The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-07-01
THE LAKE SUPERIOR TRADE.
The Buffalo Comme, cial Advert


sounds the following alarm:
There now lies before us an advertising map which
will be very widely circulated and on which the rout
via the Lakes from Duluth Erie and thence Phil
adelphia and New York by the PENNSYLVANIA railways
is conspcuousv displayed This is only the beginnn,
of systematic plan for advertising the advantages
that route all over the country. The projectors ant
advocates of the Northern Pacific Railways also. ar,
playing into the hands of the PennSy Central BY
magnityng the Importance and advantages of the por
of Erie the eastern end of the Lake for ht
traffic of their road Hon. William d. Kelley, in al
address recently delivered Philadelphia in the in
| terest of the Northern Pacific road pictured vessels
leaving the head of Lake Superior discharge the
car-oes Erie for the ports of New York Phade phif
and Baltimore and he said: 'It requires but little
power of the imagination behold the city of Erie
overshadowing Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit anC
expanding into rivalry with Chicago"
We have good reason to believe that these adver
tisng expedents will be pushed TO their utmost use
tuness and fear that they are likely to effect the
purpose. We direct attention the subject in the
knowledge that the attempt to build up the port O.
Erie In tie interest of the Pennsylvania railways al
the expense of Buffalo and the New York lines is al
earnest attempt and that it will be vigorously pushed
in every direction Our business must look tC
their interests. The New York lines ought TO be will
ing do their part toward making it object for the
Lake Superior and Northern Pacific traffic to 60 tc
New York via Buffalo. Perhaps they are; but any
rate, merchants should give the subject their
nest attention
We are glad to see any of the Buffalo
papers awakening to a true understanding
of what the Duluth trade means. In an
article on this subject, last winter, we call
ed upon the press of the Empire State, to
remember that "Duuth'' and her trade
meant "Erie, and no; Buffalo; Harrisburg,
and not Albany; Philadelphia and not New
York" At the time, the Buffalo papers so
far from needing lis, were busily engaged
in publishing long-winded communications
from scribbers in Duluth, who made reg
ular business of putting that Philadelphia
suburb into notoriety, and striving to CON
meet the name of the Northern Pacific with
itself We regret to see the Advertiser
has fallen into the trap far enough to blame
the pre- ectors oe the n. p. for this Erie di-
version. This is mistake The Northern
Pacific is In the hands of Jay Cooke, at
present, by reason of his connection with
it as financial agent Kelley's speech at
Philadelphia, and all similar speeches, os-
tenslbly in the name of the Northern Pa
cihc. are engineered by Mr.. Cooke, who is
throwing all his influence in favor of Du-
luth, and the Erie route to Philadelphia.
But we happen to know that the Northern
Pacific road has not accepted Duluth, and
the Erie and Philadelphia connection, as a
finality; and if it receives proper encour-
agement from the Empire State, it will not.
The Northern Pacific at this hour is will
ling to see its vast trade pour through Buff
falo. But that will not come by courtlng
Duluth, as the press of your city did last
winter; for Duluth means Jay Cooke and
Penn. Central Nor will it come by calling
on the New York lines to bid low for the
Duluth trade. Jay Cooke and his Penn
sylvania lines will take away the last pound
Of freight from New York ports, propellers,
or II. Il. lines, and it is just as well for the
Empire state, and the City of Buffalo to see
it now, as see it when too late. Let your
press urge upon the moneyed men Of the
state of New York, to invest heavily at the
head of Lake Superior in a locality, not
controlled by the Philadelphia interest;
that is the town of Superior, which can be
made the lake terminus of the n. p. i'll the
interest of New York state, if concerted
effort is set on foot AT ONCE. We are
weighing our words in saying this, and feel
that you may some day thank us for the
warning.