Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-03-03
DULUTH.


WY uHhy SpceCh III SVhsAoSs'
The speech of Hon. J. Proctor
Knott, of Kentucky, on the bill CIV
ing land grant to the st. Croix and
Bayfield, railroad, is one the liveli-
est efforts of the session, and sails
away out Of the dry realms oflegisla-
tive talk, with the effect of killing
the land-grabbing scheme 80 dead
that the loudest toot of any congress
slonal Gabriel can never bring 1t to
life again. 1t Is one of the wittiest
things ever got off in congress. -
From a report of the Globe we en-
tract the cream of the Grafton as
found below, aud only regret we cam
not give more of it:
/ find by reference to the map be-
fore me, that Duluth is situated some.
where near the western end of lake
superior, but rs there is no dot or
other mark indicating it's exact loca.
ton, am unable to say whether it
is actually confined to any particular
spot, or whether sit is inst lying
around there loose" Laughter !
really cannot tell whether 1t is one
OF those ETHEREAL creations of intel.
Iectual frostwork, more intangible
than the rose-tinted clouds of sum
mer sunset; one of those airy exhal>
atoms of the spectators brain.
which l am told are ever fitting in
the form of towns and cities along
these lines of railroads, built with
government subsidies, luring the un-
wary settlers as the mirage of the
desert lures the furnishing traveller
on, and ever on, until it fades away
in the darkening horizon, or wheth-
er IL Is a real, bona fide, substantial
| city, all "staked off" with the lots
marked with the owners names, like
that proud commercial metropolis
recently discovered on the desirable
shores Of San Domingo. Laughter. !
But, however that may be, | am sat
| isfled that Duluth is there, or there
abouts, for see it stated here or the
map that it is exactly thirty nine
hundred miles from Liverpool,
laughter though L have no doubt
for the sake of convenience, 1t will
be moved back ten miles, so rs to
make the distance an even four
thousand. Renewed laughter
Then, sir, there Is the climate of
Duluth, unquestionably the most
salnbrious and delightful found any
where on the Lords earth. Now, |
have always been under the impress
sion, as presume other gentlemen
have, that in the region around lake
Superior it was cold enough for AT
| least nine months in the year %
freeze the smoke stack off IA l0Como
tive. Great laug liter. But | see
as represented on this map, that Du-
luth Is situated exastly half way be-
tween the ATTITUDES of Paris aud
Venice, so taat gentlemen who in
hailed the exhilarating airs of the
one or hasked i'm the golden sunlight
| OF the other, may see at glance that
Duluth must be IA place of untold de-
lights, laughter n terrestrial para.
disc. famed by the bnlmy zephyrs of
an eternal spring, clothed in the COR
| geOus sheen of ever blooming flow
ers and vocal with the silvery melody
OF natures choicest sOnpstprs.-
| Laughter. In fact, sir, since |
have seen this map, have no doubt
that Byron was vainly endeavoring
to convey some faint conception OF
the delicious charms of Duluth when
his poetic soul gushed forth in the
ripping strains of that beautiful
Rhapsody
Know yo the land Of the cedar and the vine.
Where the flowers ever blossom and the beams
ever shine;
Where the light wings OF zephyr. oppressed with
perfume,
Wax faint o er the gardens OF Gaul in her bloom
Where the citrOn and the olive are the fairest of
fruit.
ana the voice OF the nightingale ne is mute
Where the tnts of the earth and the huea of the
sky.
In color though varied, in beauty may viey'
Laughter.
AS to the commercial resources of