The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-07


NORTHERN PACIFIC r. r. Co.,
Secretarys Office, n Y, Jan. 2S 1874
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
will agree TO build a branch from the main
line of the Lake Superior and Mississippi
Railroad in Duluth across Rice's Point and
Connea's Point and along the shore of the
bay of Superior to the Nemadji river-the
line to be located with view to economy OF
construction and connecting with wharves
and docks in said bay, with such necessary
station houses as may be needful for the busi-
ness Of the town of Superior-the road to be
completed within eight months from the time
when a deed shall be delivered to this com
pany for the right of way, and all the station
grounds and wharf frontage needed for the
present and future business Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad. The right of way herein
mentioned is from Conner's Point to the Ne
npaeiji river, including the right to construct
a bridge across the channel between C0nner's
Point and Rice's Point
In conducting the business of the road the
Northern Pacific Railroad agrees to place
Duluth and Superior on such equal footing
as will leave the commercial world to elect
for itself where it wtll do business, without
any discrimination IN favor of either place,
delivering passengers and freight both at Su-
perior and Duluth
And the railroad company further agree to
erect grain elevators in superior, or permit
private parties to do so; and if private par
ties shall so erect elevators on the line of the
railroad, the company agrees to deliver to
the elevators all the grain which may be con
signed to them. &. W. CASs Pres't.
1t was agreed between the representatives
from Duluth, the President of the North Pa
cifc and myself that an appropriation should
be asked for from Congress in the river and
harbor bill in the following terms, | making
the reservation that the same should meet
the approval of the Wisconsin delegation in
Congress:
For the dredging out of the bay of Supe-
rior from the natural entrance to the docks
at Superior and Duluth, and preserving each
entrance for the purposes Of commerce,
S15o, ,O00.n
The Duluth committee and myself imme-
diately proceeded to Washington to lay the
subject before the Wisconsin and Minnesota
delegations. | invited meeting Of the en-
tire Wisconsin delegation, at which all but
one member were present, to whom | submit
ted the proposed settlement, all of whom eX-
pressed their decided approval of it. The
Minnesota delegation in Congress with the
Duluth representatives, were then invited to
meet the Wisconsin delegation, and did so
with the exception of the members of the
House, and it was then agreed that the bay
of Superior should be improved as Indicated
IN the language TO 60 into the river and har-
bon bill a, before named
This adjustment contemplates the removal
of the dixie, or so much Is desirable in the
interests of commerce, and the same will be
removed as soon as the appropriation is avail
able. The canal will remain open, but Gen
eral Humphrey, Chief OF the Engineer De-
narffnent.. cave n assurance THAI Il che event
that time should demonstrate that the canal
was working injury TO the natural entrance,
he would cause a tight dixie TO be placed near
to the canal that should arrest any Diversion
of water through that outlet | should add
that this method of settlement met with the
cordial approval of the Engineer Department.
The result of it will give to Wisconsin what
she could not have obtained by litigation,
viz: railroad to Superior aud the dredging
out of the harbor. 1t also secures the reno
val of the dixie. In a woyd It qives to Supe-
rjor all she has any right to and al that IS
necessary to her derelopme7t
In naaking tbs aojustn,e,d did not expect
that all persons acould be satisfied, as ans ,reli
a,care that there are some ,cbo think that any
adjustment that lett L1aluth staading, scould Be
a sacrifce TO tie rights Of Wisconsin.
With these persons / do not sympathize
my desire has been to effect IA settlement that
should be honorable to both states.
If with her great natural advantages, the
same facilities of railroads aud better har-
Dor, Superior cannot cope with her rival, it
will be the fault Of her own citizens.
c. G. WAsHBURN.
In view Of the preamble and res
olution lately introduced in the As
sembly by Hon. 5. 5. Fi6eId, Mem
ber from this District, we publish
above extracts from the Annual
Message of the late Gov. Washburn
to the Legislature OF 1878, and the
full text of his Special Message to
the same body, after his return from
negotiating the inglorious treaty
which by irresistible implication,
confesse8 that Wisconsin had en-
deavored to injure the prosperity of
a sister state, by asserting claims
to franchises to which she had no
right.
Whatever else Gov. Washbu~n
may plead in justification or extenu-
alton Of his course, the unequivocal
LANGUAGE Of his Annual Message,
quoted above, etfectually precludes
the excuse of ignorance,
He was thoroughly acquainted
with the situation of the harbor of
Superior from personal observation,
and knew all the encroachments of
the City of Duluth and the n. z. Il.
r Co. on that barbor, as well as we
who had lived here for years. He
knew that the current OF the SAINT
Louis river had been diverted
through canal at Duluth, from its
natural mouth nearly seven miles
away.
He knew that the mouth of the
St. Louis river, navigable stream
over which the jurisdiction of Wis
consin was concurrent, the bounda-
nv between Wisconsin and Mime
so+a bod baaD removpd To a pOiut