The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-10-07

action of the House of Representative
at the last session of Congress, in lay
ing on the table the majority and mi
nority reports of the Judiciary Com
mittee, and in refusing to place on the
calendar a resolution declaring a por-
ton Of the grant forfeited, disposed of
the whole matter, and as favorable to
the company as if the adverse resolu-
ton had been received, considered
and rejected by the House 1t was,
III effect, decision of the House of
Representatives that it will take no
steps to declare forfeited the lands of
the company Furthermore, Congress
at its last session gave express legisla-
tive recognition of the company's UNI
impaired chartered rights. This is did
by the passage of an act approved
July 10, 1882, accepting and ratifying
a treaty made with the Crow Indians
for the right of way throug their res
ervation, for the use of this company,
for the construction Of the road
The presidents report was unani-
mously approved and the following
Board Of Directors elected, the only
new men being Messrs. Belmont and
Morgan:
Frederick Billings, Ashbel H. Bar
ney, John W. Ellis, Roosevelt G. Rolls
ton, Robert Harris, Thomas f. Cakes,
j. Pierpont Morgan, August Belmont,
Henry Willard, New York; j. l..
Stackpole, Benjamin p. Cheney, Bos-
ton; J. G. Bullitt, Philadelphia; and
Henry E johnson, Baltimore.
The officers remain as before, viz:
Henry Willard, president; Thomas f.
Oakes, vice-president; Anthony J.
Thomas, End vice. president; Samuel
Wilkeson, secretary; Geo. Gray, gen
eral counsel; a. Anderson, chief engi-
neer, r. L. Belknap, treasurer; ]. A.
Bargcr, general auditor; II. Haupt,
general manager; G. B. Lamborn,
land commissioner.
The stockholders passed resolution
expressing great confidence in the
officers Of the company and thanking
them for the able and satisfactory
manner in which they managed its at
fairs during the past year.
Out of $4,000 shares there were
730,O25 represented, of which 341, ,194
were preferred, and 3S9,731 common.
This is the largest vote ever polled.
Speaking of the Wisconsin Division
president Wizards report reads: "The
construction Of a portion of this divis-
ion extending twenty-five miles east
ward from Thomson junction, Mime
sofa, was practically completed during
the year. At Superior, 23 miles east
Of the Junction the road reaches the
Bay Of Superior, one Of the best har-
bOrs on the inland waters Of the Unit
ed States. A dock is under construc-
ton here about ,OG0 feet long by 1855
feet wide which will enable the COM
pany to use Superior harbor and re-
lieve the overcrowded condition Of the
docks at Duluth. By pushing track
laying to Superior prior to December
81, 1881, the company obtained valu
able donations of town and county
property. Other donations contingent
on extending by the same date spur
track to Conners Point, four miles
from Superior, were also secured.
The construction Of this division was
continued eastward from Superior
across the Nemadji, in order to COM
plete % miles Of main track, the
shortest section examined by Govern
ment Commissioners, and was further
extended one-half mile to a proposed
junction with the Superior branch of
the Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis q
Omaha railroad. A final location for
the extension of the road east from
Superior ten miles west Of the Mon
treal river, the boundary between
Wisconein and Michigan, has been
made. The maximum gradient on
the Wisconsin division Is 50 $40
feet per mile. The country teaversed
is densely wooded and in part
swampy."
The n. P. Co. now has elegant
Offices in the new Willis building, 50
Broad street, New York, one of the
finest buildings Of the kind in the
country.
The city IS full Of people. Tt is dif-
fcult to get a room at a hotel.
Merchants from the West and South
are here IN great numbers buying
their fall goods. Among those known
out oar way are Thad. Z. Pound and
wife, at tie Gilsey House; Gov. ".
K. Marshall and wife, registered at
the Fifth Avenue last week; a. B.
Stickney, Of St. Paul, is III the city.
Col. v. r. Rodgers, late private sec
retary to President Hayes, is stopping
at the Astor, upon an important
lawsuit relating to a railroad in the
South. | met on the street the other
day Mr.. j. L. Dumont, formerly Of
Duluth, now commercial agent for
BrazaiI, and while we were talking,
along comes the Rev. c. G. Salter,
now stopping over on the jersey coast
caring for Mrs. Salter's health, which
is quite delicate. Judge Nelson, of
St. Paul, arrived last week, having
been called from home by the critical
condition of his wife, who is suffering
from paralytic attacks. They are
stopping with friends in Brooklyn.
| find most of the Superior property
owners still strong in the faith that
Superior's "great natural advantages
fine location for a city, and grand
harbor, etc. will yet enable the
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