The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-02-01
Compromise in the Duluth Dyke
Controversy.
Wisconsin Gains Her Demands.
Northern Pacific E. r. to be Ex-
tended to Superior City.


Washington, Jan. 29.-The controversy
between the State OF Wisconsin and the city
Of Duluth and the Northern Pacific rail
road has been compromised by Gov. W ash
burn, who is now in Washington, q com
mittee from Duluth and the president OF
the railroad The Northern Pacific asrees
10 extend It's road to the city Of Superior
within eight months, and give that city the
same facilities rs Duluth. The dyke is to
be removed and the bay Of Superior is to
be dredged, and form the natural entrance
to the docks at Superior and Duluth.
We copy the above dispatch, heading
and all, from the St. Paul papers of the
3oth, which although good news for Supe-
rior, is no better than we expected from
Gov. Washburn's mission east. We had
hoped to give our readers in this issue of
the TIMES, the full particulars Of the com
promise between the State of Wisconsin
and the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. and
Duluth, but there has been hardly time to
receive them by mail; we may be able to
give them in a second edition Of this paper
on Monday.
Monday, Feb. 3.-Since publishing the
above we have received the St. Paul Press,
containing the following dispatch;
Washington, JAN 3I.-The long stand
ING controversy between Dulath and Supe-
nor City, concerning the canal, dyke and
other harbor improvements, in progress and
involved in the plans Of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad. has been amicably settled, at
a conference just held in this city, in which
prominent representatives Of the road, cities,
Senators and representatives Of the States,
officers Of the war department and Gov.
Washburn Of Wisconsin, were present
Under the compromise accepted by all par
ties. the canal and dyke both remain, and
an opening is to be made in the latter
through which vessels entering the inner
harbor By way of Superior City viii have
access to the railroad docks and whar-es to
Duluth The inner harbor is also to be
dredgcd, and safe and constant water COM
munication opened between the two cities
The railroad company also agrees to tbs
arrangement, ;snc II consequence VIII, ii
satisfactory inducements are offered, build
/ a branch crossing the St. LOUIS river near
It's mouth to Superior City. AS the inme-
/ diate consequence Of the settlement, all suits
and litigation now pending between the
two cities. and rival interests are to be
+ Withdrawn.
On which the Press comments as follows:
"The compromise agreed upon by the rep
resentatiyes Of Wisconsin and Minnesota in
regard to the matters in controversy be
tween Duluth and Superior, is much more
favorable to Duluth than was stated in pre-
yious telegrams. The Duluthltes have, in
fact, won a substantial triumph, The canal
is to stand, and the dyke is to stand; but a
hole is to be made in it for Wisconsin to
crawl through on its way to the Duluth
docks Superior bay is to be dredged, as
at first stated, and the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company is to build a branch rail.
road to Superior, provided Superior will
make ii for their interest Duluth has OBJ
gioGsly the inside track on this arrange
ment, and Minnesota comes out ahead, OF
course"
For our part we are not prepared to be-
ieve that Gov Washburn has so utterly
perverted the hopes which his Message in
spired. Such compromise is depriv-
ing the State of Wisconsin of all its rights:
destroys the future Of Superior, and con
cedes to Duluth not only all it asked and
robbed US of, but even more than they
claimed, by giving them an eastern outlet
at the expense of our commercial prospcri-
ty. We wait for confirmation before say
/ ing more on the subject.