The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-11-12
Correspondence.
New YORK, Nov. 5, 1881.

meeting of Superior property owners
recently held in this city have
adopted plan for the sale of lots.
They have issued the following
circular, which fully explains itself:
Property Holders Of Superior. Wisconsin.
GENTLEMEN At the meeting of the prop
erty holders of Superior, held Oct. 10th,
1881, in the City of New York. Hon. J. B.
Beck presiding, committee of seven was
appointed to consider and mature plan for
united action on the part of the property
holders in putting r. '~"-' =
All of the committee exCvp, 4... ---------,
who was absent from New York, met and
discussed the several plans proposed at the
meetinse,
We are greed that property in Superior
should be placed upon the market in order
to form nucleus for growth. Such was
the unanimous sentiment at the meeting
where fifteen out of the twenty-seven original
| shares were represented. As stated in the
circular calling the meeting, one great draw
back to the growth of Superior is, that few
persons own two or three adjacent lots in a
| location where immediate growth is expect
| ed, and the owners of the thirty-two lots in
a block, may be thirty two different persons
in thirty two different points far distant
! from zach ot
Of course where persons are attracted as
settlers, to new town, they desire to buy
sufficient land for their immediate needs
Inquiries for lots during the past SIX months
have practically demonstrated this. People
nearly always desire to buy two or more
adjoining lots in Superior. Naturally such
perior lot of 25xl20 feet, is insufficient for
almost any purpose, in a new town, where,
within mile, the city of London could be
set down without Inconvenienci1g any one.
In most Western towns the lots are, at least
twice as large as these in Superior. The
introduction of elevators for passengers has
CauSeu III all CUES Ol SIZE, the eTcCliOu vi
large buildings covering loo sr more feet of
front, and while ne are found ing city at
Superior this fact must be calculated for.
During the past summer and autumn the de
mand for lots hasbeen greater than the supply.
Owners might have been willing to sell, but
such ledge did not come to the would
5c purchaser. New settlers seeking home
in the West, come to place, stay day or
TWO, and il they cannot buy Immediately
they move on. Somebody must be on the
spot to Sell at once, and not tell the buyers
that they think some one in Rome, London,
New York or Kentucky will sell at such
price. Time is money. Buyers intending to
settle in a small town frequently have not
mush OF either. They must be mot and &C
commodated at once, or our city will always
be great on paper alone.
Clearly, were all the property in and
about Superior, in the possession OF one
man, it could be handled with more ad-
vantage for the founding of a great port
than as it now is. Witness Duluth, which
grew against every natural disadvantage
because its property was under one control.
The plan, therefore, we now propose, will
unity the interests in Superior as far as the
situation will permit, and was the one most
{ favored at tue meeting of property holders.
THE PLAN.
! That corporation be formed
to be called the Superior Land Association
under the laws of Wisconsin, for the pur-
pose Of buying, selling, exchanging and deal
| ing in land, in the county of Douglas in the
| State of Wisconsin, especially in the town
of Superior, and that all holders o. property
| in Superior subscribe to the stock of said
association, paying their full subscriptions
| by a conveyance of sufficient real property
at the valuatio ions herein set forth, which
valuation we have determined upon, as fair
and equitable, after careful inye stigations
VALUATIONS-WE SUPERIOR LOTS.
On west lst ST., Nemadji River to
Nettleton avenue 500 each
I On wpgt from Nettleton ay westward Toe -