The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-12-05
" GRIM VISAGED WAR"


It scents the battle afar off. It.
foreboding soul descries the fer0-
cious and implacable savages Of the
Wisconsin border, ramping on the
war path, ravening for the spoiIs OF
Duluth, thirsting like behemoth to
drink up The canal at guIp, and
fercely eager then, to da,m it with
a floating island, plug it with an in
junction forever and staunch its
slightest "seeping" with al act Of
Congress or some such sovereign
styptic.
This is one horror; terrible enough
it would seem: but the frightened
editor conjures up another, possibly
still more appalling, in the PRO
gramme which," he says, "the Wis
consin magnates have definitely
agreed upon," to-wit: "When the
n. 2. road comes before congress
and asks TO have the interest on It's
bonds guaranteed, the Wisconsin
delegation which is certainly
strong one, will not support shat
measure unless the n. 2. Co. viii
stipulate that they will build road
from the Junction to Superior" :"
Now all this is news to Us, and
doubtless also to the wisconsin
Observation-Disclosures they are-and
to the Wisconsin delegation IN Con
gress. But wherever the idea
originated, whether it was evolved
from the vastly depths Of the Tr5b-
uise editors own consciousness as
we strongly suspect, or whatever its
source, it is rather ingenious, not to
say striking and effective.
What it all parties concerned the
Wisconsin magnates, the WIscCn-
sin delegation, and the n. 2. Co,
taking counsel of the Irj6una' $
fears, should act upon its sugge>-
tions?
Here is a good occasion for . tri-
partite agreement for a good pur-
pose The maguates, want a rail
road from the Junction to Superior;
the delegation, want To satisfy The
Just and reasonable expectations Gt
their constituents, of whom obvious
ly the magnateI are not the least; 4;
and the \. p. Company, indub,tab.y
want the guaranty on their bonds.
All these wants, we submit, are con
sonant with the highest public p Il
cy, as well rs with each other. We
hazard nothing in declaring that the
vnagnates on their part are agreea-
BILE; what say the Wisconsin dele
cation and the \. 2. company?
And incidentally it occurs t. Us
that Duluth wants a lesson. She
wants to learn that tlauu, violence
and rapine never did succeed in The
long run that an era is daWnjng
when public men and public meas
ureS are Scrutinized more closely
than they were in the palmy days
Of the Cooke regime. It would be
bold bureau officer now, that on
the private application of Henry d.
Cooke or Col. Graves, and to pro
mote their real estate speculatlons,
would listen to their diSparagement
of other interests, and be persuaded
to divert the well-considerel plans
and pervert the regular methods OF
harbor improvements; to the great
and needless cost Of the govern
meni, and 10 the injury Of extensive
vested rights of individuals and Of
communities.
We trust it is not presumptuous
TO hope that whatever expenditure
of national moneys, is hereafter
made at the head of Lake Superior,
the outlay will De directed with ref
erence to the public good in the in
terest Of commerce ut large, and not
pros tituted to the schemes Of real
estate spectators whether i'll Du-
luth or Superior.
Indeed we shall be disposed to
advocate such policy; and if that
is making war upon Duluth or it.
canal-and perhaps 1t iS-why then
the Tribune, which seems, in the
spirit Of the Tipperary champion,
10 be trailing these a. a coat tail,
may consider the same stepped upon.
PROGRESS OF THE NORTH WIS
CONSIN RAILROAD