The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-11-17
A Great Country.

On his returned TO New York from
his extensive western trip recently, a
reporter cornered "Uncle Rufus
Hatch, and among other things asked
him what he thought Of the New
Northwest, to which query "Uncle
Rufus" replied as follows:
There is one thing that the people
of the East and West are only begin
ming to realize, to wit, that they have
out yonder the land to the acre, and
can raise everything man and beast
want. The children are born naked
and without shoes, and they've got to
be clothed, and there is room enough
to raise one to every square acre. As
the population increases, and popula-
ton is going on fast, the Eastern man
ufacturer will find a market. Eventual
ly the people of the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys and the new Northwest
will hold the political balance of pow
er. 1t is only question of time
Governor Ordway, of Dakota, in his
speech at the laying of the corner
stone Of the capital at Bismarck, made
the statement that Dakota and Mon
tana each were equal to three-fourths
the size of France, or both combined
one and one-half times as large as
all of France, and France has 81 ,0O0,-
900 of people. When a man can
brand 5000 calves on a single ranch
in one season, or, like Dalrymple,
stand on one of his wheat threshers
and find the horizon bounded by his
own fields, while lines Of freight cars
stand on the track to receive their
$4,000 bushels day, it means some
thing great something that we in
New York, with all its great things,
don't comprehend OF appreciate. 1t
illustrates a spirit of growth that is
way ahead of us, and is rapidly devel-
oping a new country that will contin-
ne to pour into the Eastern States
increased wealth, and make our pre-
sent States look on the map like mere
pigmies.
This picture Of the New Northwest
is not overdrawn, and in it we can see
something of what is in store for SUI
perior, by and by. The immense pro-
auctions Of the soil Of the west, as Mr..
Hatch says, will pour into the east,
and the productions of the eastern
manufactures will pour into the west,
and both commodities will largely pass
through Superior for here will be the
most available point for transhipment
from land to water and from water to
land. 1t is only question of little
time when our beautiful bay will be
crowded with stately vessels and the
banks along the shore lined with tow
ering warehouses, and long trains of
freight cars loading and unloading
their wealth of golden grain and pol
ished machinery. We do not draw
on the inauguration one iota when we
say that Superior is the best and the
natural depot for this immense bust
ness, and if we do not have it SO, it
will be our own fault. 1t is all with
in our easy reach to-day, and If a
false and penurious policy is not pur-
sued our fondest hopes may be realiz-
ed, hence it behooves our real estate
owners, our Chamber of Commerce,
our Supervisors our business men n
well as all citizens to be up and doing
IN this matter. Much of this antlci-
pated taffic is now ready to pass
through our portals and next year the
knocking at our doors will be louder,
and yet we are not prepared for any
of this business, SO TO speak. We have
no elevators to receive the golden
grain, we have no storehouses to shell
ter the perishable mercandise, nor
public wharfS nor docks for the cargos
of freight. We need good hotel for
the accommodation of those who come
to see US, We need Touring mills,
foundries and machine shops, pillow
factories, sash, door and blind factor
les, agricultural machinery manufac-
tories, &c, dc. These cannot all be
secured at once, but all who are in
any degree interested in Superior
should work in full harmony to the
end of securing all these things as fast
as possible. \ united and earnest local
force can work wonders in inducing
foreign capital to come in and do
what we are financially unable to DO.
Your shoulders to the wheel, then,
and a good lift all together will set in
motion the ball which cannot be stop
ped while time lasts.
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