Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-11-28
SlIoupio Gui6unc.
DrJUTH A NECESSITY.

Duluth is Commercial necessity
for the future development OF the
great Northwest. This north
western territory is notably
wheat producing area and its COM
mercial life at present and for some
time in the future will depend almost
entirely upon the value of this COM
modify. The price of wheat is now
and always has been fixed by Mime
apolis almost eXclusively-a fact
which has proven detrimental to all
vital interests except those of Mime
apolis buyers themselves.
The Millers' of Minneapolis have
such powerful combination with
such ineXhaustable stores of money
that they have been able for years to
crush out all genuine competition and
then depress values to such an extent
that mortgages have been multiplying
upon the farms throughout the north
west while the Millers'.of Minneapolis
have been piling up profits until
dollars have become cumbersome.
This condition fittings will continue
until some place with an equal amount
of capital and business energy is estab-
Hshed elsewhere which will compete
with them. That Duluth would be-
come such a place has been expected
for years but to say that Duluth has
fallen short of expectations and is
having a tardy development is eX-
pressing it but feebly. True, Duluth
has been of some benefit to the wheat
growers of the northwest during the
summer season for u few years past
but now that navigation is closed the
place in general importance is practi-
cally reduced to zero.
The reason for the lack of develop
ment of Duluth is to be found i'll the
character of her business men. In
stead of working intelligently and
aggressively for the growth of the
place and their own best interests they
have contented themselves with a
diminutive existence and have adj
vanced upon an insignificantly smali
scale. Apparently they do not appre-
eiate the advantages of their position
and are ignorant of the fact that here
is vast empire waiting to bestow
upon them the wealth of her com
merce if they will but make them
selves capable of receiving it. APP
pearances would justify one in con-
Guiding that Duluth is peopled by
Minneapolis men who are playing the
dog-in-the-manger act by selling upon
place that ought to be great and re-
fuse to develop it or allow others to dc
SO and thus advance Minneapolis by
killing a place which ought to he a
competitor. Duluth should advance.
1t should gain first Of all railway com
munication with the east-a route via
the $500 would perhaps be as avail
able as any-so that it can buy wheat
in winter as we'll as summer. Manu-
factories and wholesale houses should
be established so that Duluth can
compete with Minneapolis in other
departments of trade than wheat. A
great northwest stands waiting to
support all such advances.
Competition is the life of trade and
this northwest wishing to have little
additional life infused into it's com.
mercial veins demands that Duluth
assume the Importance which position
naturally gives her and equal The
emergency, and if Duluth bushes:
men continue in their Liliputian way
let it be hoped that Rochester cy'
clone will soon sweep Minnesota''
boasted lake port for food for the fisl
of Lake Superior and leave The
''Zenith City of the Unsalted Seas" t.
be peopled bya more progressive race