The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-22

of the Wealthy Managers Eastern
Competitors for Termini-The Next
Great Celebration.
Former suspensions, as those of
1887 and 1857, which were followed
by resumption in scarcely less than
five or seven years, lead us to IN
dnlge IN little hope for advance
by the Northern Pacifc's managers
in less than five or SIX years after
the crisis under the management of
Nr. Cooke
It. Is due to the last-named gen
tleman, 10 his credit, not to with
hold the fact, ,hat to his energy and
faith must be ascribed the initiation
and substantial commencement of
this great international highway.
common to the commerce and traf-
| tic, not only Of Canada and the
United States, but as wei! that of
Europe and Asia.
Two whole years have not
elapsed, yet the indications are that
the substantial bondhoIders are bv
no means Idle in making wise and
equitable compositions for advance
ment with this great work. " bile
twothirds of the bonds are repre-
sented by less than a dozen gentle
men, both able aud anxious to 90
on with the work, it is seen that
they are by no means Of the selfish
sort, to ignore the poorer one-third,
but proffer ample time for the latter
to secure themselves against ulti-
mate or total loss
While men of means are actuated
by such motives, it needs no demon
stration to prove that they are the
right meu and at the earliest mo-
ment in the right place; most, if
not all, Of them can check for a
million and not overdraw; none of
them are known as common bulls or
bears upon Wall street, or ever
likely to become 50. Under the
auspices of such men the ecOnoml-
cal and judicious prosecution OF
work will be sure to be the rule;
among or around them no ring can
subSi>t or be tolerated.; as news
papers will not be subsidized to
write up their enterprise, no lies
will be told for them; nor will any
/ be so morbid as to write them down
for nothing.
In this locality we have little, as
/ immediate, to hope for; but every
/ blow struck, every hill leveled and
every valley raised, however far
westward, midway or on the Pacific
slope, is sure to shorten the time
when the hills and valleys Of Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Northern
Michigan will be fitted for the East
ward connections.
The Northern Pacific Railroad
will not make one objective point of
any locality upon which to concen-
trate their partIality or stupidity.
Men who build railroads with their
own money and stake a lifelong
reputation in the scales of credit,
so dispose and multiply their rami-
fications as to afford the greatest
benefits to the greatest number Of
competing elements, be they local
or diffuse; and the first through
train from Puget Sound will be
quite as likely to be bound for Bay
field or Ashland, as for Duluth or
Superlor-and the place that clam
ors with the most cheek as the place.
of all others will be the most likely
to get the gO-by. While every
available locality on Lake Superior
will be encouraged to share in the
world $ commerce over this great
/ trunk line, it must be borne in mind
/ that Quebec and Oneota are not
the only termini; that Chicago and
her Superior Airline, Milwaukee by
The Central to Ashland, Detroit and
/ Toledo to Mackinaw and Marquette
are all determined to participate in
the celebration over the first through
train from the Pacific Ocean.
-Lo misunderstanding the In
dians.-B0St01o Aduertiser.