The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-12

Is Dulutn hOarS OF lauSnLeT.J
But, thanks to the beneticence
Of that band of ministering angels
who have their bright abodes in
the far off capital of Minnesota,
just as the agony of my anxiety
was about to eliminate in the fren-
~ of despair this blessed map was
placed in my hands; and as 1 un-
folded it resplendent scene Of in
effable glory opened before me,
such as imagine burst upon the
enraptured vision Of the wander
ing peri through the gates of para
disc (Renewed laughter.) There,
there for the first time, my en-
chauted eye rested upon the raw
ishiny word ''Duluth."
This map, sir, is intended, as it.
appears from its title, to illustrate
the position Of Duluth in the
United States; but if gentlemen
will examine it, think they will
concur with me in the opinion
that it is far too modest in its pre-
tensions. 1t not only illustrates
the position Of Duluth in tho
United States, but exhibits its re-
lations with all created things.
It even goes further than this. 1t
lifts the shadowy veil of futurity
and afford- US view Of the golden
prospects ofDuluth far along the
dim vista of ages yet to come.
If gentlemen will examine it
they will find Duluth not only in
the center Of the map, but repre-
sented in the center Of a series Of
concentric circles one hundred
miles apart, and some Of them as
much as four thousand miles in
diameter, embracing alike in their
tremendous sweep the fragrant
savannas of the sunlit South, and
the eternal solitudcs Of soow that
mantle the icc-hound NORTH
(Lau 1hter.) ;Iow ;h'se circles
were produced is perhaps ono Of
those primordial mysteries that
the most skillfuI paicn!ogint will
never be able to explain. (Re-
newed lsughter.) But the fact is,
sir, Duluth is pre.eminentIy a CEN
trail place, for 1 am told by gentle
men who have been so reckless Of
their own personal safety as to
venture away into those awful re-
gions where Duluth is supposed
to.hn, that it. is an AEoo.ly in tho
centre Of the visible universe that
the sky comes down at precisely
the same distance all around it.
(Roars of laughter.)
find, ty reference to this map,
that Duluth is situated somewhere
near the western end of Lake Su-
perior, but as there is no dot Or
other mark indicating its exact To-
cation 1 am unable to say whether
it is actually confined to any par
ticular spot, or whether sit is just
living around there loose" (Re-
newed laughter.) 1 really canno:
tell whether it is one Of those ethe-
real creations Of intellectual FROST
work, more intangible than the
rose-tinted clouds of q summer
sunset; one of those airy exhala-
tions Of the spectators brain,
which l am told are ever fitting
! in the form of towns and cities
along those lines Of railroad, built
| with government subsidies, Turing
the unwary settler rs the mirage
| of the desert lures the famishing
| traveller on, and ever on, until it
fades away in the darkening hori-
zon, or whether it is a real bona
fde substantial city, all "staked
| off," with the lots marked with
| their owners names, like that
proud commercial metropolis re-
Gently discovered on the desirable
shores Of San Domingo. (Laugh-
ter.) But, however that may be,
l see it stated here on the map
that it is exactly thirtyy- nine hun
dred and ninot.y miles from Liver,
| pool, lliaughter); though I havc
no doubt, for the sake Of conven.
ience it will be moved back ten
miles so as to make the distance
an even four thousand. (Renewed
laughtcr.)
Then, sir, there is the climate
Of Duluth, unquestionably the most
salubrious and delightful TO be
found anywhere on the Lords
earth. Now, have always been
under the impression, as 1 pre-
sumo other gentlemen have, that
in the region around Lake Supe-
rlor it was cold enough tor At least
nine months in the year to freeze
the smoke-stack off locomotive.
(Great laughter.) But I see it re.
presented on this map that Duluth
is situated exactly half way be-
tween the latitudes of Paris and
Venice, SO that gentlemen who
have inhaled the eXhiiaratins airs
Of the one or basked in the golden
sunlight of the other may see at a
glance that Duluth must be a place
of untold delights, (laughter) .
terrestrial paradise, famed by the
balmy zephyrs of an eternal spring,
clothed in the gorgeous sheen OF
ever-blooming flowers, and vocal
with the silvery melody Of natures
choicest songsters: (Laa5h:er:)
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