St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-21

miles nearer to Superior than it is to Chicago.
The other direct line is by Eau Claire to Chi
cago and Milwaukee, thus opening vast
country to the reception of freights brought
by lake to this port. This company recog-
nizing the inevitable future Eof the head of
the lake, has secured large tract of land for
its necessary facilities, and Is rapidly making
improvements, among which will be fine
depot in the heart of the town, and ware
houses and docks by the lake. The company
will invest certainly s1,000,0O0
The st. Paul, Minneapolis IL Manitoba rail
way managers have purchased tract of 100
acres on the bay, and its trains now find en-
trance over the tracks of the Northern Paci-
fe, but an independent line is contracted
for from st. Cloud; q distance of 120
miles, and by this, central Minnesota will
be tapped and central Dakota will be levied
upon. The Chicago, Milwaukee IL ST. Paul
line utilize the tracks of the st. Paul & Oma-
ha road while constructing their own, and
the Wisconsin Central have already surveyed
an extension of their line from Ashland to
Superior Bay. The Minneapolis q st. Louis
railroad has determined to avail itself of this
port and but one hundred miles of line are
required to make the connection A solid
company has been organized to complete the
and part graded. Even the people of the
lower Red river valley are ambitious for
direct line to lake port, and it will be built
in the near future, placing the wheat fields
of north Minnesota and north Dakota and
the great western Canadian provinces in
communication with lake navigation.
The projecting and building of all these rail
roads to this point are the results OF absolute
demand, not of competition and jealousy
and the fact that every road of importance
in the vast northwestern system is seeking
this outlet argues conclusivelythat it is the one
and only natural point capable of accommo-
dating the immense traffic between the east
and west by water and rail.
Superior has now population of about
5000 and is an orderly, well governed town.
The society is excellent; churches and
schools are prospering and many metropol-
itan ideas are rapidly being introduced.
The water, found in wells at all points. is
pure, soft and cool, fuel is cheap and living
is far from expensive. There will be de-
mand for all classes of business, and if
Superior does not become a Chicago, and
that quickly, the blame will be with man,
and not with nature.
'sBUTp'
l have alluded to another factor neces-
sary to the fruition of the evident design of
Nature, and that is, mans S work-energy, in
dustry and liberality. VIII the owners of
this favored spot develop the great natural
advantages by liberal policy and energetic
measures, and accept and improve the boun-
ties Nature has bestowed, and the railroads
are ready to bestow, or will they, by exhorbi-
tant demands, and unreasonable restrictions,
so hedge in the property as to make it i'm
possible for its development to proceed, and
drive to much less favored localities the
prosperity and importance which they might
attain. The proprietors should pool their
issues, and act as unit in building CITY here
Ii they do not, commerce will, although per-
haps at a great disadvantage, build other
towns, dredge other channels, and, abandon
ing improvements, leave the place to crumble
and decay. Can it be that any men are so
short-sighted as to risk such a result9 Will
they lose all they have, or will they gain
thousand fold?
[ am indebted to Mr.. J. Bond, Jr., the
chairman of the committee of correspondence
OF the chamber of commerce for MANY fayors
during my pleasant visit to Superior, and
would advise all who wish full and reliable
information Of any description relating to
this vicinity to address him, or, better still,
would recommend visit to this delightful
place, where the air Is so pure bracing and
healthful, where the sailing is soinyigorating.
where the fishing Is so fascinating and excit-
ing, either in the trout streams or the lakes,
and where the opportunities for profitable in
vestment of capital are or should be so many
and certain. j. II. II.