The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-22

Her Harbor, Railro ads and Water
Power, are the Sure Founda-
tons Upon which She Is
Building.

FROM the y. L. halfway BUSINESS directory, 49,
Superior, Wisconsin, is located at
the head of Lake Superior, with a
completely land-Iocked harbor, equal
to any in the United States, and large
enough to accommodate, at one time,
the entire shipping of the great lakes,
with twenty-five miles of water front,
every foot of which is available for
manufacturing purposes, and with a
water-power which far eclipses the
famous st. Anthony's at Minneapolis.
The city, built on a level plateau, at
an elevation of twenty-five feet above
the lake, unsurpassed in beauty and
unrivaled in natural and commercial
advantages, is rapidly attracting the
attention Of capitalists and shrewd
men of all classes, who clearly see that
she must in the near future become
the metropolis of the Northwest
Within the past two years Superior
has become the eastern terminus of the
great trascontinental Northern Pacific
Railroad, and the northern terminus
Of the Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha Railroad, giving direct COM
munication with the immense wheat
fields of Minnesota, Dakota, Manitoba
and the Pacific coast; the corn Of Wis
cOnsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Southwestern states; and the CATTLE
ranges, and coal, iron, silver and gold
mines of Montana, Idaho, Colorado
and New Mexico, which are now the
wonder of the civilized world. Not
less than six other trunk lines are now
under construction, each seeking term
inal facilities at Superior, and all con-
cede that it must, ere long. become
the railroad centre of the Northwest;
the Chicago Of Lake Superior.
Vast public improvements in the
harb0r are now in progress under the
the direction of United States eng
ineers. Immense docks and ware
houses have been built by the rail-
roads and city for the accommodation
OF the large amount of shipping which
must ut once seek this harbor. 1t is
ut Superior that the Northern Pacific
has built a magnificent dock at a cost
OF $4,000. at which nineteen of the
largest vessels that float the lakes can
load or unload from the cars at once
The population of Superior has in
creased form 300 in 1881, to 1900 in
1888, and will without doubt, number
ut least 10000 in 1885.
Already the city is supplied with
four large school houses, employing
eight teachers, and another beautiful
school edIhce Is now in2process Of cree
tioI.
The Roman Catholic, Episcopal,
Presbyterian. Methodist. and Swedish
Luthern denominations have each a
beautiful church building and large
congregations.
Superior can boast of having two
of the largest and busiest mills on the
great lakes. one of which Is owned by
Pevton. kimbaH K Barber and the
other by the Puigc-Sexmith Lumber
Company The mill is now turning
out from 10000 to $4,000 feet OF
lumber in eleven hours from small logs
and can easily cut oyer 10000 feet
from average timber. The Hath pro-
duet is $500 per day There are two
single-block Single machines, dropp-
ing $1,000 shingles per day Six large
dry kiIns have capacity for I23,0O0
per day and are kept full all the time
In the planning mill, the surfacers,
Watchers and resawers have i capacity
of 10000 feet per day.
This company has made quite a set
Element around its mills, having built
many houses for Its employees and their
families. The number Of men engaged
regularly around the mills and yard is
about 10, the tug and rafting crews
including 40 more. One of the most
notable features Of this mill is the ex-
tent to which all the latest and best
labor-saving machinery and appliances
have been adopted.
The same can truthfully be said of
the Peyton, kimball Il Barber mill.
Crane Il Naxim's single mill, stu
ated lower down the bay, is running
night and day, and turns out 10000
shingles every twenty-four hours.
Two other mills are to be erected
this season, sites having already been
secured, which together will cut 200,-
000 feet per dav. And still there Is a
demand for more, as the supply of
timber tributary to Superior by water
is many billions of feet.
The manufacture of brick Is becom-
ing an extensive industry. The Geo.
L. Brooks Steam Brick and Tile Co.,
viii turn out 100000 brick this sea-
son, and the Edward yard 100000.
The Brooks Company contemplate
purchasing steam barges by which
they can supply any point on the lakes
with brick or tile ut the lowest price.
Fuel Is plenty here and transporta-
ton by water or rail is cheap. All
points and every large city in the
Northwest can be reached from Supe-
rior, and sites for manufactures or
mills of any description can now be
secured at very reasonable figures.
Any person or company desiring to
engage in the manufacture of sash,
doors and blinds, furniture, wooden
ware, shingles, lumber or paper, or to
erect foundries and machine shops,
Will do well to consider the advantages
offered by Superior before investing
elsewhere.
For coal and lime docks there Is no
point in the Northwest which affords
better inducements than Superior, as
II Is just as near Buffalo by water as
Chicago, and has railroads leading to
all points west and Northwest.
Elevators, also, can secure the grain
from the new empire opening up in
the Northwest, and seeking 4 water
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