are employed in cop
per and iron mining operations on this
Lake; aud so profitable is the sale of
provisions, that high prices are paid for
the privilege of selling hay, fresh meat,
vegetables, chickens, eggs, etc. Now
if it pays well to ship -four, cattle, chick
ems, butter, lard, hay, etc. from Cleve-
land and Chicago to Lake Superior,
nearly 700 miles, why cannot the farm
ers of n Northern Minnesota ship their
produce from the City Of Superior, dis
tant $50 miles from the greatest Copper
mines In America, and which exports |
virgin copper in masses" to the amount
Of nearly one million of dollars. The
saw mills ofSuperior have nearly driven
off competition from Detroit and Chica-
90. Extra Flour sold at Chicago in
November at from S. Is to ST 90 per
barrel, and freight from thence TO Su-
'erior ST. SO, total 81 25 to 81 So
perhaps made from the wheat exported
rom Sauk Rapids TO Chicago and
cieveland-and having travelled nearly
wo thousand miles, is sold here at from
~ % to 81 so per barrel, while the
same qualify of -four brings from S3 rs
% a 90 per barrel in St. Paul, distant
lou miles from Superior! Farmers of
Northern Minnesota, you can monopo-
lze the great and growingtrade of Lake
Superior Those ten thousand miners
must have supplies. Will you secure
his trade, or shall the Illinois and Ohio
armer enjoy IL: a.f ,e.ea bs
The Lake Superior Agricultural So
,iety, having for its field of operations
ne entire country tributary to the head
flake Superior, is dcsirous of calling
ne attention of the farmers throughout
his region to these facts. The farmers
# Northern Minnesota are particularly
invited to visit our room and exam
ne the greatest collection in the North
Nest. We paid a premium of Ten
dollars for the first barrel of SUPERIOR
loar, and intend dividing at least Fl We
hundred Dollars among our members
q prizes, during the next season. We
re desirous of opening a correspond