The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-10-29

company, when it shall secure title
to the property IN Superior, will
cordially cooperate with the other
owners in whatever plan may be
adopted.
Hon. w. H. Scho6eld gave much
valuable information regarding the
purposes of the Chicago, Portage
q Superior railroad company, of
which he is the president He said
his line would place Superior as
near to Chic ago 10y rail as St. Paul
now is that he mad secured ample
means for the speedy construction
of his entire line, and had arrange
ments for very valuable connections
eastward from Chicago that he
was pushing and would push the
work on the sixty miles soulh from
Superior (the land grant portion)
as rapidly as men and men and
money could do il; that his road
would be second only to the North
ern Pacific in importance to Supe-
rior. He strongly urged the nom
resident owners to sell lots and
thus let new settlers come into the
town, and pointed TO the fate Of
Wyandolte in Kansas which allow
ed Kansas City,in the face of every
natural obstacle, TO grow up under
her eyes till now the latter has q
population of 10000 and the former
only a mere handful, Mr.. Schoheld
closed by hoping that the people
and owners OF Superior would afford
his road every facility and advant-
age in its approach and termination
in the city, in the way Of depot
grounds, right-of way etc. lie made
4 very favorable impI essiou, and the
owners seem willing and anxious
10 assist las road literally.
The committee appointed at the
meeting have adopted the stock
corporation plan, and the papers to
carry it out are now being drawn.
They rec ommend that each owner
put into a stock company at least
one half Of all the lots he owns be-
tween West First and West Sixth
streets, and the Nemadji river and
ST. John avenue, and that he may
put i'm all his lots if he SO desires.
They will place valuation upon
each lol, block and parcel and full
paid stock viii be given Tor all lots
at that valuation. The plan meets
with hearty approval, and it will no
doubt be a success.
Anon he items Of news that L
have picked up are that the North
ern Pacific road is to be pushed
ahead with such vIgor that 1t will
in all probability be completed from
Lake Superior to the Pacific by the
end Of 1888 and likely much sooner;
that it viii probably not be extend
eJ along the south shore from SUI
perior eastward, before being com
pIeted as above in the meantime
Superior rem aiming its lake terminus
with all the advantages that tie
name implies as we'll as the
terminus Of three or four other
roads that will come to our toWE
to connect with the Northern
Pacific
Mr.. Thos. +. Oakes the new vice
president of the Northern Pacific
is young, bright, vigorous and pro-
gressiye, and has the name OF oelng
one Of the most practical railroad
men in the country. He has entire
control. and being backed by ample
capital, experience and "snap" will
push his road and its connections 10
rapid completion, and make 1t the
most valuable line on the continent.
Mr.. Henry Willard, the president, is
at present absent in Oregon. Col.
George Gray is still the general
counsel of the company, and Is
likely TO retain the position, as he
knows more about it's affairs than
any one else, having been the trust
ed legal adviser of several admins
trations. Hon. Frederick Billings,
the former president, is leading
director in the company.
Col. Hayes arrived on Thursday
/ last and has since been engaged IN
assisting the Superior property
committee and in looking after
other matter relating to Superior.
1t looks now as if | would not
/ be ready TO start westw ard Tor q
week or ten days.