The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-07
DULUTH AND SUPERIOR.
TIE TWIN CITIES AT THE HEAD OF
THE LAKE THAT ARE ATTRACTING
UNIVERSAL ATTENTION oN
THEIR MERITS.
THE GoI DEN NORrAWEST INTEREST.
ED IL THE eUCCESa OF THESE
PLACES rs 4 C0ADJCT0R or
GENERAL PROSPERITY.


Some penny a-line newspaper
scriblers Will sail into town on a
pair Of No. IL brogans and elbow
the town" in some paper he may
chance 20 represent, 10 the extent
"paid TORI and leave it again only
to tell the people OF the next town
that you are q dead busted com
munity." We wouldn't give lead
nickle for all such putting. The
following brief, complimentary, and
with all, truthful notice regarding
Superior and our sister who HIVES
across the bay, we take from the
Moorhead Argonaut, brief notice
Of which was made in The TINES
last week. This is not "paid for
puff" but the towns were visited
by brother Tcele, OF the Argonaut,
and the facts gathered and given
perhaps as much III the interest OF
his own town OF Moorhead as cur
own, for IS he says in closing, orr
growth helps his section Of country,
and of course rs the west deyclopes
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he I'd of the Lake Superior realize how we'll calcul,
aed 1t Is by nature TO be the seat OF great CITY ana
bscome prominent factor in commercial activity as
the metropolis par excellence of the great northwest
and thousands of miles beyond. AS the Red River
valley looks chiefly to Lake S. uei Tor outlet
for the wheat that forms her chief rroduct and
source OF wealth, and also as point ifem whence
heavy freight can be brought cheap. etc. The
Argonaut this morning presents iacts and
newsy items collected especially and recently for the
purpose of priI gIug mutual interests more closely
together, and also dwelling more definitely upon the
growth OF the cities OF Duluth and Superior during
the few months past.
Duluth and Superior have both had their specnia~
tive boom, and have with ssed rs Well the depres>
sion, aud dormant period follow ny such unhealthy
growth. where the necessary element Of continue d
prosperity was wanting.
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The AroOnaut goes on 10 Give q
brief ketch Of the Guns and downs
OF the two cities on the lake for
the past wears, which is so well
known 10 our readers that we need
menceS with the later dates OF our
present and permanent prUSDGrtiV
and goes on to say.
Instead sf 4 snec uIsfiye bssis tho two ,itiss
began 10 do business based on The INV az snn,I,
and demand As fast as vessels we're reoufred ~
transport the grain from the elevators 10 .astern
ports, they were provided and Docks md mercaDti .
houses began to ray expenses and Weld profits
just now Superior is ENJOYING a genuine refrash>
ing and inspiring boom BY a concession 10 the
Northern Pacific road last winter the town secur cd
the terminus of that great transatlantic route ar on
Saturday last, December Il, The first locomotive
entered Superior. The Northern Pacific will dc
worders for the place, having some six miles Of
water front on the bav and ALREADY are making
preparations for Wharfage and shipping facilities In
addition 10 the event of the Northern Pacific rail-
road there two other railroads coming in from
The South--the CT iCago Air Line and the Mime
apolis and Omal route. These are within a short
distance and he grading il almost CONNECTED. With
three such railroads combined with natural adyan-
tages the future of the CITY Of Superior isassurel
As in their past history their future promises to
follow in the same channels. The interests of the
two places are identical They form the nucleus Of
q future great and cannot h.Io prospeIinR now
Both are the avenues of a great commerce the
wheat, luu Der aud manufactured products oominu
in from the west and tbe caaI salt and the genera,
wholesale stocks for the inhnb1tnrts If The Graat
Northwest coming by wafer from the east ,Tba
grain at the Rod River Valley and beyond must 20
there for there is the nearest water channel Ia IN,
seacoast. The commerce of kske snnarior is but In
its infancy Int even now shows nm VOL The
Northwest is tha agricultural regio, nat vii sns
tain il and s,staT ~ into = noaarifcon. :. a.
Chicsgo,s maryaIons o,,,th riht h iII y ~
co,rtTy ,t. :. go "a u. 10 li',ie'., 20 Tue
that about CbcsSo t otarS IN, 1on ~
festcd g. rs us 80 n at WIN D9 n,"''
Manitoba and ,a rortb,1ester+ nri 20 r,cr H.
wealtI, into tLa yvarabousos rs p,1u,h - Sori>
Tho inr,h.r ;tD.o ~ - DuIu,ii am 49, ~,
mills in the two cities, whose combined capitai