The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-10-29
Correspondence.
The New York Meeting.
New York, Oct. "a, 1881.

ItS meeting VI property oN IL
ers of Superior, to whic h the TINES
has several times referred, was held
last week in this city. In order
that our readers may fully under
stand its objects and purposes we
give the circular letter sent 10 the
various owners, as follows:
Superior, Wis, Oct l. 1881
TO the Property O,g,eers Of Superior, Wis
coESH.
GENTLEhEN,-Receutly number of owners met at
address circular letter to the other uers calling
a meeting in Nsw York, at the ofice of ABson Mathy
Esq SO William Street, on Wednesday, October ls
1881 at one o'clock in the afternoon.
The necessity TOR concerted action on the palt OF
owners OF lots in Superior is quite apparent to all
who have been on the ground. = us originally
4 yiied IN the ceuter OF the town were assigned
here and there to shareholders in sucl manner that
rarely two adjacent lots were owned by the same
person. Each lot is but 25x120 tt, aud while lots
OF those dimensions may be convenient IN large
cities already established, like New York, yet in q
town to be built up the purchaser desires to buy
several lots and have opportunity TO make
a valuable improvement, or some chances of profit
by the rise III value.
Many persons have come to Superior during the
past summer To buy and build, tat Sn6y have been
turned away because they could not get two los
gelher on the best streets and in many
could not buy lot at all. W0uid~bs bankers and
hotel keepers have left III despair of Getting suitable
properly, and saw mill owners tor the same reason
have lOca ed Ia Duluth rather than IN Superior.
Naturally one wishes to sacrifice his property for
the benefit Of otLets, and all would prefer hold
the best lots 70 rise. But the town must be
started now or never, and somebody must sell lots
Superior merits It's name III position, but there
large tracts OF land held by few Individuals farther
up the bay that be more readily handled for the
building ofa town speedily than Superior at
present be managed. Already it Is understood that
some movements are on foot concerning these other
tracts, which level and Well drained, and il may
be that a sudden growth Will spring up there that
will Ietard Superior did the rise of Duluth.
The time Is ripe fuT action. The Northern Pacific
will complete main line into Superior before the
year is ended, ihe Chicago, ST. Paul. Minneapolis *
Omaha Company aIe building a line between Su-
perior and their man line at Eau Cl.le, the Chicago,
Portage Superior Air Liue Is under contract, the
milwaukee, ~ Paul Company are pointing line
10 superior, the Minneapolis & ST. Louis road, aud
road II Manitoba, wilt in AL probability be SO *
ing water outlet at Superior within year.
Let Us prepare Al once for the bounding OF city.
Let us make OF Superior something more than a
Way>slhton for the railroads. Let enterprises be
started and emigrHnts aud settlers Will be attracted
III large numbers. Il the property owners will meet
and agree upon some plat OF action by which people
can be encouraged to settle in Superior cons
hd7Dt that immediate and great benefits viii result.
Those from abroad whose names are appended below
haSe visited Super This year, aud therefore
explain the situation from leTsonai experience.
Ciiena OF Superior VIII also be esent al the meets
InE.
We therefore iuYite all owners of property IN Su-
perioT, aud ali friends of Tie town, 10 meet III New
ioTh at tile time aud place above Indicated. If you
are unable iC at end The mestiug, your ylcWs eN
pressed 10 either OF the undersigned, IN care OF Mr.
Malt1y al The above number, viii be Appreciated
Respectfully,
HORACE ). HALBRIEG , o. Toledo, ..
JAMES B. BECK, OF Lexington, Ky.
}. CAbALL BRECKENRIDGE, ST. Louis.
ANsON MALIBI, 30 William 81, Ny.
Is. MAGOtFlN, Of lIarrodsbuig, by.
.. II BURBRiDGE, OF PARIS, NY.
il MUS CALDWtLL, OF LouisvAe, Ky.
EbMUND RICE, Ui 81. Paul, MInu.
THOMPSON RICHIE,
HIRAM HAYES
JAN slS BAKbUN, { Of Superior. Wts.
W. CRANWELL,
The meeting was duly held at
the tlme aud place named above.
There was a large attendance OF
owners to speak for themselves and
10 represent others. Among the
owners present were Gen. q. w.
Cass, John Z. v iImerding, Rev.
DR.. J. Is. FIagg, Hiram Robbins,
Anson MaItby, L. B. Riggs and
others of New York; Hon. John G.
Stevens of Trenton, Nj. Hon. j.
B. Beck, of Kentucky; Prof. L. N.
Haupt, OF Phlla. Capt. L. w.
Craw, of Michigan; Hon. Chauncey
+. Black, of Yolk, Pa Hon
Horace 5. NaIbridge, OF Toledo,
o.; Col. O. II. Burbrdge, Of Paris,
Ky. and James Bardon, of Supe-
rior. There was also present by
invitation, Col. Geo. Gray, general
counsel of the Northern Pacific com
pany; and Gen W. II. Schofield,
president Of the Chicago, Portage
II Superior Railroad company, who
had just returned from Europe.
Hon. J. b. Beck was chosen chair
man and James Bardon secretary.
Upon an estimate made it was
found that about fifteen shares, or
over one half of tile ownership of
Superior was represented. The
situation was freely, in fact quite
vigorously discussed by most Of
those present. The opinion vas m-
animous that in order to give Su-
peror a start and enable her TO grow,
lots must be put upon the market,
and at reasonable prices. Several
methods for the disposition of pro-
perty were discussed. The plan Of
forming stock company, each
owner putting in his lots at a fair
valuation and taking stock therefor
and sharing according to his inter-
est in the profits, was received with
the most favor, it being considered
the only fair and equitable way for
all the owners.
On motion of Hon. John G.
Stevens it was voted that com,
raittee of seven be appointed by the
Char to draw up a plan "to con-
solidate and unity as far as practc
able the interests of the property
owners of Superior" The chair
man appointed IL S. w albridge,