The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
NATURAL HARBOR

receive boats within two or three weeks
As you well know, we have the best
NATURAL HARBoR
in the world. A vessel can make an easy
passage through our canal during the
heaviest storm, and gain access behind that
long natural brealwatcr that separates
Lake Superior from Superior Bay. With
an even width Of more than half a mile by
seven miles long, with another large bay to
the immediate right of this, it will readily
be seen that no boast is made when we
speak of our great harbor advantages"
What have the Northern Pacific people
done since the rails of the Wisconsin diyis-
ion were laid in your town last year?"
"They have ballasted and perfected their
line; finished their passenger and freight
depots, engine house, and incidental build
ings; lave placed in perfect working order
the branch to Conuor's Point, from all of
which we receive the benefit of through
freight from St. Paul, where our retailers
make their purchases. Heretofore we have
had to erry to Duluth to get either to a St.
Paul & Duluth or Northern Pacific train,
while now we can ride from the center Of
our own town to the Junction and there
meet both outgoing and incoming trains.
With the advent of the Northern Pacific
line we have secured telegraphic communi-
cation with the outside world, and for this
luxury o. rail an wire we have fought for
twenty-five years"
"Do y,n hear anything orthe Wisconsin
division being pushed to Ashland ?"
Nothing positively definite SO far, The
company have completed their draw-bridge
across the Nemadji river and laid rails two
miles beyond that point. Division Engineer
T. W. d. 1Iolbrook and assistants Engin-
GERS Banks, Mitchell, Lufkin, BrinIerholf
and Conner have been very busy all sum-
mer in preparing profles and estimates, |
think, of the line to Ashland, in addition to
overseeing the work of bridge construction
docks, ETC. The dock of the Northern Pa
cifc company, now almost finished, will be
one Of the largest and most commodious
structures on Lake SUPERIOR"
as the Elevator Co. doing anything?"
They are not permitting the grass to
grow under their feet, and it is the inten-
ton to erect ample accommodations for the
vast grain trade that will naturally revert
to this town as an eastern outlet"
care real estate valuations steady or
fluctuating?"
"There is nothing of the bull or tear
tendency in our markets, but a healthy tone
pervades the entire atmosphere of our real
estate transactions. Lands, Of course, are
very desirable, but transfers are made only
for legitimate purposes, and not for specu-
| lation.''
"The branch line of the Omaha compa-
ny will soon be in Superior, will it not "
"Yes, we expect the last spike to be
driven in the early part of October, and
when that occurs we are going to repeat
last December's jubilee. 1t is our lnten'
ton to invite the Governor and other State
officials to be present, also st. Pauls lead
ing citizens and municipal authorities and
Minnesota people generally"
Mr.. Bardon's time was limited, and he
was compelled to hurry away, after impress
ing the Dispatch man with the absolute
necessity of partaking of Superior City S
hospitality when the first excursion train OF
the Omaha company steams into town.
The Breyer comedy company
played for our people three nights this