The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-01-11


! H4RB0R fHFRoTEAENT ar THE HE'D
or LAKE SUPERIOR.
Every patriot in the land, every one who
believes that the government was made for
the people, and not for Jay Cooke, viii re-
ioiee to see evidences Of an awakening
spirit ef protest against the bold and
shameless tavoritism, that has devoted gov
ernment money to private uses at what is
called the Outer IIaFoor'' of Duluth. That
the breakwater there, upon which the GOV
ernment in the last two years has expend-
cd mar thousands Of dollars would ever
I have received enc ccnS OF government ,sidi,
if the officials OF the Engineer Bureau had
been left to their own free professional dis
cretion, no one who understands the ease,
believes for a moment.
The breakwater was not needed TO give
harbor to Minnesota; a much better har-
Dor than that would furnish, she already
had behind much better breallwater: that
is to say, she had the inner harbor at Du-
luth, at the head Of Superior Bay, protected
bv minnesota Point an all.sunicient and
,,,,..,,,.n.o...ol l,,oe1.,,,o4or Bnt nrirata in.
..n..t,o+ Dn1,., no4 ;o+o~osts IF com
merce-town site and conner lot spectators
were concerned to keep up an appearance
"a apromise-howeve delusivc it might be,
ofon onts;de b.rhor. an3 the breaIwafor
f-oan,ad orso1,+aI,, ,ocossarv also 70 nro-
tect from absolute destruction bv the lake,
the large elevator and the r. r. freight
depot which had been erected where with
out such protection, they would be exposed
totba utmost fnry Of Lake SuDerior-thourh
,,l.,. e oi;-,;E,1, l,4s ~ ,,-.+o,. fronts
WheFe Ihey "ouid hoL oe 50 = AI'0s0''' oi0
close at hand.
m. o.-...;,-,,4 -o,., d,,,o,,s4ro,ol t1.af
.r.: I.o.I.,u.4am 80. 80
sueh WORK as lhlS oFeaA"a'er' was 'oo
vast drain for individual resources to bear,
IT was manifest that in that corner Of Lake
c,no,.;or ,,otioo,s revenue conld he stow
: 't''si 'o'' 9 '','''0'- -
ed ana hoaeh aS 1'SO 40 - o0"i'' 10 pr
duced Then Jay Cooke Gn the name OF
Z
{ IA .o,.,.;oI -, o,,,,ro,,,;o,io,, f,.
us 80 ''','' c
DWuth llaFpor III C''e CON ''s'0'4 . ~i,- -
day or days OF the session that ended with
March Sd 1871: in so doing overriding the
recommendations 70 the contrary. Of Con
:, oe,,,,,4o,,4
Gte99'o""l oo''''l.- 49, ''''l'
harbor engineers. so much Tor me power
of moncyed men with Congress.
~, -
l'uC 'i'I' - d i0''30 ~ ~ '-'''
had intended to make, 10 lhe lol0"lh&
timely and well put statement Of the On
tonacron n5;cbA Iioey.
7,
'iil,> 'l''' 'o 90 CIV nc In
'aIe S'oIul ii"s '"''5n' me ', -
- - ~ ''l'1 'tL9 ~
o. l-aAo o"Peiioi o"ti'o0 Do Pl"5 =. !" ~.
Up 10 the present IIhle Nof eIHliieuI mas
had but little experience III hGrDOT building
~, 4his lake bnt enouoh danaoe has been
80 = -, 4I4 IL ,,-orI = "a I,o lona
"o'i0 ~ P'o' '''"I ~ I - :
! mere, must DC ol lhc bioSC l4ol od5'i anu
substantial nature, and that when com
npDcad If must be pushed through to com
,Io+;o,, ~, . c,roo4 r;s1- ;s ,up of loeino work
r
aHeauy 0o1c'
Although our own h9rb0r has escaped
: anv dam9oe from the late severe storms
; vot IN tho nvoe of nroctiraI mechanics il Is
9Icl1 IL - = LIE e;sbo1
"oHuei .ui ''L' III 10 10Ti0 i''ii ''''
state II IS not destroyed- boG we are NOR
iaTofaoly situated thah are the haroorS ol
Marquette Duiuth, ana oth9r Poii,s On
the iake' as we lay III pay ana are II pro- 8
ca lToih lIie most severe "illl'3 l ne iI'l5 J
ol PViiS ""i1' VI '''i no,
III 'e oPeii i@Ne IN ~ ooen 10y oIIl